Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-03
Fourth OF JULY
OBSERVANCESIN
h THE CITY PARKS
Municipal Program the Most
Comprehensive in History
of Newark.
SAENoERFEsT EVENT
BY PHOENIX SOCIETY
Police Issue Orders Against Use
of Fireworks by General
Public.

Newark will formally celebrate the
1aSth anniversary of the nations in
dependence But it will be a cracker
less Fourth tomorrow There won't
Nbe any roaring cannon nor the firing
n of revolyers nor even the smell of
pwder, as in Fourth celebrations Of
few years ago.
The members of the police depart
'ment will enforce the law. They were
so instructed today by Police Chief
Long. Special orders were issued
by the police that fire crackers,
Roman, candles, torpedoes, dynamite
caps and other such things must not
be either sold or used Arrests. the
police say. will follow any violation
or this law.
The only fun the youngsters may
have must be confined to paper caps,
colored fire and "sparlxlers'' which
one youngster today thought "aint
much fun, anyhow
But the fact that there won't be
any such noise makers used isn't, go
ing to dampen the enthusiasm of the
days celebration. The city govern
ment has planned perhaps the most
elaborate celebration of its kind ever
given in Newark. There viii be exer-
cises in the morning, afternoon and
evening
The morning exercises are to be
held in Military Park. In the after
noon the festivities will be held in
Weequahic Park and the celebration
will be continued in the evening at
East Side and West Side parks and
the Prince street Fairgrounds.
In the event of rain, the committee
In charge of the celebration said to-
day that the morning exercises would
be postponed until Sunday afternoon,
while the exercises scheduled for to-
morrow afternoon would be held next
Saturda
one OF the biggest side events of
the day will be the saengerfest to be
held by the Phoenix Singing Society
Tomorrow and Sunday at Reiff's
Colosseum and park. Springfield ave
nue.. Singing societies from New
York, Brooklyn, Jersey City, Pater-
son. Passaic, Perth Amboy, West
Hoboken and Union Hill will join
with Newark in the festivities.
The complete program of the mu-
nicipal celebration Is as follows;
MILITARY PARK $ A. NJ -'s-a'
March, Trfumphs of Old Glory,
Pryor; selection, Bohemian Girl
Balfe; fantasy, American Tobani.
IL. IN
commencing $780, Introductory res
marks, Alderman Anthony schuck;
singing Of star Spangled Banner, rs
by school children. under the direction
az Miss Louise NJ Westwood, super
visor Of music in public schools. as
sisted BY Miss Florence l.. Hatnes
and Mrs. Belle T. Switzerland; invo-
cation. Rev James ii. MacDonald'
address, Hon. Jacob Haussllng,
mayor: band selection, Songs OF our
Land" reading of the Declaration OF
Independence. Hon Francis A. Foley;
songs. "The Shepherds Sunday
Song Kreutzer: 1.-The Hermit's
Night Song" Kern. sung by United
Singers of Newark; orator OF the day,
Rev. Henry G. Coyne; singing OF
America by school children;
finale, "Columbia, Lampe, Ander-
sons band.
wEEQUAHIC PARK, 1870 F. NJ
Trotting races during the afternoon
o., track under the auspices OF the
New Jersey Road Horse Association.
The following events take place on
Tennis Field: Boy Scouts of America,
under direction of Edward Everett,
scout executive. and staff. Parade
formation and march past reviewing
stand, building of fiagpole, raising OF
flag and flag salute antelope race,
first aid race, signaling contest. wall
scaling contest. race of mile at
scouts pace, novelty contest ana
troop demonstrations.
Dances-Public school children, un-
der direction of Randall ID. warden
and assistants. How sDo You
Dancer" all schools; Hungarian
Rhapsody all schools; Red, White
and Blue Maypole Dance, all schools.
Schools Participating Girls from
the Bergen School, Miss Helen Lantz,
Instructor: girls from Belmont Ave
nue. School. Miss Helen A. Under
wood; girls from Hawthorne Avenue
School, Miss Helen Faber du Faur;
girls from Madison School. Miss Ger
trude Reynolds; girls from Miller
Street School. Miss Gertrude Cart
land; girls from Morton street
School, Miss Molly Kaufman.
National Turners-Exhibitio on
flying rings, under direction of John
Metzger.
city Playground children, under
direction of j. Leonard Mason and
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