The Red Cloud chief., 1892-10-28

pushed their construction the practical
ly completed piles In which the nations
of the eauth shall contend for friendly
rivalry.
The spectacle of nearly 5000 persons,
half Of whom were children, congre-
gated In the stand Of the singers vas In
itself u display And when
on their feet led by u full orchestra and
accompanied by two brass bands, these
5000 threats lifted up songs Of patriotic
spirit and hymns TO the Creator of all
men and things, there came into all
properly constituted heartsa thrill that
Is good for men to feel.
Tho Columbian ode which WIS recited
was strongly a feature of the exercises.
As n composition, its breadth of tone,
its elevation of thought, its nobility of
purpose and its grace OK diction, have
made 1t IN element of this occasion
which will go into history along with
It, Its rendition by n woman, n woman
having been its author, was touching Mt
times; IL was brave Mt others; IL was
s~weepingly courageous In certain pas
sages. II vaulted to the climax of re-
suits and sank away into the compla-
cent pride Of grand achievements, rs
the story In verse ran on through the
mazes Of mystery us to the western
world, to the elimination OF the ambi-
ton which Columbus had and fulfilled.
1t was just half past IL, when q burst
of cheering that swelled into q vast
volume OF sound announced the arrival
OF the vicc-prcsidcnt. The hall ut this
moment WINS q wonderful sight The
h~ackneved expression ~ sea of up
turned faces" was In this case literal
ly correct, for forty-four acres were
covered with expectant co"untenances,
turned toward the northern entrance,
over which q band was playing "Hail
Columbia" The music came but faint.
ly, however. 10 those In the center OF
the hall, being drowned by the cheering
and the booming Of guns from the
United States steamer Michigan, lying
off the exposition grounds, and the vol
ley firing Of n light battery stationed al
the north inlet.
"1he Work OF the Board OF Lady
Managers" was the subject of and nd
! dress by Mrs. Potter Palmer, and nj
| though the lady's feeble voice was no
heard by those further than fifty feet
: away, mans chivnlrous tribute OF NJ
| plause to woman wal not wanting u
the close
0 President Higginbotham, Of tn
Q worlds Columbian commission now for
: mally rendered the exposition building
to President Pr ~, of the worlds Co
lumbar expos J. To tho address O
the president Of u. local directory Pres
ident Palmer, OF the national commits
8 sion, responded in fitting words.
AZ the president Of the comm: isio'
turned To Vice President Morton at tn
t. close and asked the representative O
/" tho nation to dedicate the building an
grounds TO humanity, the sentiment G
the occasion reached its climax, IN
cheers from 100, 600 threats welcome
the venerable vice president of tn
O. United States.
ID At the close Of the ovation Vice Pres
- dent Morton spoke.
4. At the conclusion OF the last sentens
q; of the vice presidents address and MS \
pronounced the dcdicatory words, II
o. members of the foreign diplomat
"a corps arose simultaneously to their fe'
in graceful approval Of the sentimen
and the example so ~delicately set I
the representatives OF foreign natiol
y was instantly followed by all the tho
he sands assembled beneath the vast FOX