New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-07
PLAN A ROYAL WELCOME
Mayor Appoints Committee to
Receive Olympic Heroes.
PUBLIC TO GIVE FUNDS
National Guard and Boy Scouts
to Take Part in Big Parade
on August "a.

( mayor Gaynor yesterday announced the
appointment OF a reception committee OK
10 citizens 10 take charge Of the city's
welcome home to the victorious American
olympic team. The committee will get
10 work at once and will endeayor 10
make the festivities the most noteworthy
or the kind since the Olympic contests
were revived and American athletes got
the winning habit
IL is proposed TO have the celebratio,
on Saturday. August q. By that time
ali of the athletes who carried the st.rs
and Stripes 10 victory will have returned
( TO this country. Mayor Gaynor has al
ready indicated his willingness 10 be
present and participate. even though IL
be necessary for him to curtail his vaca-
ton in order 10 do so Invitations 10
attend will DE extended TO President Taft
and Governor Dix.
The celebration will begin in the morn
INK with q "triumphal parade The
head Of the column Will move from 42d
street and Fifth avenue 70 Broadway
thence down Broadway 10 City Hall. and
across CITY Hall Park passing IN review.
before the Mayor and distinguished
guests Of the committee. At the head Of
The column will be attachments Of troops
from Governors Island. Fort Wadsworth
and Fort Hamilton. a detachment from
the navy yard including jacsies and
marines. will follow. Then will come the
national guard. followed by large delega-
tons representative Of New Yorks atll.
letic clubs. ar well as organizations from
out of town. The members OF the vic
torious team will ride in AUTOMOBILES \
with mounted heralds alongside. bearing
aloft standards with the names OF IN.
occupants OF each automobile.
A feature OF the parade, II is expected. /
will be contingent Of Boy Scouts, in-i
Guiding all Of troops in and around New
York. under the leadership OF their cOrn-l
mander Lori.lard Spencer. Superintend-
ents OF city Fairgrounds have agreed tal
furnish groups OF BOYS TO assist in ire
juvenile end OF the celebration. and the
edges OF the sidewalks. from I'D stree, tol
City Hall. will be lined BY small bovs,
each holding aloft an American fsg,
which will be waved in greeting 20 the
victors. In the evening there will be a.
dinner at Terrace Garden. which accom-
modates 200 persons.
Dr. George ?. kunz IS expected 70 be
chairman Of the committee, with Justice
Victor =. bowling ana president flnleF.
OF the College OF the City o. New YORK.
ce-chairmen: Victor Ridder. treasurer.
and Frederick ". Ruben. secretary. As
Mayor GaynOv does not approve tie ap-
Dopriat ton % city funds for such Occa-
- mill IA
money 10 defray expenses Dy pOlu.4r sIo-
scriptiou and the pubic Is accordingly
requested TO contribute, addressing al
subscriptions 20 the treasurer az Room
Gil. Pulitzer building. The Joan o. auto
mobiles Is also solicited.
The committee appointed ay thc Mayor
is as follows:
Cnarle- 3. Alexander John r. Arsaboa.
Vincent Astor. Angus Belmont s. d. BlcoH-
inEIale bernard NJ Bd~ich II. Il Bcne1l-'.
John f. Bsrwiud. John L. Calv'a ader, AZ
drew Carnegie. John tIalin. Hcn- l.eNs
T. ". Converse George =. corteivou, Wl!l!I,.
r. Curtis r. Fulton cutting Roor-' y Pe
Forest Eugene Deiauo. p +. b"'o.. 1laFr
land e. Dodg.. James II. pon''1. -
Dawson. George Enret Enn'r' Coo. flt
E!dlitz. Edwin Gould Mo-'im' j.
Jacob H. schiN. Isaac =. scotsman. ...-2 lo.'
2. Shonts l.. \. 90 smith. James Sls
Francis Lrude Stetso0. HsnT' ". ar
James Talcott Henry T. Iownc. a!tEef -.
Ward. Allen Wa-a'rrli Nathaniel whitman.
". h Hornbiower. Allison y Armour =.
prsti s r Gu-genheim. Hugh H. Baxter.
George l.. Hunter. Pau, a. keith. e II D..
pelL " F. Plant, = !. Grcenhut. kghi d..
David r Greer 'har.e. w. tirkn"'s
Louis Kaupt. samuel Ne-plauck Hoffman,
Woodbury g. Iang30L GARRISON cow
Cns8re Cont william 7. MORAN J. =.
Morgan. r.. seth Low. George W. Loit,
Il Manner Henri Lewis Morris. Delaney
@i-oI' g II Wilcox. John z. Parsons, George
Y Perkins. Ralph Peters William y tfen-
d,rgus, william a. Read. Ralph PulliGss.
81 io ~ . Rocksterler. John q Rockefeller.
g.. r. L. Pratt George NcAneny, Cyrut T.
Miller. George Cromwell II. z. Payne, WIZ
lm I. Hawke O. H. NcFaddeu C. Lfeyaro'
=. o. Bourne. Hobart Tod Adnlph Lewisohr,
-i0rdau S-hloss. a. G Niils George wright
Edward Z. Babb. William MuSchenheii'
q T. KuhIke Francis Leland q. 2. James
william Allen Butter. O. l. Richards EdTit
" Bulkelev. General George Winsstei h =
j. VI Creamsr Alfred z. Steers, GeorsF
C'ornelly. Charles r Murphy John 4. Nc
Cooey. ". r. Malone Russell !. Hsrs, },
Dr. c. Ward Champion Henry 5. LSon1 r
s. scherrnerhorn.
Pie-pont Morgan. John Purroy Mitchell
Dr. l. +. Welsmiiler, ". l. Jones. JONI - -
Tuily. captain J Walsh. George 2 MSts
;hovs. Major John J. Dixon, jeremiah
Mahoney w sIlnpt j. ro n, OTns So-ro ~
: p Hsgan. 2. II. Dugro Dr. George z,
Kunz Victor Bidder james sullivan. Bsrg
Schneider David Wohuand. Charley
steele. " J. Ice. Hugh S. Quinn. EdHar4
Hardness. John J. Deisnan, Robert { Kan
v,c-er Herman Ohertubessing, r Llnoen'
feis. N A. Klein. r L. Matsukes. Comno-
dor, Alexander Ferris John j. Walsh J !,
Brown. Major y. J MURPHY. Rober, Adarl4
son r j " DELANEY. Z. 7. Hart. JosepA
Kayanarh @ c. Boldt Fred StsrTy. Sin !
con Ford. Victor J. Dowlins Colonel Rooerp
" Thompson. +. ". Ruben, John AZ
LInrhc. N I Tohin and William =. Ncd