The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-06
THE sLAyONIANS.
The First Celebration Of the Union in
This CITY.

Pan Slavism manifested tsef yesterday In n
material form in Now Orleans, no fewer than
three hundred members of the union parading
in our streets to celebrate the fourth ami
versary of tho organization now known as the
United Slavonian Benevolent Association of
Now Orleans" the existence Of which dates
back to 1874.
The ceremonies can be briefly stated The
members of the association assembled at their
hall on Exchange Alley punctually at II o'clock.
and, after tho preliminaries of organization
for a parade. under the grand marshalship of
Mr. Frank d. Irichevieh. prneeeded to The 81.
Louis Cathedral, whore, Mt noon. the pride OF
tho organization, its banner. was consecrated
by a priest of the church. amid tho laundering
| OF salvo Of twenty five guns. fired by dc.
| tachment of Capt Z. o. Peyroux's company of
the Orleans Regiment of Artillery.
The imposing ceremonies at the church being
! concluded. the procession paraded our princi
| pal streets, headed by the Thirteenth Infantry
| regimental band and receiving on their way
wreath from Miss Angel ina Cietovich. at No. 227
Royal street. for the national tri-color flag and
another from Miss Mary Popovich. at No. 4
Peters street for the beautiful American flag
borne in the procession beside the national flag.
| The reception speeches for each of these
pretty tokens was made by our friend Iyche-
The prominent feature of the procession. and
that which undoubtedly bore the greatest sig
n1f1canc8 was tD6 banner OF tn9 association.
Fully six feet long. by u proportionate width.
| and made of double thickness of deep blue
silk of the richest fabric. 1t Is festooned at the
bottom after the fashion of the gonfaons. A
| heavy fringe OF pure gold bullion relieves the
odges OF the banner as well rs the apron at the
| top. and at intervals nine heavy gold or silver
| bullion. Tri-color bands of silk drop from each
| end of the golden arrow forming the cross sup
port Of the hapner, and hooked IT. to the ,tal1 IN the
| can feeding its young, the emblem of Louis
| lana, the adopted country Of the members Of
| the association.
THE ALLEGoRT.
The face of tho banner offers an interesting
| allegory of Pan -Slayism, and is the conception
of our Intelligent and learned friend. Mr.. Frank
d. Ivichvich. whose ideas have been faithfully
painter, 1t is grand, eloquent and patriotic, and
| bears a significance more than embemattc. 1t
| is faithful record of the. progress Of the
grandeur and civilization of the ndomitable
Slavic people. and it's interest is intensified by
the great events that are just now occurring in
Es q on n DARK and e o9mg
side of which. however, is flooded with
the light of a glorious future. At the foot is Il
huge npon a whf ba are ne
among which are to be noticed Russia. Servia.
kopmania, B9snia. Wallachiai, HeTzeg9'ylnia'
hyFa RHlfat"p poona and dfoaa afnA The centra
figure. represents in a sitting posture q
graceful female figure with be41tni
| features, dlleROilCdl VI, foldFiuShd hdti,
whose front is decorated with the diadem Of
sovereignty; the root or the mother. Her pro
tectng hand. on the one side. is extended over
the globe whilst with the other she clusters to
her breast three plump cherubs. typical of the
sav the Russ. the Tchek, or the infancy Of the
nation, who. with uplighted and smiling eyes.
| look gratefully upon their mother. This is IL
Illustrative of the past-the globe is the present
Above. and issuing from the silver-lined
SlavInska Via-the guardian angel, who rep
resents the civilization and future progress oi
the nation-crowning the Mother with q
wreath of green laurels, the wreath being tsel
allegorcal of glory and the benevolent charac
ter of the association On the extreme righ
Asia, with its majestic palmettos. is separated
water, indicative of the origin and the crossInG
over into Europe OF the tribes that have nov
grown into one of the most powerful nation
of the globe.
A bright star at the top and centre Of tn