New-York tribune., 1919-07-04
Patriotic Citizens Spurred
to Myriad Activities by
Threat of OUTRAGE 9
by American Bolshevis,s
Oratorical Feast Planned
New York to Have Play
ground Meetings as Well
as Stadium Pageant

this year by numerous activities in
celebration of the nations birth, out
standing among which will be ex-
preston of the spirit of unalloyed
Americanism, the answer of patriotic
citizens to the threat that the day will
be the occasion for radical outbursts
and anarchist;c bomb planting.
Thousands of patriotic meetings, or
ganzed by the National Security
League and participated in by the more
than 100000 men and women enrolled
for active support OF the leagues anti
Bolshevik campaign, will be hed in
every section OF the United States. All
the hundreds of the "nying squadron"
Of speakers who carried the organiza-
tons message to the people during
the war will devote the day to an
oratorical symposium calcula ted to off
set anything planned by the foes Of
government.
Agencies cooperating with the Sc
Curity League are the National Asso-
citation Of Patriotic Instructors, the
Americanization Committee of the
Middle West and the Sons of Confed-
crate Veterans in the South.
How City VIII Celebrate.
In greater New York there will be
a programme of civic celebrations ar
ranged by the Mayors Committee on
Welcome, of which Grover Whalen is
chairman, which will be unprecedented
The patriotic exercises will begin at
80 this morning at the Block House
in Central Park, when an observance
of fifty years will be repeated. Mrs.
c. L. Morehouse will read the Declara
tion of independence, and an American
Continental Guard will attend this
ceremony.
At 10 o'clock this morning the public
swimming pools will be the scene of
programme of water sports under the
joint direction of the Mayors Commit
tee and Borough President Frank L..
Bowling. There also will be athletic,
games and festivals in more than 100
parks, Fairgrounds and fields. More
than 10000 men and boys will compete
in the games and more than 10000
women and children will participate in
the festivals, which will consist of
flag relay races, folk dancing and
patriotic demonstrations.
Notablcs to Make Addresses
At all these exercises the most prom
inent citizens of the community will
make addresses. United States. Sena-
tors, Repre- sentatives,. Assenblymen,
Aldermen and other public officials will
speak, and in the evening there will
be band concerts and speeches at vari-
Gus centres throughout the city. 1t is
anticipated that at least a million per-
sons will attend the various meetings.
One of the most imposing of the ex-
ercises will be that tonight at the
City College Stadium, where the pag-
tee of Women will be presented. Thirty
thousand will see it. Adolph Lewisohn
will introduce Mayor Hylan, who Will
make an address. The Peoples Liberty
Chorus will sing, and feature viii be
the tableaux arranged by Ben Ali Hsg-
gin, in which important periods OF the
history of the country will be depicted.
Soldiers, sailors and marines will take
part America will be impersonated
BY Miss Julia Arthur, and Mrs. Ben Ali
Haggin will appear as France: Among
those who will appear are MISS Rosa
Ponselle, of the Metropolitan Opera
Company; Elsie Janis, Idelle Patterson,
Lillian Eubank, Ernest Davis and Earle
Tuckerman. The Symphony Orchestra
the 18th Coast Artillery Band and the
Navy Yard Band will provide the music.
Programme at Fairgrounds
For the Fairgrounds tentative pro
eramme has been issued by the Board
Of Education. 1t follows:
Exercises begin at 10:3o a. m,
opening with block parade Of all
children in costume.
erecting py the cnairtnaH VI I"o
meeting.
Singing Of "America" by all pres
ent.
Reading Of letter from Presi-
dent Prall of the Board Of Educa-
tion.
Defamation by selected pupil:
Reading of the Presidents lnde-
pendence Day proclamation.
Patriotic song.
All the neghborhood settlements in
the city will have varied programmes.
The Henry Street Settlement will hold
games and contests for the children in
the afternoon, and at night there will
be street dancing and singing. The
block in Henry Street, between Jack
son and Scanned streets, has been re-
served for the festivities.
At Forest Hills Garden, L. l., the
custom of the last five years will be
followed when an all-day observance
will take place. Isaac f. Marcosson
will speak on international affairs at
the morning service, which will be in
honor of the men of Forest Hills who
served during the war.
Will Perform Outdoor Play
In the afternoon army aviators will
do some stunt" flying overhead, while
an outdoor play, Of which Ralph
Renaud is the author, is being given
in the natural theatre in Olivia Park.
There also will be chldrcn's games and
tennis tournament. In the evening
there will be a pageant and an elab-
orate costume ball in the public square.
Bronx County has arranged pro
yramme that will keep the residents Of
that section busy from carly morning
until late at night. The Knights Of
Columbus will be in charge Of the early
part of the programme, which will be
held, at Fordham University at 10
O'Clock. Monsignor Patrick J. Mooney
will offlciatc at solemn bcnediction, the
choir from the Catholic Orphan Asy
lum will sing and Peter w. Collins, of
Chclgc&, Mass, will make an address,
Other speakers will be Father Duffy
and the Rev. Edward +. Tivnan, prcsi-
dent Of the university.
All the Bronx Fairgrounds and parks
will have games in the afternoon, and
at night the Bronx Courthouse Square
will be the scene Of a cclebration
Jersey City's Celebration
Jonn Temple Graves viii represent
the government al the exercises to be
held at Jersey City. Joseph =. rum-
ulty, gecrctary TO President Wileon,
also viii attend the function, but viii
rot speak. Employees Of sixty industrial
plants will parade, "a chorns Of 1000
~ ices win sing ard a uaueant az .ay