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V.1. 1. N. 16 GREENWICH, N. Y., AUG. 20, 1909 Ave Cenu I- I J 11 (INTENNIAL CELEBRATED the people In the Meveral chun·he•, ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR HUGHES within Itit grn,q), but liwik Iii the pia,·,i and ••very ch„rch wn, filled to It• ,·n wn,·re yoti wi·re· ffirtitititti· to lic• born FOUR DAVI' PROGRAM CARRIED partly. The dity dawned bright ami DELIVERED BEFORE IMMENSE and Mer if nnywhi•ri• Under the 1,1„i, clear with runt,Kh of wind and mollt , 1,ky i.irre nwaltR grent,·r ri,Minirevt, flir OUT O.,pITE THE STORMI. ture to ea,me the weather wl•e to pri·- CROWD IN MOWRY PARK. the man of hon,wty, of alillity i,,1,1 • dict a •torm, which fortunntely did of untlring In,11:Mtry. The Empire The Le- Crowd• Which Grionwich not Inaterallze until, the mervit·,44 of Compliment., Congratulation, and mate will Htlll be thi• Empire State Ever Intortalned-Conitant Succe.- the day were ended. Good Advice From the Chief Execu- be,·aune It la full of plac·ent like (treen- lon of Intori,ting Evente-Parade The WI\dom nt the rommit¢,4• 1 1 de tive-Development of Local Re-wic·li, which are the Mcit,ref·H cif tiow,·r, material power and n,lirill wiwer. a '14\lant 'Pectacll. , cidlnK upon Mnwry Park for the nfter Iource, Meane National Greatneem noon Ma* Meeting waR proved hy Hir,·nt al,plat:Me.) kr our own people the obiervanre the monster crowd which attended thll• ·hidKe Van Kirk. fellow rltlzent, 1 1„ilze Van Kirk haM el,iquently re- of the Centennial commenred on Sat- Mer,·ire, and again waR the •1,1,·It „1 \m very Kind Indeed ti, have this ap· en'„,Ited lint haM taken place RInfe 1,1,1•y light with the turning on of the dity made manlfemt hy 111,· c·le,•1· I\'rtill of vi,•lting (Ir,·i·nwli,Ii and thR viling,• waa legally ¢,gtablli,hed. the Ilights. The work of dreorating attention which every une tinld 11, tne of mharing In t},i, 1,1,•imuren of thllt litit |,fiw lunny 1,1,•nuirieR Int,Mt ell,Hter the village was practically r„nu,leted, Al,i•aker- Atthough every hench ind ('enten,11,11 E·el,•brntlcin. Weather (·cittld Rlifilit th€•Re favi,rlte *pot,1, In thi• flag• and Itreamers waved from every chair walt brought from Ili,• 111,•im·i', \\t IM,11•11,ly clami,en tbe ardor with tlme €,f Rtruggle when the life of the house and public bulldin* and the and many from the ch,IrcheR, th,• i,(,itt. whic·h yini joined In the rette•val of i,nion wam Ht 11¢Rke It wal• In plaren arches acrois the streetm waved con- inK capartty waR entlrely Inmt,(11,·lent ,•*wlationt, ami In le,Rtifying to your like (}reenwlch that the nallcin look,•,1 stant •alutes to arriving guemts. All A contented crowd of men lined „1, t„ *eg\rd for the Old Home. 1 am glad for |01 Rlipport and did not look In day, by train, trolley, team and auto- ' the midem of and behind the <'Imirs iwe did not h,lve to meet Indoors and valn. Today 1 had the pifmmure of mobile guest,! kept pouring in, and which were given up in the In,11,·m i that we are out under thelie beauttful shaking hands with (ine veteran after at night when the Illumination. were while earrlagem and Ritto'H filled the tree, where we ran all gather together another, men who went frcitit thi}4 turned on for the flr•t time, the town two streetm adjoininK the park. VII- without the Muggestlon of exclu•lve· plare dotibtleMR to that n·i•ne of *trug- people accepted It aR a signal for the lage Premident Chrialle pre,lded at '1¢91,8 or anything to Indicate that we gle. and 1 thought what a reservation flnt informal parade, and until late thiR meeting. On the platform were nte „eparated from each other or from c,f national #,trength wal• rcintalned In at night, the Btreet• were thronged Revs. J. .1. Me('arthy and R. A. Malinr any part of thl, favorite village. Thll theme beautiful country town,1. Fir with a smiling, admiring, and congrat- of St. .1<,Reph'R church, Rev. .1. It. im (lod'R cititdoors and after travelling while they will. 1 hope forever, for ulating crowd. The Ratl•fartion which 1.'llommedlell of the Ilaptial philrrh, seven th„,t,land miles 1 once more may [ trust we shall never know another our own people took In seeing the Rev. T. O. Grievrs nf the Mt•th,idist this Im Ciod'01 rotintry.\ (Applattae.) I war, remain to us an example of val„r town Bo handsomely dressed up and church, Rev. F. C. Sroville or the lir- TheRe old 110:ne week relebrationm I and of unquelltioning Harrifire and adorned was well worth the labor of q formed rht,rch and Rev. F. 11. Murrh Inre an Interesting exhibition 01 the loyalty, still, should the emergenry the committee and citizens who have I of the United Prembyterlan church. Ile- love and affec·tion that 18 entertained arlae once more, young men would shown 00 much of pride in making the Rides these i,RF,tora of the Inenl tar the place of birth, the place of po,tr forth from theme country towns, celebration reflect, in a measure at ch,ircheR were Rev. M. M. Curry, A work, of childhood and of manhood's filled with patrlotic ardor, glad to leait, the century's achievements of j .1. Day, W, 11. Kirkwood, .Inhn (i. Atruggle; and 1,180 testify to the spirit give themselves, their future, their which we boast. Smart, Rev. Chas. Edwardz Rev. John of enterprifte, the determination that fortune, In order that this great na- -.. ' 1, 1,1.ha- a.,1 11-v r,harta. i. :,an what we hate In our varlous communl- *inn „f lih„riv an,1 .nnart,intiv mi,h* i n, w,corauor,. The united cholt·e of the village as- i ties shall be at}i,reclated. That what ilve There IR no lack of patriotillm, To attempt to describe In detail the sisted by an orchestra and a doul,le 5 we are doing shall be known; and we not ·a bit of it; the national heart reaults of the effort put forth on the male quartette provided mt,RIc. The Prement our goods, our values to the gwells today with the game pride that part of the citizen• to dre•• the town ull,rinelpal speaker of the afternc,on w,am 'v€}rld and say. rome and look, and 11 did In the days of the early mixt,0. in holiday attlre would be to begin the Rev. Charles L. Hall, a former thnie who helped us make them, conle And It Is not simply nriw, when we an endless and hopeless task. Thel pastor or the MethodIAt church, wh„ and enjoy, with 118, a season of mtitual come to speak of tne nation, the general committee which had charge J of the decorations of the streetm and spoke ttpon the subject \The Per- gratincation. I Northern hearts, no, It 18 the Bouth- manent Admist the Transitory.\ 011! that Im not entirely western, ern heart as well. There IR no North- public building, erected arches of Mr. Hall was followed by the Rev. that M eastern; and It Is Increasingly ern heart or Southern or Western or ham and trbcolored streamers at in- John R. /Imher who made a brlid' nil-Eastern, berauge at one time it wae ec, Eastern heart. We are a]1 together, tervals of three hundred yards, while dress. Iloth ad{Iresses will 1)13 1,111}lisli- 1,red\int Wemtern. You travel , knit together, with common interest at the Intersections of streets and In ed in full In the next Issue of Thc, i arross this country and the good ret}- I and with a slncerity and appreciation front of public buildings arches of Commonweal. resentatives of the Press will wake of our national obligations and nation- electric lamps were hung. From a tree In the evening, the larzegt ,·1·„wd Y,1 up in the middle of the night, ! al strength that never was known in In the center of Mowry Park •trings g that has gathered In the Methodilit and they will peer at you through the the history of this country In the past. of electric lights radiated in all direc- church since the fnmoug Mil™ Revivn!, Rhadows and will say, \What do you iI (Great applause.) tions lo that the park with its fre- aHmembled to listen to the adell·i,Hs of 2 think of our country?\ You go to , And so today you come together in quently gathering crowds resembled a W Rev. John R. Fisher, and visiting ren- the towns where they have a great the old town to thinli of the friends huge Maypole party calling to mind the I tennial pamtors, celebration and yon will Bee emblazon- that they may have, to think of the pageants and festivities of many The addresses of thls meeting will I et, in almost every window, the words men of distinction, of ability, who here climem and ages. also be published in a stabl,equent 18- \You will like this town.\ Every one lived their lives, of the boys who have The private houses were all decor- BUe. 1 18 an enthudamt for .•B village. for gone forth to other parts and a ated according to the means, taste and The several cholrs of the villnge his city, for the great opportunities, there proudly showing the splendid ability of the occupant, and ranged from were united on the pulpit, and the large natural remources they provide, start they had In the training in the a narrow border of tri-colored bunting Ichoir loft contalned ail orclit·strii wh Irli he loves to tell 01 the ability, the i old village of Greenwich. to profuslon of flags, streamers and assisted lu the music. energy wmch have been displayed in electrical devices. But the spirit of I making use of these natural advant- }lut dfter all we are not celebrating Monday. recognition was everywhere notice- ageH. He 18 an enthumlast, not be- age; we are celebrating youth. This able, the little flags on the humblest Dull, heavy clouds hung In the skies I catise of what has been done alone, village 18 only a hundred years old. cottagel alike proctalming with the all day, showers were frequent, con- but because of the future, ever be- What Is a hundred years in national gaudlelt di•play: We too rejoice, and I tinuing throughout the morning lind fore hle Imagination, peopling the life? What 13 a hundred years in his- are glad! 'While the Centennial com· I afternoon. The base ball game which I uncrowded districts, cultivating the tory 7 The fact that there gits upon mlttee, very early in lt• plans adopted was to have been played In the after- I soil which still awaits the plow, giv- t-8 platform a distinguished citizen omcial colors of blue and white, the noon wag postponed. The band gtive ing large and new Industries and ' of this village whose life, lacking one predominating display was ··Old I a concert in the afternoon and at 2 everywhere spreading the Indlcations year, has spanned the entire centennial Glory,\ the flag under which Green- j •Ix o'clock every bell and whistle in 1 of American enterprise. Now we want period. that illustrates sumciently the wich liv-. movee. and has her being. I the village united in a salute lasting j a great deal more of that right here value of this fact; let us never tkrtnk Private citttene, too, were decorated I fbr fully nfteen minutee. The even- f in the State of New York than we In the East that the job has been done. in profullon. Stald old scions of a $ ing program, however, was carri ed „lit 1 u,*ve had, We want to boom our that matters are settled, that history commercial race who would balk at a fully. The immense bon-fire on Dll-'towns, CApplause,) We want to show im complete and when centenaries Mim- noselay and younger men who I lon's hill illuminated the heavens for that thts is a place of opportunity; ply revere that past. What is a hundred wouldn'£ for the world appear frivol· Imiles around. The pent up enthusiasm i ror it is, So what we have here In years in the llfe of a nation? Read the ou• put on their committee ribbons, of the day broke loose in the earnival thls beautiful village, examine as you records of the empires of the past. It and wore them throughout the entire crowd at night, and although the mlm- Ino doubt are constantly doing the li just as necessary for you in this Proceeding• u though they were proud bers participating in the parade were statistics of your industries, the report town and for every citizen of this for once to and a cause mumelently im. reduced by reported Btories of post- of your progress, the fortunate combl-favored land to cherish our inatitu Port,at.to permit an attempt at per- i Pone/nent, the Irre,pr,ssible spiritm of I nation you are aine to make in this tiong, to keep them unsullied, to see son•! adornment. Everywhere the lit- I youtn were not wnolly to De alsrour- I part of the otate or agrlcultura,, re- =al UUZ 11...1/u'll/'.. .V. 11 ...7 ...U, - --- U nd i werconuyrt red byAthdeoantr oaorlttestlisnedd 5'Z: 21(ark;!PMi:Lyeepurr|sut; lneteendeyAvndyerorkaga itkwanmotf;ino ous and considerate gentlemen ever j or impromptu organizations on root, men and to those tnat are looking for you cannot lose them; you can easily ready to an,wer the oft recuring l on• horse-back, or on grotesque floatv a chance to show their talent, look |Me them. Let synicism destroy the when.\ \how\ and \where.\ paraded the streets of the village, about you, at your own home, see enthuslasism of our youth; let mater- while red fire in torches, panil, and what you can do, bul,u up, take pleas- talism stop or smother the ambition SUNDAY. sticks added to the illuminating de- 1 ure In enterprise; think not simply of ' to attain the noble ideals which ar·j The formal exerrises of the cele- vice•, and turned the night Into a Yer- I the grand undeveloped country, which I 00 fondly cherished in early maa- bratior ..... .4. the gathering of Continued on page two. I hold• to so large an extent wie future [Continued on Page Four, TL . -- , 2.Irl/--4-9.I'<Id'I...r · . l.1 L - Il# f' 4 .L'.2-•2-·, 4,ie:,;.-' ..',I*t.-2--2*=In ¥ L. T ·1
