The New York herald., 1921-02-23
WASHINGTON'S DAY
OBSERY YED IN CITY
Annual Parade Of Veteran Vol
unteer Firemen One Of the
Notable Events.

Tn annual parade in Brooklyn OF the
veteran volunteer hremen OF Kings
county was notable yesterday as an eS-
ception to exercises OF a more than
usually religious character which marSed
the observance OF the birthday Of the
Fa ther of His Country
The firemen's parade. held every year
on Washingt gtons Birthday, was reviewed
by Alfred r. Smith, former Governor
and brought out many veterans VINO
were either more than eighty years or
age or close to their elghtieth birthdays
| on account of the age Of its participants
/, WAS short as il always is, the line O,
march extending only from brooklyn
Heights TO Greene and Clinton avenues
The old fire fighters dragged their an
! cient engines, all polished and decorated
| for the day. and their way was mace a
. easy as the Street Cleaning Department
| could make II by the removal in advance
of snowdrifts along the route OF the
parade. With Al Smith in the reviewing
stand were Major-Gen John F. y Ryan
and Fire Commissioner brennan
| The day was observed at the Cathe-
! dral of St John the Divine by men
mass meeting held by the Brotherhood
of ST. Andrew, the principal address
being delivered by Dr. William I. Man
ming. Bishop-elect OF New YORK. Inc
men present had gathered from all over
this State and from New Jersey. and DR..
Manning talked 10 them OF washington
and the example his life.
| Service to Christianity.
I'VE are thinking to-day Of George
Washington. our fellow churchman, and
OF what his life meant to this country
and the world" said DR.. Manning. Ouf
power TO make our own lives count does
not depend wholly on intellectual enort
nor upon any formula OF endeavor for
| like St Andrew, any one OF us may
rrake his life OF great service by oflns-
ing men to Christianity.
Another speaker at the meeting, the
Rey Howard c. Robbins, declared tha'
IL was the spiritual side of Washington
life that had made IL SO poWerful
factor in bringing together colonies. more
than a little hostile to one another, into
a stahole union of States. Other speak
ers were Bishop Burgess of Long Island
ana the Rev. Luke White OF Montclair
y. J.
the old Sixty-ntnth Regiment during the
war. preached the sermon yesterday at q
memorial mass for deceased members OF
the Knights of Columbus. held at 81
| patricl's Cathedral. Father Duffy up
held the career OF Washington as al
example for the emulation OF all Aneri'
can Catholics. insisting that any one
who enjoys the privilege of Citizenship
here should be willing TO repay MI
country with as full a measure or deVo'
ton as Washington displayed.
tribute to Cathol;s Soldier.
II am glad" he said, ito pay tribute
To the splendid behavior OF American
clergy and laymen in all our wars, par
ticularl in the last one, where the
blood Of Catholic soldiers was pouret
out like water. 1t is conduct such a:
this which brings a church esteem ard
loyalty beyond preaching. Among II:
greatest missionaries are those who Civ,
an example of integrity honesty ant
loyalty 10 country.
Mgr. John p. Chidwick. president o
st. Josephs Seminary at Dunwoodie anc
chaplain of the Maine when she wa
blown up in Havana harbor in 1898
preached the sermon at a memorial ma 81
attended by thousand members of thu
New York Letter Carriers Association a
the Church OF st Columbia In Wes
Twenty-ffth street.
Among other organizations observlns
yesterday were the veterans OF the FRS
New York Mounted Rifles, a famou;
regiment OF the civil war, who held {
reunion and dinner at the Hotel Astor
the Junior Order OF American Mechanics
who held n set of patriotic exercises a.
Kismet Temple the Police Lieutenant!
] Association and numerous posts or th'
American Legion