The New York herald., 1921-07-03
$4,000 TO MARCH
IN-THREE PARADES
Half Million Expected in
Pageant as Protest to
Prohibition Laws.
r,rrTTvr7Cn nv Won
REVIEWED BY MAYOR
Jersey City Also to Have
Similar Turnout With
$4,000 in Line.
10000 TO AID IRELAND
Two July 4 Events for City to
Follow Same Route, One in
Morning; Other. Afternoon.

Irish freedom and poor old demon
rum will have the middle OF the street
Tomorrow in two parades which will
fill Fifth avenue for a couple of hours
at least. Mayor Hylan will review
both.
His consent TO act as reviewing Of
ficer for the one which is to be pro-
test against the Eighteenth Amend
ment and all it's ramifying statutes
and demonstration IN favor Of the
restoration of their personal libery to
the people of this great city, was OBJ
tained at City Hall yesterday by the
committee which organized the wet
parade and has devoted It's time and
talents for the last four weeks to en-
rolling and arranging and contriving.
c. n. Buhler. spokesman for the COM
rnittee, put the matter in nutshell
when he and his fellow committeeman
were ushered into his Honor's presence.
Good morning, Mr.. Mayor" he said.
we came to ask YOU to head our
pdFaue.
Mayor Hylan replied that he could not
see his way clear to that. that there
might be some question of the propriety
OF the citys chief magistrate leading
the procession.
"Then. sir. we ask you to act as re-
viewing officer"
VIII BE Notable Parade.
To which the Mayor replied that he
would. And he added a little homily to
the effect that he considered 1t emf
nently fit and proper that he should do
that; that, irrespective OF any views
he might hold personally as to the vari-
Gus prohibition laws, It was his attitude
that the laws of the country are never
moro than the citizens of a country, and
that II O. portion Of the citisenry elected
to march In an orderly manner as an ex-
preston of its disapproval of law or
laws 1t was within its rights and all
lev.
Subsequently the committee sent out
an official announcement:
"The committee feels proud of the fact
that Mayor Hylan viewed the matter as
he did, as tho paraders will consist Of
representative voters of every walk Of
New Yovk life. One distinctive feature
Is that tho cream and not the dregs will
march up Fifth avenue on Independence
Day. One division will consist of those
who almost gave their all, who gave
their limbs and health, In other words.
Let us trust that legislators will learn
one day that they are our servants ana
not our masters"
It was announced that more than
soc, 900 marchers had enrolled for the
parade and that more than half of them
A. II Ia rU~{vv
start from Washington Square at p. NJ
and pass up Fifth avenue to Sixtieth
street, where It will disband. 1t will be
headed by Frank c. Drake as grand
marshal. In 1t will be detachments OF
the American Legion. the United Ameri-
can War Veterans and the Veterans of
Foreign Wars More than 10. 900 women
are expected to participate. and 1t Is
expected the parade will still be going
by dark.
Irish sympathfxers to March.
The cause of free Ireland will have
possession of Fifth avenue in the morn
ing in a parade which will be held under
the management of the American Asso-
citation for the Recognition Of the Irish
Republic. The reviewing stand will be
at Madison Square. and the parade will
take the same route as the one to follow
from washington Square to Fnty-ninth
street plaza. Only American flags are to
bo carried by the more than 10000 SYM
pathizers with Ireland who will march.
The parade will be headed by Col. Louis
d. Conley. formerly commanding officer
of the Sixty-ninth regiment, with Major
Mitchell A. Kelly acting as assistant
marshal.
Jersey City also is to have wet
parade tomorrow In charge of the New
Jersey Division of the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment.
About $4,000 marchers will participate.
and Gov Edwards will be reviewing
officer.
Mayor Hylan has committees for a
number of different things. and his Com
mittee for a Rational Celebration of In
dependence Day--Rodman Wanamaker
chairman and John r. Sinnott secretary
has arranged 100 great and small ath-
letic meets in the various parks, play
grounds and athletic fields of the city.
About 10000 men and boys and 10000
girls and children are expected to take
part in the games, and medals will be
awarded for winners OF all sorts Of
events
All the athletic activities are TO begin
at o'clock. and the Mayors committee
Is cooperating with various community
groups in carrying on neighborhood cele-
bratlons all through the five boroughs.
Most OF the local celebrations will con-
sist of baseball in the morning, games
for children In the afternoon aud music
for adults in the evening.