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Show them reed. etc. etc." That same day the New York Daily Dai-ly Advertizer printed an account of the celebration: "The morning was ushered In by the ringing of bells and a discharge of cannon. At 12 o'clock a grand procession (hca;!ed by city watchmen watch-men and closed by ci'.izer.s) ... to the house of his exce'.ler.cy the Governor Gov-ernor and from thence to the hcjse of his exce'.'.er.cy the pros: jer.t cf Congress, where the corr.plirr.en'.s cf the day were f.rst paid to his excellency ex-cellency by the Governor, ar.d afterwards after-wards by his worship the mayor, in behalf of the citizens of New York. From whence they returned to Cor-re's Cor-re's tavern, where a cold collation was provided by the corporation. And the day was closed by the .-hiding of bells and the firing of cannon." can-non." There follows an acceur.t cf the meeting of the Cincinnati at Corrc's tavern in .commemoration cf the day, nt which suitable orations were delivered by Cols. H.mvi'.lon and Walker. One of the 13 toasts was. "May the powers of Con.cress be adequate to preserve the General Union." FOURTH of JULY Celebration 1 "FOURTH OF JULY first was ob-"i ob-"i served as a holiday with a "public leveo at the home of the President" in 17SG. three years after the close of the Revolution, It I Is revealed in papers brought to ! light by the historical research de- pnrtment of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, states a writer in I the Washington Star. I The first of these is a letter from i Rufus King to ElbrUige Gerry, both of whom were members of the Continental Con-tinental congress, then meeting in New York. It reads: "D'r Gerry, In consequence of an order of Congress a public levee was held from 12 to 3 ocl'k at the House of the President at which wero present the members of Congress, Con-gress, Olliccrs of the Great Departments, Depart-ments, Foreign Ministers, etc.. etc. Tho Cincinnati are in the highest prosperity, they celebrate the Day Willi a splendor exceeding any thing within the practice cf Government Govern-ment of course draw the Hurras nnil admiration of the Multitude. The Chapter of these Knights appointed a deputation of four members to present the anniversary congratulations congratula-tions to the President and members of Congress, they attended the Levee, and I was witness to the dog-redation dog-redation of Government In seeing |