Show I OLD IRONSIDES GLORIFIED Centennial Celebration of Launching of the Constitution I Boston Oct Untoward weather conditions interfered with the outof door exercisss today marking the centennial cen-tennial of the launching of the United I States frigate Constitution Rain fell throughout the forenoon giving 1 bedraggled be-draggled appearance to the decorations In honor of the occasion Long before I the hour assigned for the exercises to begin the historic old South church was I filled to its utmost capacity In the naval parade the marines and I sailors from the vessels of the north Atlantic squadron In port comprising the Massachusetts New York Texas Indiana and Brooklyn were in line accompanied ac-companied by the Massachusetts naval veterans Kearsage naval veteran association as-sociation and survivors of the eight Massachusetts volunteers Tbe parade was under the direction of Brigadier General T J Carter inspector general of Massachusetts chief marshal It started from the foot of State street at 2 oclock On reaching Constitution wharf a passing salute was fred At the Charleston navy yard Governor Wolcott with his staff and invited guests boarded the famous old frigate where n reception was held The Wharves were bedecked with bunting and the Massachusetts and New York I were Illuminated |