The Dawson journal., 1883-02-22

the in.ersection OF Bull and Broughton
streets. The columns supporting the
superstructure were decked with pal-
metto and pine, and living trees were
planted under the pendant decorations.
The iron work was covered with flags
and bunting, and moss and evergreens
and festoons hung from the corners,
forminga beautiful canopy over the
street. Facing Bull street on the
north and south were large pictures
one likeness of Oglethorpe, the forn
der Of the colony, AMI the other rep
resenting the seal Of Georgia, with the
motto Of the State in large letters.
From the top of the . arch foaied the
stars aud stripes. The electric light
tower in Wright square, the armories
and public buildings and private res
licences in the upper part of the city
wers gay with colors. On Congress
and Broughton streets the attempts at
adornment were most ambitious, and
many of the buildings were comp etely
covered with red white and blue flags
and banners fluttered from evcY win
dow and store fronts we're sw athed in
gay attire, and the black letter and
rude signs we're entirely concealed.
The front of the City Exchange was a
mass Of brilliance. The MORNING
News building, on Whitaker street,
fOa.ed the stars and stripes from its
flag staff and miniature A.gs of every
nation Auttered from tie windo ws and
roofs.
l can not undertake in the linn
its OF this communication to men
ton in detail the many interest
ing features of this sesqui-centen-
NAL OCCASION. A bare mention of
those most important must suffice
Among the notable incidents Of
the first days programme was the
grand military pageant, in which
many of the companies of our own
state AMI a number from other
states participated This was said
to have been the largest and most
brilliant display Of the kind ever
Witnessed In the state. Dawson
had several representatives. in this
military pageant, in the persons
of Capt. b. O. Adams and Order
ly Sergeant Albert Henderson, Of
the Dawson Rifles, and DIR. w. B.
Cheatham, who drilled with his
former comrades of the Macon
Volunteers. Another novel and
attractive feature Of the days fes-
tivities was the pageant represent
ing the landing Of Oglethorpe and
the colonist and the reception by
Yamacraws As l was deprived
of the pleasure of seeing this in
teresting incident, (being detained
the theatre where Gov. Stephens
delivered his address) / shall ap-
propriate paragraph taken from
the Savannah NeUs, descriptive of
the scene"
"Hours before the beginning of
misunderstanding part of the cere-
monies, every available place to be
obtained-the wharves, vessels,
housetops and balconies-were
filled with people. At 1920, the
signal gun announced that every
thing was ready, and in few min
utes the vessel representing the
craft on which Oglethorpe and his
party came up the river $50 years
ago, came in sight, the tug Lynn
towing her with along hawser, and
her gun responded to the salute
from the battery on shore. The
widest enthusiasm greeted the
vessel as she passed the city front
on her way to the landing place at
the upper rice mill wharves, where
she was moored, and Oglethorpe
and his party stepped ashore and
were greeted by Tom ochichi and
his tribe"
AS [ have already said, I miss
ed the opportunity of witnessing
the scene of Oglethorpe's landing,
and the welcome extended him bv
the Indians; but the exercises at
the theatre were concluded in time
tor US to see the street parade, in
which Oglethorpe, and his colon
ist, and the friendly Indians ap-
peared. I am sure if the boys
and girls who read the JOURNAL
had witnessed this novel sig hit,
they would agree with me in stat
ing that it was decidedly more
enjoyable than seeing the street
parade of the best circus that ever
came to Dawson. l can not take
up space in reciting Oglethorpe's