The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-11-24
HILLSDALE, MICH. TUESDAY NOVEMBER Cd fS63
The Great Northwestern
Fair,
ITS CLOSING SCENE AND RICH
RESULTS.
The Nohlest Charity er tue Age.

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From our own Correspondent,
CHICAGO, Nov. o. 1898.
The great Northwestern Fair st Chicsg,
hiss finally closed, and :ts glorious results hav,
fully justified the highest hopes Of its mos
ardent friends. Saturday was the closiul
day, and the immense '.jsm" exceeded the
crowd Of the previous week. The various uu
sold articles were disposed Of at auction, amid
lively bidding and spirited competition.
THE SOLDIERS DINNER
At noon, dinner was given 10 the base
ment Of Byran Hall to the soldiers 10 Chicago
and the capacious Toom was crowded to its ut.
most. Before the commencement Of dinuor
Mas Dickinson was introduced to tue assembled
heroes, and spoke with more than her usual
elequeuce as follows; 3i1
"l have not come here to-day TO make a
speech, but simply as an American woman,
out Of q full heart and with trembling lips to
thank you. Looking around at you, and re-.
mcn,bsring how different 10 this crisis of our
couuiry's peril, has been your conduct from
that Of q multitude Of others; remembering
how other men have stald at home; some Of
them perhaps because they could not go-oth.
ers careless and indiffercn. n.-othen with their
hearts full Of curses against the cause Of our
country. Remembering this, / thank you;
pray God to bless you. The future will do
you more justice, and better honor than the
present, and history will blaxon your names
upon its records forever rs the grandest heroes
Of this most grand and memorable time.
"Soldies you are contending not simply
for the Government Of the United States, for
the Union, for the maintenance Of any partic.
ular form Of political institutions, but for the
freedom Of the world. That is the irmeuse
stake for which you arc 6sht'ng. You stand
as the embodiment Of Democracy aud liberty
against the serred hosts Of despotism, Brave
boys from across the water, sons of Scotland
and Ireland, Germans and Scsndinaviaus, rs-
coguise the fact that you are not fighting sim.
ply for the Government Of the United States.
how your friends from across the
water are looking with mournful, solemn, but
hopeful sympathy at the progress fthe great
struggle in which you are taking so noble a
part. Remember how their hop ,s and inter.
ssts are bound up with yours in the gre at
cause for which you are pouring ont your
blood.
"And for you Americans, my own country
non, brave boys struggling here for this, your
,wn, you. native land, you are emulating the
leeds Of your revolutionary fathers; but you
are fighting ii cause, If possible, more g!ori
,us than that which stirred their blood to
leeds Of lofty daring. This, our country's
econI revolution, is of wider scope aud 10.
'olves lof,isr principles than the fist.
"Apd some Of you, young mvn, standing
iere are not as you were with us months ago,
ull o. life, and hope, and energy. You have
'ome back to us broken and shattered, main.
d aud helpless. But what Of thatP said
oldier who had been wounded 10 one of Ma
'oleon's great battles, when the probe of the
urgeon was feeling for a bullet which had
lmost reached his Loart-'put your probe iu
little further and you will find Napoleon.
Aud the bullets that have gone crushing
Trough the ranks of our brave boys on the
'loody ba'tle-feds Of the South, have reached
'reasts 30 full Of patriotism that wounds,
limbs, life itself, were but triAes, when
'eighed 10 the scale against their coun
~.
"Some Of you, alas have come back to us
indcd, with the beautiful light Of Heaven
hut out from you forever; but it was that The
lorious light Of Justice might shine through.
ut the length and breadth Of the land.
What can cay to you save that coming back
0 US, halt and manned aud blind, the great
'yal heart Of the nation springs up to meet
ou and love you. Some Of you may bs GO
,g back again TO renew your noble exertions
, our great cause, to suffer and to die for It,
there arc any such hor", looking in y,ur fa-
20 as you GO, repeat. we thank you.
hould it be tho lot of any Of you to return to
s no more; should your life ebb on some dis
,nt battlefield, where no woman's hand can
mooth your dying pillow, and no friendly ear
sceive your parting sigh: still even there our
we and affection shall follow you. You shall
ave immortal crownings, and the world shall
nor your graves
Blessing was then asked by the Rev. Mr..
uttle, and the feast proceeded with. Toasts
'ere given and speeches made. Among 9TH
rs, Lieut.. Col. B adle, of the Michigan
harpshootsrs, in behalf Of the soldiers thanked
be ladies for the splendid entertainment rro
ided for them, and all the soldiers present.
le said the ladies had done mucl, for tho
Inion soldiers during the past two weeks, and
10 results of their labon will alleviate the
Altering OF thousands 10 hospitals and cncour
ye the hearts OF all who hear of the Fair and
9 successes. f rD
Remarks were slso made by Chaplain 3.
lay, well known in your State, and by Mrs. |.
ivermore. The soldiers then marched out,
'ch receiving a cigar at the doc: as they ,,
assed out. b"ra % l.as .p ttHH pl .
fion THE LADIES DINNER. ].
Ats o'clock the scene changed. The ladies, q
'rstoforc acting as walters, took their seats at I
'e table, and two hundred young gentlemen, .
ON the business houses Of Chicago, waited q
pom them. The scene beggared description !
sufficient to,say, both ladies and gentlemen .
ado up their minds to have grand jolifica. .
,n, and they succeeded admirably. This was i
70 most brilliant, and to many the most 10.
resting feature OF the whole fortnight Fair. s
very thing passed off very pleasantly, aud at !
dinner the party dispersed, in the best Of L
lmor.
MANAGERS MEETING. b
A meeting Of the Lady Msusgsu was held !,
'msdiately after tbs dinner, a: which a se. ii
Is Of resolutions offered by the Connecticut y !,
legation were unanimously passed, thank ING :
oss Who bad by their uutiriog z,aI and in. =
stry contributed 40 largely to the success of
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