Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-23

w. - e .9I rof o<f1>t 0tteofloo &c
laying IN a stock Of q nta a. tas
ssoidssss Of muRsumpefy. there i.
any amonns Of nerve snd patriotism, act
woman Suffrage, too. Add, thsn, thers
is one thing In snish the patriots OF 81
viil not give the paim, even 20 ti,s
fsssfed patriots Of rs she mother. ana
girls Of 20 are .ass ~ good and srus
and handsome as the mothers snd eirls
OF .s6. and II would be an easy under,
TAXING any time to I'D 40 ermy OF
brave fathers and sops eao would make
q decla alton 10 that eject, aud whe
sorlt stake ''shslr ilvss, their fcstsnrs
and their sasred ho1or" Ia sappofs o.
IT, Add II ~as these good aud ts1e
women Of 'ss Who gave beauty AMI coIeu
20 yssierdsy's eesebraison, and COM
piesed The pscsore Of whi,h their more
robust fathers ard scns aud brothers
forced The more active and martial
portion.
Ths sidewalks and sindovs a,oro
Front street we're At an early hoor II
the afternoon ofowds1 With people OF
ali ages add consisting thai Il MOI true
Of all big % sgs) frora all tie nations 10
the world. Wasie tie latter eoold not
Iaesade themselves among the "pasri
otias sons, tesy rec ived soc,e evidence
81 the spirit By vaiah those s1as are
bouad closely togs.her.
1HE riaADE.
The dag Vas especially p,opliious.
Daring tho foreaooa the eaa made
zsns people mop tseif oroxs and De.
clare thar II vas sery Rot. Ia the az.
terroon the shy became partially c3y-
cred wish eloads and there was Just
enough suashine % msks tae air ba:my
and iDspsritinR, and last euoo2n SD sds
10 grsvens the air irom becoming an
comfortably warm. tbs crowd was e.
teeiaiiy large 10 the vicinity Of Uscidsn-
tai square, bat II was stsang 0as along
both sidss % Front street nearly 20
Union street. where the parade formed.
Pfomltiy Al ? o'clock the column began
10 move. Ar. L. F.Cenpton, a. marshal.
With siesTs. w. II. 9,rhsm ani A. w.
kyan ~ aides. led the way. followed by
the Bsttsiion band, which played q
number OF lively airs IN an artistic 10 Al
nsr. ksss cams a caftis2s costsioin2
x Governor Ferry. Judge Thomss
Burke. Rsy. Clark Davis snd tbs vsner
able Asa C1otnbs, who WAS IN his eighth
yer when Washington Vas isid {, rest
in toe hearts OF bis e1antrymep.
1hee folioxe1 ste Seattle Rlfies, the
military fisreeness 81 Captain Grsea
being especially taking sEi becoming.
The members ~ this II hss 40 Ia. every
ane Of them, lave heipsd make Lexine.
ton sigostesas s,fua9le no less a mat
ter OF proud history than IL really IL to
every American, aud they we're appro-
pirate eooutsfpsrss Of tbs Grsea Moan
tain boys famous tn prose and poetry.
Then, magnificent IN kepuolican
simplicity and sashes of red. white and
blue, cinac The Patriolis soas o. SO.
aud then II vas TIA, tbs more thought
fui Of the spectators saw tn the Rides
the suggestion OF the means by which
American liberties were wSn and sns.
tanned. and in ths following band Of
Sons the repr, ssntas,on OF this spirit by
shinh those liberties shall be perpeta.
attd.
The procession moved, accompanied
by g mpsthesio cheers and cisppirg OF
banda, along Front stest % CONNER
cal, along Commercial to Jackson
street, then turn!ar. tbs roase was 70.
vsrsed Ia Marion. tisrss along Marie
~ frys's opera house. which. except ~
the seats reserved for the B.nss aud
sons. bad already besn fil oy enthu
s'astic spectators The gallery was a
mss= Of facss all directed towards q
double row OF empty chairs on the
stage which were to bs o,cupied ny
those wAo we're lsadsrs Of the days ex
ssessas and tbs ladies' sad esntlem n
~ho were 90 c0ntrIhate the sweetness OF
their voices 30 The occasion.
TIE oFKsma ExxRcgsxs.
TIE trst who appeared Was that ven
eratle Old man Asa COMBS, OF Maine,
VITO IL % years cid, and who Is a veteran
OF the var OF 1919. With him vas that
other venerable and representative clti
xsn Of Seattle, the Hou. Henry l. Yes
Ter. These we're soon followed by W
w. Perr,eo, sciing president OF the
George Washtnstan Gasp OF the Patri
osis sons; Msfsnsi L. +. Compton and
his tsc aides. W. IL. Gsfns and A. w.
Ryan. Ineu tie choir entered, com
pcsrd a. folloSs; Cara Z Barton. Mrs
=. u. Hathaway. Miss Yirs wellmsn,
Miss Anna kinehast, James Fieeuor,
Henry EsseAsr. J. l.. ksosley, Charles
ktuaear ard i.ahss. y. Stevens, soloist.
lhs risntsa ~ss W. q. Dickinson.
Ex-Governor Ferry. the cSsunan OF
the meeting. Ja5ce Thomas Barsa. The
crater 81 the dav. and Rev. C.srk Davis
carae In. and "a Ii tee mean tiu'e every
seat and 1ash Of standing rsor In the
ueass vas oasapiei ty deeply las rested
ans entt usiAs'ie psapis, the proceeding
n tds CAV acre hSzas right way.
TIE Dex. Mr.. DAVIS delivered The
cpsuine prayer, 10 whisA % gave ihsaks
ID a ths American people were INSPIRED
xIth i0xs o, liberty. Of purity and Of
truth, the source which Gas aud IL tho
fouEastioE OF American political inssi'
sutiaus. TO wbtea the stability o. tt,
Latter u ias. He gave thanks that tn
recqie were cslshratinS the birthday
snnissrssry Of ts VITO was hrsi IN gar
arst in pesce and sFs, IL the eearss OF
he caartrsnen. he sad u vas viie
grateful hearts tn2, the people, in keep
Iur thas sEeAt mans he ard nsrrs be
FORE them IS ~ example ~ wssi tasS
eau 30 ey following the right. resitz
that in baaofins lhsn they 81 80 with
tbe ass1Fspce - doing rtgh. thai thsi'
lives ana w1rks will sessrve a eantinss
too - tie tisssizgs Of civsi sad Feii
Z, "a liberty he prayed thst the peo
tI- Z love astt t-C-N Efl1sAFs tte
tiors. tss eivi' and resiSiess liberty ans
is taa.stioaAi iasstsasIoHs should grow
stror GER. snA that tie sa1d % HiE
VITO xA,cseth ever sh things shenss
su.rsf these bifthrssats 70 ts.s pecfi'
fspss asne-f. tni IA Hs 81 aid pei
/ pe,cste The esSsiiss foEEa of govern
| a~as se REV &c loy, aud aid tbs geop,.
/ 10 tctld,px CO = aaSie aaa tF=e Auzsf ri
| san ~Sn'tufnt-
Ike hand viaysa "Calsub3s," al
I Eosass +. stevens ssrg the lively sani
a. sope Iaoazapa Years" Sssisas9 b,
tie eeosr-
sOssaSos sEszsis sTEsesi-
ChAirlnAu FrsTy then ssid. "rhs
us-stss ia haaet Of tie Father o, &C
| eouEtry is the asst roe,se srp=ssEne
/ oftee Parasite ssns &c Ausrssa n Sc
s;sie. | 5sxm ~ erescsotiy pr~pas stN
shsfr saoala - : statssaens maze 9
whsi its % isess az. Fargsssss are. 81
whA. iss FElRsiaiss sre, Is Ead ~ -
ssbsie MS psrs asssiaG eoacSsci2
! them
M resry thea rs&s tie general ssss
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