The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-14

boxes known to modern decorative art,
combined with the presence of n of the
most distinguished and critical audiences
in America, rendered the occasion truly
one long to be remembered by the queen
of the evening-Mme. Adelina Patti, the
sovereign Of song. Four years ago Fred
w. Peck and a large number of other
Chicago capitalists conceived the idea of
forming themselves into a joint stock COM
pany for the purpose of erecting a building
that would surpass any other structure of
it's kind in the world. The result tonight
is an edifice costing $3,OO0,000, and which in
years to come will stand unchal-
lenged as representing the grandest
achievement of modern architectural and
decorative skill. The auditorium is equally
wonderful in design, size and beauty. The
design is unique in that it is the first theater
ever built with the interior shaped like a
cor or speaking trumpet. The stage being
taken as the apex of a hollow one the
arched roof and diverging walls retreat in a
series of constantly increasing circles, being
the acme of acoustic achievement. A few
minutes past 8 o'clock
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
entered boxes reserved for them, and as the
vast audience fully recognized the chief
magistrate of the nation the momentary
applause deepened to a long-continued
ovation. The magnificent 175-stop organ,
with its 1000 pipes and bells, breathed
forth in accompaniment with the orchestra
the triumphal fantasia composed by
Theodore Dubois for the emor
BILE occasion. The scene was one
long to be remembered. Beauty crowned
with jewels, craftsmanship with honor and
wealth with dignity, harmonized becom-
ingly with the magnifcence of the interior
of this grand temple of art. Among the
prominent people who occupied the boxes
were President Harrison, Vice President
Morton, Mrs. Morton, Secretary Halford,
Ferd w. Peck and Mrs. Peck, Assistant
Postmaster General Clarkson and Mrs.
R. A. Alger, Mrs. Alger and Miss
Alger, United States Judge Gresham
and Mrs. Gresham, Gov. Fifer and
Mrs. Fifer, Gen. George Crook and Mrs.
Crook, Hon. J.. s. Runnels and Mrs. Run
nels, Gen. H. G. Corbin and Mrs. Corbin,
Mayor Cregier and Mrs. Cregier, Gov. Mer-
RAM and Mrs. Merriam, Gov. Larrabee and
Mrs. Larrabee and Gov. Hoard. There was
another burst of applause as the form of
Mayor Cregier was seen advancing to the
front of the mammoth stage, seventy feet
deep and ninety in width. In appropriate
language Mayor Cregier
WELCOMED THE GUESTS
Of the evening, and to every courteous al
fusion to the president, the governors of the
surrounding states and to the officers of the
Canadian provinces the audience responded
with rounds of applause. In concluding
the mayor invited the city's guests to an
other occasion of even greater Importance,
three years hence-the worlds fair of
1892. The mayors happy allusion
was heartily cheered, and not the
least appreciative in the vast
audience were President Harrison and his
party. In response to loud cries from q
thousand Threats, President Ferd w. Peck,
of the Auditorium association, finally &C
ceded to the popular demand for a speech
from the man in whose brain the Chicago
Auditorium first found conception, and in
language deepened with emotion assured
the assemblage that the present oc-
casion marked the proudest moment
of his life. He insisted, however,
upon dividing the honors of the occasion
with his associates, Manager Milwald Ad-
ans and the architect to whose genius the
edifice would be a lasting monument. Ha-
bitual modesty once more conquered the
man who never 1altered before human pos
sibility, and briefly concluding his address,
Mr.. Peck escaped further congratulations of
the audience by saying: II have the distin-
guished honor of introducing to you the
president of the United States"
PRESIDENT HARRIsoN's R
After the applause had somewhat SUBJ
sided, President Harrison advanced slowly
to the front, and bowling with majestic dig
nifty to the great assemblage, spoke as fol-
lows:
Some Of my newspaper friends have been
puzzling themselves to discover the reason
why left Washington to be present here to-
night. / do not think I need. in view Of
the tn us m1Sg a4a t@-n;e SPECTACLE fa s{ RftesenttSsd ted
motives which have iHmpelled my presence,
Surely no loyal citizen Of Chicago who sits
here tonight under this witching and mag
nifcent scene will ask for any other reason
than that which is here presented. I do
completion and inauguration of this mag
nifcent building--without an equal in
this country, and so far as I know.
without all equal in the world. We have
here about us tonight in this magnificent
architecture, in this tasteful decoration,
that which is an education and inspiration.
It might we'll tempt one whose surround
ings were much farther removed from this
scene than is the capital city, to make a
longer journey than I have done, to stand
for an hour in the view of such
a spectacle of magnifieence and the grand
eur and architectural triumph as this, and
if that be true, surely there is reason enough
why the president may turn aside for q 1T
tie while from public duty to mingle with
the citizens in celebrating an event so high
n SO worthy of commemoration as
THIS TRIUMPH TONIGHT. ~
Not q speech-certainly not the careless
words of an extemporaneous speech-can
adequately express all the sentiments I feel
in contemplating the fitting elimination of