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Show GREEKS CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY NEW YORK. April .-What might called Independence-day celebration for the 10,000 Greeks In this city, took place yesterday. April 7. 1821, saw the beginning of the agitation which resulted re-sulted in the" Independence of Greece about nine years later. The New York Greek was too busy to celebrate on Saturday, Sat-urday, so Sunday was set aside as the day when be should meet his fellows and hear again the story of his country's coun-try's struggle for freedom. Webster hall was packed with patriots. pa-triots. There was patriotio singing, and then . colored pictures dealing; with great events in the history of ancient Grc wre shown by a stereoptlcon, while John P. Leotosakos told about them. The ultimate freedom of all the Greeks under Turkish rule was first in hla mind as he talked of the past. |