, 1881-01-10

g., Tie arrangements werc under the chQrge OF
! Mr.. Frank Gilman.
, TIE DECORATION OF THE HALL
twas OF simple yet thorough piece ot work. and
( tho disposition Of tho nolrnful draperies was
! ~ uiade as To produce avery solemn and tu,-
presstyo enect. Tho long awcep Of each OF tho
fgaiteFisa was hung In unrclevad hla1k, Ean-
tlnulug tho sombro ctrrla OF tho lower gallery,
Z tue drarertcs extended around tho platform,
tunnlug beneath the organ. THIS portion Ut the
= circle, hnwerer. consisted OF festoond black
and white clothes, With han8ings Of evergreen.
The entire back OF tho platform beneath tho
. balcony was hung With deep and black drupery,
relieved ouy By tho snowy whitencss Of
tho aoral honr-g1ass-tho gift OF tho
Chicago Press Club. Tho front OF tho platform
was decorated With black and white hangtngs,
caught up with bunobcs OF flowers and fostooncd
with strands Of graceful smtlax. Tho rail dlvid.
ing tho auditorium WIS su'tnbiy drapcd, anu tho
nhnaggrs box was clothed 1t son1brc hangngs.
. Tho display OF flowers was very large and very
; boautlfuI., 1t covered large part Of the plat-
form, and greatly tempered tho solemn darkness
Of the funcreal drapcries which enahroulod
almost tho entire back poFtion OF the hn1t.
There were In oil tWcnty-thseo pieces OF Aoral
composition, all Of thom OF graceful form
and poeticGl suggeation. On the extreme loft
OF the platform was Il large harp given by tho
sisters OF tho 1Gccascl, Mtsscs 3IattIe md Lucy
Carpenter. Nc1t cana d singuarty handsome
fsts. 'yoasIa ea,.hsr, - a,...".;.. s 81 ~
nrason. onaot Trs,., ~" ~, I,n,,a,5od ".,a.'.s ~
=. f,o i,owrrs, constituting = NM" NJ thn nnos
book. was tho inscription upon d satin ground:
~ 10 my Friend aud Counselor: shall miss thy
wer,, h"on,,f1,i oros, ,,r,,sntoi ns ~. ~, Mrs
r,s,, E-a.th Ts.s' ~, n,,.n a1.,,,s...
am a.., ,,.rn..s,, ~" ,,a,aa . - ,.saan
tsI no. ~ ,anrn", .'o 1Tnau ~ ~ ,s"n. ~ ~
desk, which was t1rarca with hlack vclvot, was
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.Eron hIs INA tnsosn ,1orai c,',nnrS
.,t,nna f,o,hor vith or,s. n,o ,or,, ,,-,f,o-
~, ,nsts,s ~. trIh,,tc ~ ,no.o ..+n hna
.I,1e thc ,Irconsei IN hia ioimra vrry hcon,if,i
hrnL,n nt,iar tsns tha ,r,,t ~ A. nn'i ~. = ~
tscymo,,r' ,nrua tostot W., tho trihutn of
:Mor"va.1 ,, W"v,o,,ar Ana.har ,,r,sor III. II.
Jar hst hcen unrt hv Nj nnI Mrs roorne ~
1,,II,ran I,rn NJ tha ,roat a+r,I,tn. co,no.ti,ns
,,.us a tnroc vtor tronrtoI ,,no,, I s,urdan, NJ
s,,nnIo sn,,, .st,t :, rss,na IN .ho ,on. ~ nv
,.tar rhta hoa,,tts,,l ofrusr ,vao ,ho o,mhinoa
J! cift of she tonunts ~ tho Music. Hall Mcur
:. bv stootI mn oro,,alt,v nn,nor,ionca iyro
: ,wh'eh came irom ars. 4. D.
Z "a q ese:s and crown presented hy Nj: Adler,
tic wurds "flcn n, S,"rm..n,or~r,o Mnn'ost ~ ~
lien and tho rrest NJ Fr'cns no,s"s os
Nna crown OF e3quslt dcsfgn, which boro no
! uatne to iesigunto tho donor, was aaid to nave
,.., - ;..s ~ s.,t. ~. eAea "'ee " lao uo-
ceAsso' u AA14o e8a'A NY IN tho centr0 Ut tho
platform was tho tribute OF Mr, and Mira Z. A.
War,ol1. md Il largo hour uinss. ,yhsch hunr
.rrln,t mo OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES nnnst,,'.ttaa as
4N"'asI Wv eu. ~. utapestes. euas"tut1a8
tho background OF toe oeantIfel display, was
an expression Of rcgzrt ind love from tho CHI
caao rress Club.
r,,e sru,,cye pvo.,,
iht* sEhslshs nkuAA
,ers es ,ba castot was borne down NV uu tho
sis;n tn tha front NJ tha staro by Tho nal1-
NV = r'a.,',mt ~ nnas,,, !, r1n,a. 1seaN.
H. ltunnion, FrAnk Hlako, II, 7. Crane, ], H. hic-
Wicker Edison Keith, jobu E. Haylns, and Mill
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