The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-27
CITY KEEPS ITS BIRTHDAY.
CARNIVAL OF SPEECHES IN CITY
H4LL-BAND OUTSIDE.

Name Passed without Applause
Mayor Nice to Gov. OdeIi. Who Drops
aGOOd Word for the Canals-New York,
Present and Historic. Viewed From
Every Point-Pictures Shown At Night.
In the Aldermanio chamber OF the City
Hall yeste 7day afternoon, under the general
direction IF Mayor Low, the municipal
government of the city OF New York cee-
nrated it's 2sOth birthday. There partici-
pated in the celebration the Governor Of
the State, the Secretary OF War, repre-
-enting the President OF the United States;
a representative OF the Court Of Appeals,
The heads Of all branches Of the city govern
ment except Comptroller Grout. who is
officially i'll, but personally mif.ed because
he got only one ticket for the show, and
hat late on Monday night: the New York
Congress delegation, including the Hon.
William Sulzer, and men and women enough
'o pack the chamber.
The Society of Colonial Danes Of America.
he original society. was represented by
Miss Jane j. Boudinot, the second vice.
president, in the absence of the president,
Mrs. j. Lyon Gardiner.
Before the celebration Mayor Low enter
aimed the guests of honor and the special
committee of the Aldermen at luncheon
a, the Downt own Association, 60 Pine street.
Tie Mayors guests were:
Ma jor Gen James Grant Wilson, the orator
II the day; Archbishop Farley. Bishop Henry
e. Potter. the Rev. H. Pereira Mendes.
rabbi Of Shearth Israel Con gregation; Gov.
odell, Secretary of War Elihu Root. the
Rev Dr. Cornelius l.. Wells. pastor of the
Dutch Reformed Church of Flatbush Charles
v Fornes. president of the Board of Alder
mon: senator Depew. Rear Admiral Fred
Srk dns an 1f ths New
speaker S. Fred Nixon of tho Assembly.
Supreme, Court Justice Goodrich Recorder
tiof and the Aldermanic committee. OF
which Alderman Mclnnes is the chairman
The Mayor and his GUESTS got to the City
Hall from luncheon at 345 o clock The
Seventy-frst Regiment band had been
giving an open-air concert in front Of the
up, with Gen. Wilson the band switched
quickly from Nancy Brown" to Hail to
The Chief" and to music of this inspiring
air the Mayors party marched into the
building two by two. Fifteen minutes
later the carnival Of speeches, which was
body had been seated the Mayor said:
When Gov. Peter Stuyvesant granted
local self Rovernment to the city OF New
Amsterdam there was little church in
IL.
To-day that church is known as the Col
iegiate Reformed Church. Had the senior
minister in New York, the Rev. Dr. Coe.
been in this country, he would have pro-
The Rev. DR.. Wells of the Dutch Reformed
Church Of Flatbush, church that has
just celebrated its 25Oth anniversary, will
invoke the divine blessing
The Mayors address Of welcome followed
the invocation He was particular to say
IA q n iQl 10 Nvaln
guest. 1t was said that there was no poll
tics in the Mayors cordial greeting 10 the
Governor. For the rest the Mayor said in
part
THE MAYORS WELCOME.
We are gathered here to commemorate an
event small. indeed. in itself. that has yet
proved to be the seed ont Of which has sprung
thee municipal life Of this imperial city. y Is
distin guished representatives Of the National
r. for sh into
ofregret to MS that the President OF the United
States. himself native of csr city, should
occa sion; but he could not be represented
by worthier nor more welcome spokesman
.ma fellow 1hs hs h OF
The Governor of the State is sure of a well
come in any, part of the great Common wealth
the city Of New ok sas me p peasurs
to welcome Coy. odell most heartily. 1t
torcai Side Of our city's life. In city where
the cid gives place so rapidly to the new; in
re- apidfy from the outside than from within:
in city whose especial function it often
lion. to welcome the emigrant from abroad
and to make him into an American citizen.
II is not easy to realize how very deep down
roots OF the life that fourishes here And
Vet there is great inspiration in the cty's
and dees Saye bas
done here great men have lived and labored:
and here the fascinating story OF the coun-
lrys material growth and development can
Founded by a commercial company. the
lily Of Nsw YORK has been snhsularlyd true
II been more splendidly illustrated that COM
mcrce. is tho, handmade Of civilization. No
% %n to tfsoSr eh"s msS sf@cs
sccvsd freely siyeh' The n aes sS and md
We wish to remind ourselves that even the,
life Of a great, city does not consist in the
that it's true life. its higher life. depends upon
the pacty Of its Peope for selfsaerihes
The Mayor was followed by Gen. Wilson.
he orator Of the occasion Gen: Wilson
sketched the history of the city from the
discovery Of Manhattan Island to the pres
ont time. Incidentally he insisted that a
HIdIue 10 I1tIlIlh no
erected on this island or a monument to
his memory be put up at Atlantic Highlands.
Quite unintentionally Gen. Wilson was re-
sponsble for what approached the nearest
10 sensation OF the afternoon, He spoke
of President Roosevelt and said he believed
ne would he regarded as the greatest of all
our Presidents, except Washington and
Lincoln.
After saying this, the speaker paused
for expected applause. but there was not
so much as handicap. The Mayor had
already referred to the President in his
address and also had paused for possible
applause, but there was not plaudit, and
the Mayor hurried along. The reception
accorded to the Presidents name was the
subject of much comment In part, Gen.
Wilson said:
GEN. WILSON'S ADDRESS,
More than n score OF years ago. when l
asked the la te accomplished Queen of the
Netheran DIS il in her opinion. sixty gudcrs
was not an exceedin ely moderate con sidera-
ton to pay for Manhattan Island. with it's
l3ts7 acres of finely wooded an d superbly
situated land. with broad rivers on cit her
side, her Majesty promptly made the fol-
lowing clever reply in defence Of the thrifty
Dutchman: oh no, for II the sayages had |
received a larger sum for their land they
would have drunk more nrewater. With |
sixty g,iilders they could not possibly pur- |
'hase enough to intoxicate each member OF
the tribe