The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-23
WlsHIMGIOKs BIRTHDAY.
Parade AID Pab7Ie Exereises 81 the
Patriotic Order Of Sons Of
America.

Yesterday wss 1ay domsly suspicious
Is wez tie birthday Of the Father Of his
Caantry and Il vas the hfyfAaay Of the
uew szare Of Washington And iss import
aEce Was generally Recognized In seattle.
ss< al the Fa6lEc buildings OF the town
ee-x sarzncsntsai bg the American Gag,
ard the shipping IN the hsrbor wxs sinai
Ia-ag hxS1eckesi with the stars ans stripes.
Bzstness ceased at aeon, sass TIE citizens
and merchants generasly 1evasea fhsrn-
selves IA TIE beeprfng observance Of the
t2r-
TIE PATRIOTIC s0ss.
The forzass celebration of washiugton.s
birthday was fefs 10 the Patriotic Order of
Sous Of America 4 parade and Pablo
night. were the means sdop-ed hy the sous
IN observance Of the occasion
~ III ID O'Clock the parade vas EornaSd
zt the opera house Headed by the First
Regiment band, under Bsndmaxser Coo
r1er, and escorted by Uniformed kank.
Sir Knight A. e. Bowman, tie kong eciHnn
q Patriotic sons moved Up Frsaf street 20
q ua0H- The Sons were he1eeked in their
simple rsgalia % q sash OF red. white and
bite. Mr.. u. u. Holmes YVES the marshal
and his aids we're MessTs- Ed Ryan ard T. T.
eesslon were the American tag, the Amer
lean eagle. and the carriage containing the
speaker, president and chaplain OF the
day. The sidewalks were lined with PEG
pie attracted by the announcement Of the
parade
Arriving AZ Union. the procession turned
and passed down Front street 70 CONNER
e5al, then around into Jackson and south
-econd, and Up Second TO Marion and 30
fTyes opers house.
AT THE orERA H0EsE
Arriving a. The opera house, wl.sre a
large crowd had already assembled, the
Knights and Patriotic Sons took the place
reserved for them In the dress circle, while
the audience q lied the remaining spaee
Tie First Regiment hand iRaHgurased the
exercises In sn appropriate selection, and
then Mr.. u. D. erow. president of the Pa
friotie Order, introduced Mr.. l. b. Andrews
as the president OF the occasion. MI. An
drews's opening speech was very short. but
IL was the means of arousing q trernen-
doas amount of enthusiasm. Il WAS
Ladies' aud Genfiemeu.-I have ia my
hand q telegram which will read before
the regular exercises begin. Is is. Bull
letin No. L. President Cleveland has to-day
signed the bin admitting Washington as
state
An ovation followed the reading of the
message. The audience did nor confsne
Itself 20 one efleer. D1f hoWle1 TWO, three
a dozen times before IL Quoted down.
Rev. John F. Damon. the chaplain. fol-
lowed In feryenr, patriotic prayer. and
then the band played the national hymn,
America"
President Andrews made an address in
which he carefully reviewed the purposes
for which the Patriotic Order OF Sons OF
America had been organized. The band
rendered "The Star spangied Banner" and
then Judge Orange Jacobs was introduced
As the speaker OF the day.
THE ADDRESS OF THE DAY.
Judge Jacsbss address was eloquent and
patriotic. X vas devoted mainly to the
answering of objections which had been
urged against the maintenance of an order
of native Patriotic Sons He demonstrated
clearly that its purposes were purely
American, and not political that Ameri-
cans have the same right 10 organize that
Hi6Esniaus or Gernaiss have; that il was
secret order only because il was thought
more effective work would thus be per
formed.
An excellent plane folo was performed
by Miss steward. aud Mrs. James A. Pant
ing sang My Native Land The large
audience Joined ia the chorus 10 The star
Spangled Banner" the solo of which was
sung by Miss :. D. Hathaway.
Three r0asing cheers and "tigeF" for
the new state OF Washington we're given
aud the crowd dispersed