The record-union., 1892-10-21
TO-DAY'S DEMONSTRATION.
How Sacramento VIII Celebrate CO.
lumbus Day.
Grand Street Pageant and Exercises
by the School ChiIdren-Bicycle
Races This Afternoon.

Throughout the nation to-day the men,
ory of Columbus will be honored by all
patriotic Americans, whether native or
foreign born. Four hundred years ago
he landed on the shore of the Atlantic,
and the result of his discovery of this
continent has been the development of
the grandest country under the sun. 1t
is proper, therefore, that the name and
memory of Columbus should be fittingly
honored at this time, that the youth of
the nation may learn to love and revere
him for his achievements.
Sacramento will not to-day be behind
other communities in celebrating this
anniversary of the landing of Columbus
on the American continent. At 10 o'clock
this morning the school children of the
city win gather in front of the Capitol
building, where the literary exercises are
to be held and where they will be Joined
by those participating in the street
pageant, composed of military and civic
bodies.
The three grammar schools will be es-
corted by the veterans of the Grand
Army OF the Republic. The Sacramento
Grammsx pupils will have Sumner Post
as their guard, those of the Capital Gram
mar will be looked after by Warren Post,
and the Sutter Grammar scholars will be
in charge of Fair Oaks Post.
a the Park the school children will re-
view the parade when the latter arrives,
and after that they will themselves march
in review past the grand stand and salute
the national colors. Odes appropriate to
the'occasion will be sung, accompanied
10y the First Artillery Band, and after the
review several patriotic addresses will be
made.
The procession will be composed of the
local companies of the First Artillery
Regiment, led by the Artillery Band and
a platoon Of policemen, with Major w.
II. Sherburn as Grand Marshal, attended
by his aids.
Next will come the two uniformed di-
visions of the knights of Pythias, and
after them the Italian societies and their
floats. The Italian turnout will be in
charge of Grand Marshal 5. Ceccheltini,
accompanied by twenty aids. Then the
Hussar Band, followed by the Bersaglieri
Guard forty men), in charge of Captain
SbarDoro. Members of the BerSaglieri
Society not in uniform will follow the
Guard. After them will be float repre-
senting Columbus before Queen Isabella.
A platoon of Marshals will follow the
the float, and then another float repre-
senting the "Caravel de Santa Maria"
The Society Piemonte Reale, of fifty men,
will come next, followed by the third
doat, representing Italy and America" :"
Guests in carriages will follow the last
hoat, closing the parade.
The Grand Army Posts are called to
meet at s o'clock to march to the schools
as escort to the pupils.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
Owing to lack of time to prepare, and
having made other arrangements, the
pupils of the Christian Brothers. College
and Convent will hold appropriate exer-
cises at their respective schools, and will
also attend public worship in the Cathe-
dral in the morning.
THE WHEELMEN.
At o'clock the bicycle races will COM
mence at Agricultural Park, in which
the most expert wheelmen of the State
will participate. There are ten events on
the programme-one mile, safety, novice;
one-quarter mile, ordinary, scratch; one
mile, novice; one mile, safety. scratch;
boys race; two miles, safety, handicap;
one mile, safety, handicap; one mile, or
dinary, handicap; five miles, safety, lap
race.
PATRIOTIC ITALIANS.
About half-past o'clock the two Ital-
ian societies will have a banquet at the
international Hotel, and in the evening
will give ball at Armory Hall.
AT THE SYNAGOGUE.
At o'clock this evening service will be
held at the Synagogue, Sixth street, be-
tween j and h. The Rev. J. Leonard
Levy will deliver a discourse appropriate
TO the Columbian Day.
For this occasion the service has been
printed III pamphlet form, and each one
attending Will be presented with souv-
enir copy. The children of the Sabbath
school will form an adjunct to the usual
choir and join in singing patriotic melo-
dies. Whoever may attend will be heart
lily welcome. Some of the melodies to
be sung are Hebrew melodies, and very
beautiful. The children are taking great
interest in the affair, and it promises to
be one of decidedly entertaining char
acter.