The evening world., 1903-05-23
GALA NIGHTS
IN CITY PARKS.
Moving Pictures to Be a Fea-
ture of the Outdoor CeIebra-
ton of the 250th Anniver-
sary of the City Charter.

Two centuries and a half OF municipal
history illustrated. also moving pictures
showing the workings Of several OF the
city departments will be q noteworthy
feature when displayed upon canvas In
h public parks next week during the
celebration OF the anniversary OF tho
first charter OF the city OF New York,
AT the precise hour. s o'clock, when the
city will be ablaze with light from end
to end on Tuesday night in accordance
with the plan proposed by The World
begin h outdoor exhibitions. Two hun.
bred different views have been prepared
for the s~tereopticans, and there will also
he bands of music to make the occasion
a merry one.
The Worlds plan to illuminate the
c.ty has again resolved official indorse'
ment. Mayor Low to-day addressed tn,
following proclamation to the people O
New York City. calling up3l lne,n to
illuminate their homes on Tuesday
night.
ITO the People Of the City OF New
York:
"On Tuesday. May 10, the Board OF
Aldermen adopted the following resolu-
ton:
Whereas. The city of New York
will celebrate during the coming week
the two hundred and hiftieth anniver-
sary OF the establishment of local niu-
nicipal government; and.
Whereas, 1t Is desirable and proper
that every resident should participate
in this celebration and that The city
atNO,l1 p1nkA thie a p-nln gnnEnn
Resolved, That every property
ow Aer and house occupant be requested
to have all windows of their homes or
places OF business illuminated between
the hours Of 7.So and 10 p. NJ. on Tues
day evening. May 20
Now, therefore. l Seth Low. Mayor
OF the city Of New York. do call upon
the people of the city. as far as in them
lies, to act upon this recommendation,
TO the end that on the evening Z: May
&c, the day OF the official celebration OF
| the grant OF the first charter to New
Amsterdam In 1858, the cit ymay wear
q gala aspect in every neighborhood.
SETH LOW"
While the celebration proper will be-
gin al S o'clock Monday night with in.
door lectures at the Educational AL
lance, Board OF Education Hall. Y. NJ
C. A, Cooper Union and various public
schools and halls in the other boroughs
the outdoor entertainment will not begir
until Tuesday night at the same hour
The park exhibitions scheduled for tina
Manhattan-Cdty Hall Park. Man
| haitian Square. Central Park West
Seventy-aghth 10 Eighty-trst streets
and Mt. Morris Park. One Hundred ant
Twentieth street and Madison avenue.
Bronx-Crotona Park. Fulton. ThtrI
and Arthur avenues.
Brooklyn-Borough a Park. Cour
and Fulton streets and Winthrop Park
| Nassau and briggs avenues. Russell
and Monitor streets;
Queens-Kings Park. Jamaica, L.
kichmond-bay, water and cana
streets. stapleton 5 !; ox,,.,,,o,. nil
be repeated upon the succeeding three
nights at different parks and squares II
the Ave boroughs. No section OF tn
greater city Will be overlooked. Ever
ture display going there Thursday night
That the outdoor exhibitions may be ;
success. Mayor Low, members OF tn
Board OF Aldermen the Board o
Education are hoping for clear weathe
for the four nights.
The official programme u as follows
Invocation. Rev. Cornelius l. Wells
d. D.
Grafton, Gen. James Grant Wilson.
Music, "Star Spangled Banner
Addresses: Elihu Root, Secretary o
War: BENJAMIN b. Odell, Jr., Governo
of New York; John. Clinton Gray, Jus
Henry c. pottor, Bishop OF New York
Rev. II. Perelra Mendes, Rabbi. Con
gregation shearith-Israel.
Music, America"
Benediction, Most Rev. John M. Far