, 1881-02-19
N, Z. Fairbank and Others Also Fail to
See Why Great Calamity Should
Be Celebrated.
Further Consideration Of thc Maittr Finally rost-
poned lor Three Wteks-Ihe Mayors
yIeNs, Etc.


wcrc Milton Palmer, Z. u. Stevens, F.. C., Ham
burger, 4. A. Dcvorc. D. II. Myers Dewitt t.
CrcgIcr Afl,rry Nelson. Capt. H0wler. lhcut.
Downs. Col. Keefe, Gen. Joseph Stockton, Col.
baldwin. J. G. Cochranot Churlea Kern, Albert
Hayden. 1ra Drown4 J. Ward Ellis. Cartcr II.
Harrison.
sfnyor Harrison presided and called tho meet-
Ing to order ut about $50 o'clock when, utter
thu usual routine work. be had rend the nnt1cs
Ut tho FInnnet anu Executive Committee, al-
ready published In these columns. BEFORE the
report wns ndopted Dir. Murry Nelson arose and
saI1 that ho had received II circular, SUCH aa the
Srcretnry had read. He came rathor With
feeling Uf curiosity. He would hnye scnt n lot
ter. but ho was so opposed to tho arrangements.
and felt thnt taoy were In suc1i bad tasto, that
he was nfraIl Il letter might not rcach md 60
cAnlc, rs he folt 1t his duty tn sAy Whnt ho
thought. IIe did not want to appear rs dcsirous
to destroy or hreAk up nnythlnE thnt had bcen
organized. flo asked II thore bad already hecn
an organization perfected. nnu II tlero was he
Us yct no perfection ii or9an'zation he would
@ iirapcr va Wis It. whluF It might bo sud.
The. Chair stated thnt no organization hnd
ss" se ot ts s Il h 50 ha m y
te,nnii desired to suy anything, he waa ut Hbcr-
Mr. Nelson i then went On to spy that he did not
wnnt to By considered ns I'LL intcrruperor tauli.
finder, but tho proprias!cs or the occBEon and Ut
w ssks tSP ne ps"9e w9 sns to ~ Tue re-
Inc civ ii Chicago rii!entous ii tho eyes u the
WoI o, u 10 s foeiish Ths eitzens or GhicsRS hnG
,nser scased to neknowletlEo the ehar-
K4s5,vs ss sss'oMsS tsy pns S ,as aa~n 'n Iss .ns
ths liz xreas sala.nity which had Ssfalten the,a and
s vii thoy 1o sst 10. o w'ts World p prod ID o
Chicago. Every nina 'vho walked its s:reets. and
tass @ 'pl people &C Of Chcaso wsro srstcfni, M md c.
knowicIxed thor grlliiudo at nl times: II they
urt'M,sed u erect y monument W whlch c they
endure mud 10 dawn To generations hereafter,
40 tint they might know whit had been. then
uE FAVORED TIE MOVEMENT.
'g22y to pst Saye Is ws eesSe c.
ssss, auulversary T Il lie yelow:t teSer
esssans Mt e no e spad Mr. Sss
liz should fNvorn caiabr!tion IN ~ fair and II
rs ss S to- t. d. LIT .ne
which they hnl tew IN ti!ls gtty. i,nlld and on
slow colleges and art galleries, and nark them
Ing Ut ChicaYo. Complete tho Exposition. Aiuko
II what It should bo, aud, M Chicngn inunutnc.
Exposltiol. rs h othor eties now hase Lot thon
| build great u,ustu hnl1. whiuh would be hand-
somo coinnemnlAt!on an4 prove success. Let
| not Gxaxger!ltc nnl plucG them In Il position Tor
tho world to laugh Mt thon.
MIR. Z. ". DANIELS
ti,i,,H mf tho k!ni t6at wild Ir,nv S's,io hr:c
Thox ee,cpratoI CO tie F"arth Of % Jly % IN Eew s5s IT,
rn1t, s onti hn cm,in't sec whv inv - ai,o",in't
Celebrate tho Grcat Fire,
ca. Ethorpc did NOT favor tho celebration
Of y grent caiastsophe. but 4 thy celcbrasion
could bc 81 Guided as 10 hunetit chlcaXo in ts,c
question wus III to what course It shoull take.
.ih.y celebrated " great Victory, but hardly
Eenernl'y Acknowlespo1 that IN tho 9th of
1ctabnr, is7l, tho people Of Chicago 'Ycre de-
Sate t ths fe q she cfh o q,
,say ana sa.S a. tas ., cneaso was abs aEain TO
xltAtipnsto s4o mssh!.ntea aki Of .ho country t9
1 Ss n sl o ttro ot t1 u W TGo
civ wns ut tho marcy of 3s0 rr'i, xl.D might
becoino tired and exhausted under certa!n .xi.
l.gtilptes which might lr!se. There were but
twelsc more rg. engines IN this city to-day thau
' Suerstary Hiiis moved to accept tho report Of
At this stnge Mayor Harrison arose and sattl
th5 10 es w to sSy g4nshnv o a. fhe , ss fss
s' persons were present. iiS tboi,3ht that thoy
might Justly eo!sbfate u tho % wos!4,H charity and
syshs Rer ws sse & e snoy osh sRou coSs
together. lilo DID not think that. they
Seat asS liz hn ,hsre SS
vitatson, ulld presided by request. II thu gen.
s so .h caes wlpsd BY ie re
but not uotoutcd. Ch!cugo men stayed hert
nnl rebuilt tho city. ColcaKo was mt dofeate1
| She cAt1p ptjt victorious. There wpS
nm ,,nJ ,trrca IN ting r,,tso.
=, .,,,,1S -, anr,,. !, az, ~, ..o,,,., ,o,
helping hand: II N.Y., they would shake handd
aila ceicnfAte sotletnlbE e'se.
rsssi 10 10 latio. III ealloi ior Mr. casroiI t
eWsc Whtt WIN Ptopossca. " s. IT., ,,...,.,.. a,uo,.a