New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
GREENWICH VILLAGERS
PARADE ROUNDABOUT
MarCherS Circle and Turn
Through Crooked Streets,
but Finally Reach Stand.
EXEMPT FIREMEN HEROES
Tough Club in Line with Home
Grown Soldiers, Sailors in
Masks and Thousands of
Well Known Citizens.

Those Greenwich villagers who ar"
proud Of their bit 81 New York and are
celebrating their ncighborly spirit by hav-
ing an "Old Home Week gave their see
onl "gct-togethef" party last night 1t
took the form ~ a parade. which wan
dored In and out through tho streets that
were formerly Lypaths. coming 10 an end
I'm Hudson Park where all tho villagers
who had not marched gathered 20 listen
to tho band. Some OF tho grown-ups
went home early 10 make room FOR the
children.
only full-ncdccd residents Of Greenwich
Nill1gc were permitted 10 participate I'm
the parade. which had more than ono
thousand persons in its line. Even the
national guarjsmcn who led tho line had
20 I've within the limits Of tho village. 50
seven companies from the 9th Regiment
were CHOSEN. There were three hundred
men IN uniform. in command OF Licutcn-
ant Colonel John !. Byrne. having come
from their headquarters at No l25 West
18Th street. just within tho village CON
fines
Behind tho soldiers came the members
Of tho New York Exempt Fircmcn. fifty
in all Reuben Beck was their foreman
and Dan" Mott assistant foreman. In
the ranks Of the Red Shirts" all OF
honi dated tleir service back to war
times, marched Jimmy" Winters. ninety
years old. and Edward i. White. eighty
four years old. Dan Mott. the assistant
foreman. eighty-three years Old and
Sam" Yates. formerly attached 10 NO
s." who certified to eighty-one years. were
some of the other oldtimcrs who were in
line.
Although they and their companions did
not take tho entire march. hut came back
10 the reviewing stand on Clarkson street.
facing Hudson Park. where they were the
guests Of honor. they did tramp along
Justify for nearly an hour.
When tho nremcn had passed they were
succeeded In the line ny Roy Scouts. Then
came the Greenwich Village clubs. These
included a squad from Greenwich House.
the Pastime Social club. and a delegation
from Father Philip McGraths Catholic
Seaman's Mission The eighty mission
men had been recruited from the White
Star liner Adriatic and the Cunard liner
v -otania. They wore gaudy masks or
'~e had their faces painted
i,e Tough cub. with its motto. bend
but Never Break" on "A great banner
came next, and after them the Sappo-
kanican. the Hill Athletic Club. the
Aviera. the Avonia Athletic organization.
with more than one hundred men In line
and a number Of other local clubs. Of
fcials Of the Greenwich Village Improve
ment Society under whose auspices the
weeks celebration is being held, rode In
chaises.
The parade began its windings at Sixth
avenue and Washington Place. then pro-
ceeJed up Sixth avenue 20 18th street.
after which It lost itself in the mazes Of
the town. II finally arrived before the
reviewing stand in two sections. which
passed the inspection of Charles l.. Gal
win. chairman OF the the parade commit
tee. and the members of the Exempt
Firemen's Association. who were the real
heroes OF the day
To-day's celebration will be known as
"social service day" In the afternoon
tea will he served at nine neighborhood
centres. and organization headquarters,
Trowmart Inn. at Abingdon Square and
18th street. will be open to visitors. and
an entertainment will be given In the
evening in the Hudson Park Library.
dance in the social centre. with headquar-
ters in Public School A. on Greenwich
avenue will be the final event Of the
day.
Thursday will be church day" Fri
day will be school day" with exercises
In the public schools and the weeks cele-
bration will cose on Saturday with a
chiidren's pageant in Hudson Park in the
afternoon and a dinner In the playground
of Public School % in the evening.