New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-22
THE cOIUNBIAN CONGRESSES.

oprNqNG MEETING IN THE AUDITORIUM AD
DRESSED EY ARCHBISHOP IRELAND.
Chicago oct. 81 The brightest point, perhaps, OF
tho galaxy of Worlds Fair celebrations the might
f., tbe Auditorium when the Columbian Congresses,
the purely Intellectual part of the Exposition, were
opened by Archbishop Ireland, Of ST. Pau, Inc wor'-
wide broad character OF the congresses and OF inc
vast audience filing every chair and nook OF the
Auditorium tonight. exempiied In the TACT mat
,rhIlo the orator was an Archbishop OF the fath OF
Rome the benedction was spoken by probably the
foremost representative Of evangelical Prot
cstantism, DR.. william Il. Harper. president OF 'he
University Of Chicago. Not less n remarkable index
was the circumstance that two Of the addresses on the
nights programme were by wOmcn-Mrs. Potter Palmer
and Mrs. Charles lienrOin
Preceding all the addresses. the opening Invocation
this evening was uttered by the Rev. John Henry
Barrow pastor Of the First Presbyterian Church OF
Chicago and chairman Of the general committee on
religious congress- The Invocation contained refer
cnccs to Columbus. 10 Islam and, without naming
him. Archbishop Ireland. President Charles T..
Bonncy If the Worlds Congress Auxiliary, then de-
livcred the address Of welcome. only two sentences
long. follows,
The worlds Congress Auxiliary salutcs aud wei
come, TIL, magnificent audience, dssth DlsU 10 WI
no., the Inaugural ceremonies ~ the intellectual ana
moral exposition Of The progress Of mankind to be
made In the Worlds Congresses II 1r0J Ihe greet
ing on behalf Of the Woman Branch OF the AuNulary
will be- given by its president Mr.. Potter Palmer
The Womans Branch greeting by Mrs Potter Palmer
was equally brief and 20 the point. thus:
The WOman's Branch OF the WORLDS Congress
Auxiliary, rcpr scn;ilg The marvellous progress Oh
woman during the last four centuries, unitcS most
cordially In this greeting and send, congratulations
the adcr, II that progress in all enlightened lands.
The saluiaiiOn I'm honor OF Queen Isabella VIII be gwen
by Mrs Charles icnro'u vice president u the
Woman's Branch OF The Worlds CJngrcs, Auxiliary.
The sautstion n honor Of Queen Isabella by Mrs.
lIcnrotiu follows:
Tho assistance which Columbus received from queen
Isabella tuabrd him 10 discover and reveal the Amer
lean continents. The aid which enlightened woman.
hood the queen Of this new age, now oilers 10 All
men. will enable them. especially the tOllnS millions,
to ind In thcr countrc ucw world, N lntc"c 'hl
and moral enjoyment. enhanced material prosperity.
improved social conditions and The Hrh iritagc OF
resulting pence.
Archbishop ireland then introduced by Presi
don't Bouney Whom the uproar II applause that
greeted him had subsidized he began hi, address. II
was an exposition u tho plans and purposes Of The
great Worlds Congress Auxiliary; the progress mad'
and the assured IN ih" series of International
congresses to b. held in connection with The World s
Fair. 10 which ihr Governments of other countries
invited TO send delegate, IN addition 10 those
who viii attend 10" representatives II the instltu
tons and societies o. larcipd lus p'op'c..
Tho ein nm of America by the entire audience
aud the ben,dcton by DR.. Harper closed the meeting