, 1861-02-23
.WAsHINGToK's BETH DAY:

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The Proee.s,on---meettaE, It ,.s ths ! X.s:: Ta.:
tiTaI at the Rg5ges HouRo--Eoestsss
:. Responses., Etc., Etc'i~ :: ,:::7-~
- Tic one hundred and >thtrtieth anniyersaIy
ofthe natal GAY Of George n ashingt or I YVES err
propriat teiy celeb1ated IN thias city sterday,
as'near Is may be In, accordance with lfe-pEo-
eramme previously pub1bhed r. these col cql
umns L is to be regrettea1hat the 'nohtiffe; a IT !;
given 7ario,7 Is military and civic societies: was
so extremley short as toespfevent souie ,whsk
aimed to do so: from joining il the =paggeant. =
Hence, the afms of the committee having ;the
exercises under control were not fully carried
out But It was adsy to be Remembered, not
withstanding al this, and those taking part ] IN
it hive great cause to congratulate themselves
upon having performed their utmost to pro
duce al imposing effect and do meritea hontr
TO the glorious twenty; second,
Without indulging further in the stereo-:
typed patriotic phrases with which such oc-
casiona .are generally announced and COM
mented upon by hlghfalutin, spread eagle re-
porters, we shall proceed to give the actual
occurrences Of the dny and evening IN as sue
cinct-a style as possible.
b, ~ THE PROCESSION. : ~. =,
Had the procession moved ut eleven o'clock;
! yesterday forenoon, as booked to have started
.ln,the printed reg tons; the people might
not have become .wauied with tho show, and
deserted, as many did. before the speeches at
the Wigwa1n were completed. But large bod
les move slowly. The procession vas large,
fri c1 tr Etartad ,pi37r{Y
feat 1t finally accomplished at near half past
eleven, aud kept on moving until after one
o'clockP. II. That the delegations Of civic
and military societies expected were not all
| present will be readily perceived by eompar-
Ing the following list Of those composing the
procession with the announcement we printed
yesterday morning Of those invited to form
part and parcel of it. -@.
The procession, consisting Of seven grand
+ divisions, formed on Lake street and stnrted
/ westward on that thoroughfare at half past
;; eleven, ind marched in the following order:
!. Al posse ofpolice, twelve eeep, .cles1ing' the
!. Shields and Montgomery Guards, Lieut. Qairk
! 5. Highland Guards, Capt, Macarthur, wearing
unseS sstss zouave Cadets Capt Hydo,
headed by the Light l5uard Band, acting as Guard
| !. Mayor and couims1ni Council on foot. w. =
(, &. Speakers OF the day In carriages.
/ Z, American Express Company''s employees in
| wagons gaily decorated with haga.
wagon OF tbs Rock Island Railroad; with banner
On which was inscribed, " Regular Mails in Union
/ 0. Cavalcade of citizens. .. :; s., :.
| IT, The valious lodges Of the Chicago Ames1
can Protestant Association, beasfng <beantda'
Il The Chicago seamen's Benevolent Assoeia:
ton, with band and banner and two fnsl-rigged
L. selakndet Morn, q society of Norwegian citl
Is. German Turner's, with flags and banners. :.
IA. The Chicago Butchers Association on horses,
wearing red sasaea and white sleeves, headed blythe
s IS Tic % employees | Of 4. D. Pitts Thro oshing Ma;
chine Establishment upon platform wagon with
Ia, Fifissn @ omnibusses loaded to their utmost
capacity With school children. singing and waving
ite Tilted d. States Express Companies wagons.
loaaed with school boys, also singing patriotic
II. The employees Of A. Booths oyster estab
llshmcn. dressed iu uniform.
IS. Chief Engineer Harris and Assistant knights
leading the Fire Department q follows;
aud La ider Truck No. J.; lose Company No. I
Hose Company No. 8; Engine Company No. 9
Engine Company ~ Is EPgns coPa,ny No Is
Firs Engine Island Qnesa; Steam Fire Engins Q
Hoss eaapaay Sssa FIR nd dnns ae
miniature ] IRE Hook and Ladder Company, with it
complement Of yonns fremon. ::
i .Asthi5 portion of the procession passed th
s Court Houae, The 1ell- ringer aals!ed. thsm4h
! ripgl1g with redoubled vigor and Tapidity, a
): II for q general alarm Of fire, which the fir
j men acknowledged in their customary, way
The procession moved up Lake street t
: Market, up Market.to Washington, Washing
: ]: ton to Clark, Clark to Harrison, Harrison t
=: Michigan avenue, Michigan avenue to Lak'
Lake to the Wigwaln, arriving there about on
/ ar TIE wIawAM, =
The Wigwam Was early taken possession
BY strong detachment Of police, and Its dool
: very properly guarded until the gallery hn
:-been lued with ladies; and the military Al
civic societies fled in, and with the officers.
the dsy, speakers, Mayor and Common Cou
Gil, and" other privileged persons, had tax!
,,{ their seats upon the cnpacious >stagge~ ,Th
>: the: entrances were flung wide and Pandem
=; mum enacted over again. Citizens, to t
:. number Of the full capacity Of that commo
= :, ous building-said to furnish space for twel
+ Thousand persons rushed in at the uurnero
: ] doors, pen:me1l, helter-ske1ter. without see
ing regard for heads, ahins, toes, eorns, or al
y thing, save being: first and nearest the spe.
3 era' stand. One OF two anxions individu
IL: were thrown down and severely tramp
|e upon In the grand charge-apt1y compared
70 Tennyson's. :. Charge Of the Five Hundred u
is but happily no bones were broken, and, Sc
u 4 few bloody noses and sore heads perha
" the damage was trihing. Ten minutes sufn,
ID to pack the place with living, patriotic ]
ts manity, which, considering the great2num
cd composing the pack, was packing IN extra
ae diuarily quick metre. -a-'- .->s. : - -
ie After, the hustle had somewhat snbsld
j. Chief Marshal G. 9. Hubbard carrie forw
an and Introduced the President OF tlae meati
is Hon. Thomas Drummond, The atfer gen
,et. man spoke as follows. *+s;;s:.:s ~:
he A great and good man Is the most be medcent
- - Of Providence, and when bis name is;1naepess
ne connected with the very existence and :REoRth
people It should become forever embal med IN
grateful remembrance s1shss :, man n ~ ast
ms have upon this occasion met to ~eo1 nmen OF
The records Of history do not fuEafsh q mora u
uS~ fr1Qus name. WneO LnR N0lu01aSs IA LOU Nc
,th mined to dissolve their tonneeHon With q
au- rrte nat;nn ne> hy peneral consent was rhose
/ It Chief OF the Armies of the United States.
~. great activity, ekil4t prudence, and unexan
NO forttude amidst the most severe trials, he bro
on- the conflict with the formidable foe to succ
! Termination. He wae inst in war"
nd When hostilities ceased and the iupepepdesu Il
; the country was established, and the systeKa g
in confederation was found Inadequate TO 1hs p!
of exirencies he became the President Of the con
10. tio1 which f1amed the Constitution unde NV
~ wehave lived and prospered rs nation nc Te1
ny before for more thanSsevenry years.: Whe n,
Inc fed by the people, 1t went into operation asia
bis ernment he was unanimously selected as th {
bic, Executive to administer 1t, In Ills !e1aN ed
,Dc responsible Office some higher qualities " er
H. mental facalties which VIC term wisdom, and "
!ns in man, is the most precious Of tntellectp a
dowmeuts and enabled him with wonderful I
ind racy amidst divers and manifold plans and ID
ian to Select the right one and the most proper n
, of aud objects to accomplish it; unfaltering t
nj c0nrage. to Withstand and resist even public Z
niI ment when he knew It to be wrong So,
but ,Iant II aasnnei a form and etren,th, to =
his tha ndmfratfon and respects OF intelIieent:
git throUrhout the world" 1'He was first Ia DC
r in When, In 1893, his mortal career wss closedL
lion his unselfsh, patriotism, his dIsnterested
,ho- fees In the cause OF his country, his mate
r. fidelity to his public trusts were remembered,'
o,,e Was added that eulogy, which was perhaps
con the midst Of the conflicts Of armlts in var,
to. the strife of contending PARTIES in peac&- +
he pressing the endeasang relations betwcen him
9TH the people--the Growing gloryof his life" he
,tha lrst in the hearts Of his countrymen.''
IN It Is but act of5ustice, therefore, for us,