New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-03
BAD FORM TO GET HURT
Safe and Sane Programmes Fill
All Day and Part OF. Night.
ALL NATIONS WILL PARADE
Official Celebration Will Cost
S62,OO0-Reception a Feature
of CITY Halls Birthday.

OI Olby I4dli A~AA oh~t~J
ANY little patriot who so much az scorches
h,s thumb this Fourth If July VIII he en-
tirelv out of form, because that particular
stvle OF pleasure on the nations pirtnua'
has been stricken off the calendar Ne"
Works. observance this year is uip'e
celebration. II will commemorate the l"o'h
anniversary Of the signing OF the DeciaIa-
ton OF Independence, VIII honor the wv"
anniversary of the arst use of the present
CIV Hall and will signalize the retention
ny the people OF their mental eduihoriun
and nhvsicaI Wilderness without abaung
bit their ioy and affection for the Fourth
OF July.
On Julv A. 1911. the Board OF Aldermen
,ban called the Common Council. first sat
IN the present city Hall, occupying tue
Mayors reception room, in the southwest
corner Of the main floor. There VIII DC
held at o'clock tomorrow in the historic
chamber a commemorative meeting or the
Board of Aldermen Mayor Gaynor VIII
onep the exercises with an address. ana
other sneakers will be John Purroy Mltchei'
president of the board; Grosvenor Attei
hurry. the architect who restored the CltS
Hall: John Quincy Adams. secretary Oh tne
Municipal Art Commission: bd"a'u %
Wilde. grandson-in-law Of John Macoino'
architect of the City Hall. and arthur
Cuiterman will read poem on Ihe lily
Halls Centennial.
At the time the City Hall was hrst useu
he Witt Clinton was Mayor of the city III
honor Of him and Of the members OF the
common Council over whom he sat as pres
jdent the commemorative exercises VIII pe
followed by q reception TO the descendants
Of those men who at that time formed the
governing body Of the city. Nearly twenty
OF the descendants of Mayor clinton MN
self have been invited to he present lnciuo-
ing some of his grandchildren no" id'
along in years.
Mo Excuse for Dangerous Fun.
II any little patriot may still have a
warming to blow himself and fr1ends 10
hits In accordance with the manner Oh HIS
ancestors. there will be plenty OF a',rdo,
tjons and excitement Of a more SANITARY
sort TO keep his mind occupied throuShoul
the day and somewhat late into the night
At 10 o'clock. after the completion OF the
Cjty Hall commemorative exercises p'e
Mayor and guests will 20 TO the reNle"'"e
stand outside the City Hall to see the pa
rade Of the nations. This is to be UNIQUE
paceant I'm tie history of independence DaE
,,nbrstiors for both i'm form and in SUD-
stance it will be- just what the name Ihui
Gates costumes Of the people of every DIE
and little nation that the world has sent
IA swell New York's 100000 to almost o'VVo'
n,o will be represented in the pageant ana
,,,o,. will he worn by men. women and chill
dreu Of those many nations themselves
The chinese will be there with their great
dragon MeXicans, Zcchs. Frenchinen an"
most Of the other countries listed IN the
host ceographies will he in line. There VIII
he eoodlv number Of Jews, too, wearing
tho various costumes Of the different lands
they hail from. but at their head VIII be
horne a great white flag to symbolic the
spiritual unity Of the race.
The exercises at the reviewing stand VIII
consist OF speeches by the Mayor and other
civ officials singing by so German SIMS
crs and a new Flynn to Liberty by AT
thur Farwell. sung by TWO hunnLeo Ihei Ell,
hers Of labor unions. Edwin Markham VIII
read a poem written for the occasion: ID
The rivers have not been overlooktsu
e,ther by those wishing a particularly safe
and sane form OF patriotism EAcurslohs
have been arranged up the TUCSON, anJ
tho BENJAMIN n. Odell will make speClaI
trip 10 West Point and Newburg. Other
tiips will be arranged for Fourth OF July
cutters on the Hendrick Hudson ana Mary
In he afternoon there will be athletic
meets in the public parks. for which over
600 entries have been received. lnen AT
night viii come the big displays or hre-
works in the aldermanic districts Ihese
will be OF a special character. IN that tilere
will he no set pieces or Things tnaH eN.
plode on the ground. Everything VIII De
Of the aerial type. rising high into the
air before exploding, 50 all can see theil.
The roofs have been recommended as the
best places from which to view inns part
OF the DAYS proceedings
Tho East side will have its own celebra-
ton under the auspices OF the Mayor
committee II will start with parade
the section are expected to appear. 1here
will he two noon time open-air meetings IN
Hamilton Fish ana seTTa aid b parkS incnd
ine the singing of the national anthems OF
~ nations except the Russian.
The general committee In charge OF the
CITY celebration is headed by Herman Rid
der. president. Edward Hagaman Han
president; ]. y. ScliSmdn, treasurer,
ana William Johnson, secretary. The city
Appropriated $4,000.
The Final Subscriptions.
Isaac y. SeHcman. treasurer Of the
Fourth ~ July committee announced yes
terday that the total amount Of subscrtp-
lions made nv citizens toward safe and
sane" celebration was sl222675 Andrew
Carnegie ordered by cable that his check
for $500 should he added. Colonel John
Jacob Astor sent $3.50 The complete list
OF unacknowlcdged subscriptions follows:
.,d-,,, ,,srrerlo " $500 %
colonel John Jacob Astor........... $50 90
Cbsrics T Mummy ........... 100 90
Tfern,ao bidder .............. 100 90
r. T. COllior. .......... ............. 100 90
Eugene Dclano ........... .......... loo 90
James 81. Dons n ..-.. -.. -. ....... Iuu We
The Hon. Robert Ludlow Fowler. 10 90
Isidor Helllman ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 90
8 Jserksj & Co........ .-..-..... 10 90
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