The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-29
ST. NICHOLAS PAAS FESTIVAL
EOH IRi NM SgAI BOW ERY
NR. .HANENR SAIS.

-.n-boiy who doesn't like old fashioned
ug~ has besn trying to get the name
- he Bowery changed. Borough Presi-
tent Gsorgs McAneny gave that infor-
r,.l.n A~t night Ia the members % the
y sSnolas Society at Dslmonico'a
VI. NcAneuy fastened 10 add that the
Ia.sarv would he the Bowery in name
veil as IN fact as long As he held down
, Borough Presidents Job He pointed
the ancient bronze rooster which used
0. point the winds from the stesple Of
'rs Stadi Huys IN Pet Stuyvesant's
On
That Old cock alone would he enough
D. says the day." said Mr.. McAneny.
M the descendants 10 the trading per-
80 from Holland who bought out Man
rs,tsn Tor s2a and a little hard LIQUOR
.gplsuded nightly
there was much pleasant talk about
ID things a, she annual Paas festival
- he society. Mr. McAneny had a
S.r-i deal to saw himself along that line
M 40 lid Arthur Lionel Smith. N. A.
= RslIol College. Oxford. who 10 here
60 deliver lectures at Columbia The
t.cnraticns. the rags. even the Rghts
sere reminiscent Of old Dutch days in
Manhattan. Of course the one legged
ROMEO cock. which Washington Irving
save the socie,y. held the place 81 honor.
President Charles A. Schermerhorn.
r,antled in blue and yellow. with a cooked
lat on his head vas toassmaster. Mr..
NcAneny Was at his right. MIR Smith
q, his left The others on the dais were
iohn n. Planten. Consul General from
the Netherlands; Col. William Jay. Car
isle Norwood. Walter n. Page. Stuyvesant
Fish. Thomas W. SlOcum, George De
Witt Austen q. Fox and joel Rathbone.
among the others at table were William
Rayis. GherRrei Davis. the Rev Howard
nufheld. Goelet GaIlatin. William T.
Innes Justice Almet Y jerks. Adrian
n Jolne Abraham n. Lawrence. Gen
John 7 L.ockman. Andrew J Onderdonk.
Priest &. Peixotto. George A. Piympton.
: - Roy Satterlse. Edward y. Taller.
n VI. Tilford. the Rev George r. Van
pe Water. J V. Van santvoord. Alfred
NaRstAG and Andrew &. Zabriskie
after the buglers. venerable negroes
Who marched with an overpowering sense
- the solemnity of the occasion. had
carrled in the historic rooster and toasts
appropriate to the celebration had been
drunK President Scs,ermerhorn called
MIR McAneny said he considered HI m
sst hneal ofiScial descendant of WOuter
Van Twiller and Stuyveaanf. although he
VAS not 40 porsly ~ the one nor 90 one
"gged - the other Manhattan. he said.
still the Old New York. although 10 in
ne centre Of what he believed was the
greatest thing in the world, modern New
York
After telling them that he would never
consider suggestions ~ TO the change Of
n 40
~ boweTy. Mr. McAneny said that what
Nsw York needs very much - a planning
'ommiasion. q body which will work out
scheme for sireets. boUlevarda. parks.
Tanned for the New York 81 rhe future
Hs believed that the present city admin
strarion would have to tie credit the
naug'Iration Of \ great city plan.
or Conr,N., he continued. there ~ none
t'so much money tc work with now. We
20 always7rp against that unpleasant
hing called the debt huit. hat usveY let
a0vbody tell Won that the credit of this
"ity has t-aen injured or that our financial
landing has feen spoiled : no. ~.
We owe about sBaO. nOo. an. hut u New FORK
we're put under the hammer consider
the possibility " you can she would cell
tor q. OoO.O oo.OGO mean that such a sum
represents the value Of public works and
municipal property
We are trying 10 10 economical and
Ne can't realize yet all 81 our dreams
for a greater and more beautiful New
York think. though. that we can make
start IA the right direction. This adj
fuinistra ton l. endeavoring to he eco
gomRcal. but. gentlemen. economy do@s
uot mean parsimony. ! don believe the
eopls Of New York care 30 much about
What they pay In taxes. although all OF
80 would like TO pay ~ little AZ possible:
tIt shat they do insist ga II that they get
,alue received for the taxes they pay.
The Borough President had something
o. say about the policy Of the adninistra-
On in cutting down the expenses Of con
-mnatlon proceedings The thought
'sshed a story back in his mind He
said that when John ] Blair was in the
abroad business ont IN Missouri a good
many COWS and horses WERE killed They
I'M know enough to get out Of the way
VI Blair was 40 disGusted with the alb
.Ird prices the farmers put ON the animals
hat he blurted out one day:
seems Ia me that the best way tn i'm
love stock in western Missouri u Ia cross
With a locomotive
-For a long time said Mr.. McA nany.
49, have believes; that the bsst way to
improve the value Of land in this city IN
cross IL with a con domination pro-
~~iins u some sort But ] wish to say
''a' that day IN past
he Congratulated the city on having
.u agency like the ~ Nicholas society
' Seep alive fine old memories
Why" he said. pointing To the bronze
'pOeter, you have proved To me that even
80 i.ies 81 Chantscler IL not new
The Oxford scholar la a graceful little
-rseoh full Of compliments to New York
and New Workers told the members that
~ time must come when MS country
md this will ne closely joined in a union
hearts and interests The idea had
1fn- very strongly To him IN his stay
ere he said that the two countries are
~ much alike He vas amused To ind
.pT EASILY he was understood. how
ably he understood New fOrk-even
30 Jokes He thought that the tWO
.upi-s are to-day extraordinarily ciOns
= -Ach other
Al that j. needed A." said Mr. Smit ,
go ring about the union I have sug-
s".'~d IN that more Of us come 10 you
AId ma; more Of you. " that be possible.
'"l1- 20 us
o. "a, fine Mr. Smith thought. that
AWerioans have much interest and
"'.i" IN the historic OH places Of England.
i .cn interest in the historic old books
rHi iuoImsnts and pictures.
~ please. gentlemen. he aid. do
halF n ntIr NIanHalw a Least bon q