Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-05
HOLIDAY DELIGHTS
WITHOUT HAZARDS
Reconstructed Fourth One OF
Civic Celebrations, Not
Death and Injury.

exodus of Newarkers to mountains
and seashore resorts. Thousands of
those who remained in the city took
advantage of the band concerts and
visited the parks.
The mercury, lowering near the 90
mark in the hottest part of the day,
drove almost everyone out of doors.
The formal patriotic exercises were
held in the Newark Theatre. A
chorus of 100 school children. under
the direction of Miss Louise West
wood, supervisor of music, opened
the program at $3.50 a. m, ny singing
THE Star Spangled Banner
The Rev. NJ. P. Corcoran offered the
invocation. Alderman Anthony
Schuck. who was chairman of the
special Fourth of July committee of
the Common Council, introduced
Mayor Haussling.
Assemblyman Francis A. Foley read
the Declaration of Independence"
and Miss e. Marie SOM read a patri-
otto selection.
DIR. WATSON as Orator.
rector of St. Stephens Episcopal
Church, was the orator of the day.
The musical numbers interspersed
throughout the program were as toll
lows:
Song, "Old Folks at Home" Fos-
ter. Mrs. Belle Fisch Silverman; quar-
tet (a), Annie Laurie" Scott, and
(b). Ben Bolt" English, George j..
Kirwan, first tenor; Nicholas lyman,
first bass; Howard v. Pascal, second
tenor, and Joseph F. Mullin. second
bass; song. Killarney" Balfe. George
]. Kirwan; song, Mary of Argyle. ="
Nelson; solo for violin, "Gypsy
Dances" Nachez, Arthur j. Walsh;
song. waiting" Willard. Miss Mar
garet c. Lynch; song. THE Heart
Bowed Down. Balfe, James r. CAT
frey; song, Loves Old Sweet Song, :"
Molloy. Miss Dorothy Hawkins; song.
Three for jack" Squire, Nicholas
lyman; song, EILEEN ALBANIA"
Thomas. Howard V. Pascal; singing
OF columbia, the Gem of the Ocean"
by school children, and selection.
American Airs" by the orches-
ira, conducted by Edward Mueller
w. A. Theurer was the accompanist.
Band concerts were held at River
bank Park, Weequahic Park and the
school field in the afternoon. In the
evening band concerts were held at
West Side Park, East Side Park,
Branch Brook Park and the Prince
Street Fairgrounds. All were largely
attended.
The municipal baths were opened
for the first time yesterday and a
number of men patronized them.
Other Organizations.
Following its annual custom the
LEM Lenape Club entertained more
than a thousand children and their
mothers with a luncheon and enter
tainment at It's clubhouse, 80 Court
street.
After the luncheon the children were
guests of the club al a moving picture
entertainment at the Family Theatre
in Washington street. The theatre
was donated for the occasion by Man
ager John A. Madden and Alexander
r. Boyd, proprietor. The welfare of
the children was looked after by Act
precinct; Roundsman Durkin and Pa
trolmen Harris, Wolfarth and Doug
less.
The committee of the club in charge
of the affair consisted of City Treas
urer Elmer A. Day, George w. Cour-
ter, Martin Hoppe. Joseph Fletcher.
Receiver of Taxes Richard j. Franz,
City Sealer John H. Sullivan, William
H. Dignan and former Alderman AL
exander Archibald.
Leni Lenapes Entertain.
Local councils of the Independent
Order of Foresters attended the an
nual excursion of the order to Asbury
Park and Ocean Grove. The trip was
made on special trains on the Cen
trail railroad, leaving Broad street
station.
The committee in charge of the out
ing consisted of r. Wayne Wood,
chairman; Louis Bremmer, Max
Mayer, Jacob M. Wood, A. Butler,
Frederick Hoffman, Conlon H. Webb,
Frank O'Toole, Arthur Vincent,
Charles H. Brown, Louis Keoppler,
Conrad Rech, jr., John Couch. Will
lam hewitt. Joseph McGrath and
James Booth
The Sterling Bicycle Club enjoyed
the day at Palisades Park, overlook
ing the Hudson river. The members
rode to the park in two divisions,
leaving Milford Park, at Elizabeth
avenue and Bigelow street, at & and 3
o'clock in the morning. Both divisions
met at the park, and after dinner
held road races and other sports.
Under the auspices of the Ger
mania Singing Society a number of
German singing societies of the city
gave concert yesterday afternoon
at Kunzmann's Park. Sixteenth ave-
nue. and Eighteenth street. After the
concert a recreation and dance was
held, which lasted until late in the
evening. Both affairs were largely
attended.
JUNIORS B, AND L. MEN