New-York tribune., 1920-06-13
Neighbors' Day
Observed Here
By Thousands
$50 Communities in Five
Boroughs Celebrate the
Event by Parades, Sons
Fests, Dances and Sports
Big Program in Bronx
Mayor Heads the Officials
Who Attend; Pagan,
in Greenwich Villaoa

Hello, neighbor," was the pas.,..,
yesterday. It was Neighbors' pav -
ordained by the Mayor and carried ~.
by community councils and neivhhor
hood organizations in the FIVE h.
oughs with many thousand persons
participating. f''''iS
More than $50 communities ce,ehr.+
ed the day to promote neighborIiness
TO establish cooperation of Citizens IN
their own communities 10 solve thei,
problems and make practice, ~
ideals of democracy. '''
There were parades, pageantx Ill.,,
parties, song feasts, dances and snos,. yaVra
events. 1t was the first of a threa a.,
celebration. To-day is Commnn;,S
Sunday and tomorrow is Flag Day
1t so happened that the Bronx por
ough Day, which had been abandonaa
during the war, was held yesterday fnr
the first time in two years. The Rronx
turned the Borough Day exercises and
the Nelghbors' Day exercises into one
event. Thousands of men, women and
children marched along the Grand Con-
course from 163d Steet to Kingsbridre
Road. Mayor Hylan, Borough Pres
ldent Henry Bruckner and other civ
officials were present.
Sixteen community councils cooperated
in the parade. Detachments from the
9th Coast Artillery and from Fort Slo-
cum marched. Four airplanes circled
overhead. Daylight fireworks we've
set OFT. William Jones was Grand Mar
shall and Aubrey J. Parody was his
chief of staff.
The Villagers who dwell around
Washington Square took to Neighbors
Day like flies to molasses. They pre-
sented pageant Joan of Arc" in
Washington Square.
The pageant was directed by Helen
A. Murphy of the Community Service,
Inc, and Greenwich House.
Organizations that took part were
St. Josephs R. C. Church, Richmond
Hill House, st. Veronicas R. c. Cnurch
Washington Square Community Coun-
cil, st. Francis Xavier's R. C. Church,
Washington Square Dramatic School.
s. Luke's P. E. Church, Greenwich Vii
lage Boys, Washington Square NJ. E.
Church, Carmine Street Gymnasium,
Greenwich Community Council, Pub
lie School 3, Public School Al. Green
wich Women's Civic Club. Public
School 38, D. Y. N. T. House, and Green
wich House.
The Community Club presented "Pin
afore" at the Ethical Culture Society, .
West Sixty-fourth Street. At Eighty
ninth Street and Park Avenue the Park
Community Council gave a pageanl
called "Acropolis." with Miss Neal
Bauer, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Charles
c. Bauer, taking the title role. Mr..
Bauer is chairman of the Park Com
munity Council
Other exercises were held under the
Greensboro Bridge by the John Jay
Community Council, and in Carl Schurz
Park by the Rhinelander Community
Council. There were events in the
Yorkville Casino, under the auspices Of
the Lenox Community Council, and the
Harlem Community Council held sway
in Mount Morris Park. Over on the
East Side, between Market and Cath
crime streets, the Bridge Community
Council had block party
Jackson Heights. IN Elmhurst, Long
Island, contributed games and block
party to the events of the day. The
Community Council Of the Brooklyn
Botanical Garden invited its neighbor5
to meet in the wildhower garden and
become acquainted as they stroled
from there to the japanese garden, and
so on through the iris garden to the
children's garden.