Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-10
CHICAGO CELEBRATES.

Thousands of Patriots in Line-The Dis.
play and Decorations Superb.
CHICAGO, May Newer before in the
history of the city was Chicago more pro
fusely decorated with the National colors
and bunting than that displayed Tuesday
in commemoration 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 bust
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 to flags, and wreathed in the
National colors. He appeared in thous
and attitudes and wore greater variety
of suits than the knight of modern society.
He wore his hair pompadour, combed flat,
or appeared baldheaded. Ii humor has a
place in the hearafter Washington must
have Eeen amused to see himself in yellow
trousers and blue boots with knee breecnes
and red stockings, and all the vanity and
pomp of civic and military trappings.
The elder folk marched behinC. 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 flag. Natives of other
Americans A cataclysm of oratory spread
,x,o, = n oit Coufrol Music boll Rob.
ert I. 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 Tuthill, the Hon. l..
D. Thoman, ex-Civil Service commissioner,
and Rabbi Hirsch. At the Exposition
building were the Rev. c. c. Albertson
and ex-senator Doolittle. The Board
of Trade building rang with the
voices of Robert Mcintyre and the
Rev. Dr. Gunsaulus. In Battery D
was heard the grafton of the
Hon. John NJ. Langston, tine 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. Barrows spoke at the Second
regiment armory On the lake front Mayor
Cregier and Judge Prendergast held the
audience at tent A, while Congressman
Mason and Mr.. A. Il. Lane did similar
service at tent B. In many of the churches
services in honor of the day were held.
Catholic, Protestant, Hebrew, and I'M
orthodox-all Joined in national thanks
giving observance. In the evening ire
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
Duet at the Union League club swelled the
tide of oratory that rolled to the feet of
Columbia's first ruler.
At Springfield the centennial celebra,
ton was highly creditable. I. A delightful
day permitted q turn out of all the mill
tary and secret societies in the city, who
marched through the principal streets to
rhe Capitol grounds There thousands of
people assembled to listen to an eloquent
Grafton by Bishop Seymour and the exer-
cises Of prayer and song. In the afternoon