New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
TOWNF0LK Of OSS|N|NG
CELEBRATE CENTENNIAL
First Village in Westminster to
Get a Charter Puts On Its
Gala Attire.

The village OF OSslflng began last night
and will continue to-day and even into
the second night TO celebrate the COM
pletion OF It's first hundred years Of cor
porate life as the first municipality in
Westminster County to obtain a charter.
This corporate life really began April :.
| 1913, when an act was passed Incorporate
ing the village OF Sing Sing. directing the
folk in certain prescribed limits in the
town OF Mount Pleasant 10 meet and
then and there proceed 20 elect seven
dis sreet freeholders. residents Of said vii
lage. TO be trustees thereof"
The charter also provided that the
designated district shall be hereafter
known and distinguished by the name OF
! Sing Sing" II continued 10 be distin-
| guished under that name until July i.
| 1871. when the title was changed TO Os-
| shining In order 10 set Il of from the not
altogether enjoyable distinction IL Jointly
shared with the state prison OF Sing Sing.
The formal opening Of the centennial
citizens have been toiling for many days
TO turn their streets into blaze OF hag5
and bunting by day and a regular aurora
bCrealis OF arched and festooned electric
lights by night The lights were allowed
TO blaze forth in all their glory last night
as a foretaste OF the full gala scenes TO
come this evening
Churches Join in Celebration.
The first formal exercises last night
were I'm the shape OF "A union service in
the PRESBYTERIAN Church where the CON
gragations Of that and OF the Methodist,
Baptist and Trinity churches met with
the townfolk in a general meeting. Ad-
dresses were made by the Rev. James a
New illlams. Of the Presbyterian church:
the Rev Thomas H. Baragwanath, or
the Highland Avenue Methodist Episco-
pal Church: the Rev. George j. Perry.
OF the Baptist church, and the Rev. Glib
son W. Harris. Of Trinity Episcopal.
Church. The musical programme was
under the direction Of the choir director
John Avery; the organist was MISS ran
ny NJ Spencer while the choir was COM
| posed Of the choirs Of the four churches.
A special service was also held at st.
Pauls Church, jhe rector the Rev bur
ton II. Lee, making special address TO
the members of the Ossining Fire De-
partment on the topic Early Village
Life and the Fire Department The
music was I'm charge Of Miss Matte {.
Rowe. organist and musical director OF
| st. Paul's.
The big affairs for to-day's celebration
will be a parade in the morning and at
| night an historical address by Chauncey
NJ. Depew In the Highland Avenue Meth
odist Church Mr.. Depew's presence as
the chief orator Of the day is case Of
history repeating itself for the older citi-
zens. as he was also the chief orator at
the Sing Sing celebration OF the centen-
NAL anniversary of American indepen-
dence, July 4, 1876. This meeting vii! be
| IN the nature of a general town assembly.
General Edwin a. McAlpin, executive
head of the celebration preparations. VIII
call II to order and Thomas Leary VIII
preside as permanent chairman. lie VIII
be accorded this honor owing to the fact
that he is the Oldest living former presi-
dent Of the village.
Miss Fanny NJ. Spencer will give an
organ recital from 1880 until Sis o'clock.
after which will come the programme or
speeches, with a soprano solo by Mrs.
Jessie Mae Baker Parke and barytone
solo by Harold Land. together with
patriotic songs by the entire assemblage.
The music will be under the direction OF
Mr.. Avery.
Mayor Kline to Review Parade.
Under General McAlpin as grand mar
shall. the parade will start at II o'clock
in the morning. and will be reviewed by
Mayor Kline Of New York The signal
for the start of the parade will be three
short blasts or the fire alarm whistle.
while the sections of the churches have
been asked to set their bells ringing at
the same signal
To-days features Of the celebration
will be in the nature Of n joint observ-
| ance of the centennial OF Ossinng and OF
| the i2lst anniversary Of the landing OF
Columbus In the parade there will be
| the Christopher Columbus and other
| Italian societies, and at night the Italians
will give the usual Columbus Day even
ing display of fireworks near the West
chester Bridge, on North Highland ave-