The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-21
SOUTH AMERICANS AT CHICAGO.
A Visit to Armour's Mission and kindergarten
and Drive Along Michigan Avenue.

CHICAGO. Oct 20-The Sabbath day was
indeed day of much-needed rest to the
delegates to the international American
congress Eighteen days ago they started
from the city of Washington. Since that
day they have been speeding with light
ming rapidity through the vast territory of
the United States, tarrying but long enough
in the populous cities and busy towns on
their route to get glimpse of their wealth.
and resources, and future prospects, and
yet, to-day, as the Nations guests from the
far South scanned the itinerary of the ex-
cursion, they saw. with astonishment. that
they had traversed less than half of
the distance over which the. ponder
Gus driving-whe of their engine
must roll before the long journey
is ended. To be sure, their accommo-
dations comprise everything that human in
genuity can devise to alleviate. the people
with whom they have been thrown III con-
tact have been most considerate OF their
welfare, and programmes for their enter
tainment have been promptly abridged or
otherwise modified to meet the slightest
suggestion; but. nevertheless. the last week
has been most exhausting in its demands
upon the physical strength of the delegates,
and they welcomed the announcement that
to-day they were at liberty to rest. Conse-
quently few of the party were seen at the
breakfast tables this morning, and 1t was
we'll along toward noon before majority
of them deserted their. beds, and appeared
in the lobby of the hotel where they are
stopping. Carriages had been kept IN wait
ing by the reception committee, and such
of the excursiOnists as felt inclined were
driven along the lake front or on other at
tractive places
After dinner about thirty of the party
were taken III charge by the local commit.
tee and escorted to the Armour Mission and
kindergarten. where fifteen hundred chill
dren are cared for; spiritually and mate
rally. The usual Sunday service was in
progress,when they entered the building,
and after listening to some hymns they
were shown into the kindergarten. There
the ordinary practices of this school, except
that the children had been gotten together
on Sunday, instead OF week day. but it
may safely be said that upon no other oc-
casion during their journey were the deles
gates more deeply interested than when the
100 little tots, neatly but plainly attired
whispered, first. the words and then sang,
In small infant voices and with such ex-
preston as the teachers warning finger
could inspire, of the mother dove and her
little ones and of the baby's birthday.
These children are just from the moth
ers breast" said an impulsiye member, who
comes from the Argentine Republic. "and
nature is their first book" and he pointed
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wings above the teachers head.
The visitors reluctantly turned their
backs upon the little school to inspect the
dispensary attached to the mission. and to
look at the rows of substantial and we'll
appointed residences whose rental goes
toward maintaining the mission. The car
riages were again called into requisition,
and the distinguished visitors were taken
on long drive along Michigan avenue,
where they saw how Chicagos wealthy
men live and so on hack tn fhpIr hofel and
to dinner.
This evening, at the suggestion of those
in charge. the delegates were left undis-
turbed for rest.