New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30
25Oth Anniversary To Be
Ushered In Tomorrow
with Cannon Roar.
CELEBRATION WILL
LAST FIVE MONTHS
Conventions, Parades, Concerts
and Exposition to Play Big
Part in Festivities.

No..a-l has donnod her pirtndag Ia
man, She will start to-morro" i'oi'
INC AZ 6 o'clock TO the accompaniment
s,,or roar the blasts Of whistles
ana the ringing Of church oeHS u
oolobrs,e her 25Oth anniversary. me
h;r,bdav will not end until OCTOBER
uss,ubile thousands Of persons lro"
deterrent parts Of the country are "a
rocted 20 enter her borders Tor various
.on,ons and TO take part IN the
tos,;yit;es that are to mark the return
80 Treat. founder Of the city IN
1866. NJ ,;horallv
s..orsted her main thoroughiares
Lanes of giant pylons, upon when are
n,orr,ed heroic figures. forming grea'
court of honor, Newark Is reauy
,velcone her visitors. She has haa ner
~.,o.r.unp week, in which the entire
.;,v was rid Of rubbish and waste neI
nub,c buildings have been repa'n'eo
and decorated. and the city Is no" sp''
and snan preliminary TO the iete'
Tho entire celebration will centre
rron the historic pageant when Is W
10 staged in a great smphithestre IN
veeouahic Park, where about 0'oOo
actors are 10 portray IN four move
~nor,s the founding of the city, the
variou, historical events which io'-
,ovsd and. finally, picture of the
future Of the city.
Citizens Give $250,oOO.
c;.;,ons of the New Jersey metrop-
- 10 nonular subscription have gwen
ohort $3.50 600 TO pay the expenses Oh
- celebration, while they also nave
.orted 70 the erection of memorial
t,;iSinc 70 cost 81 100000. Nothing
~ been left undone by committee
&c 100 representative citizens, neaueu
br Ex-Governor Franklin Murphy, ~
ryenare for the reception OF gIea'
multitude of visitors and Tor 'heiI ("
tertainment. .lohrat;on
,,.;,b q brand new hotel IN when 10
honse her visitors and accommodate
~ numerous annual sessions oil lhe
,.er;ons organizations which nave
r;cted the Jersey municipality because
Of the celebration.
Robert Treat, in all the glory that ne
rossessed when he led his trusty oano
81 settlers to the banks of the fassalc
River and entered into negouaV'ons
with the Indians, whereby they az
ouired the greater part OF the presene.
w., Newark is TO emerge from the past
a ~ nageantrv and otherwise I'M
nress unon the present generation ms
amozement at the wonders that nave
been worked since the days that he ana
his companions used the gun and roo
Descendant Plays Treat.
One feature of the celebration VIII
bring before the populace the kooer'
Treat Of to-day in the person OF /. =;
y. Smell, who IS a direct DESCENDANT Oh
the founder of the city lie was Sc
lected from among a number OF com
petitors as the most likely counterpart
OF the early citizen OF the city.
Mr. Smell. arrayed as was Treat wher
he directed the settlers at the landing
on the Passaic, will appear not only IN
the pageant which is 10 form the prin-
cinai mart of the celebration, but Will
make real landing on the spot upon
which history relates the original
Treat first trod Jersey soil.
The observance of Newark's birth
will begin with much noise tomorrow
morning, and parade in which the lst
Regiment national guard, Boy Scouts
and other organizations Will partlcl-
rate. Historic ceremonies Will Hollow
mis- az Proctor's Theatre in the after
noon. at which Bishop Edwin 5. Lines,
Of the Episcopal Diocese OF Newark,
will deliver the invocation.
This will mark the formal opening
Of the birthday party and will be par
ticipated in by Governor James r:
Fielder, Mayor Thomas L. Raymond oil
Newark and Mr.. Murphy, as chairman
Of the general committee IN charge
each Of whom will deliver an address.
Three Days Musical Festival
lanes L. Hays, former Postmaster
Of Newark and a lifelong resident,
viii give some "reminiscences OF fifty
wears ago, and Justice Francis j.
Swayze. OF the New Jersey Supreme
Court. will deliver an historic address.
The benediction will be offered by
Bishop John J. O'Connor. OF the Ro-
man Catholic Diocese OF Newark. In
the evening will open three days
musical festival in the 1st Regiment
Armory. at which some Of the stars OF
the country are TO appear.
The opening of the gates Of the city
81, 70 visitors from far and near will for
'mally occur Wednesday. when the first
az the national conventions that are TO
play such an important part in the
citv's activities for the next five
months will open. Agents Of the Pru-
Dental Insurance Company from ali
sections Of the United States are to
convene.
In lis effort 20 make Newark a mag
net during the celebration the com
riittee IN charge has provided for more
than the usual features that 20 10
make up a birthday party. With its
numerous subcommittee tho general
committee has perfected a programme
Of events. athletic. social and religious,
that will extend over the months o.
jubilation.
Baker to Open Exposition.
n vas the hope % the committee
and the citizens that they would have
. President Wilson open the industrial
exposition. which is 20 be part Of the
celebration and which IS 20 begin May
70. The President had given his word
that he would be on hand, but when
the latest German crisis arose he found
5; necessary 20 change mis- plans In
stead Secretary Of War Baker will rep
resent the President az the opening ex-
cTcises a. a dinner 70 be held in the
new Robert Treat Hotel. under the
auspices Of the Newark Board Of
Trade.
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