The record-union., 1892-10-22
COLUNBUg MEMORY.
How 1t Was Honored by the People
of Sacramento.
The school-Children To the Trc=t-
Parade of Civil and Military
Bodies-Lfterary Exercises.

bOQlGS-l1lIGT&IS AsASLCISCSs
If Columbus could have revisited the
earth yesterday and witnessed with his
own eyes the celebration of the four hum
dredth anniversary of his landing on
American soil, he would no doubt have
promptly fled an application to be ad-
mitted to citizenship in this great repub-
lie, which has been the outgrowth of his
famous boat ride. Could he have wit
messed the celebration in his honor that
was carried out in Sacramento, alone, he
could not fail to have been both surprised
and delighted.
The local celebration of the day was
appropriately carried ogt, and, aside from
some delay in the matter of getting the
procession under way, thereby causing
the school-chiidren nearly two hours of
weary waiting in the hot sun, everything
passed of with admirable order, to the
general satisfaction of those participating
and to the admiration of the thousands of
spectators lining the streets.
A more delightful day for the fesrivi-
ties could not have dawned, and everyone
seemed to enjoy the beautiful morning,
with its bracing air, and the crowds were
lniration of the parade and demonstra-
ton.
The uniformed part of the procession
formed about nine o'clock at Sixth and l.
streets, and marched to Tenth, thence
down to to Second, returning up X to
Tenth, and thence to the Capitol Park.
The procession was under the Marshall
ship of Major w. II. Sherburn, supported
by numerous aids, with School Director
G. NJ. Harrison as Chief Aid. The First
Artillery Regiment was under the COM
mand of Lieutenant-C Colonel Mckee, act
ing in the absence of Colonel Guthrie.
The procession was In every respect a
creditable one. 1t was preceded by a
platoon of police under command OF
Chief Rodgers and Captain Bradley, and
then followed, in their proper order, the
Grand Marshal, his aids and the First
Artillery Regiment, preceded by the
Artillery Band.
Next came two uniformed divisions of
the Knights of Pythias, carriage con-
tanning four officers of Clan Gordon,
q. ). c., in Highland costume, and then
the Italian Society and Bersaglieri Guard
OF forty men, preceded by the Hussar
Band.
After these came the floats, the first
representing Columbus before Queen
isabella. In the second float were Misses
lombard and Miss Gaghairdo, the for
mer representing Columbia and the latter
Italy, and wearing the respective national
colors. Grouped about them were a num-
Der of little misses-Rosa Ratio, Ella
Galgani and Josie Dondaro, dressed in
American colOrs, and Mary Barrack,
Susie Gabrielli and Della Checchetuni,
adorned in the Italian colors.
Tie third float was an admirable repre-
sentation of the ship in which Colum bus
landed. 1t was manned by good-siZed
crew, and tossed about on the convey
ance upon which it was located very
nearly as the famous vessel of the great
discoverer must have been tossed on the
heaving pillows.
The ''Caravel de Santa Maria" was fol-
lowed by a mounted guard and the So
ciety PiemOnte Reale.
Then came long line of carriages, in
the first of which We're seated guests OF
the Italian Societies-Hon. i. j. Gregory
hon. Il. L. DevIin and ID. Lazzarini,
President of the Day.
Before the procession had started, the
Grand Army posts met at their quarters.
and each post marched to one OF the
grammar schools and escorted the chill
dren to the Capitol.
When the military, bands and the main
procession reached the Capitol the school
children We're drawn up on l. street, and
the procession passed in review before
them IN the line as the procession turned
back and entered the approach to the
Capitol.
The Sacramento Grammar School
pupils, under the escort of Sumner Post:
the Capitol Grammar School. escorted by
Warren Post, and the Sutter Grammar
School. in charge of Fair Oaks Post, here
joined the procession, and the hundreds
of children extended the ranks under the
guidance of their teachers.
In front of the Capitol a grand stand
had been erected, and before it the en-
tire procession passed in review, the
mounted portion OF it and the conveyan-
ces being thence taken through the park
and out by the Tenth-street gates.
While the procession was PASSING the
grand stand an immense throng of men,
women and children gathered on the ter
races, lined the route of march, and so
pressed in upon the driveway in front of
the Capitol that the Grand Army Posts
and the Italian Guards had to form Ia
line and good-naturedly charge back
upon the crowd to maintain a passage
way.
The hundreds of children marched
around the Capitol, between the lines of
the guards, and presented a beautiful
picture.
1t was about IL O'Clock when the na-
rade had passed and the throng gathered
about the stand and the entrance to the
Capitol, anticipating the exercises. So
large was the throng OF children, how
ever, and the younger ones were so noisy
IN tnelr demonstrations that it was soon
evident that any effort at literary enter
tainment would be heard by Jew.
THE EXERCISES.
These were very brief, and it was lust
as well that they were, as the children
were completely tired out from their long
wait for the procession, as we'll as the
many thousands of adults who had as
sembled in the Park as early as 9 O'Clock.
1t was nearly noon when school Super
lntendent Albert Hart appeared on the
platform before the throng of school chill
dren on the pavement and called the vast
assem- blage TO order. But there was no
order, as people were moving about and
talking all the time
Without making himself heard MANY
ieet away, Mr.. Hart introduced Master
Simon Heilbron, pupil of the Sacra-