Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-27

The mayor then handed the general .
roll containing the resolutions of greeting
adopted hy the city. anthoritiea.' -,
Gs2; aE,Ps feplisa y, . 'i!snt bsLt and
carrh6 III Sfhes.dnf1ge4 Win
the city council, citizens committee, board
of supervisors and other citizens followed
the various military companies, fire com.
e'i ~ faSEsElt&s e SiS:a u Z B.ssa,.,,
and when all was in readiness the carriaee
containing Gen. Grant and Mayor Andrus
Sled t6r92gehthe keteshndtfNesead Me lipt
F9f t6n&t6$ahfeys cn. fSSxi9w, Uni 3etcned va,
k6a6sM thas Tffi6oi2ioa,, i:Whsist ptGt6a1
Syss s9salh'-s, u police, it =. eu ;. J
From 6s xS.sf aldae4 it1s sidre lin. ii
the procession the streets were crowded with
people. house. tops balconies and Window
xSrejjalntdea with siiSht seen and carriages
blocked the way.
The decorations along the line of the
route yeress Of the1ness elaboratssaud beau
tiful chsraetef, far e1ceedihE in ~elekante-uf
design and execution those of San Fran.
cisco. Thy day has been vngofunuswl
FbSAhty; warm and, clear, NefhS q eSaAS
[bfakks,p jist sufficient to tenfst.f the xadhds-
phere.
Is Almost allthesbusipsa heu,Nareeclussa
and the entire popufatt6h N thefttees u
welcome Graut:--IFherc len
cheering and noise than At the reception in
San Frshtiico,, but everybody 1shd&tfal ! gsir1ss22ti
desfre to ses The ggreaat; general. ishd' esseafHxl
face is m earnest OF the wslebme
the city is giving to its 5distlbsuish.
ed gnest.'
The isspuinds were handsomely decorated
and oflnadaaenhtedFb BY The various predictions
Of thu state,s a4iSdtaly and tastefdilyl at.
RANGED. AT the en1rdhcee,.oo 81 tie fkITtoufhndlb t3ls
I'D slch through Which The cairllggee' ppsasssd,,
erected With Eiffetitr labor e11lppeinise Ind aftis.
tic effect and oftams6ted With products ~
the farm.
Hon. John r. Gsndi1, in ! brief speech,
extended the Welcome to the president on
behalf Of the citizens.
Whs6it hs pr6aeaeiaaiiadaa'' reached Fourteenth
and Clay streets there were fully $500
school children ranged IN ! line aloinqs the
sides Of Foutteehtk from Clay oBroidwitiyy..
Delegations were present from ali Che PHI
vate senfnaries aahd ali the public schools:
Eight thousand sinIefis' from the higafh SCHOOL
we're stationed at the Intersection Of Wash
ington and Fourteenth street,, opposite the
city hall. The school girls were dressed in
white trimmed in gay ~colors, aud each Of
the 5000 children held . boquet OF
flowers.
When Grants carrisge reached the cor.
ner of Clay and Fourteenth streets he alight-
ed and taking the arm of G. N. Fox, pre-
sident Of the city board of education,
and accompanied BY State Superintendent
Campbell and Mayor Andrus, and followed
by veterans OF the Mexican war, he
walked down one row Of school children
and up the other, amid . shower of bou-
quets and flowers.
Suspended across the avenus Of children
were three banners, the first inscribsd:
Welcome to Grant, the city, guest"
and the second contained the quotation
from Grants Des Moinss speech:
1.-THE free school Il the promoter Of that
which il to preserve US - =
free nation"
On the third "We strsv these roses
the feet Of him who saved us from
.m9 ,s
As the general and plaltygbsgs,1h Their r.
view OF the children of,ths higfscheol!, the
accompanied BY the ff1st regiment
band, sang America" Whey thsyr0cbed
the city hall they sang the Star spanelsd
Banner" and when be returned 70 his car.
rage, sang the "Red, White and Blue
The procession then procesdsd through
the splendidly decoratedystrssn aad threDYs
Of people to the paviliohon Harrison street.
At 1:25 p. m. the military. and civil com.
paAiss filed in and formed on either side oil
the building Gen. SGf1nt and party, and
the committeeman INVITED 1K1y6ts Vsfe Slest-
edton' the platform. ThSMM The dSbts we're
thrown oPsshGl1d the mhlntatS Alsd1t through,
4 the fe.r. III; pirloi: .,Paissndsdi1 acc.
GRATED Win. yystEIppssnn wfsaths u h6xers,
notices and haks. 60,
When the crowd had alpass4eed through
risses ind ,dlisaen Is TsGb5 &otd 1hers7 i.
fne collation. VI spiread.
The lsrRs dinine.l hll ~ slaA6ta.el,rdee.
orsted acson fi,e snnor "a, OG q ysised
ni.tform M = table for e.. GrsIt IA n.
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