New-York tribune., 1910-06-20
PLANS FESTIVE FOURTH
oroorannle Announced for the
ssafe and Sane" Celebration.
r,,nsHEAD FOR YOUNGSTERS
-,-c;ses a! City Hall, Parade
a. Follow, Athletic Meets
and Fireworks.

.,-,erlte are well under way for the
.-.+jon q The Fourth of July this year
eose and sane manner" The lnde-
= Nav committee appointed by
pen -.xnor Is planning 10 celebrate IN
va. fashioned way. with 4 reception by
" ,,.,,o- in City Hall and public exer
the :, 64~erert parts of the city. DR.
CT zIre,on Finley. president &C the Col
=, the city Of New York. is chairman
fse committee. and he and the members
,z- irving 10 raise the funds necessary
out the plans. The committee will
., least $4,000 within the next two
weeks.
,.:+s-,o-7 reception to be held in the
t,-,snic chamber at City Hal-to COM
'1-o.e +he first sitting of the city gov
- r,,1v !. $50. Dr. Edward HaEa-
usu will read history Of the City
-, ra noer1 hv Arthur Guiterman will be
and then a communication from John
- Navor Gaynor and DR.. Finley
:, .,sek Then prints bearing on the
-. history viii be exhibited in the Gov
.-nors' Room.
mn o'clock the public exercises Will
= :, the CITY Hall steps. Various pa
-, societies will assemble in costume.
=, -ecls-arion Of Independence will be
~ Colonel u. D. II. Washington. pa
-, songs will be sung. snd II is ex-
- -bat the Peoples Choral Union viii
ssss- When the City Hall exercises end.
=, rs-ade. with General Charles F. Roe
:. ,.s mead viii he reviewed by the Mayor.
~. na-ade will start from 2Sth street and
rss-h s~erue down the avenue to Wash
.-r-c, Arch. through 4th street TO Broad
~ sna south 70 the City Hall In the
-.-o5A Will march 7dro members Of the
-.+ioral guard, the naval militia mounted
-,,i,s-1en. 2n0 fremen with nine engines.
,.-a. hook ard adder trucks. q water tower
.-s Two searchlighrs: go men OF the Street
i1ssring Department, with 20 carts: letter
c,--iers. epn high school boys and several
CIVIC organizations.
A. 10 o'clock children's celebrations VIII
,sgjr II a40 places throughout the greater
,trr Patriotic songs Will be sung by the
children. there viii be folk dancing and
n. Declaration viii be read The meet
,,ps viii be in charge of committees headed
tr Mrs. Egerton I. Winthrop. jr., and DR..
1r-,ber H Gulick All Of the vacation
centres will be used for the celebrations.
One Of the interesting events OF the day
viii be the flag relay race for each Of the
I've boroughs. under the direction Of the
Public Schools Athletic League. This will
r. held on the Speedway. Each school dis
trict in the greater city will send a team
Of twenty runners Bronze buttons will be
gwen 10 the runners and silver medals 70
ths winners. The five victorious teams will
conpete in the afternoon for q flag to be
given By Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay.
There VIII be eighteen athletic meets in
various parts Of the city.
Al O'Clock there will be a parade Of
decorated automobiles up Fifth avenue. on
Broadway and on Riverside Drive, ending
a. the 5oth street plaza.
In the evening there will be fireworks,
and + Is expected that the Board of -Esti-
nate will vote S.. .eo0, with the aldermen
to pay the expenses. Members Of the
Finance Committee. headed by former Con-
t-oler Herman A Metz. have so far raised
SEl
--..ee. headed by Charles +. Lamb. and q
music committee. headed by Louis Wiley,
have been named. and they are now at
work Celebrations are being planned for
Brooklyn. also and The Bronx will have
& military parade