Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-10-20
COLUMBIA AT CHICAGO.
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in Line.

CHICAGO, Oct 2O.-This is the first Of
Chicago public holidays and the day is to
be made eventful by mammoth civic
parade under the direction of Gen. Joseph
Stockton, and in which fully 100000 men
will be in line. The meetings of the gov
erning board of the International League
of Press clubs and of the National
Society of Architects add interest to the
days events and tonight grand concert
will end the first days Columbian festivi-
ties. The great procession is now form
ing with the governors and staffs at the
head The main portion is forming on
the lake front and will march north on
Michigan avenue to Adams, west to
Wabash avenue, north to Randolph, west
to State south to Adams, west to Frank
lin, south to jackson, east to State, south
to Van Buren, ana disperse. West side
organizations will form on Market square
and reach Michigan Avenue by Lake
street. On reaching Van Buren, south side
organizations will move south on State to
disperse, west side organizations will
move west on Van Buren, to Market and
take any bridge leading to the west side;
north side organizations will move west
on Van Buren to Market and reach the
north side by way of the Wells street
bridge. Catholic societies are taking Il
great part in the big parade.
Nearly all the prominent Catholic So
cieties of the city are represented, their
total membership is given as follows:
German, 10000; italian, 5000; French,
| 5000; Polish, 5000; Bohemian, 5000;
| Catholic Order of Forresters, 10000; An
cient Order of Hibernians $500; Young
Mems Catholic Union, 5000; Catholic
Knights Of America, 1000; temperance
| societies, 5000; Knights of st. John, TO-
| 900; Catholic Benevolent Legion, 800;
| Second Regiment of Sacred Heart Parish,
| 1000. A grand total of 10000 members
is represented Forty bands are engaged
for the procession, including the 2d regi-
ment band, which leads the van, and the
Pullman band, which precedes the Italian
division. The Italian division is in the
parade on grander scale than any other
nationality the Italians being animated
by double feeling of patriotism both for
their foster country and the country which
gave birth to Columbus and themselves.
| The big float represents prominent events
in the life of Columbus and is drawn by
eight white horses. The Catholic Order
of Forresters ranks next. They have sew
eral emblematic floats representing i'm
portant epochs in the history of the coun-
try and of their own order, American
flags are used by them lavishly. Each
member of the order wears in his button
hole small United States flag and all
wear dark blue crush hats of the same
make. The reviewing stand is on the
Adams street side of the postofice.
MILITARY sQUABBLE.
Gen. Miles is having trouble about the
military parade in connection with the
dedicatory ceremonies, He has plan by
which he hopes to conciiate all parties
and quiet all i'll feeling aroused by his
decision to shorten the military street
parade tomorrow. He proposes to
have spectacular display OF military
tactics at might.
BOGUS TICKETS.
Sixteen hundred tickets to the dedi-
catory ceremonies have been stolen from
the office of Secretary Culp, of the cere-
monies committee, and are on the market
in the hands of spectators. A large
number of forged tickets are also being
sold at high prices.
Columbus day was celebrated by the
school children of the city.
Members of the cabinet, the supreme