New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-22
FESTIVITIES FOR TO-DAY
PLANS FOR OBSERVING WASHINGTON
BIRTHDAY.
r,,sSrps OF THE MERCHANTS AND MANUFAcT-
URERs' BOARD OF TRADE AND OF
ERAL PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES
MEETINGS AND ENTER


February Is not only the shortest OF the fnon'ns'
n.,, In This state II is also the only month which
has moro than one legal holiday. so tha' "e'e ~
not for the vile weather usually preVains ne's =,
the second month of the year one i''e"
New-York's February an approxi'na'lon ~ w
d,tions prevailing In those happy Latin 'a"uS -
=, ,oast sverv other day is a holiday. Lincoln LAY
newest Of all the legal holidays in the eta'e oi Wv
York is already honored by genera cessa''o" =,
business IN this city and by the hoioins Vi ai''..
dinners by few organizations. nu' ~,
nass,ve observance is already established, II VIII
- ware hefore n will be characterized py inc lea'
~ :. a,,,,a observance such as mark the cele-
n-.,,or ~ washington's Birthday. the older non
day Most noted OF these features are 'no a.""
dinners Of which several are set for thn evening
Among the largest and most important ol .".''
dinners IL to be the one given at the Waioori-AS
toria nv the Merchants and Manufacturers Board
of Trade on which occasion C. c. Shayne. president
of the association. viii introduce the roHowihs
after-dinner speakers: United states senator Cui-
lom OF Illinois: General Wager Swayne the rev
DR.. r. S. Macarthur. Representatives cumming.
and Quigg and State Senator Cantor OF TINS city'
William r. McClintock Of the Commercial Associs-
ton OF Chicago and James E. Boyd. Assistant
United States Attorney General
At the Savoy the New-York Southern Society VIII
hold its twelfth annual dinner. and among the
speakers will be the Rev. DR.. A. V. v Raymond.
president of Union College; United states eene'or
Lindsay of kentucky; President WOODWARD OF
South Carolina College. Columbia, g. c., and the
Rev DR. Isaac s. Hopkins. Of Atlanta
Tho Colonial Club will have its annual dinner at
the clubhouse Seventy second-st. and the Boue-
ward. the speakers being the Rev. DR.. Thomas r.
slicer. Collector Bldwell. Simeon Ford and Au-
Rustus Thomas of this city; General c. II. Grosve-
nor of Ohio. and L. A Thurston. OF Hawaii
The annual dinner Of the New-York Society Of the
Sons Of the Revolution will take place tonight at
Delmonlco's where more than two hundred and
nifty members of this organization will. after the
banquet. enjoy speeches by Jonn Lee Carroiy OF
Washington; Franklin Bartlett the Rev Dr. J. u
Burrell General Alexander s. Webb and Edmund
wetmore. OF this city. and Joshua W. Caldwell. OF
The Empire state Society of the Sons Of the
American Revolution will tonight hold at me
oficers and managers for the coming year and
representatives. the congress Of the National so
The Prohibtionists are to have conference in the
afternoon and dinner In the evening at the Grano
There will be entertainments at two Of the city
tssnth-st. near sixth-ave. will be held this after
noon the annual reception and review Of the sS Sap,
. competitive drill as the especial feature. The
sth Regiment viii hold tonight at its srmory ParR
ave- and Ninety fourth-st.. Its annual review. pa
The Jewish Alliance will celebrate washinston's
night al the vestry-rooms OF Temple Emanu-El.
siverman presiding.
Among the other occurrences OF the evening are
to be the entertainment given by the employees Of
masquerade ball Of the Fraterna Benevolent Associ-
alton. at the Grano Central Palace.
Some OF the afternoon observance will DO an en-
tertainment at the Almshouse, on BlackwelFs Isl
and exercises Of the children Of the Baron De
Hirsch English fchools In the auditorium OF the
Educational Alliance. East Broadway and Jener-
son-st; the annual entertainment Of the City His
tory Club. at the Thalia Theatre. and the annual
reception OF the Hebrew Sheterng Guardian So
ciety OF the New York Orphan Asylum.
Washington's Birthday will this year have
feature. FOR 1t will be observed for the frst time
as Bicycle Day, when. II the day Is pleasant many
thousands OF wheelmen will ride over the rain
secured pavements on their hrstreai outing for 1898
The Carteret Gun Club. too, has scheduled for to-
day, at Garden City, its amateur pigeon-shootng
championship competition for 1858. the match ex-
tending over tomorrow also.