New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-08
NEW.YORK'S BIRTHDAY FETB.
FURTHER STEPS TAKEN TO ORGANIZES
GREAT CELEBRATION ON CHATTER DAY.

FURTHER STEPS TAKEN TO ORGANIZE
GREAT CELEBRATION ON CHARTER DAY.
meeting Of citizens interested In the moVe'ne"'
for the celebration OF the birth OF the present
New-York City, TO he held on Charter Day may
took place ut the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday
afternoon. There large NUMBER OF peop'.
present w. OH. Washington who was eiec'ee
temporary chairman at the previous meeting iaS'
week. presiding In a short speech ne saiu nc
Charter Day was also the anniversary OF the oay
on which Peter Minuet. the Dutch Governor OF
fered the Indians s24 for Manhattan Island
Colonel John J. Garnett temporary secretary,
read letters in favor OF the celebration receiVeu
from organizations and individuals IN response "
circulars sent out. The replies included ietterS io
the American Newspaper Union, the boaru %
Trade and Transportation. Offering the use % i's
rooms at No 2S Broadway for any meetings. oi
IN, organizers Of the movement; the Merchah'S
Association on behalf Of which President Ming
promised support: the Mining Exchange annouhc-
ing that II had elected two representauves-M' Leg
Ross and IL X Adams-to attend the meetings. inc
Fr,,, Buyers Union. the Furniture Exchange inc
Coffee Exchange General Wesley Merritt. United
Sta,es Army. Archbishop Corrigan. Henry Clews
and others General Merritt wrote that as far as
lay in his power. ne would promise the support OF
the military organizations of the city
Arrangements FOR permanent oTssh Iasssa p Tee
dent and Colonel Garnet secretary resoau ,on
thanking the Board OF Trade ana sr
man Elias Goodman said he thought that the cele,
bration should be official possible, and moved
that future meetings be held in the CITY han.
promising that A resolution allowing that privilege
would be introduced to-day In the Board OF A!oer-
men This was agreed 10. II was also decided TO
ask that Nav be decreed a public holiday. .
General Horatio c. King moved that committee
of fifty or as many more as the president should
think At be appointed. This was agreed to, and
S or ,h wa nembeTs a. as f follows '0e
Cornelius Van Colt. John Clafin, John A. McS al,
i ID Juilliard Edward Simmons. James Still
man General Louis Fitzgerald. James Matthews.
ELIAS Goodman. Louis F. Hafen Colonel Erederlch
Dent Grant, Frank Branard- Elbridge l. Gerry
Charles G. Wilson. John sloane. Aaron VanderolIt,
James Grant Wilson, John ID. Crimnns, Genefhi
Howard Carroll, Amos j Cummings, Paul Dana.
] Harsen RhOades, Jacob Rupert IT., Joseph r.
Stiner Thomas F. Gilroy William r. Hearst. u
Willis James David w King, Clarence Lexow, ).
Seaver Page Barlow S. Weeks. Thomas c. Platt,
James McMahon. J. p Caodaean. George Z.
Ciausen. Perry Belmont. Charles r; Flint. Henry
straus. Frank Tfford. Henry d. McCord. A. A
Alling Theodore w. Myers Augustus W Peters
Frederick S. Games Robert Muh, Charles "
Bowley Edward NJ. Grout, stephen M Griswoid,
s + Weir Charles A. Moore. Henry w. cannon
Whitelaw Reid Frederick Cromwell H. h Brock
way Darwin r James. General K. A. McApin,
Allen MacNaughtan, S. NJ Williams and Richard
Croker ..
The president was also empowered to appoint
such other committees he thought necessary
The committee already appointed will endeavor 10
obtain legislation at Albany and possibly at WASH
ington to provide for the celebration