The true northerner., 1889-05-08
CHICAGO CELEBRATES.
Thousands of Patriots i'm Line-The Dis
play and Decorations superb.

Thousands of Patriots i'm Line-The Dis
play and Decorations superb.
CHICAGO, May 1.-Never before in the
history of the city was Chicago more pro-
fusely decorated with the National colors
and bunting than that displayed Tuesday
in conmemoration of the centennial in
auguration of George Washington. Every
business house and a larger portion of the
residences displayed decorations Of some
sort. Down town the decorations were
elaborate, the business men seeming to vie
With each other in making the most pre-
tentious display.
The streets were marching host of flag
bearers. The holiday allowed by the busi-
ness houses turned thousands of young
patriots loose. Business was entirely
suspended. The whole population was
busily burning the patriotic fame Pictures
of Washington were hung in windows,
fastened 10 fags, and wreathed in the
National colorS. he appeared in u thous.
and attitudes and wore a greater variety
of suits than the knight OF modern society.
He wore his hair pompadour, comLed flat,
or appeared baldheaded. Ii humor has a
place in the hearafter Washington must
have been amused TO see himself i'm yellow
trousers and blue boots. with knee breeches
pomp of civic and military trappings.
The older folk marched behind blar.ng
horn and sullen drum. Several societies
joined the festivities in brilliant uniform
and added the pomps of military parade
Banners of all nations spread their folds
under the starry fag. Natives of other
countries joined the throng of patriot
Americans A cataclysm of oratory spread
over the city. At Central Music hall Rob-
ert T. Lincoln, the Rev. s. J. Mcpherson,
and the Hon. John NJ. Thurston of Ne
braska, temporary chairman of the last
Republican convention, spoke. Farwell
hall listened to Judge Tuthll, the Hon. l..
ID. Thoman, ex-Civi Service commissioner,
and Rabbi Hirsch. At the Exposition
building we're the Rev. c. c. Aluertson
and ex-senator Doolittle. The Board
of Trade building rang with the
voices of Robert Mcintyre and the
Rev. DIR. Gunsaulus. In Battery ID
was heard the Grafton Of the
Hon. John NJ. Langston, the colored
delegate from Virginia who espoused the
cause of Senator Sherman At the national
convention, and the Hon. Peter Hendrick-
son of Wisconsin,. Judge Harlan and the
Rev. DR.. BaTows spoke at the Second
regiment armory. On the lake front Mayor
Cregier and Judge Prendergast held the
audience at sent A, while Congressman
Mason and Mr.. A. q. Lane did similar
service at tent B. In many of the chur ches
services in honor of the day were held
Catholic Protestant, Hebrew, and un-
orthodox-all joined in national thanks
giving observance In the evening fire.
works were displayed at the parks, and
the town turned out to see them. The
streets were glutted with sightseers and
the lake front was solid jam. A ban
quet at the Union League club sweled the
tide of oratory that rolled to the feet of
Colrmbia's first ruler.
At Springfield the centennial celebra-
tion was highly creditable delightful
day permitted n turnout of all the mill
tary and secret societies in the city, who
marched through the principal streets to
the Capitol grounds. There thousands of
people assembled 10 listen To an eloquent
oration by Bishop Seymour and the exer-
cses Of prayer and song. III the afternoon