The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-06-21
ONE CENT.
VIEWS OF THE WEST.


interpreted by Townsman who Re-
Gently Visited There.
The question as to whether the Worlds
Fair shall be closed on Sunday is attracting
attention throughout the United States
and, of course, the Chicago people are the
most interested in it. 1t has been discussed
in clubs, churches and societies for months.
but remains unsettled, and the indications
are that unless the proposition of Director
General Davis is accepted the question will
remain open for some time. Director Davis
suggests that as there is choral hall at the
Park in which the fair is to be held capable
of seating 1900 people be would like to
see religious services held there every
Sunday during the six months of the fair.
His idea is that no seat shall have
monopoly of the services, the object being
TO give all people and all religions chance
to be heard. The proposition also suggests
the formation of the mightiest choirs, the
greatest orchestras and the composition of
new jubilee music. 1t calls on all the
churches to bring to Chicago their greatest
preachers and to call on them to prepare
their most powerful sermons. The Exposi-
tion management are willing to contribute
towards the expense Of arranging these
proposed services the sum OF SIG 900, OF
81, 600 for each Sunday.
While the writer was in Chicago he met
Messrs W. E. Powell, conductor David
H. Moses adjudicator; William Wallace
Hetiord, soloist; David Brady, accom-
pianist, and Col. James G. Everest, soloist,
together with John 4. Potts, of William
sport, basso, all connected with the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway,
and who have promised to be at the great
musical festival to be held at Lakeside on
August 10th, next, and take part in the
exercises.
On Decoration day Prof. Apmadoc, who
was the sdiudicator at Lakeside last
August, took part in the singing exercises
at Chicago.
Should this meet the eye of any one who
contemplates going to Denver the party
will do well TO note that the route for WON
derful scenery is via st. Louis on the
Missouri Pacific railroad. The road is a
most excellent one and the equipments are
complete in every particular.
The first question asked of one who
returns east after visit to Chicago is.
What kind of city is it-are the build
ings highP One could write columns on
this subject without exhausting it. The
Chicago people have tried to excel all other
cities in the Union in the building of nigh
structures and they have succeeded. The
highest building in the city is the Masonic
temple--a structure 22 stories high. Had
not the city authorities passed ordinances to
restrict the height of buildings there is no
telling how much higher these ambitious
Westerners would have gone.
To those in this section of the country
who contemplate visiting Chicago in 1898 1
would say, don't forget to see, in addition
to the Exposition, LIBBY Prison and the
cyclorama Of the Chicago fire. The latter
Is situated on the lake front, not far from
the Auditorium. Admission costs only
fifty cents, but the sight is worth many
times that sum. Pen cannot describe the
enormous and vivid spectacle presented by
the reproduction of the fire that destroyed
the best part of the now greatest of great
cities.