Telegram-herald., 1889-04-26
TO HONOR GEORGE.
BOW ths Garden Clty VIA Oo-
sSrVs inaugural Day.
MAYOR CREuERS PROulxlIlOy
Cluteas Vrgs4 - JeiH in the k1tsiax CSi-
sbrAtiau Fat41otis t1sroises "a tie
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GaseAGo. APRIL H Nusof Cfesirt Issued
. Iroe-a2,alt4n Wednesday IL NAleA. in
conformity ~flA lae proclamation oi t-s
lttslleag of Tie tuited States al.a ttt 0.a-
sraef ~ ghs state as rsclaarael.. b. she
cti1eos to oelsof4ts t.s spliIe~4ll4g oels-
teulial anniversary A4fl ~ ia = suitable
hammer. h. a eeueral suspension 81 oalls
vocation. -na 49, ~ closing AZ places or
business d.IlDg tAe cas 441 attending re-
ll8lO-s services @l.- t-e p-blio sAeioises
The letai.s of tle exercises fsI LenteA
MAJ las 4re l.og fals olt4 tleled tgt near
ls 50 lie morning seei.sEs ~ll- he aroused
~ 81 ~ Ihe simultaneous ringing ~ a.
Tie DlLs IA TIE SA-cEuEc4 IRE.
and al u them TIE uukie unkie con
Iuuiug ulul clock Al tts leur MI
begin IAs church services i is ex-
I4eCtsd that a. churches or al ceu4i4ll2-
tions VIII have exercises GA Tie morning ~
lhls CAy tach church society VII Er
range lie owu programme, Dut tie general
cLafactef ~ all Viii te prayer. music a11
patriotic addresses from tie p4stoIs con
c-adins ~ith TIE siugng II America
The scAools Nil be lLe main soUrct q
interest in the entire affair and the pro
mutcrs consider = entirely ia educational
movement fags have been given by
tie Board of Ldacarion - every
school ia the county ana al IL
o'clock the scholars their friends
and parents Viii assemble outside
each school building. The stars and stripes
Will then be raised 10 the stan head, While
three cheers and tiger are given, Amer
tea viii be sung followed by a short ad-
dress after which the people viii enter he
building. and exercises. consisting of ad-
dresses OF patriotic character upon
Washington and the constitution, viii
follow, and patriotic sougs. IA which
all are requested 10 unite viii be sung
The intention is 10 have these addresses
instructive Ia their nature. The school e1-
ercises Will conclude with the presentation
OF the cente nnial souvenirs The speakers
for the various schools have been engaged
but their specific assignments have not yet
been made.
The mass meetings Will be held AZ
o'clock in the afternoon Tickets OF free
admission 10 these meetings have been
given out, and IL is reported that % 40 have
already been asked for, showing a wide
spread interest in the affair. There viii be
eight OF these -meetings-at the Expo
sition Building the Armory and Battery j.
Central Music Hall, farwell Hall Board 81
Trade Building and tents A and b. 70 be
erected upon the lake front To each one
OF these places the music committee have
assigned band and a chorus Of singers
with leader. and the audiences are re
quested 10 Join ia the singing An over
ture OF American airs viii be followed by
an invocation from some minister, and
then the grand old Hail Columbia" will
peal forth 10 kindle afresh the en-
thusiasm. Programmes with the words
! in full viii DO supplied 10 all who come.
| The chairman OF each meeting viii
then offer some Introductory remarks
when columbia, the Gem Of the Ocean -
Will be sung Messages and letters from tho
absent will be read as the next proceeding
| by the secretary who viii also read certain
resolutions The Star Spangled Banner"
! viii follow. when the speaker assigned viii
| address the meeting. National airs VIII fol
/ low this, and then another address, when
America" the benediction, and u grand
march by the band viii close the exer-
cises OF the afternoon. There is 10 be no
parade; the executive committee have de
cided against that from the start Notwith
standing, there viii be a number Of organ
izations and societies who have determined
to attend the religious services in the morn
/ ing aud the mass meetings in the after
noon, that VIII 20 in body. These. with
liltlA bd4ltts % 4Au>At. viii Art b-.c fAAttto
lively al through the day.
The grand finale OF the greatest day Chi
caQo has ever seen viii be in the evening
at the fire works As has been announced.
there VIII bc three separate displays 10 be
given simultaneously in tho three divisions
OF the c1ty-One at Lincoln Park. one al
/ Garfield Park and ono on the lake front
| The expense. already provided for. OF these
1 displays and the parties giving them are q
! guarantee that they VIII be tho finest ever
seen in the West There viii be a number
/ OF patriotic pieces and some original de
! signs never before seen
! ToaT-oFFICEs To CLOSE APRIL 30
WAanNoToS, April p POSTMASTER Gen.
eral Wanamaker has issued an order di-
/ rectinc that all post-oifices be closed az ~
! before o'clock Il m April 81. IN oTdff
/ that employees may have an opportunity O.
comply with the Presidents prociamati0u
setting apart n portion Of the day foI
prayer and Thanksgiving