The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-07-05
NATIONS
BIRTHDAY
Patriotic Services on Green,
Golf Club a Generous Host.
Fire Works and Music Enjoyed by
Thousands Small Fire - No Ac.
cidents and Lower Temperature.

foSt6Q 1tS6lt early III uHe nOIAAhS "AoAA
the booming of small cannon and the
less noisy but more narrowing SOUNDS OF
firecrackers. AS the day progressed
many visitors from the suburbs throngeo
the park. where the principal features
from a central and municipal STANDPOINT
were the public exercises.
The exercises, presided over by Mayor
Fox began at 1890 o'clock. After. a
short address of patriotic nature oy
the Mayor, Louis Binsse and Edward y
Kaasbv spoke and the Declaration OF
independence was read. After each ad-
dress. a number of school children sang
and MitchelIs band enlivened the occa'
sion.
During the entire day the park was
thronged with visitors who showed thelr
anpreciation of the exercises by loud ap-
plause.
combination of the Seventh Regl-
ment Band, the national birthday, II ne
weather and several thousand pleasure
seekers united in making an interest
ing open-air festival at the Morris
County Golf Club yesterday.
In the.evening there was one OF the
finest display of fireworks ever seen IN
the state, by Lawrence Grant Mercer,
whose aid was enlisted at Washing
ton on Inauguration Day.
A duplicate of the fireworks exhibl-
tion shown at the Buffalo Pan Amerl-
can Exposition was given, and every
thing known in pyroteohnic art from
the batteries announcing the COM
mencement, to the rockets OF the
binding finale, were unique and
magnificent.
The house committee of the club,
Messrs. Albert H. Vernam, George G
Frelinghuysen and Alexander II. Tiers,
who are no novices at entertainments
arranged the affair.
President Frelinghuysen had a bulletin
placed at Smiths drug store during the
day inviting the public to the fireworks
and evening concert. That the thought-
ful kindness of the Golf Club officials
was appreciated, was attested by an
immense gathering of pleased specta-
tors.
Both concerts were conducted by
Geo. Streit The music was magnlfl-
GENTLY rendered and repeatedly
encored. The program follows:
March. "The Invincible Eagle" Sousa-
Selections "The Burgomaster. "
Waltz.Bleau Morgis
Intermezzo ''La Rose" Ascher
March GA Military Man Stewart
Patriotic Airs moses
Butterfly Dance Bendlx
Selections "piddle-dee-dee' Stromberg
Plantation Pastimes .. Hare
Waltz phyllis Witt
March "Battle of the Waves, . Hall
EVENING MUSICAL PROGRAM
March "Hurrah, Boys, Locale
Selections Floradora
Waltz s'W edding of the Winds Hall
Levee Revels ohare
Patriotic Medley Meacham
Intermezzo "La Russo" Ascher
March ga Franqueso" A. Costa
Mosquito Patrol
Waltz"An Autumn Bud" Lesser
Selections Foxy CUTLER DeKoven
March ssHail to the Spirit of Liber ty
Sousa
The display of fireworks was un-
doubtedly one of the finest ever given
in New Jersey. The shower early in
the evening somewhat delayed the
exhibition, but the gnests were amply
repaid for waiting.
The program was counterpart OF
the exhibition recently given by the
exhibitors at the PAM American Expo.
sition and comprised in part the fol
lowing:
Parachutes with electric search lights,
illumination by Bengal lights, rockets
cts, bombshells and batteries, Union
batteries each star as discharged
showing red, white and blue -chrys-
anthemums, aerolites, shells, magne-
stun, flash light batteries, mine bursts,
'Feu- -de-J Jois great finale combina-
tion which filled the heavens with
bursting shells, signal and search
lights, rockets, ending with flight
of myriads of cometic effects. A
mammoth fire picture of old Niagara,
showing 1000 square feet of silver
cataract fires. Closing, Good Night.
Such display of fireworks had beer
seen by but few of the vast audience
who packed the green south of the clut
house and on every hand were heari
words of warmest commendation fol
the club through whose courtesy the
evenings pleasure was enjoyed.
The concerts given on the Green By
Mitchell's band were thoroughly enjoyed
by the large audience who assembled
about the band platform. The program
embraced patriotic, popular and classi
cal selections; the music was we'll rend
cred and repeatedly encored.
Fortunately the day passed withou
accident in Morristown, and both youns
and old America are about town brigh
and happy and better patriots for havini