New-York tribune., 1910-05-26
'HO, FOR AN OLD FOURTH!
Mayor Appoints Committee to
Arrange Celebration.
THREE WOMEN ON THE LIST
Meeting To Be Held in City Hall
Next Wednesday to Or
ganize for Work.

| In accordance with suggestions made by
a number Of public men and concurred IN
| by the Mayor the latter yesterday appoint
| ed a committee of ffty-seven persons 10
make arrangements for an old-fashloneo
celebration of Independence Day Inc
committee will meet for organization IN the
council chamber in the City Hall, on
Wednesday. at D. m.
The committee, which is composed OF rep
resentatives of various patriotic, civic ana
political organizations, has three women
members. They are Mrs. Isaac L. Rice
president Of the Society for the Suppression
of Unnecessary Noise; Mrs Egerton L.
Winthrop, jr.. president and Mrs Jar
ence H. Mackav. director OF the girls
branch of the Public Schools Athletic
League
It has been suggested that an h1storical
parade be arranged in which the various
organizations shall take part, to be fol-
lowed by patriotic exercises and fireworks
in the evening
The COMMITTEES announced by the
Mayor Is as follows:
Jacob H. Schiff, Henry R. Tovne, presl-
dent of the Merchants Association: Cen
eral Charles F. Roe, General George w
Wingate. president Of the Public Schools
Athletic League.
Luther H. Gulick, president Of the Play
grounds Association OF America: James l.
Sullivan, secretary of the Amateur Ath-
letio Union; Jacob Riis, Mrs. Isaac L. Rice.
president of the Society for the Suppression
of Unnecessary Noise: Alderman Samuel
Marx. Howard Bradstreet, secretary or
the Parks and Fairgrounds Association
Leo F. Hammer, of the department of
child hygiene, Russell Sage Foundation
Nathan Straus. Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay'
director of the girls branch Of the Public
Schools Athletic League; DR.. William H
Maxwell, City Superintendent of Schools :
John H McCooey. chairman of the Kings
County Democratic Committee.
Eugene A. Philbin. president of the Parks
and Fairgrounds Association Of New YORK
City: William A. Brady. the theatrical
manager: Morris Cukor, president Of tne
Hungarian Relief Society; Alexander Z.
| Johnson. president of the Swedish Cham
| Der of Commerce; Henry E. Gourd, presi-
dent of the French Chamber Of Commerce
/ H ellis, president of the German So
ciety: Ambrose Schumak, president of the
| Austrian Society of New York: Perley
| Morse of the Republican Club: Patrick j.
| Conway of the 1rish-Anlerican Athletic
| League: Luigi Solarf. president Of the ltal-
ian Chamber Of Commerce; Joseph Vesely
president of the Bohemian Gymnastlc
! Union.
Charles p Murphy. leader Of Iammany
Hall: Lloyd c. Griscor1, president or the
New York County Republican Committee
Mrs. Egerton l. Winthrop. jr.. president OF
the girls branch of the Public Schools Ath
Ietic League; Charles r. Lamb and March,:
NJ. Marks. both OF the Merchants Asso
|
L. s A: Rear Admiral z H. c. Leutze
U. S.N
Edmund Wetmore. president of the Son:
of the Revolution General George B Loud
of the Grand Army of the Republic; Ed
ward 7 ShaIvey. esteemed loyal knight
r p O. E.: Alexander Frankenstein, 9.
Chancellor commander knights of Pythias
NJ Samuel Stern. grand master 1ndepen
dent Order of Free Sons of Israel: Thomal
IL Crane of the Royal Arcanum; w ?
Iarkin. Of the knights Of Columbus.
]. H. Burroughs, president of the Empir'
State Society Sons Of the American Revo
luton; DR. William Edward Fitch. Of the
Order Of Founders and Patriots; William
A Johnston. 4. H Spencer, Of the City
Club: Alderman Frank l. Dowling, Alder
man Tristan 3. Johnston.
| John D. Rockefeller, ir.. representing the
| Chamber of Commerce: Robert Judsor
Kenworthy. grand master F. and A NJ
| William Berri Herman A. Metz. Charles
| NJ Higgins. Harry Walker, Of the ODD
/ Fellows of America
Thomas B. Leahy Of the Building Trade;
| Employers Association: John L II. Allen
Brigadier General George Moore Smith
| Brigadier General John G. Eddy and ia
cob Brenner. chairman of the Kings County
| Republica General Committee.