The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-13
PRINT Frs HOME DEDICATED.

Exercises at the Opening of the ChiIds-
DrsKeI Institution at Colorado Springs.
CoLoRADo SPRINGS, Col, May 10
Twenty thousand men and women, rep
resenting the Union printers and the
newspaper writers of more than half of
the commonwealth of the Union as well
as ali the diversified business interests
of the Centennial State, assembled on a
broad plateau on the foothills of the
Rocky Mountain range yesterday and
participated in the exercises that dedi-
Gated the magnificent structure that is
henceforth to afford a n asylum to the
aged and the inirm of the typograp hical
fraternity.
The weather was in harmony with tn e
day and event, and noJhing seemed to
mar the programme that had been pre-
pared.
Early special trains brought thousands
of visitors from Denver, Pueblo, Lead
vile, Creole and other points.
The event of the day vas preceded by
a parade, which formed on Pixies Peak
avenue in two divisions with Col. L. G.
Dana as chief marshal.
IN the first division were the typo
graphical unions of Denver, Pueblo,
Creede, Leadvilie and Colorado Springs,
headed by the Cowboy Band of Pueblo,
and the carpenters, stonecutters, paint
ers, plumbers and other trades unions.
In the second division the Chaffee
Light Artillery acted as escort to Mr..
and Mrs. Childs and party, and the State
and County officials with the visiting
delegates of the National Editorial As
sociation and the Women members of the
| Typographical Union were also in line.
Upon the arrival at the Rio Grande
depot of Gov. Routt escorted by
Company A National Guards, the
order was given for the head of the
line to move. The sidewalk from the
Antlers Hotel to the foot of the hill were
crowded, and the philanthropic publisher
from the Quaker City received an ova-
tion from block to block.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. James B. Gregg in.
augurated the formal exercises which
took place in the open air in front of the
home.
Commencing at ten o'clock, addresses
of welcome were delivered in behalf o.
the State by Gov. John L.. Routt, in be
half of the citizens by Mayor Ira G
Sprague, and for the business commu
nifty of Colorado by Hon. H. G. Lunt
President of the Chamber of Commerce.
When Mr.. Childs arose to reply tn,
enthusiasm of the assemblage reached
climax. The immense gathering go
upon it's feet and cheered and shouted
and yelled until the din was deafening
When the men had gotten tn rough, tn
women had their turn and while thei
voices rent the air t ey waved handker
chiefs and flags and badges galore.
Nisilly affected by the warmth an
sincerity OF the greeting, Mr.. Child
made his first speech since his departur
from the Quaker City. His remark
were loudly applauded.
There was a renewal of the previous
enthusiasm as the speaker concluded
Then after brief remarks from Vice-Pres
ident McKenna, of the I~nUernationa
Typographical Union, and the readin
of the poem composed by Eugen
Mundy, the printer-poet of Philadelphia
United States Senator j. II. Gallingel
of New Hampshire, who was greeted
with prolonged applause, was presente
and delivered the grafton of the day.
Brief remarks followed from w, S
Cappeller, of Mansfield, o., president O
the National Editorial Association, sew
eral hundred members of which organ
ization were massed around the speak
ers' stand, and with the %pronouncin
of the benediction the exercises came I
an end.
The visitors were subsequently enter
tanned at luncheon by the citizens com
mittee.