DEPARTMENT OF PARKS. 



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All of the buildings in the Park were repaired and painted, and 

 the historic mansion, occupied by the Department for office pur- 

 poses, was painted in an attractive color, and greatly improved 

 both inside and out. 



The usual Sunday-school and family picnics were held in the 

 Park, and the annual parade of the Sunday-schools on Anniver- 

 sary Day, reviewed by Governor Morton, Mayor Wurster and his 

 cabinet, and the officials of the Sunday-school Union, was an im- 

 posing spectacle. 



One of the most interesting parades of the year was in connec- 

 tion with the visit of the Chinese Viceroy, Li Hung Chang, to the 

 Park on September 2d. That eminent statesman, wearing his 

 peacock feather and his yellow jacket, was escorted by Mayor 

 Frederick W. Wurster, Mr. William Bern', the President of the 

 Union League Club and one of the city's most distinguished resi- 

 dents, Police Commissioner Welles, Fire Commissioner Bryant, 

 Health Commissioner Emery, Corporation Counsel Burr, City 



A FALL SCENE IN FORT GREENE PARK. 



