New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
City Revels in Glory OF
His Deeds, but Speak
ers ASSail War.
MANY BODIES JOIN
IN CELEBRATIONS
Sing Sing Even Keeps the Day,
and Salvation Army Makes
Thirty-One Converts.

round expression mall the exercises OF
the day. that the United States would
he kent clear Of war. Many Of the
speakers took this as their text.
The day was observed IN various
ways. The Daughters Of the American
Revolution held exercises at Washing
tons headquarters. The EXcmnt Fire
meh, tOtterinC with age but upheld by
patriotism. turned out for their annual
parade. There were exercises in many
Cf the churches Of the city. in the city
Fairgrounds ard in the city prisons.
The unemployed. too. held their ccle-
brations, ono Of which was the annual
"BOolers' Day Of the Salvation Army,
which distributed bread and coffee TO
all who came.
New York saw two fremen's rarades,
enc IN Brooklyn and one in lower Man
haitian. James +. Wanman, nincty-two
years old. the patriarch of the Nolun-
tccr Fircmcn's Association, led the
Volunteers and the Exempt firemen
from Tenth Street 10 Thirtv-fourth
Street. With him marched John
Monks, cignty-scven years old.
The parade. in which $50 veterans
took part. was i'm command of Daniel
l.. Mott. foreman Of the Exempt Fire
men, and Daniel Bradley, Of the Vol
unteer Fircmcn's Association. II was
followed by a luncheon III the head
quarters in the Jefferson Market Build
ing. Old Jefferson Engine ?G was in
the procession.
700 in Brooklyn Line.
In the Brooklyn parade not one
"vamp" of the 700 in line was under
seventy years. Borough President
Lewis II. Pounds. Bridge Commissioner
Kracke and other officials reviewed
them at Borough Hall
Headed by John lIogarther, grand
marshal; President George f. Tilt.
William II. Thomas. William A. Drew
and William p. Goebel, the veterans
marched from Picrrepont and Henry
Streets, past Borough Hall, to Clinton
Avenue. where they disbanded. As the
procession passed the residence of the
late Hugh Mclaughlin, Democratic boss
of Brooklyn, in Remsen Street. the
"vamps" lifted their hats and the band
played "Auld Lang Syne." Mrs. Nc
Laughlin stood at a window and &C
knowledged the salute with curtsey,
The Daughters of the American Rev
olution held their celebration in the
Jumel mansion. The exercises, at
which Mrs. y. Taylor Phillips, presi-
dent Of the Washington Headquarters
Association, presided, had been ar
ranged in part by the Department OF
Parks. Commissioner Cabot Ward was
unable TO attend. George McAneny,
president Of the Board of Aldermen,
spoke on the life of Washington and
EXPRESSED the hope that this country
would not become involved in the war.
Reginald Pelham Bolton, represent
ing Borough President Marks OF Man-
haitian, said that the tactics of some
ammunition makers and horse and ship
owners were losing us the regard OF
the nations plunged in war and our
standing and reputation for sincerity
in our aim for the peace of mankind.
Nine Organizations Join.
Ex-President Roosevelt was ex-
nected TO deliver an address on Wash
tnpton at the 47th Regiment Armory,
but was prevented by illness. Nine
organizations took part there-the Attn
Infantry, y. &. y. Y, the Spanish,
American War Veterans. the United
States Volunteer Lifesaving Corps, the
Uniformed Rank o. L. A. NJ. the Pa
triotic Order of Sons of America, the
Guardians of Liberty, the Boy Scouts
the Daughters of Liberty and the
Daughters of America.
Borough President Pounds OF Brook
lvn and the Rev. Ulysses Grant war
rem. chaplain Of the regiment, made
the principal addresses. The other
sneakers were the Rev. Roland Daw-
son. the former chaplain; Henry +,
Cochrane and Representative Reuben
( Haskell. The invocation was MADE
hv DR.. r. Gordon Mackay. of De WITT
Memorial Church, and the benedlction
was given bv the Rev. DR.. John Will
Jams. rector of Calvary Church.
Sing Sing had an "uplift" celebration
NJ Ire own 1t included feast, vaude-
willie and motion pictures, arranged oy
tho Golden Rule Brotherhood, with the
anproval of Warden Thomas Mott Us
horne Sixteen hundred convicts TOOK
mart in the exercises and the number
included the prisoners in the deatn
house.
Services in Churches.
In the churches of the city, pa,
triotic services were held. Inc hlgh'
Rev. J. de w. Perry, Bishop OF knode
Island. was the preacher IN OLD lrln,
itv Church, taking as his text the car,
of Christ to the disciples: "Follow We.
George Washington, whose ieaueI
shin in a time of crisis we are recall
ing with gratitude to-day ne saIu
gave his country the impress OF M
mower and character by reason OIL nIs
personal and spiritual leadership: nc
followed him because OF ms "lillns
noss 20 follow the leadership Of Christ
In view OF his example. learn the les
o..
At the Salvation Army hariem A.-
ditorium. 157 East !Zotn otiee.'
"Boozers' Day" resulted IN the eohy Tt
sion Of thirty-one unfortuhaSSes 80 "a
two weeks the day had been sdVei' tssa
by the army band. TICKETS 10, 800
lunch had been distributed AT -
in the afternoon. More than ilve ha III
bred answered the "boozers gay o.
Shore leave was the order o. Vi"
dav at the Brooklyn navy yaId. =;
salute Of twenty-one guns was HIeu -.
tho morning from the RECEIVING sm'p
Maine. As the report OF the iast stn
died away the flag was raised - en
masthead and the ships oand piaSeu
the national anthem. Groups VI ~
scouts visited the yard during tne aa
aud were piloted over the "S'"'
soma of the smaller ships
In the fifty park Fairgrounds OF ,ne
city the celebration consisted OF song g
reci,ations and dances, under me dl-
rection OF william J. Lee; oupef'lWIO o
80 Recreation, and Miss Mary Z, NJ, NC
Kenna. assistant. There were G ossheJ'
hall championship games "a ~, 9e| ciin
Thomas Jefferson and De VIII |'ih-
ton Fairgrounds, -a wood wa,
cre 81 the fifty 10 attend the private
annual dinner Of the Cincinnati 9oele.Y
~ New York at the Waldorf last even
/ ing. ,o Roar Admiral
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