The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-26
to-day THE CITY CELEBRATES
IRIS GROWTH ~ $50 YEARS TO
SrrOhD PLACE IN THE WORLD.
secretary OF war, Governor. Mayor. Arch
bishop, Bishop and 10 Host OF Prominent
citizens to Sound It's Praises Tho Pro-
srsmme-C hildren's Birthday Keeping.

sramme-(hildren's Birthday Keeping.
The great celebration of the 25Oth ami
xer,sry OF the birth Of the city takes place
today, when more than Ave hundred
conservatives OF the municipal. State
and National governments. clergymen OF
oil denominations former Mayors of the
uunicpaities now comprised in the en-
laroed city and the heads OF the numerous
patriotic societies will meet In the City Hall
70 hear speeches describing New York's
rapid growth from a mere hamlet to the
second city Of the world. This is the
programme
Address OF Welcome Mayor Low.
MS,es,nr spsesi saA Bsn Miio"
Hon Elihu Root. Secretary Of War.
Hon Denjam'D b odsI, IT, Governor OF New
Wan ,o,n Clinton GRAZ nors Justice O, the cour, o,
The RlsA, Rev. Henri, E: Potter. Bishop of New
''@ ton Shearith Israel.
S'a'D'''' bishop OF New York.
Arerward Fanciullis Seventy first Reg
nent Band will give q concert in City Hall
Park Many OF the pieces to be played
have been specially composed for the &C.
cason.
So great was the rush to see the new in
tsrior decorations OF the City Hall yesterday
that it became necessary at noon to bring
IN an extra force Of policemen to keep the
crowd moving.
The work Of placing in the main corridor
Of the hall the two coping stones which
bear the names Of the builders OF the City
Hall was finished last night; The stones
is a marble slab describing their original
situation and the authority for their re-
moval 1t bears In large letters the names
OF Mayor Low, Borough President Cantor
and ". NJ. Aiken. Mr.. Cantor's consulting
architect.
At clock to-day the Mayor will enter
tain at luncheon at the Downtown Club
the speakers. .clergymen and Other. promi-
uent guests who will take part in the cere-
monies. After the luncheon the party
Voe-President Mclnnes OF the Alder
men, who 10 At the head OF the committee
In charge Of the celebration, ordered elabor-
ate badges for each OF tho Aldermen last
ss.ns On s zach S:d g. SsrSs sS 9 or
whom It 70 intended. The contractor
promised to deliver tho badges early yester-
day morning. but last night they had not
Arrived. Most Of the Aldermen had spent
v00 Gay waning otOuuu tloiI IooSeb'
They went: away saying that they
didn't mean to attend the celebration, and
that 20 far a. they were concerned their
badges might DO given to the City Hall
bootblacks.
CATHOLIC cH1LDREN CELEBRATE.
The 10000 children attending the Roman
Catholic parochial schools celebrated yes
terday the ctty's anniversary. under the
guidance OF their teachers. The day was
chosen to avoid intsrfeTense With the public
General Mooney, president Of the Roman
Catholic School Board in a circular ordering
TO intendfy!.the love Of the pupils for what
promises to become the largest, noblest
Richest and most Catholic city In the world"
All the schools and academies, Is we'll as
the Catholic Protectory. decorated their
Several schools. notably those belong
,jns to the churches Of St. Stephen, St.
EMiohael, the Immaculate Conception and
IRE Sacred Heart, had arranged illustrative
Niisplays Of old and new maps showing the
Growth Of the city, Music entered largely
In the programmes, and the singing OF the
national anthem marked in every case the
climax OF the services.