New-York tribune., 1921-06-15
City BrentI,es Nev Deuotion
10 u. S. on Birthday of Flag
Liberty Pole Dedication, Chief Feature of Celebra-
ton, Misses Callants Flushed With Madeira Who
Made Merry Around First Shaft i'm June, I766

New York dressed UP" yesterday In
observance of the 144th anniversary of
the adoption by Congress of the Ameri-
can flag. Everywhere the celebration
was marked by expressions of renewed
allegiance to all that the stars and
stripes stand for.
Wounded soldiers from the Fox Hills
hospital on Staten Island occupied
places Of honor at all the major func-
tions OF the day, their manned bodies
serving as living symbols of devotion
to the flag. There were gatherings at
City Hall, where a new Liberty pole
was dedicated at Fraunce's Tavern, that
once sheltered George Washington; at
the Van Cortandt mansion, on the
Mall in Central Park, in Fort Greene
Park, in Brooklyn. and in Schiff Park
way, dedicated yesterday to the mem
ory Of Jacob II. Schiff.
Different in June, 1865
The ceremonies attending the plac-
ing of replica of the old Liberty pole
on it's former site in City Hall Park
were quite unlike the celebration in
cdent to the erection Of the original.
Weyman's New York Gazette of June
8, 1885, thus described that affair:
"As usual the Fort Guns gave a
Royal salute of 81 at II o'clock, our
this was instantly answered by the
Cannon on the Common (now City Hall
Park: AT One O'Clock his Majesty's
Ships began 10 play, and did it with
great Spirit; all the Vessels were dec
Grated, many Houses paid the same
Compliment to the Day with Flags,
Streamers, etc. and there was hardly
ar Individual to be found who did not
show peculiar Animation. The whole
Afternoon was spent with great Fes-
tivity and good Will one to the other
from the First in the Administration
Gownwards, on the Commemoration.
The Evening was introduced scarce to
be parallelled, by Illuminations, Fire
Works, Representations of Personages,
Crowns, Coat of Arms, etc. at the Front
OF Houses and Windows large Bon
Rres were made with the proper Com
bustibles; and we do not hear of any
Disaster or 1ncivility that happened
throughout the Whole; undoubtedly
then ou- Loyalty was exhibited with
the utmost Decorum. -- There were
some Bucks broke out early next
Morning, occasioned from the effects
head, none could overtake them; to
such it would be needful to hint, that
however their Transactions may be
overlooked for the present, 'the Pitcher
seldom goes so often to the Well but
comes home broke at last
"A grand and very elegant Entertain
ment was prepared by Order of the
principal Inhabitants at the House of
Mr.. George Burns, at the New York
Arms in the Broad way; which was
honour'd with the presence of his Ex-
cellency the Governor, the General.
Military Officers, the Clergy, Gentle
men Of the City, and Strangers 1t
consisted of many Covers, and produced
near three hundred Dishes. The Com
pany was very large, and being Gentle
men none can suppose any Impropriety
could happen.
Forty one toasts were drank on this
OCCASION
There were no toasts yesterdays
there were no bucks, or at least none
of them had any Madeira, and alto
gether it was dry celebration. Leav-
ing Frauncs's Tavern yesterday the
procession of those participating in the
liberty pole dedication marched up
Broadway, passing Ell route the site of
that house of George Burns, where
the toasts echoed - and gurgled - SO
many years ago.
Ancient Uniforms in Line
First came the police, mounted on
better horses than ever were sent to
the Colonies; next the Fire Departme mt
Band and then the Veterans Corps of