New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
WASHINGTON HONORED
City Has Numerous ParadeS and
Memorial Services.
HARBURGER'S BIRTHDAY, TOO
Two Thousand Newsboys Get
Dinner-Exempt Firemen
Observe the Day.

In the main IL was Washingtons Birth
day that was celebrated all over the city
with parades. luncheons and memorial SER
vices. but the natal day of julius Har-
burger. Deputy State Controller. was also
celebrated yesterday The principal exer-
cses Of the day were held at Washington
old headquarters in the Jumel Mansion,
Washington Heights. during the afternoon,
at which Park Commissioner Slower pre-
sided
There was an invocation by the Rev.
George Ashton Oldham and addresses by
Senator Josiah T. Newcomb and Josiah c.
Pumpelly, the latter historian Of the Sons
Of the Revolution. Mr.. Pumpelly gave
brief account of Washington's military op-
erations during the time he made his head
quarters in the Jumel house.
William Lanier Washington, a descendant
Of Washingtons nephew. William Augustin
Washington. and Reginald Pelham Bolton
made patriotic addresses. The collection Of
historical relics owned by the Washington
Headquarters Association was open 10 the
public.
The six hundred youngsters in the Cath
olic Protectory had their annual celebration
in honor of the Father Of His Country
Archbishop Farley. John Purroy Mitchell
President of the Board of Aldermen; Bor-
ough President Miller Of the Bronx ana a
large number of city and state officials
who were present were entertained at
luncheon following the exercises. a gold
medal given in perpetuity by Roswell d.
Williams as q prize for oratory on Wash
ingtons Birthday was won by Michael j.
Culhane. thirteen years old.
At St Patricks Cathedral during the
morning a memorial mass was celebrated
for the dead members Of the Knights Of
Columbus About one thousand members
attended.
There was much appreciation of Wash
ington among the newsboys downtown. for
every year Mrs Eliza Guggenhemer has
big dinner for them az the Newsboys' Lodg-
ing House. in Chambers street. Mrs. Gug-
genhemer is continuing the annual dinner
for the newsboys which was started by her
husband the late Randolph Guggenheimer.
The boys were fed two hundred at a time
until the 300 who had applied had eaten.
With their oldtime apparatus. the Ex-
empt Firemens Association paraded from
Union Square up Eighth avenue TO Column
bus Circle and were dismissed. The usual
exercises of the association were held at
the Washington Statue, in Union Square,
before the parade started.
Surrounded by his children and grand
children and large number Of his friends,
the East Sides only julius celebrated
his own and Washngtons Birthday at his
home. No. 81 ST Marks Place. delega-
ton Of members of the Tammany Club
marched TO Mr. Harburger's home and
there were speeches praising George and
Julius.
A special meeting and luncheon Of the
Military Society of the War OF 1872 and the
Veteran Corps of Artillery was held at
Delmonico's.
A picturesque feature of the celebration
in Prooklyn was the parade of the Kings
County Volunteer Firemen's Association.
The parade started about noon from Henry
and Pierrepont streets. marching to Grant
Square. where. after being reviewed by
Henry Hesterberg grand marshal, it was
dismissed The procession was headed by
a platoon of mounted police under Captain
Ishey. and it included volunteer fire asso-
Citations from all parts Of the borough. In
the line was George Furnel, eighty-six
years old, wEo is the olCest member Of the
Kings County Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation.
The parade Of the American Boy Scouts.
in command OF General William T. Stead.
was held in the afternoon. The boys were
reviewed by General stead and his staff at
the General Slocum statue.