The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24
WALL STREET GAY IN
HONORING PATRIOTS
h Canyon Of Red, White and
Blue at Unwilling Of "Birth-
Mace of Union" Tablet.
grSTNESS MEN PARADE
gspy Societies at Marking Of
site 81 Historic Coffee
House.

ma financial dIstict displayed patriotic
.,,nu.'asm yesterday on the occasion OF
~. sed,cstion of q tablet In commemora-
ian OF the Merchants Coffee House. which
,.sod on the southeast corner OF wall and
water streets.
The old house. erected about 1897 and
,.s,royed hv fire In 1904. Is called by
N, historical societies "the birthplace Of
~. Union from the fact that on May
=. MA there was written here the fam
,ss etter calling for a union OF the COL
oalss
Tn, Chamber OF Commerce OF the State
4, View YORK on February g. 1885. gave
m tho coffee house the frst dinner In
Ao-or Of the Government OF the United
s.s.ss 20 His Excellency the President
al Honorable Members OF Congress"
m, third biz event In tho history OF tho
roaee House was the reception to Gen
vssslngton on his arrival April 23, 1889.
70 he lnaururated as first President un-
,.- the new Constitution.
WAL street was a canyon OF red, white
ard blue Yesterday. All the banks. hnan-
al Institutions and business houses were
l.coratrd with flags and bunting. Broad
,,re,t was hardly second In this gay dis
,lsy Of the national colors
The celebration was an elaborate one.
,rder tho auspices OF tho lower Wall
street Business Mems Association.
susiness Men In Parade.
A parade OF more than $50 OF the bust
osss men formed at the reviewing stand
AZ Wall and Water streets and marched
Under the direction Of Marshall Charles
Ncpougall to Fraunces's Tavern. on Brood
and Pearl streets. to escort their $50 in
vited guests from the old inn to the site
o. the Coffee House The guests had been
entertained al luncheon at the tavern
IN. parade back through Broad and
Wal streets was feature OF the after
noon The banner OF the Sons OF tho
Re- oluton and flags representing the
Colonial standards were carried by a
company OF men In Colonial and Revou-
.Ionsry costume. The guests. including
nearly forty women, members OF his
sr'ral societies. marched In line. They
represented more than thirty his
.'rcal literary and commercial societies
Z the city
among them were the Daughters OF tho
Revolution. Daughters OF the American
Revolution tho Holland Danes OF
A~s-ca the Society OF Coionia. Wars,
,ho American Revolution, the Marine So
'ttr. the Society OF the Cincinnati the
society Of Tammany. the Military Order
4 che Loyal Legion Of the United States.
be- Chamber OF Commerce. the New York
,'ac!; Exchange. the National CITY Bank,
ts Corn Exchange Bank. the Bank OF
' Esw York the Sons OF St Patrick the
. Andrews Society and New York Uni
gp~giv
Seth Low. honorary president OF the
over Wall Street business Mems Associ-
alton, who was introduced by President
VILLAIN Bayue, Jr.. presided AT the exer-
''.,s At Wal and Water streets
Abram Wakeman. secretary OF the as
JociatlUn. read history OF the Coffee
.iOuse bronze chest containing q
opy Of the famous letter Of MA. a copy
N Yesterdays programme and other docu-
.nents was sealed not 10 be opened until
97' the 2ooth anniversary OF the union
u the colonies.