The sun., 1891-07-12
cHrciGo Hk1nENisrs DIsGUsTED.
Suspicious OF nn Alleged Greek Prince
, who Cant Get on to the Lingo.


lU.. F,D,a ,he thic Da,,y A,t,,
PRO. r. Jefferson Briggs, President OF the
West side Hellenic Ienai- -sance Association
tells us that e2nsternnti has roignsd In
its deathb'ow. but wi hin two days tue indus.
now pro: :pering again. When il was given oul
thnt Prince George, heir npparent to the
HomMoSs e s sosey n ook al e
sembled IN mass and formally resolved 10
give his royal hiehness a cordla welcome to
1t was meet; as Wikinson feis bellows sHe"ir; the
faneus Lat9 Wow savanti irniy said. that the
societiss should pay tue tribute OF their re-.
;ch s1s;et to ne Eoyal ren,esan,9iyss OF the land
noet. Chicago herself was the modern Athehs 8 ;
IN her bosom she cherished Eoets by the score.
Hnmer there was little oSSs Wste ,st ia IN duo me
,h = Chicago % e.ie poe would get there and get
m Sts to- fell h ,xSb6o xSa 81
nity; at any rate, agreed Mr. Bellows. 'twoud ~ ,v
bs quite the proper thing ior the Homer so
the preserce Of he Grecinn fripce. This % pros.
osition WIS elo1uentiy seconded by Achilles
the scheme was generally approx ed. aud Jotore
the meeting adjourned IL was determined, Drst.
second t, give sr;,ud compIimentary % M recsp. ,sp
ton 70 him during his stay in Chicago, and
thild. TO solicit from him cnsh subscription
Homer in Jackson ParE.
The committees designntsd 10 meet and 10
Prof.. Eregs., Miss Amelia Dickens; anh pRils.
mon Mhipple, OF the West Side ,Hellenic
the, InEs View Sons OF NesIor. Cyrus SmtI
h Gnd hAW;tip ssot OF ne nc Cicero no Anx
,nsche Literary and b1snaiie @ % iyeenm en nnt Mrs.
llia.l Sowing Circle. and Henry J. snithe,s and
Amasamat"d Sons aud Gaushters s"e Of HoiIas.
IhAs committes, embodyins the pink and
philosophers were authorized not only 10
msot aud welcome Prince George but also TO
nhnm one tho cash
This poble company. ,heade, by Prof. Briggs.
walked We s a., the way 10 Grand @ Jnnc'ten TO meet
was 6earded y y the' iomeric s,Xants. Tie
ham. husband Of Mrs. Amelia Martha t,orhaln.
the well.sn9Tn Avn, student a ard interpreier of
tween tie no,ner W ND Brownins H, % ~" Schools & in
Chicago and when Conductor Gorham dis.
soyea hG Ss sss hS%e
which MS wife Amelia Martha was a dis.
linGntshed exnonvnt. Conductor, Gorham
Of them las the saving Isl the full schedule
fare. The consequence was that o gloom was
or o onos so Watch the
pnny OF sa,nnis would have heen compelled to
e'rH hs eVrs
does The study OF Homcric philosophy render
one to the wretchcd yet paramount worldly de-
The The second ,unp!easantness nrose when; in
behalf Of the Lake View scns OF Nestor. Mr.;
ear in which the Prince was travelling. Con-
duetor Gcrham declared that he would, not
lot Of cranks. and in THIS ruthless de,ermna-
ten ne WIS nby by certain military
wGSe Be
foiled. however. Of his purpose. Mr.. Fraley
produced and read poem lin spondaic verse;
II hn S,rnD rAI Il ,frfP brf
George to Chicago. beginning iu this wise:
Q thou fair ileiion, that from lIellas comes
To modern Athens m,dst the heat OF drums
Ana bare of trumpe,s degn TO lend an ear
Unto the blare OF beats that greet you here.
This beautiful apostrophe was read upon the
rear platform OF the royal car while tho train
apne arrange: be was inside the car.assep. |
wSaa sd suT that maas e
Briess, delivered an an address q 81 wseomeoa TSe @
very .loIpSns addrssIIwhieh; ,; as we are told:
BY, b., themselyss l until Prince George and AS
the malice Of ConduStor GoTham condeseeniI
mained in our city but two hours. BY the
merest chance his qualt ters at the Auditorium
o SSy s but
sumbsr Tie professor VAS Shocked ed to 81 learn ss
had mover beard OF him. the catfish young up
starr Neither did tho Prince. understand the
Crock langunge when the professor addressed
him in that Homeric tongue but this is not to
be wondered VIC. n % a. since Prof Briggs learned his
and therefore speaks with decided Missouri
Greek as n blanc mango is like a New Eng
and Goldfish with the uttic salt ireshered out.
On the whole. tnen. our Homerites were
nightly dlsgnsted with the beir-apparent TO
he throne OF Greece. and the committee dele
gated to meet, welcome. and chum with his
'oyal Hishness are preparing set Of Iesolu-
ions so scathing and denuncintory of charac-
Prince. will. II ho has any sense Of delicacy
about him. resign peremptorily. The only al.
ernatiye. as We learn from Proi. Briggs and
ais copnrtners Viii be to send q written
inology and handsome cash subscription
Meanwhile our Homer savsnts nre sending out
.nciept GreeE typc) denonncinG the Prince to
vi American Homer societies. clubs. nnneNes.
and amalgamations as hunlbug
u the first water.