Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-02-22
WAsHINGT0KS
MEMORY H0NORED
THROUGHOUT CITY
ENyD Department., Banks and All
EgSt0res Close in Birth
il dayCelebrati0n.

AIihough tna weather man did not
Deal kindly with the thousands who
enjoyed a holiday. Newark and Essex
county today generally celebrated the
178th anniversary OF the man whose
memory will ever live in this great
land, George Washington. Banks. the
City Hall, the Court House, all the
big department stores and offices were
closed and the observance of the day
was most general.
Seldom has the city been SO bathed
in decorations. Almost everybody had
the national colors displayed. while in
the vicinity of tho -Four Corners"
the show was impressive despite the
steady rain. The stretches of Broad
and Market streets were overhung with
flags and streamers. The decorations
served dual purpose, to welcome the
present President and to honor the
memory of the first President.
Every amusement resort in the city
arranged to plAy to capacity. Thou
sands flowed in stream to the thea
tres, the matinees were jammed, and it
was almost impossible to get seat at
any of the houses.
had to abandon them, due to the
weather. and the theatres received the
benefits. And the hotels and restau-
rants did great business, hundreds
dining out" Every hall in the city
was engaged both last night and to-
night and were filed with happy
throngs. als fe
Many Events Scheduled J.
One of the first organizations astir
today was the, Newark Aerie of Eagles,
who paraded on their way to big
celebration of the birds in Allentown
The Celluloid Club kept open house
all day.
Tonight there are many events sched-
uled. One of the most notable is the
119th banquet of ST. Johns Lodge,
IT. and A. NJ, in the New Auditorium
The principal speaker will be Dr. B. D..
Hahn, of Springfield, Mass. who will
speak on THE Prince of Patriots"
Speeches will also be made by Austen
II. McGregor, the Rev. DR.. Charles
L. Meade. the Rev. II. S. Quillan and
Charles S. Reed. Charles g. Hurd
will act as toastmaster. A feature
will be the drinking Of the silent toast
standing ITO the Memory of Our Illus
trious Brother.
Tonight the sixteenth annual mas
ouerade ball of the New Jersey Deaf
Mutes' Society will be held in Arion
Hall Albert Baymuth is chairman of
the committee in charge.
A reception will be held in the West
End Club house by the Sycamore Club.
F. r. Boylan is chairman of the re-
centfon committee. The patronesses
will be Mrs A. J. Stephens, Mrs. NJ w.
Mackey. Miss Boylan, Miss Suydam and
Mrs w. r. Agate.
This afternoon bazar will. be held
IN the assembly-room of Oheb Shalom
Svnagogue by the Hatechiah Zionist
Society, which is made up of high
school and college students.
Last night there was social event
IN every hall in Newark. One of the
h,e affairs was the dance of the First
ward Republican Club in the New
Auditorium The third annual ball of
the Junior Progress Club of the third
cttv playground was held in Columbian
Wall The Sterling Social Society had
q box party at the American Music
Hall which was followed by a banquet
ct the Continental The prize masquer-
ade OF the E. j. Glichrist Association
drew crowd to Electric Park The
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