Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-21
OUR NEW HOLIDAY
Observance of the Columbian
Anniversary.
PARADE OF CATHOLIC SOCIETIES

PARADE OF CATHOLIC SOCIETIES,
An imposing Spectacle Followed by Pa
triotic Exercises in Court House Souare-
The Dedication of Building No File.
Presentation at No. 6-Other Public
schooi notwithstanding Demonstra-
lions i'm Honor of the Day
Had the condition of the elements
4oo years ago today been the same as
those early This morning, Christopher
g. would have had head end collision
In landing, so dense was the fog" was
the observation of a rather sarcastic ally
inclined individual who CHANGED to be out
ears this morning. As the day ad-
va i, however. Old Sol broke
tbr'| the vapor that obscured
h. ion, and the light of his counter
a. fell upon the earth and filled all
10y as the first national holiday in
no.. of the discovery of America was
entered upon.
Columbus Day
ko-k Island ceie brated Columbus day
in true patriotic style. The decorations
of business houses and private residences
were perfuse patriotic ard tasty. 1t was
national holiday in every sense. not of
the noisy Fourth of July scrt, but it was
nevertheless an occasion when one and
all evinced a reverent appreciation of the
day. In the home. in the school on the
streets. everywhere. there wss manifest
spirit of happiness and patriotism. All
public ffices. federal, %ceunty and city.
rs we'll as commercial establishments.
and business houses generally suspended
for the day.
This Mornings Parade
The public demonstration of the day
was the parade of the Catholic schools
and societies. The entire line Of march
had been decorated by patriotic citizens.
and the parade made a very creditable
appearance. being the largest ever turned
out by the Catholics il this city. 1t ins
cluded the following:
Marshas B. Winter snd H. Mccarthy, mounted.
Bleuers Band.
Allegorical float, landing OF Columbus.
Allegoricai float, Goddess of Liberty, four young
ladies,
Float representing states of the Union with little
girls.
Young ladies mounted
Anegorical float with SIX young ladies.
Carriages containing clergy, speakers and citi-
St Joseph's school boys, III members.
st. Mary's school boys. S5 members.
ST. Mary's school girls dressed in white, sc mem
Young ladies sodaity St. Nary's church. 40 MEM
bers.
adj -
st Joseph's school girls. 100 members.
Young ladies sodality, st JosSph's church Il
st, Joseph's Branch Western Catholic Unior, SO
members.
Plow Company Band.
St. Johns Branch u estern Catholic Union, so
members.
st, Anthony's society bearing a handsome banner
desis ned for the occasion, 60 members.
ST. Patrick = Benevolent society, 20 members.
Belgian society, so members.
In Court House Square.
= speakers said handsomely draped
with the stars and stripes had been ar
ranged in Court house squsre, and after
the parade the large crowd assembled
there and listened to patriotic remarks
by several speakers. Rev. Father
Mackin called the meeting to order and
introduced William McEniry, who in a
few Lrief remarks expressed his apprecis-
lion of the enthusiasm and patriotism
that was to be seen an every hand. He
spoke of Columbus in whose honor the
whole nation today puts on its holiday
attire. as having sprung from the COM
mon people, and of his grand conception
of the idea of the earth being spere.
He traced him in his perilous voyage out
on an unknown sea in his efforts TO carry
the Christian faith to unknown lands and
clos ed with a fitting eulogY on the great
discoverer
DR.. Calvin True sdale was next intro
duced and made an interesting and pa
triotic address in which he said it was
highly proper and appropriate that
America should today do honor to the
greatest or all, either ancient or modern
mariners. He spoke of the early life of
the great discoverer and of his first
thought in connection with what after
ward proved such boon to the OPP
pressed nations of the earth. In this
connection he spoke of the results of this
daring mans indomitable courage, and
of the changes it had wrought In clos
ing, the doctor spoke of the growing de-
sire of the people of this
great nation to pay unbounded tribute
to the memory of Columbus for his grand