Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-20
HIS MEMORY ALIVE.
The Columbus Celebration
Will Be Pittsburg's
Greatest Effort.
TO.DAY'S BIG PROGRAMME.
A Maritime Parade That Will Attract
Admiring Crowds.
THIRTY BOATS IN SINGLE FILE.
Children to Plant Grove in Honor of
the Discoverer.
0pCrpCAynES TN All THE SCH00Ia
TO.DAY'S BIG PROGRAMME.
THIRTY BOATS IN SINGLE FILE.
Children to Plant q Grove in Honor of
the Discoverer.
OBSERvANCES IN ALL THE SCHOOLS

ObSEhfANCES In ALL 1HE oCnVULi
The preliminary guns to the Columbus
celebration will be fired this afternoon il
royal style. They will be the real cannoni
of Battery B that shall announce the eve o
the Columbus quadro-centennial A SALUTE
will be fired from the Monongahela whar
at / p. NJ, and then the local fleet o
steamers, barges and tugboats will move
down the river in single file as far as Davi.
Island. 1t will be an impressive picture.
1t is expected thar more than 80 boats viii
be in line, and many others are expected tc
join in the display. And SO the maritime
parade becomes the feature of the day.
From the masts and fagstaffs of everyone
will fly the colors of America and SPAN
entwined in coils about each other Other
decorations of unique designs will also be
made. The boats will fall i'll line about
1890 p. NJ and await the>arrival of Battery
B, whose services will be lent for the occa-
sion by Captain Hunt. At o'clock the
start for Davis Island will be made, the
boats returning at o'clock.
The Boats to Betin Line.
The Cyclone, on which will be repre-
sentatives of the press and those having in
charge the arrangement for the parade, will
lead the line. 1t will be followed by the
Return and n. K. Briggs, and then the
tollowi ng boats will fall in: The Leader,
John Dipple, Lud Keefer, City of Pitts
burg. Wharton Mcknight, the Progress,
Charlie Hook, Gwindoline, Seven Sons,
Mink No. 2. j. G. Blaine, j. NJ. yGusky,
the Rescue, Portia, 'Gulnore, Leni, Leoti,
Venus, the Venice. Daisy and the Dart.
Large crowds OF people have. already Sc
cured accommodation on the boats and will
help along the success of the affair.
While this river display is in progress
the school children of the city will be cele-
brating the day with all due ecIat. Each
school will have its own exercises, but a
general programme prepared by the COM
mittee of the various districts will guide
the observation of the day. The programme
follows:
Schools to assemble at A. M
Stories of Columbus to be read or spoken.
Arrival of a detail of veterans at 945 to
be met at the entrance of the yard by the
color guards of pupils, who will escort them
to the office and present them to the princi-
pals.
March of the pupils to the yard to the
time of music and arrangement into hol-
low square about the nag.
Raising the flag with three cheers.
Salutfng the nag.
Prayer or reading of Scripture.
Song, America"
Short addresses.
Dismissal.
Out in Schenlev Park in the afternoon
the pupils will assemble round the flag that
will be raised there, and then march to the
designated site for the Columbus grove
Ten acres of land have been set aside bv
Chief Bigelow for this public school grove,
and the children will plant it at their own
expense A dozen plants will be placed in
the ground by selected pupils to mark the
boundaries OF the grove.
Exercises to Be Observed.
The following exercises will be observed
before the children will be dismissed:
Song, America"
Prayer.
Addresses by prominent citizens
Song, columbia, My Country"
Dismissal by singing long meter doxology.
Several of the Allegheny schools will
hold special services outside of the regular
celebration. In the Fifth ward Allegheny.
schools two entertainments will be held to-
dav. In room q the scholars have ar
ranged series of tableau1 of the discovery
of America by Columbus and his return to
Spain. William Speer will represent King
Ferdinand and Miss Fannie Citizens Queen
Isabella, and Frank Alexander as Chri
topher Columbus. The programme open
with flag salute, "reminiscences
of Columbus, and presentation of the Co
lumbus banner. What Columbus did and
what Columbus did not do will be presented
by tableaux while the history is being read
This will be followed by the presenting of
the tributes to the King and Queen from
the newly discovered country. columbia"
Miss Amelia Fisher" :'Muemosyne," Miss
Kate Menzel. The four muses. are "Cliope,"
Miss Lecanaious Parsons; "Clio," Miss
Ashley Mahaffey; "Urania," Miss Ella
Chaser. The three Graces, Glory, Joy and
Pleasure, are as follows: "Aglata." Miss
Ella Hull; 'Thalia," Miss Amy Frank;
"Euphrosyne, Miss Agnes Patterson Music
is represented by three spirits-"Past,
Sharon Mcdonald; Present." William
Affelder; Future" Miss Hattie Cord.
The room has been neatly decorated and
great deal of care has been taken with the
costumes, which will represent the time of
Columbus. The stage arrangements are in
the hands OF Rich ard Long and Arthur
Gilliland. A neat hand-painted programme
has been arranged by one of the
souvenir of the day. Rooms "a 20 and 26,
also have a special programme which opens
with singing the ''Star Spangled Banner
reading of the Presidents proclamation,
salute to the flag. Reading the four voy-
ages of Columbus presented by Edward
Duffner, James Aiken, Weir Morganstern
and Chss Monroe. Song cred, White and
Blue" "Dreams of Sleeping Maid From
Feudalism to Liberty" by Miss Alice Bonn
as maid and Miss Pearl Campbell, Goddess
of Sleep.
Couaro1 of Al. looa1 n ID - ~,
assist in the school celebration in Allie
gheny to-day.
The Northside Formation.
Chief Ehlers, Marshal of the Allegheny
division for Columbus Day, has issued an
order dividing the societies and organiza-
Iions to take part in the celebration into
eight sections, and assigning them to places
in line. In addition the Chief has had maps
made of that portion of the city where the
division is to form, and one will be given to
each organization, with its place marked,
so there will be no confusion in forming.
Following is the formation of the division:
The Marshal and staff will form on Ohio
street, right resting on Madison avenue,
followed by the American Military Band,
the Heath Zouaves, Garibaldi Guards and
Allegheny cyclers.
The second section, consisting of the
Allegheny Turn Verein and Troy Hill Turn
Verein, will form on Madison avenue from
First to East and along East street The
third section, consisting of the Teutonia
and Harmonic M@nnerchors, Champion II.
and +. Club, Bayrischer Unterstuetzungs
Verein and Odd Fellows Sengerbund will
form on First street between East and
Cedar The fourth section, consisting of
Cecilia and Schweizer Mmnnerchors, Con-
cordia Brotherhood, Gruetli Verein and
Soehen Wenkelreids, will form on Madison
avenue from First to Second and west on
Second street. The fifth section, consist
ing of the Badischer and Unabharinger
Unterstuetzungs Verein, the Duetsche