Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-02
EQUAL RIGHTS CELEBRA-
TION.

The Colored People and
their Friends have a
Grand Time at Lo
Clare Hall.
Speeches. 0oaGs. ana . 0aa.
q0ot.
According 70 snnsuscsmsns, The eelered
sitissss Of Davenport. with their friends
and the colsrsd people Of Rock Islasd and
Moline, celebrated at LsClsirs Hall. les,
evening, the sixth anniversary Of the snan
cipation proclamation and the commence
msnt Of equal rights in Iowa.
The affair thrsughout Vas . grad sue
cess, and reflected great credit spsn u.
managers. Az the celeb ration itself Wal
sminen.ly proper, 90 was the tiss sslestsd
and the different performances Of the eve.
ming.
These taking part ia the ceremonies a.
ssubled at ths N. E. church, - Fsvrth
street, whore prayer was s6srsd, afssI
which they formed In procession and
marched to the hall. The eA3csrs si u,
day were
Orators, Rev. J. Blaskburp. Of Rsek 10.
land. and Rev. VIM. vandsrzss; Prssidsnt
H Simsrs Vice President, J. J. Bollss
Chaplain, Rev. 3. Alexander Nssshal, 4.
Tsylsr; Deputy Msrshal. O. Marshsll.
Reception Ceuuil.ss-C. Jshsssn, 4.
rwiggs, B. +. stillwsll, J. Messenger.
Arriving u The hall, the following q. r.
eises we're he'd
The Star epasglsd Banner.
By The yssng solks.
Misc Dora Nsekells. Managss.
Readisg ths Deslarstisn Of sfIndspsndsnes.
BY Vim. Van PelA
6sng, BY The yeuug folks.
0rasisa Of the evening, BY Rev. J. Dlsekbsrn,
Ssas-"new lets havsjsy
Reading ef.ts Essueipa.ie. Frselans.ioo,
BY Wm. n. vaadsrsee.
Hreelanatisn SsnR.
Dialogue aad speeches. By the ysung folks.
Mis- Dora NuekeIls. Manager:
Spsssh. DyWa. h. vaadssxss
TAess exercises we're very srsdilabls,
particularly. ths sratisn which 10 highly
ssoplimsated By all whe heard II. The
attsodanes W. oil that eeuld bs desired,
and showed that the gsssral good fsslise
that sstustsd, these 70 when the rights el
sitizsns had been extended, Was fully par
tio'Psssa in bs these Who had lsng enjoyed
the blsssinss they were just entering upon.
Time will net permit 10 to enter int do
tails, but W can say without the least hes
itatisn, thats plsassntsr occasion has net
trauspired since The holiday season ssm.
usnssd, nsr can there we'll assemble 4
happier crowd Of people sf oil class Of b.
liefs. than the enc that thus assem-.
bled to celebrate Equal Rights
10 Iowa. Yet. with all the songs
and spsschss, the affair would moi
have been sooplsss without the supper
NJ. Albert Nuekslls, The prises sf The ban.
quss board, presided, and il 10 Sufficient "a
say every one was pleased, and abundant
ly fed with oil the rich, nice, and rasl
viands sprsad before them. A late hsus
found pleasure at ito hight.
Nay the blsssings Of Equal Rights prove
70 them oil what last evenings bright fan
eiss pictured. With the consciousness Of
recognized manhssd, may they oil fully IN
dsrstand it, importance and rsspensibili-
ties, and - each snccesding New Ysa,'l
day rslls round, may it bring an annives-
sary - pleasant - ths just past, and 6nt
a. gay and joyous = crowd to celebrate il
- assembled at Ls Claire Hell last even
ing.
UxrrAaiAN SUNDAY ScaooL Tho par
snts and friends Of this Sunday Schoo
prepared 6ns supper for The children q
the City Hall, on Thursday evening, and
notwithstanding the bitterness sf the night
there was large attendance, ssd every
thing passed of pleasantly. A happis
company Of beth old and young il hss neve,
been eur privilege to see. After supps
the children entertained the company viii
senss and sscitations, and while the Super
intsndsnt, DR.. Roundy, was gagged read
ing the programme, hs was requested 4
stand out in front 81 The audience, Will
I've little girls. in . neat and slegsn
speech, presented hin With silver bell 10
the uss sf the school. This unexpscts,
end unlesksd for incident % surpsised d,
doctor that fsr while ws really Though
hs did net knew what ts cay Or hsw to %,
Il, thsssh. happily, that 10 no failing Of bic
- wss Demonstrated BY the address b,
gave t. The children, whe 20 wisely cen
trived such useful dsnatios. The pastor
Rev. N. Ssavsr, alss received present Of
beautiful scarf from the children Of III
Sunday Nshsel, fer which hs thanked thsa
10 his pleasant aad numerous mssasr.
The sntsstsinosnt was very much snliv
sssd BY ths sweet music disssurssd by MI
G. Wallace, frs0 enc ef his Busdstt eresss
ler the free use Of which Ne irieade ee d,
Sunday School tssdsr their thanks.
II givss 10 much pleasure to nstice frea
t0s = tios The success sf The Usita,ia,
- Libsral Society Of Davsspses, ssd .,
beetss evideuce q THE success 80 y eivsl
than The 6surishing Sssday 0shesl The,
have already eathsssd together. D.
Roundy. with - able essps q tsashsss, 1
deise gesd wssk. Nr. Ssavss, the pastor
b sles . worker. and y growing 6ast iat,
public favor. But the principal cauee .
success 10 the feet that the psspls 81 Dav
sspert feel The nesd ef . Libssal Church
end they ass bssnd 70 sustain Il. There I
. constant growth il church and SUNDAY
sshsel, and net . veek passes Witheu
oome new aecessieno.
A WeAfsY APPsNfnBxS.-Freo the
Nsvshsssesvs Rssie's, the leading insursuc,
Journal Of Chicago, We learn that Chas. b
Hslmss. ESQ.,, the Efficient Secretary Of III,
Mutual Life Insurance %. for the twe
ysars past. has rendered his rssisustiso
which took effect Yesterday. Jan: lat and