Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-24


n Mass. July q. 1OlO.--To the Boys
and Girls OF Train school
- have been thinking you would
fFfCEHA like to hear how the boys and
%a.AkD girls, OF Boston celebrated the
Fourth Of July, so | win spend an hour
telling you about IT,
In. the first place this great city OF Gull
, ture made great effort to help along the
national movement for a safe and sane
celebration by placing upon the statute
\ books laws which would rid the celebration
Nof our countrys natal day Of distressing
accidents; accordingly, the following was
enacted: Boys and girls under - years Of
age are not to have anything Of an explo-
Eive character with the exception OF the toy
torpedo and the single toy cap. Children
~ this age must not have firecrackers at
all aud the only firecracker that comes
within the law is one not to exceed two
inches in length and three-eighths OF an
inch in diameter The use Of firearms
horus and other noise-making instruments
are forbidden
After the law makers and the heads of
the police and fire departments had done
their part, the newspapers had informed
the public and the parents had instructed
the children to obey the law, all set to
work TO plan patriotic recognition OF the
day the result Of which was the following
program
BOStOn's Program for sane Fourth.
- a. m.-Bonfire ON Bellevue hill, West
RoXbury.
. a. m.-Parades OF antiques and horribles
In various parts OF the city by local. social
ana athletic clubs.
a. m.-City OF Boston amateur athletic
games on Boston common,
- $3.50 a. m.--New England Amateur Rowing
Wsssociaton regatta in Charles river basin
u An especial event of great interest will
he race between the crack crews manning
"a 81 rod M
New Jersey. Missouri, Vermont and North
Dakota, respectively.
a. m.-lndependence day Grafton In
Faneuil hali by John NJ. Wolff
10 a. m.-2eading of the Declaration OF
Independence from the east balcony of the
old state house by Wifred Frederick KEEL
ley, boy l6 years of age.
10 a. m.-City OF Boston regatta off City
association.
1880 a. m.-Aiiltary and civic parade The
parade viii form on Commonwealth avenue,
20 up Arlington street to Beacon. through
Beacon past the state house; down Beacon
To FTemont along fremont to Boylston and
up through Charles street
II a. m.-Presdent Taft escorted by
Mayor Fitzgerald. will meet a reception
committee on reviewing stand on the
Beacon street and viii review the parade
u m.-Short addresses on the Fourth OF
July, the birthday of the United States Of
America, and patriotic exercises will be held
in school buildings under the auspices Of
the North American Civic League for I'm
migrants.
2 to 4 p. m-Distribution OF 5000 plates
OF ice cream free to the children of Boston.
Places OF distribution: Boston common,
5000 ice creams; Plerpont school, ward
seven, 900 ward room, ward eight, l50'
\ Hancock schoo ward sis. l5oO; sherwin
Hyde school yard, L50o.
.. m.--Gaeiic iopt nall game on Boston
common between the Roscommons and the
Gaiways.
8 D. m,-Concert on the common
=. p. m.-Grand choral and band concert
on the common.
1850 .. m,-Band concerts at Marine park
Wood Island park, Eaton square ON Meet
ing House hill and Jamaica plain
$50 y. m,-Fireworks IN Charles river
basin, Franklin field, Jamaica plain, Wood
lsland park, Marine parN. kWnsf0rd ISL
and, West Roxbury and Long Island
what the Celebration Was Like.
Pleasures TO suit all persons and tastes
and surely enough TO keep the most active
boy or girl busy and interested. don't you
think?
AZ the morning celebration was planned
especially for the boys ana girls and tbs
parade constantly recalled old eeonA
times. / will try 20 describe IT,
No more appropriate place than Boston
Common and its surroundings could HAYS
been selected for this celebration. Situated
IN the heart OF the city, It is unique among
municipal public grounds. Its existene'
and preservation are due 10 the wise fore
thought Of the first settlers. A town orde
field. Then came clause In the cit,
charter forbidding It's sale or lease an'
later acts prohibited the laying out OF an!
highways or street railways upon o
through IT, or the taking OF any part Of il
forty eight and two-fifths acres for widen
Ing or altering any street without the con
sent Of the citizens. IL was laid out as
place for a uayning field" and for tn
feeding OF cattell" and a training field Il
part IL has remained 90 the present day
and cattle did not cease 10 graEe on It Ill
the sos OF the nineteenth century. Mort
. OF It is the Granary burying ground, O.
tho gates u which, set in their high ivy
laantled stone frame are tablets inscribs
with names OF many notables buried their
they include John Hancock, samuel Adams
James Otis, Peter Faneut, Paul Revere an
the parents OF Benjamin Franklin.
Park street church with It's graceful spir
also within view and It also has a not
able history. IL Is marked as the place
which America" was first publicly SUM
the occasion being chldren's Fourth
July celebration. The mention OF America
l. m this connection reminds me to mer
lion that the Department OF Music OF N
great National Educational association ma
taken steps to secure the uniform teachin
OF this great anthem, and ! am sure Hi.
Arnold will be greatly pleased to have
accomplished Here on another 9Th
= July William Lloyd Garrison. then not
wears OF age. geve his first public sddrel
'gainst slavery
In the wonderful Common.
The several paths ot the Common al
beautifully shaded with stalwart elms sT
other varieties OF trees. How / wish TN
you might have just such place for re