The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-07-03

has Been Done to Make the day
Memorable. Even the Small Boy has
not been overlooked and he will be
Allowed Freedom of Action.
Morristown will celebrate the "Glor-
ious Fourth . tomorrow in a betitting
way. To be sure there will be no pub
lie display of fireworks in the evening
nor will there be grand parade, but
in all other respects the celebration
will be of the "real old-fashioned
kind That there is to be a cele-
bration at all is due to the individual
efforts of a few Of our merchants who
are firm believers in their United
States and feel that the younger gen
alton should be brought up in an at
mosphere Of remembrance of lndepend-
ence Day and all that it stands for
This is one of the reasons that services
will be held in the First Presbyterian
Church in the morning AT that
meeting the Declaration of Indepen-
dence will be read. That is one OF the
things that every boy and girl should
be familiar with and which every
American should be glad to hear read
at least once every year. How much
of it can you repeat
The small boy and his tendencies
have by no means been overlooked by
the committee in charge. They have
remembered their own boyish desires
and know that boys are boys, whether
in the year 1776, 1865 or 1908. They
know that to arouse the genuine boys
enthusiasm requires noise and so the
celebration will be started at sunrise
by the firing of the national salute.
This will be done from Fort Nonsense
by the Lincoln Guards and full charges
will be used.
For those who care nothing for gun
powder the committee has arranged to
usher in the day by the ringing of all
the church bells. This will also be
done promptly at sunrise Every
church bell will contribute to the
event to the best of its ability. 1t was
feared for time that the old First
Church bell would be silent this year
for the first time in the memory OF
man. but the trustees OF the church
have looked out for that and the old
bell recast, redreSsed and retuned will
send forth its jubilant message as
usual.
AT midnight on July Bird, and pos
sibly few minutes before, the town
will be turned over to the boys, big
and little, and they will be given carte
blanche to burn up their money as
noisily as they choose,
Voss' Band of twenty pieces has been
secured and will be on duty all day,
They are expected to arrive at half
past eight in the morning and will
give a concert in the park from 8 to
1915 a. m. At 1870 O'Clock the SER
vices in the First Presbyterian Church
will begin and to which everybody is
invited. They will be wholly of pa
triotic character and must be inter
esting as well as elevating, as Rev.
Philemon e. Sturgisand Hon. Thomas
j. Hillery have both consented to
make short addresses. Mayor Reed
will preside and the program will be
opened by the singing of America -
A male chorus composed of members
lead the singing. Everybody is invited
and urged to join in the singing. The
Hose Boys will simply lead and three
of our National anthems will be sung.
These anthems are the personal prop
erty of every American and every
American present is urged to sing out
his anthem with all his might,
The opening prayer will be made by
Rev. William Russell Bennett, who
will be followed by Mr. G. Franklin
Wilson who will read the Declaration
of Independence. The American Hymn
Speed Our Republic will then be
sung by the Hose Boys and audience
and then will follow the addresses by
Rev. Mr. Sturgis and Mr. Hillery.
These gentlemen are both well known
here and the committee feel that they
are to be congratulated upon having
secured these speakers, for it is an as
surance that there will be nothing
stale or stagnant about the oratory to
be furnished.
The meeting is to be short one, but
will be brilliant and patriotic through
out. The singing of the "Star Span
gled Banner and the pronouncing of
the benediction viii complete the
church services.
AT noon the cannon and church bells
will again be turned loose for half an
hour and whatever is lacking in noise
the small boy is expected to make up.
From $50 to $50 the band will be
kept busy in the park and again from
$50 to 7.30 The programmes for the
band concerts have been especially
arranged for the day and win be well
rendered
At sunset the bells and cannons will
again hold forth and these will end
the public celebration. The COM
mittee have done all they could with
the means at their command to make
the celebration one Of the best. All
the expenses have to be paid by private
subscription, and if anyone feels that
more should be done than the COM
mittee is doing all they have to do is
to chip in and help the fund along