, 1879-05-28

X. Hubbard. lSa3. Chicago, IL: Ezektnl siorri
snn; Ssm ytt 'ost. Sew YGrk os: F. 2; Taylor, 1881
sept peasocls, 1850. Enxlnm!. C1; Phllu Car
,,ssSS.,os', lst5, Vermont, 1o: Frederick rnttie
,,, sh,p hcw ~ Y9rs; I9; !. i: Keut. 1891, Penn
'sGa New York, -; Joel G Waller. ISL, Cu.,'
Hertlc,t, y; Matsu. C.. SscarIs., ls;sU, New
II: ;MS. t., III Gharlvs n Holden. 1851 New YORK.,
The following. named members Of The Calumet
slup N nd'l'.lon to fItc Committee on Invita-.
,"'n' Wer" t1resent unA eIcr,cu themselves to
| the utmost 10
MAKE THEIR GuEsrs PEEL AT HOME.
y; N. Ale1ahder, T. ". Anderson. .lo,cph II.
nnmarc%ss. HcorEs , 4. irmour A. !. Avrroil,
ifnE', r. ni,ch. e. b. l'iar, Watson r. Bisir' J,
:: My nInF'iiI. Clinton briggs. Arthur j. Catou
William Ch;shun, .oscnb G. Coleman, GtlrtlcI,
GSsM',h IVY! lieary curw.', Nathan curwlth,
i,,rnsc, ClarlGs ". Drew, .Au9ustus ". Eddy,
=. F. l:'che!, Aat1uol j. Goycr, tioorru r
i;orc, ". G. D. Grann!s, William l.. Grey. ii. &.
'tass,cy, J9l!n !; Harkner, Charles y. ilam,iI,
&. kim6atl, Y. ". k!mbnlt, 3. u. Kinli1srk,
!iU6.tt f.aw, r. h. Miller, j. ". Ogden, Ucorrr
l. Otis, lhiio a. Ott.. x. l.. O.iR. Clarence I,
l'ests. Z, I, Perry. William II. sartI, Frederick
~ "hk'Ni " H-HLt Huuu rECE.
Tile gathering WAS called 10 urdcr Mt $50 bv
". :. H. Cobb. Chairman Of the Committee OF,
HeEcption, rho ca'lcl OFT Mr.. Uiggs tu lead IN
prayer,
A. tts close, Mr.. Riggs stated that lie wns the
first preacher stationed In Chicago thol,rf, nor
l'aps, he did mol preach the first scrnlot. iIc
came III tic summer Of 1881, urd had scen tic
rty grow up, and burn down, and nrise cfaptler
tlIan eyer: mud trusted all would liye to SEQ
many happy DAYS yet.
GEN. HENRY sTRoN0
was then introduced, md delivered the follow
Ing eloquent addtcss of welcome:
FELLswCITszEsa: You, the .sO1d gctt,r,.u of
cfcaeo. VIC Vise YOU hearty welcome hero 10. night
l'as ssofnca to ua especallv dttlng that th!d
Vtve sls pH|fc eSrFctEun Of h0nor and Rrutitlttir
70 Tbs men who founded. II NOT political cnlnifo.
.tll, at iinner'at city; nperal In ali those h{uhcr
md con.mcsce. aud manufactures, and ali tI1e arr,
q rcace IN everything must admirable In the iifo
ofaso Of pssns, sD1,i, founded upon the security whc
appreclatc tho honor of the duty supposed upou
S u GS En- apse'ss 70 .snS q it, rssde BY III
o u founders d 'S'k lis s,aat 'sH sty 'uFyy
TO express tic satisfaction and ptcas,iro We
TEL tel III, " extending 70 y9a Ibis formal welcome
contemplate the splendid results OF your enter.
ntlse. your enHrayc. md ynur faith. Wa oniy
WITT WIZ rrn sa ~ " " to invite 10 meet
z9ns. who would Kladty unta with us in tilIs
trlCtluly greeting.
soc before nla hero Tonight thn survivors OF
the men who hayc principally contributed 10 nlasc
Gncago ohs oi Tho pnweFa Of the earth, NOT ~ III,
tspendent sdac : ts true. hut mona ti.e les
liens ara felt oil uYcr tho civilized world Us every
rtn that ~ e., SsS.sss eycfy ocean bcarng the com
h.',sry msllions Of Europe tho various fool wh.ch
your cnmmorc!al ENTERPRISE anu wisdom have
Sso no, 70 ous " e s'ts Of az
etnlnehce OF lie city, but tito, dccpy tmprcssrd
With thu truth that ihs highest ey,e Greatness esn
10. s aeea oY "hatvcs md warehouses, and
t,!i,al reclsE!y, tic intelligence xul thu morality
q tno citixen were careful to lay broat aud deep
ahu gave the earliest encouragement 10 every asso.
c,atlon ios thc promotion " every department OF
sesnfe ~ thu n,en a.o w',o wofc !eaicrs In d..
teloplh9 every lubitc entctprisc.-n inutdtni. The
lnrl.pr1ltunco q the statc and largely 10 wnnsa
nato l9vs of liberty this sscat Commonwealth in
lcr virgin soll. a,d that, in her earlier atory. re-.
'lslnE the cneroachlrcnts af the slave power, ehe
i isee sate, and IN tho end ;avn 10 thc
Jnnn tue President WIN freed ali tho stutcs. and
he uenural who commanded mud conquered afmIcs
;!eatcf ;H thnn MarInosoHEh, or Napoleon, ar Wei
'n2ton ever saw. {Applauae.1
ron LEFT YOUR nornoon HOMES
u the Older Suites to found In wideracys by mi,
'ea'lttfua LAKE conimarclai metropolis, surpass.
'W IN all TINT constitutes tho hghcst municinnl
chlcvcinent my and all Of tho rcnownot ctjrs of
onn!'ers. rtyating tho great Capitals Vi Euronn
t!.ien date far back III the carly centuries Of our
We are tod IN classic story that when tho
ounder 9f hotnc had selected the spot upon which
g would build the city, ho measured the circle Of
idc nf hisstock: and thereon erected a wall OF
Ione ioE mo nr9tcction Of IT. future citizens lie
s,.e tsosns sn @ sans s!,e s,na area cnsd aud
ha nations ahon!d do homage; whuse stamIards
'oun sn', be M borne In ts'npl wherever theto was
ttL ]
'htso itctaturu and language hays couio down 10
,ea,ia tae ae fa a ~ sfs IT, &C ssnprcs = ~ se and
10 eyes-cnturtng monument Of her imperial
y" 80 st5laks ,h When you The youthful pioneers
axstsh htrcanl where 1t jnlns The lake and cscct
~ pfioval nature, or. when lutcr, in 1887, you
9tended ovor TINT lesa t1.n hlf section u Ian
y cha1ter, yon little dreamed that you wond 10.
~ grow up about yon, In your day. a city more |
ai, FlFnllng. in tho Doblest municipal accomplish.
sats, ti'S yaant1d ersatncss Of the mistress ar
als at atono 70 project your citizens. Yoi scns NJ
-. no tonlnerhR standards 10 repionsh yonr
sss wt u; ths spo!1a Hf nations but guarded By
aee, yon have seen ths 'nfant city distance In
I'D MS5y .d h,,so1'1 ases h.oE 70 Greatness osoyhns ts
NJ such nnnlclnal achievement was pvor known
Iafl, und all the atorles of Oriental and classic
9!e have been moro than realized IN tl!s Western
Il + said q Ailsens that waen cccrops decided
tieht 10 tho possession Of the Ac7upolia In favor
,Atlon:u mud nyafnst Sentunr. tnht iii ina | i
tlS ehncnrted, and the city was over n!ter under
cspcclnl protection atl fostering cnru Of i'm | n
'tdeks az Wisdom, Of Arts, nni uf Science, Yut +
'toalins, tia contemporary Of Pertcles, aui II
"csdldcs, and Soplaclcs, desc.llca tic Athens Of
GhItlra ago. Mnd in hor highest plory, aytflp | i
~ aes pnhlic buildings. as squaIid city, with Il
:an aod Ilrty dwellings for her propie, il ID Il
10 that splendid tutup!cs wcru csoctad over, In -
Aarlots. but Justice was sold In her courts tho Ii
iten WA without npraobu sucurily Gr abundant ii
~ eascatlptt was nhan, and all Tin warehouses;
u lhaH no rco harbors OF that must cclc bra,ed
OF al thc ctassc ctIea conIuiued mt n
u tsa grain OF one Chicago elevator ran. 4 T,
nsc. 1acttns writing In the arst century u il
cta. says Of 1.ondon. TINT 1t wss sven then a a,
EreAt rtaco Of trade xHd merchandise" Yet | HI
y, Who ara eti IN viYornus manhood, nnts scen ',
Att!e nralrla town WhIc, tts chtontclns Dc. u
iucs ht '+ ntG*cntlng chGcrlng nepsrtctH -
! containing bHt i foW miserable Hutn.h ~
YIN Your ',fu-tiuls riso 10 such pru.cnljnunco a,
: ~ lnr tyatem Ut public educatton in The gcn. "
i lntol!Kri'cs and perA0nal comfort Of her citf !,
r. "a u distributing commercial nctI opulis II
:: support Of mankind, taku the teMd nnI now n.
intHih It Of that tho most wealthy, thu niost II
'aloas, aEl tho nust pnwrrfuj OF Ill thu citas nj
The sohu. ancient os Mohcrn, and upon who.n nr
with twenty centHrics look dawn fAunlausc RI
lHt 40 1t has always been That EInp{Tes Etnfcsa '