Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-22

There Was more applause Nnen ne M
| lshed, and Mayor MasnbuFne, who VAS
neIt presented. had no reason 20 cun-
/ plain Of the warmth of his reception.
/ There was a still greater murmur or
voices. ike roar Ii the distance, but
the Occu pants OF the platform and OF
/ the sections Immediately fronting Il
were IN themselves q BIZ audience, and
/ 10 u Chicsgo's young mavor managed
/ 10 MAKE himself fairy we'll heard, say
lag:
Mayor washbarn Talks
| Chicago, chosen as most fltting
/ place 10 hold celebration 10 marx
/ this cOuntry's dawn. accepts the sacred
! trust with rivalry toward none ana Tel
/ i0wshIp toward all. Sne stands ready
/ 10 fulfill the pledges she has made.
/ Sne needs no orator to sing her merits,
no poet to sing her glories- she typi-
| hes the civilization Of this continent
and TINS age; she has no hOary locks;
no cTumollng ruins; the grsy-nalred
/ ere who saw ner birth today holds on
/ nigh his pratiling grandenIld 10 see the
nations Of the earth within her gates.
The Columbian Ode.
! As the mayor finished. Mrs. Sarah
| c. Le Moyne was presented, and IN a
voice OF alto pitch that reached fur
ther by TAR than those of her predeces-
sOrs, commenced To read the first stanLa
| OF the commemorative ode, and OF
which Miss Harriet Monroe, VINO was
seated upon the platform in close
proximity 10 Cardinal Gibbons. was the
author. The reader brought great
| dramatic power into play, and Was re-
warded with the most iioeral applause
| that the audience had so far voueh-
safed.
/ The fourth stanZa was rendered by
/ the chorus from is gallery al the
southern end of the structure, nearly
/ u thousand feet distant from the plat
/ form. For moment or two, SIX thou
/ sand voices could scarcely be heard
/ but gradually the music increased IN
/ volume until il penetrated every nook
and corner of the building. Several
/ of the stanzas were alternately read
K and sung and at the conclusion amidst
tremendous bursts of popular approval
wreaths of laurel were Dlac ed on Mrs.
lie MOyne and Miss Monroe.
| The latter when introduced stood
| pale and graceful, trembling with emo
ton produced by her royal welcome
and ths magnificent success OF her
/ poetic effort. Apparently she tried TO
say something but she was too much
| overcome TO do much more than move
her lips, and with smiles and bows and
q suspicious moisture or eyes she re-
/ sumed her seat.
Medals Presented
1t was the turn of Director Of Works
| Burnham to present To President HIg-
l glnbotham, the master artists of the
exposition, N order that they might
be made the recipients of medals spe-
| cially CONNIE moratlng their share IN
the great work.
At signal the artists moved down
the center aisle of the stage to within
few feet of the presidents desk,
standing SIX abreast in full view of the
| multitude. Just, however, as the dl-
rector of works commenced his address
the chorus decided 10 get IN its work
on a composition not down on the pro-
gram, and it had no difficulty IN etfec-
tuslly drowning the eulOgy of
the artists. Burnham raised his
voice and the chorus sang still
whether a single one of the able men,
who were being complimented. could
/ hear a word tnat was beng said, but
Burnham continued bravely to the end
Of his manuscript. President Higln-
botham briefly responded; an aide de
camp produced a tray of medals from
behind bank of foliage, held 1t aloft
I for moment and then put 1t back
/ again, the artists turned right about
face and retreated from the platform
/ IN double quick time.
Mrs. Paimer's Address.
a =. -
third of the program had been
reached and passed. The chorus was
/ down for a rendition of HAYDEN !
"Ihe Heavens are Telling" but the dl-
rector general passed 1t over and IN
stead presented the president of the
| lady managers.
The appearance of Mrs. Potter Pal
mer was the signal for cheers again
and again repeated. The queen OF the
| fair smiled aud bowed her thanks and
then proceeded TO denver in conver-
satiOnal tone a Enthusiastically mod
est address concerning what had been
accomplished by the women. Not
more than hundred of her listeners
/ were aDle to- make q connected story
out OF what she mad TO s2y.
The one great feature of the eXer-
cises. the rendering OF their buildings IN
/ their acceptance was now IN order aud
a hush fell upon the audience as Presi.
/ dent Palmer of the national commIs-
son and President EIiglnbotham Of the
I local directory. rose from their seats
on either SIDE of the char. advanced
Z toward. aud faced each other. Mr..
+ HiginbOtham spoke first, and IN a brief
/ but Appropriate address, made tender
+ of the structures m the name of the
/ Worlds Columbian exposition 20 the
/ Worlds Columbian commission by thIs
act surrendering control OF the build
/ ngs 80 tar "a the local organization Is
I concerned.
Having performed his part Mr.. Hlg.
I gnbOthsm z resumed his seat, and his
place was taken by Vice President Nor
ton.
W.. Morton Dedicst-s the Fair.
When Mr. Norton was Introduced TO
ded cate tne buildings u behalf of tine
/ uited states the enthusasn grew lu-
f 90 a tumuIt, and it vas some time be-
/ tore quiet vas restored.
Vice President Mortgn's speech dealt
+ With Chicago advsrcement AMI posi-
ton ln the nation, and with the acton
( ishiug progress when had teen made
Z for tue far. lie referred to the edu-
rsbonai facilities 81 the United ~tstes.
sud deslt largely VITA Columbus life
+ snt character. lie remarked tnat al
thoura Columbus bad nog found rivers
af -uties aud axes of diamonds ID
Aniercs yet h1s discovery hsd led "a
the bnainx Of more valuable articles of
commerce. nan1eiy potatoes aud qu-