The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-21
IT rs COLUMBUS DAY.
General Observance by Schools
of Seattle.
CITY WILL TAKE A HOLIDAY.
In the Churches Prayer and Thanks-
giving Will BE Onered-speeisl Class
Programmes for Schools.

Today is the four hundredth anniversary o.
the discovery of America by Columbus. Per.
haps no other secular event in the worlds his
tory will De so widely generally celebrated
IS the one commemorated today. Not only IN
every nation on the two American continents,
bot also In spain and In Italy will the day be
celebrated with appropriate exercises. and the
entire civilized world will honor the memory oi
him whose achievement marked the beginning
of the greatest epoch in the history of the
worlds progress In compliance with n joint
resolution OF congress, authorizing and direct
ing him 80 to do, the president of the United
States Issued his proclamation recommending
TO the people Of the United States the observ-
ance of tho day by appropriate demonstrations,
and by suitable exercises In their schools and
other places of assembly. For want OF necessary
legislation tho governor OF this safe was uD-
able. by proclamation, to appoint October q a
legal holiday. There has been some doubt On
this point. and. to set 1t at rest. Corporation
Counsel Donworth ;clegraphed an inquiry TO
Gov. Ferry on the subject He yesterday re-
ceivsd the following reply:
Proclamation not intended 10 declare legal
holiday. only to recommend observance OF day
designated by president. Please examine law
81 ciosciy. do not think governor has author
ity To declare 2ist October a legal holiday.
In further explanation of this point Mr.. DON
worth said last night:
The law of 1891 names Christmas, the Fourth
Of July. THANKSGIVING, Decoration day and
Labor day ~ legal holidays, ana adds: "And
any other dag designated by the chief executive
Of the state us a legal holiday or day OF thanks
giving" The governor evidently does not think
the law gives him the right TO create new holi-
days.
The day will, however. be observed "a a gen.
crel holiday in this city. The banks, courts. ex-
changes and ali public Offices will be closed.
The postofice will DO open from to 10 a. m,
and the mail carriers will make one delivery in
the morning. The national banner will be dis
played on all public buildings and many pri-
yate ones.
In the churches special prayer and thanks
giving services viii be held. a union memorial
service win be held at 2:3o p. IN. at the First
Methodist Episcopal church, st Third and Mar
ion streets. The services will be conducted by
resident o!orgymen o. tie city. and will consist
oil special music prayer by Rev. r. f. Dunlap.
of the First Christian church, and addresses
upon the following themes: "Our Obligations
TO Columbus by Rev. l. W. Read, Of the Mar
Eet street Baptist church: columbus Faith in
the Invisible" by Rev. Kenneth Duncan, of the
Second Presbyterian church; "The Outlook of
the Future" by Rev. Clark Davis, of the First
Methodist Protestant church
At ST. Marks special service will be held
consisting OF IAN Office of Prayer and Thanks
giving set forth by the general convention at
Baltimore. An interesting feature of this Office
Is the prayer Translated from the LATIN said to
have been used by Columbus at his landing,
October. 1ieA The full choir Will sing and the
rector will make an address. There will be
special hymns and the anthem, aye Shall Dwell
in the Land" by stainer
Trinity church has also made elaborate ar
rangements for services today. The musical
programme. 1t is said. will be very fine
Solemn high masses viii be celebrated In the
Catholic churches, followed by the papal bene-
diction. BY special dispensaton of the pope
the American Catholics not required TO alb
stain from flesh meat today.
At the Welsh church an interesting pro-
gramme OF exercises will DO rendered In the
evening, consisting of singing, Rotations and
addresses
Elaborate preparations have been made for
appropriate celebrations in the schools of the
city. The exercises will partake of patriotic
character, and at each of the public schools
there will be a delegation OF Grand Army veter-
ans. who Will participate in the exercises. The
chairmen of the various delegations are as fol-
lows:
High school. /. A. Treen; Central, 8. ".
Clark; Denny, ". G. La.mer: South George W.
Tibbetts: Rainier, NJ. NJ. Holmes; Minor, III. 5.
keene; Day, j. II. Meeger.
The school rooms will be decorated with flags
and flowers, aud on the black boards will DO
crsyon pictures representing scenes connected
with Columbus and his great discovery.
Al nearly all the schools there will be a gem
etai programme. in which the entire school Will
participate This will begin at $50, and con-
sist of reading the presidents proclamation,
the raising OF the flag by the q. 4. X. veterans
and salute 90 the iag by tho pupils. after
which tho pupils and audience will sing the
song o. Columbus day. as follows.