Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-10-20
YOUNG AMERICA DAY
Children Sing Praises to
Their Beloved Country.
GUESTS ATTEND A BALL.
All Nations Represented by Famous
Man and Women


ing atmosphere, its touch oi frost gently
tempered by the genial rays of the sun,
as IL looks down from q cloudless sky,
might be interpreted as p special recogni-
tion from the elements of the opening
day of the festivities incident to the dedi-
cation of the structures designed for the
use OF the Worlds Columbian exposition.
The Stars and Stripes and tri-colored
bunting are floating proudly. Apparently,
the hotels are already as full az they need
be. There are crowds at the larger ones
and smaller ones alike, and at some of
them, notably at the Auditorium, the
Palmer and the Grand Pacific. it is difii-
cult at times To force way through the
crowds that fill the rotundas
Special trains packed with men and
women Of note and distinction are
Speeding Chicagoward
from every state and territory, while the
ordinary trains are running in two, three
and four sections. Governor Tuttle OF
New Hampshire with his staff and party
reached the city several hours late. The
carriages on hand were barely sufficient
| for the accommo dation Of the ladies, and
so the governor headed the procession on
foot to the Wellington. There was "A large
crowd at the Union station TO extend a
! welcome to Governor Mckinley and the
! nelegation from the Buckeye state. They
came in force over 250 of them, members
! of both branches Of the legislature, repre-
sentatives of the judicial bench, of the
various state departments and the mem
bers Of the state board of Worlds fair
managers. The Buckeye train had barely
been gotten out of the depot when that
having the delegation from the Keystone
state rolled in. Governor Pattison was
one of the first to alight from the front
end of the second car The remainder of
the party, to a total of nearly 100, was
made up Of the governors staff officials
and members of the state Worlds fair
commission.
An imposing procession. indicative Of
peace, prosperity and patriotism, par
ticipated in by fraternal aud other civic
organizations, started on n march through
the business portion of the city at noon
today. The parade is under the direction
Of General Joseph Stockton of Chicago.
and $1,000 people are in line.
Children's Day.
The little ones who toddle to the infant
school to learn their first letters, the
big ones who have mounted step by step
on the ladder of instruction to the high
school, and are now about ready 70 go
| forth and battle with the world--these
! 1t Is who were elected TO inaugurats
the celebration of the week.
Tens Of thousands of youthful voices
voices robust and strong voices weak and
piping-joined all over this city and its sub
urbs in the grand strains Of America"
and it was sung with an enthusiasm and
patriotic fervor that in itself was an in
sDiration. 1t was a grand day for the
children, and very few seats were empty
In any of the schoolhouses.
The program of one school was that Of
all. As an overture the principal read the
! proclamation of President Harrison de-
claring Friday a general holiday. After
this, the pupils. four abreast, marched
| out TO the playground, where they stood
! In battalions, neads uncovered, while the
Stars and Stripes were hoisted and un-
furled. A word of command from the
teacher, and every hand touched the fore
head in military salute. while every
tongue repeated solemn pledge Of allegi-
ance TO the flag and to the Republic, zone
nation indjvisible; with liberty and JUS
tice for all"
Tho Grand Bali.
Chicagos Auditorium, the greatest as
sembly hall Of the continent, was ablaze
with light and beauty last night. Lovely
women were there, women whose presence
would create a furore at a drawing-room
in Buckingham palace; women In toilets
that would put to shame the greatest
creations of Worth. Aud there were
men-men who have made their imprint
! on the history of this and other nations
statesmen and diplomats; warriors that
have faced the dusky foe in the jungles
and tried conclusions with the enemy on
the briny deep; men OF letters and Law, Of
science and art; merchant princes, whose
early days tell stories Of toll and poverty,
and who stand today as gigantic monu-
ments of the opportunities afforded to
energy aud independence under the flag
! Of a free republic. Patriotism was the
animative motive Of the occasion and the
! event love and exaltations for native
land, the tribute Of the four hundred To
an event that has dignitied the prese ut
metropolis of the west
So far as the official program or dedica-
! tion was concerned IL had no recognition
beyond the formal endorsement OF the
committee on ceremonies of the Worlds
| Columbian exposition, an endorsement
that carries with it neither financial Ii
ability or responsibility A thousand or
more Of the leading citizens Of Chicago
were the hosts, two thousand or more OF
! distinguished women and men OF the civil
| lied nations Of the earth the guests. Az
a social function there was an efsr.
vescence OF patriotic fervor on the part OF
the ruling element Of the Garden City IL
was. PEI haps, the most notable event, SO
far as society was concerned. In her entire
history. II WAS a scene OF
/ Almost Indescribsbis BriIiiance
] A.. t.,l 20 ha oil nf
/ Vice President Of the United States, when,
atg o'clock. leaning upon the arm Of
I President II. ". Higginbotham OF the
| Worlds fair directory, he appeared upon
! the floor of the ballroom. The brilliant
hues Of bunting seemed 10 struggle for
reco. milton with the rays Of the electric
\ light
| The steel curtain Of the stage had been
| raised, aud In Its place half huttered the
| Spanish royal banner To the right and
left, above and below, were banners upon
\ which were embroidered the initials ~
/ Queen Isabella and her consort, the ruler.
/ VI Spain in the time Of the great discov.
ersr. In the space between the boxes and
the proscenium arch loomed up a massive
Upited States shield II was surrounded