, 1873-05-15
JUBILEE NOTES..
Meeting Of. the Jubilee Ball
-. Managers. ~ i,
Shall There Be o Jubilee Chorus Of
- Quo Thousand Chicago Boys
and Girls?
What the Press Abroad Have to-
Say Of Chicago.

A meeting Of tho ono hundred gentlemen
whose nnmoB have. alrealy been published as
general manngors Of tho Jubiloo Ball, on Trtday,t
June 9. Is called to moot at tho Gardner House
nt 8p. nj. this evening. A full Attendance Is re-
quested, as tho time for preparations Ia short.
Tho number of Invitations issuol cannot oxoeod
ono thousand.
!; It is in discussion and will probably bo carried
into effect to bring into Thursdat'a progtammo
Of tho great 3ubifoo COMFORT n choral nung B by a.
picked ohorlis Of ono thousand from tho public,
schools Of Chicago. >, t., -; ~ y,
;: The press ovorywlloro arc discussing tho Chi;
cago Jubiloo. Excursions from st. Louis and
Oncinnntt are to take place. Word was racoivcl
yesterday TINT party Of BoBtonfans will como
through In special cur to 500 New Chicago. and
honr tho jubilee. How tho Jubilee Is received
abrond will be shown In tho following, extracts
only fow among tho kindly congratulations Of
tho preas of tho country, ut tho fact TINT Chicago
is ut jubilation point. Road how they talk about
Chicago and tl,anh dol you belong to otty so
favored In Woll-wishes abroad: - L;
From tie Des Afoints Rtgtster. =
Tho City OF Chicago ia about to avail horsolf Of
tho t; oarliost opportunity t oEoroa to invite h9s
cnterng tho city moot tho public l1berally, and
oiTor excursion tickets ut low ratoB.
This will afford an opportunity to visit Chicago
Which ash.,i' many 1goopllS,, will an not bo SLOW
Rebuilt Chicago ia o greater Wonder. No ono
could Imagine tho. dreadful havoc and droary
dcholation wrought by tho conGagration with
out Hoeing IT,; Nor ean pen NOW. depict to tho
fconco Of the now ohioago. Tho crowning tri-
unph nnt cappng wonder Of American energy
and Western enterprise Ind most conspicuous
manifcAtation in Chicago: And, leaving out Of
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and not taking into confederation tho marvols Of
its rapid rebuilding, tho city, aa 1t stands, d
great group Of tho finest buildings, the most
elaborate architecture. and tho most artistic or
supor1ative above oil present ciioa in the world,
is something eyory man and- every woman
will find delight in seeing md hnvo pride In i'd
miring. L is safo to any that the June days OF
jubilee will SEQ vast crowd Of gight-soekere
pouring into Chicago. =.
| From tie Springfield {Iu) journal.
Chicago perHiats IN being miracle to tho rest
Of our planet. It's rapid growth in population
and wealth, during tho Inst decade, was ono OF
thc stupendous wonders of tho ago. Tho man
nor in which it has arisen from tho aHhes Of it's
late conhagration is oven creator wonder. Only
year aud 1alf hayo e1apaed sinco 1t was burned
to tho ground. it's cntirc business portion having
gono up In smoke; and already 1t is rebuilt il
grnnder aud moro splendid proportions than bo-
foro.
Such m achievement dosorvos.to DO commem-
! moratod, and NO aro glad to observe that Chica-
80 is preparing to ncnd greeting" to her friends
| and well-wshors throughout tho Great Woat.
An Immense entertainment is proposed which iB
to assumo tho form Of o grand musical jubilee,
| to take place III tho first week in Juno, COM
| mencing on tho Sd proximo.
Arrangements lhYo boon made for excursion
rates Oh all lines Of railroads lending into Chi
cago, and tho crowd throngug to tho city, from,
all directions, will bo immonso. yYo aro protn-
iHcd fuller programme Of tho affair, Which wo
will give hereafter. But Chicago never docs
things by halvos, and we know that it will DO
one Of tho groatest occaaionB which 1as over