Show df y s mm HUDSON JUBILEE f jj CELEBRATION TO 10 BE DE HELD ON Oh THE RIVER IN 1909 1 Three Hundredth Anniversary of Exploration Exploration Ex Ex- and One Hundredth l. l 1 x of f Steam Navigation tion Y t New York Plans Plans for the celebration tion of ot the three hundredth anni- anni anniversary three anni annl anniversary 7 of ot Henry Hudsons Hudson's exploration to tion of ot the rl river ver which h bears his name and the hundredth anniversary 4 of ot the first successful navigation of f that riv river r by a steamboat took tangible tangs tangi v ble form the other day at a meeting of ot the Hudson Hudson Fulton Fulton cel celebration executive executive ex ex- committee presided over by Jf fi Gen Stewart L. L Woodford It was wasN N decided that the celebration should take place the week beginning September September Sep Sep- ember 20 and that instead of ot a temporary worlds fair there should f fig figL L t be dedicated works of ot lasting b benefit to the people The first day of or the celebration Itis it itis is arranged will be devoted to a naval nabal para parade e or aquatic pageant aquatic pageant up the Hudson in which the navies of ot the world and especially those of the Netherlands and Great Britain shall J be Invited to participate as well as all manner of merchant and pleasure craft It Is recommended that a feature fea i ture be models of the vessels Halt Moon foon and Clermont the Netherlands being asked to provide the m model del of ot the former The draught deep-draught vessels ves ves- f 4 sels will go as far as Haverstraw I bay the Half Halt Moon and Clermont escorted by smaller craft continuing i T rJ as f far r north as Albany stopping opposite opposite op op- t the riverside villages and cities forming the center of local dem dem- ons The second day day will be marked by bya t I 1 a a land parade and JIt literary historical i and musical exercises The The third day it is proposed shall be devoted to the dedication of memorials One Ona of f these C will will- willbe be the Hudson memorial bridge extending from Inwood Hill tc te Spuyten Duyvil Hill across creek at Its confluence witt watt the Hudson river It is recommended that t a public park be acquired on on onn In Inwood Inwood n wood Hill at the southern terminus of the bridge and that suitable buildIngs build buildings ings or monuments b be ere erected ted there |