The New York herald., 1922-07-03
ODDS ON WEATHER
FAVOR FAIR FOURTH
Day Likely to Be as Glorious
as the Orations Say-But
Don't Bet on 1t.
'SPARKLERS' IN FASHION
Few Firecrackers to Preserve
Old Tradition as Sanity
Becomes Rampant.

Sky interpreters of the local Weather
Bureau, who recently have had more
than their share of aerial puzzles to un-
ravel, said yesterday, but would not bet
or it, that the weather for the Fourth
might be glorious as the day Is declared
to be by patriotic orators. 1t may be
fair and not too warm even for folk who
may elect, or may be forced, to stay in
the city.
The prophets are inclined to believe
that the recent unloading of electrical
energy and Niagaras of rain may have
temporarily exhausted the supply aloft
and therefore fair days are due for a
while. To-day is expected by the fore
casters to be cloudy and cool Yesterday
was hot and humid, with a maximum
temperature of 81 in the afternoon. To-
morrow-you mustn't bank on it
should be fine.
Fireworks are not permitted to be
sold in the city, but numerous shops in
New Jersey towns and north of the
city line here did an excellent busi-
ness for the last few days. and supplies
of crackers and other old fashioned cele-
brating implements were "smuggled"
into town.
n. of c. Celebrations.
Among the celebrations scheduled for
the day will be a mass meeting and
patriotic ceremonies by the Knights of
Columbus in the Nal at Central Park at
10 o'clock this morning Arrangement
have been made to accommodate 5000
persons, and the ceremony will open
with a parade from the Sherman monu-
ment at the Fifty-ninth street plaza en-
trance of the park to the music stand in
the Mall In the parade will be uni
formed councils of the knights, Boy
Scouts, Veterans of Foreign Wars, men,
bers of the American Legion and other
members of the organization. Among the
speakers will be jeremiah d. Sullivan,
Murray Hubert, president of the Board
of Aldermen, and Archbishop Patrick ].
Hayes. The Police Department Glee
Club, solosts and the Ninth Coast Artil-
lery Band will provide the music for the
occasion.
Fordham University campus will be
the scene of the ceremonies of the
Archbishop Hughes General Assembly,
Knights of Columbus, where the speak
ers will include Surrogate John P. Coha-
Ian, the Right Rev. John Dunn and Ed
ward MeSweeney of the K. of G. Histo-
rical Commission. The Police Band will
furnish the music, aided by the st. Claire
Mission Band. At Blackwel's Island
an outdoor performance will be given by
professional actors, and at the Henry
Street Settlement this afternoon a
pageant will be staged by the settlement
workers. Murray Hubert will address
the General Society of Mechanics and
Tradesmen at Mechanics Institute, 90
West Forty-fourth street tonight. when
that organization holds it's regular meet
| ing and Independence Day celebration.
Safety Warnings.
A plea for safe celebration has been
made by the Safety Institute of America
which at the same time issues the warn
| ing that If greater care is not taken this
year than in the past. approximately 100
persons will be killed and 1900 others
injured in fireworks accidents.
'The total of persons killed in Fourth
| OF July celebrations since these were in
augurated Is greater than the number oi
men killed on the American side in the
Revolutionary War; says the statement
| of the institute.
! Acting Health Commissioner DR. Frank
]. Monaghan and DIR. Hermann NJ. Biggs
State Commissioner of Health. advised
that anti-tetanus serum will be kept or
hand at all the hospitals. Persons who
suffer burns are warned not to attempt
to treat themselves, but to go to phy.
stcian at once. Lockjaw follows so swift
ly in the path of a burn that 1t is most
essential to have the injury treated by a
doctor at once. Serum will also be obtain
able at the various stations OF the Health
Department throughout the city. and will
be furnished free upon application
'Sparklers' have superseded the old
| fashioned firecracker and the SNAKE.
chasers' used years ago by the young.
sters to celebrate the Fourth Dealers
in the downtown districts of the cit,
have reaped harvest selling the spark
lers. and indications are that these are
becoming as popular as was the string
OF hrecrackers several years ago