New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-01
IN HONOR OF THE CITY'S BIRTH.
A MOVEMENT STARTED FOR cELEBRAr
TION on CHARTER DAY. MAY 4

In response TO an invitation signed by Roswell r.
Flower Lieutcnant-G Governor Woodruff. John ID.
Crimmins and others about atty citizens assem-
bled at the Ffth Avenue Hotel yesterday AFTER
noon in order to discuss plans for a new ceebra-
ton 10 mark the birth OF the greater city. 1t v
intended that the celebration shah DE ha" "
Charter Day. which IL May 4.
william an Washington. who was choscn -
temporary chairman presided at the nlsetinR, ana
among others present were Colonel Frederick ID
Grant Municipal Justice Joseph II. stlner. Generai
Ioratio c. King. z. Hagamnn Hall. General How
ard Carroll. Judge Thomas ". P.ttman' Colonel
Henry II. Adams \ h. De Frece, Roilin VI Nor
gan. Colonel John J Garnett. Colonel y I.
sprague Colonel william +. Brown. ) NJ Gris-
void Darwin z James Walter stanton. Henry W.
Cannon and G. Waldo Smith Colonel Garn"tt was
chosen 20 be secretary. lie read letters from
Bishop Potter. Senator LeNow. Amos J. Cummings.
Archibald Corriran. Andrew H. Green and oihers'
regretting their inability 70 be present
Municipal Justice stner moved that tho chair"
man Of the meeting be- made The permanent pres'-
dent Of the organization bgt Mr. Washington sHid
that owing 20 tho recent death % "a near fei'iFe'
b. would bee unable 10 accept the post an' adHe1
that some sel.-k9own New-York bushes man COM
nected with the Chamber 4 Commerce Dr anoher
Of the great commercial associauors would 10
more suitable president He suggested The ap, INT
ment ~ committee on permanent organic tion'
to report a, tho next meeting. This was agreed %.
and the number composing she comm.ttee was hI>d
at seven the selection b.ng lef' 90 - temporary
chairman
on motion q ColOne! Brown. RE secretary snh
temporary chairman Were empowered 10 select
HEADQUARTERS \ Conn. .-fee 90 LEGISLATION vn
next appointed 20 confer with re Mayor and other
city officials 20 the raising % funds and u Nas
also decided that the Chamber u Commerce. board
- Trade ard Transportation ard other BODIES -
asked 10 .end repr,Ser tatves 70 the nert meeting
which Wa fsed for next Monday Afternoon al nc
Fifth Avenue Hotel
The secretary said that he had seen MAYOR Van
Wyck about the proposed celebration. TIE Mayor
said tfat he felt some deicacy about proposing
such a celebration as 1t would look IN some meas
ure Ike asking people 10 celebrate nini'ef. bHt "
he city wanted the celebration he would h-aruv
cooperate T.. Hsgaman Hall had also s""h ths
Mayor and he corroborated what colonel Oarriet
said about Mr. Van Wycks attitude. Mr., Hsu
said that me celebraton should y more tn1i
local or even a National aralr. Inc sf"s - "a
New-Yor city had q azzlrq the nations ~ buIpkas
and the celebration should b. In certain S"hs~ ~
.1ternauOnu aralr. -, o,1
Genera King said that OF course there o"ue
70, be nlurh novelty H. such celebration as max
suggested l. pouis have 20 D. similar 20 VIZ
Grant and other celetrations There Nlud ."
ia rade and probably q dinner. WIN -'ihe -
but the parade ought 70 be- Vel arranged sip Sui,.
able 20 tne importance OF m occasion !, o.kn
not only 70 - lltary but al The great INDUSTRIES
OF the city should = represented 49,. -.
After some further discussion, the nlre'lhs -
iouruaG About sever hundred invitations hat p~-h
eert out \ subscription list FOR immediate Ok.
pcns.s vas started by ne chairman az ~. close %
Inc meeting. and several hundred aoi'a's
prOmi sed