The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-10-13

% tne expulsion. Vhe rabbi delivered
Especial sermon. ~ ~
The services in all the Hebrew tenn
pies were distinetively patriotic, differ-
.ng only in this, that the synagogues
adhering to the rigid ceremonials of
he orthodox faith permitted no interi-
or decorations to interfere with the Sc
we're simplicity of the services incident
20 the Feast of the Tabernacles. -,
At the handsome temple ''Emanu-
e." Fifth avenue and Forty.first
street, which possesses the largest con-
yregation of the Reformed Jews in the
United States, the pulpit was festooned
with United States flags and bunting
aud the fruits of the country, lavishly
displayed, symbolized the Feast of the
Tabernacles-
In some of the synagogues the custom
ary information in Hebrew, of the
Psalms appointed for the day 1.-THE
ninety-tifth and ninety-sixth Psalms)
was replaced by patriotic Hymns. In
all the temples the children. were made
participants and sang in honor of the
country and the flag.
Special services were held in most of
the churches. The choirs in some of
the churches were assisted by orches-
tras, and elaborate musical programmes
were gwen. The pulpits and affairs
we're adorned with flowers All of the
aiscourses were prepared with special
consideration for the children, SO that
the youngest attendant could appreciate
the Importance of the services
Sunday evening the Italian COLONY,
under the auspices of Minister Baron
Fava, began it's Columbian celebration
at the ]4enox lyceum with a concert
and discourse by DR.. Luigi Reversi
on Columbus. In the afternoon many
people visited the Italian transport
Garigliano, which brought over the
Columbus monument
The city hall is the most deliberately
decorated building down town, although
many of the newspaper offices about
Park row are using great deal of
bunting arranged in graceful designs.
On the city hail American. Italian
and Spanish flags are looped
everywhere in an endless chain
covering the front of the
building and strung from the many
aagstaffs to the roof. The coat.of-arms
of the United States aud New York
are displayed at the cornices, framed in
italian and Spanish flags. A large
gold-framed oil painting of the Santa
Maria, Columbus flagship, will show
above the center of the balustrade.
The United States coat-of arms,
draped with the American COL
ors and topped by an Ameri-
can banner, will surmount the paint
ing: An oil painting of Columbus S
by feet is set in a drapery of flags of
America, Spain and Italy, topped by a
United States shield and banner, d.
rect1y over the center of the main en-
trance of the building. The cost of
decorating the building was about
81. 200.
The trellis arch at Twenty-second
street. Manhattan club building and
the residence of ex-Secretary Whitney
were visited by thousands Sunday.
Along Fifth avenue from Madison
square to Thirty-fourth street there
were a series of standards, 100 in num-
Der, from which depended pointed
gonfalons and Venetian flags bear
ing the arms Of Ferdinand, Isabella,
Columbus and others. The stand
ards are surmounted by gilt eagles
and decorated at their basis by civic
shields. Broadway is now a kaleido-
scope of changing colors. All the large
wholesale houses in tl,e dry goods dis
trict are artistically draped with gay
bunting. The center piece in most
cases is a painting Of Columbus on one
side and of Washington on the other
In addition to the big stands at the
city hall and in Union square, Madison
square and Washington park many
smaller ones have been put up Seats
on all of the stands will be free for. the
school and college parade to-day, with
the exception of a few hundred seats
already sold. The stands in Madison
square, City Hall park and Union
square are free only to women and
children. -"
1t is estimated that over 1000, 600
people will witness the parade this
week. -.