New-York tribune., 1910-06-02
ANY CITY FUNDS? WELL, NO.
Msyor Tells General Committee
His Ideas for Fourth of July.
SOME TART ADM0NITI0N
Doesn't Want Scandal Like That
of Columbian Celebration
Officers Elected.

The memnerS of the geneTal cOHln1lltee
which is planning an oid-fashtoned Fourth
Of July celebration for the city listened TO
a Characteristic FttIe speech from Mayor
Gaynor. who appointed them. yesterday
, afternoon. when they met in the old Council
Chamber of City Hall to organize little
tart sdmonition. some philosophy and
few commitments we're the ingredients The
gist of the Mayors remarks NAV be set
down as follows:
IF YOU think the city is going to pay
for this celebration you've got another
guess coming"
Il have come here" said the Mayor. 'in
response to the request of some of the
committee 10 call you 10 order and 10 sug-
gest President John H. Finley of the City
College for chairman.
Popular Sentiment to Respond.
IT have no doubt that popular sentiment
will respond generously to your efforts for
a splendid Fourth of July celebration
The older men here. like General Wingate
and myself. can remember such celebra-
tions. the like of which have not been seen
in recent years.
Some say I originated this move ert-
7 did not. I work with the will Of other
people What is any one man by himself?
| How insignificant he isi A mar is only
| important insomucn as he expresses the
will of other people. II IS the will of the
| people that we should have a fine celebra-
/ tion. II is your will.
Il see Colonel Appleton here. and know
that we shall have the cooperation of the
national guard. q splendid body Of men
| 1 have the power 10 add contingent of DO
/ lice. another fine body of men; also con-
tingent of the Fire Department Then
| there are the children of the public schools,
| the numerous patriotic societies. the so
cieties among our foreign born population.
such as the German societies. and the
temperance and total abstinence societies
They are all anxious to help and to figure
in the celebration. name them over to
! give you an idea what a wealth Of public
| organizations we have at our back
City Will Pay Nothing.
| ..Soue have fntirnated to me that the
citv should paw for all this. Let me bO
frank with you: The city will pay moth
ing-no. not a doIlar-unless in the matter
Of fireworks The military organtza ttons
and the other organizations in the parade
will pay for their own music They will
have their own bands And why shouldn't
they?
Il saw the other method pursued once IN
this city-in the Columbian celebration
And what a wofuI scandal arose. what
with the padded bills for bands and so on!
IF the different organizations Will pay for
their own part in the celebration. well ana
good II they refuse TO bear the expense.
asl and good But it would mean that our
citv had sunk to a low depth in its lack OF
patriotism
| The Mavor then nominated Dr. Finley,
and upon his election retired from the
room. The rest Of the session was taken
I'M with the election of officers and the
offering of resolutions William NJ. Marble
WAS elected vice-chairman, William A
Johnson secretary and Marcus NJ Marks
treasurer On the motion Of ex-Controller
Metz the chair was empowered TO appoint
an executive committee of twenty mem
hers. DR.. Finley said he would have 70
report his appointments at future meet
ing. as he had had no time 10 make up a
list
Uroe Newspapers to Raise Funds
A resolution offered by Alderman Samuel
Marks urging the newspapers TO start SUD
srription lists was referred TO the executive
committee The same fate was IN store
for a resolution offered by Alderman Cort-
land Nicou commencing the Fire Comnls-
sioner for his refusal TO allow the sale o1
| frerrackers and fireworks in the city and
! encouraging him TO persevere IN this stand
One Of the principal objects in promoting
the celebration for which the committee IS
arranging is that of drawing the small
bov's attention away from his own private
little powder mill
Alderman Dowling's offer OF the Alder
= manic Chamber for the meetings OF the
, celebration committee was accepted This
= room will be available for the comnittee
except on Tuesdays
Among the members Of the comrnltte7
who attended yesterdays meeting were
William H Maxwell City Superintendent
: of Schools. Marcus NJ. Marks. Herman 4
: Metz General George W Wingate. Mrs
Isaac l.. Rice. Mrs Egerton l. Winthrop
ir Morris Cukor. Major General Charles
2 Roe Brtga Her General George Moore
Smith. Colonel Daniel Appleton. and Mau
rice simmons. commander Of the United
; Spanish War Veterans.
After the meeting some protests were
nrivateiv expressed against calling out tne
rationaI guard to parade on the Fourth ol
I1Iv- since this would mean that the mem
= hers would lose another holiday. naVlhs
10 already done duty on Memorial Day MaJol
General Roe. however, visited the Mayor
oAics before leaving the City Han ana as
s,,red him that he would order the natlona
= quard out for the occasion