New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-27
IN HONOR OF BRYAN.
THE CELEBRATION TONIGHT PLANNED
By THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.

The arrangements for the celebration tonight
in honor of William Jennings Bryan by the Ma
tional Association of Democratic Clubs were pTac-
tically completed last evening. The candidate will
arrive in this city from Haven-whither he
will go this morning-at o'clock this afternoon
He will be the Grand Central Station by
President Hearst, who will escort him to the Hoff-
man House where dinner will be served in the
ballroom overlooking Madison Square Park. The
ballroom will be deliberately decorated. Mr. Hearst
will preside at the dinner. There will be a number
of guests.
After dinner the party will witness fireworks
display from the windows of the ballroom until
o'clock. on the east side of Madison Square Gar
dent will be erected beautiful design, from
which will suspend twenty-five blazing stars. The
22d Regiment Band will play continuously on that
side and the It'll Regiment Band on the west side
of the square. the Dewey Arch One thou
sand electric lights will illuminate the park
either side.
Josiah Quincy will preside at the meeting Of the
Anti-Imperialistic League to be held the
arch, and August Thomas Gamalie Bradford,
of Massachusetts, will preside at another gather
ing near by Eight stands in all will be used
President Hearst, ex-senator d. b. Hill, w B.
Cochran. Senator Wellington and Arson Phelps
Stokes will arrive the Garden at 725 o'clock.
Mr.. Hearst will open the meeting by presenting
Arson Phelps Stokes Mr. Stokes will then intro
duce ex-senator D. r Hill. who will make the first
speech. He will be followed by Mr.. Cochran. and
then Senator Wellington will speak Meantime
Mr.. Hearst will depart to the Hoffman House,
whence he and Mr. Bryan will proceed to the vari-
meetings along the line Mr.. Bryan before
leaving the hotel will receive the Yale and Har-
ward delegations of the National Association OF
Democratic Clubs.
Mr. Hearst and Mr. Bryan will be driven down
Broadway either side of which will be line of
clubs extending from Twenty-third-st. 10 the
Broadway Athletic Club.
There will be a continuous display of fireworks
along the line. The carriage will be proceeded by
platoon mounted police. The first stop will be at
the Broadway Athletic Club. where the Italian
meeting will be in progress This will be presided
over by Coroner yucca. From the Italian meeting
Mr. Bryan will go to Cooper Union. the German
American meeting where Sheriff Grell will preside.
Mr.. Bryan will make twenty minute speeches at
each of those meetings. At Fifth-st. and the Bow
cry he will speak few words to a chain OF local
Democratic clubs. The carriage will proceed down
at Fourteenth-st. He will make another address
Twentieth-st. and SecOnd-ave., and will then be
driven up Twenty-seventh-st. to the Garden.
AS Mr.. Bryan's carriage goes up Twenty-seventh-
the of the Garden will be ablaze with fire.
works and a massive picture of Bryan in colOred
lights will be flashed forth.
1t is planned usher him into the Garden
Bryan expects to speak about an hour and twenty
minutes. on every side of the Garden Will be stands
from which speeches will be delivered by prominent
members of the Democratic party.
Mr. Bryan expects to return TO the Hoffman
House al about IL 80 o'clock