New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-04
Manhattan's Official Cele-
bration To Be at City
Hall at 1880
Games To Be Held
$4,000 Men, Women and
Children Will Compete in
Fairgrounds


solemn than usual.
Arrangements were completed yes
terday for the staging of nearly one
hundred meetings, concerts and re-
views in every part Of Manhattan
starting with the raising Of old 1iory
az the Block House in Central Park al
sunrise. At 1890 in the morning 'he
official borough celebration, with
George Gordon Battle as chairman
will be held at City Hall. AT noon d
salute Of forty-eight guns will be hreo
from Governors Island. This after
roor there will be concerts in Bryant
Park. Isham Park, the Centrai rsIA
Mall and at East River, near Seven
+eenth Street. The grand finale OF Vhs
DAVIS activities will be meeting III
the stadium of the City College TO-
night.
On the Fairgrounds
William J. Lee, chairman of the Ath-
letics and Festivals Committee OF the
MAYORS independence Day Committee
has completed arrangements afording
5000 men. women and children oppor-
tunity TO compete in athletic events
and games in the one hundred play
grounds of the city. At these meetings
funds for the Red Cross will be So
hcited from the crowds
There will be a flag dedication at IL
o'clock this morning at the Plaza La
favette. West 1S1st Street, near RIVER
side Drive. A flag and staff Will De
presented to the Fort Washington far-
en,s' Association Of Public School NO.
100 for the city. and pupils of the
school will form a human flag of forty
oicbt stars. The singing will be LED
bv David Bispham.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt VIII
make an independence Day address AT
Forest Hills this morning. A liberty
masoue and patriotic demonstrations
will he features Of the celebration.
To stimulate recruiting to-day the
Permitting Committee of the Mayors
Committee of National Defence mas
,rranqed an extensive programme 1or
the five boroughs. All during the DAY
Sergeant John Hafner, Of the army
will guide the army's motor morse
.bropgh the streets of Manhattan ana
prooklvn 10 arouse the interest OF the
youth Of the city Eight meetings VIII
he held this afternoon and evening IN
The Bronx.
To Aid Recruiting
To.night the Civic Orchestral So
cjetv. with Philip J. McCook presiding
will have a recruiting celebration at
the St. Nicholas Rink. Morning, after
noon and evening celebrations will be
conducted in Van Cortlandt Park, un-
dor the auspices of the Van Cortlandt
Patriotic Society Job L. Hedges and
Representative William S. Bennett VIII
speak. .,h;,
Recruit in Union Square VIII drlii
AZ 1920 this morning: At the same
time Representative John J. FltzgeraIu
will preside at meeting OIL the
ton in the Battery.
Marcus VI. Marks, DR.. Alexander
Cummings and Augustus Post, OF the
Aero Club of America, will be the cher
sneakers at the exercises At Grant
Tomb tonight. Chief Bald Eagle, head
of the Sioux tribes, will give "heap
big talk" which will be interpreted by
DR.. Cummings
Tammany will hold its one hundred
and twenty-seventh celebration this
morning in Tammany Hall. Among the
speakers will be Franklin B. Roose-
welt, Assistant Secretary Of the Navy;
Representative William c. Adamson, OF
Georgia; United States Senator Charles
s. Thomas, of Colorado; Representa-
tive Julius Kahn, of California; Justice
Leonard A. Giegerich and Judge John
j. Freschi.
Other celebrations will be:
Forenoon
10 a. m. Washington Square: Alderman
James Hatch, chairman. Children's celebrs
tion-Parade. drills by Boy Scouts and Jun
Tor American Guard. folk dancing. patriotic
addreSses band concert, choral singing.
10 a. m. Colonial Park: Alderman Franz
Mullen. ehsirman-Band concert. patriots
addresses.
2
Assoeiation-B Band con-srt. patriotic ad
dresses.
10 a. m, St. Gabriels Park-Band con
cert.
10 a. m. 18th Street and Seventh Avenue
Band concert. patriotic addresses
10 a m. Public School 27-Patriotie ad
dresses. motion pictures
10 30 a. m. Mount Morris Park-Alder
man John Mckee chairman: Alderman Nc
GiIick. vice-chairnan. Patriotic addresses
singing. band concert
10Ee a. m. City Hall-George Gordon
BattG chairman. Official borough celebra
1890 a. m. Columbus Circle Pete
Schwartz, chairman: Major Graf. grand
marshal Parade Of Spanish War Veterans
United States Naval Militia band concert
Addresses BY DR.. John Wesley Hill. Borough
president MARKS and Supreme Court justice
1870 a. m. Grants Tomb Band concert
patriotic addresses. choral singing.
u m. Mount Morris Park: Alderman
Charles J. MeCHHck. chairman Band con
cert, patriotic addresses.
Afternoon
2 o.. m. Olympic Field: the Rev Richard
Polden. chairman Parade OF 10Th Regiment
National Guard. band concert presentztioi
Of fag, addresses by Colonel William nay
v,ard ana Borough President MARKS.
o. m, Warrington Headquarters lJume
Harsion. West lGOth Street. near Amserdsn
AvenueJ-PatriOtie addresses.
EVENING
IN m. Chelsea square-Adermsn bowl
ing, chairman. Band concert. motion PIC
70, n.. Grants Tomb Patriotic sd
s,e.sss. choral singing. band concert. IL