Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-10-21
TA-RA-RA De BOOM-DE-AYE !
Columbus Anniversary Gets a Bic
Send-0ff in the Historic
City.
An All-Day Parade - 500 School
Children in Line-A Grand Gala
Day for Everybody.

Santa Fe never had more gala event
than that which her people celebrated to-
day in honor of Discovery day. The
festivities began at $3.50 a. M, and at
this hour, $3.50, they are still on with no
lapse of enthusiasm. From the hour that
the Grand Army veterans, headed by
Carleton post drum corps, marched out
and raised the American flag on the
soldiers memorial monument in the
plaza, till noon, the principal streets
were thronged with people. Then fol-
lowed the raising of flags on all the pub
lie school buildings, and the various
divisions of the procession then coming
on made it entertaining in the extreme
| THE PARooH1AL SCHOOLS
came out at 8 O'Clock and made a grand
showing under the direction of Bro. b.
tulph and his assistants. The San Fran
cisco band led the way, followed by mem
Ibers Of the order in full regalia. The
banners were rich and numerous and in
lcluded pictures of Columbus, appropriate
inscriptions, a Columbus banner and the
stars and stripes, large picture of
Columbus fleet. etc. The band of the
Holy Trinity society and the St. MichaePs
college band were also in line, and sew
leral hundred school children, from Lo-
retto academy, the orphans home, the
parochial schools, etc. Every child car
ried an American flag, and very many Of
the girls were dressed in blue skirts,
white bodices and red sashes, while the
bows wore red white and blue caps.
After parading the principal streets
the procession proceeded to Guadalupe
church where interesting exercises took
place. At 10 o'clock
ANOTHER PARADE
was organized and moved through the
principal streets in the following order:
Chief Marshal Berger aud Aides.
officers of the Board Of Trade.
Territorial officials, 10th u s. Infantry Band.
col Pearson and Staff
Battalion U. S. Infantry under Command OF
,,,. Capt 5,p2o; J, r. p6 RirE Z Mounted
q A. R, Drum Corps
Children Of the Santa c Public schools Under
Control OF Hon. L. 4. Read, Prof. Rog-
ers and Teachers.
Pupils of the Presbyterian Mission School
Pupils OF the U. S. Ind an Training School
Pupils of Ramona Institute.
MARCHING IN REVIEW
before the governor, in front of the
palace, the procession circled the plazt
and then dispersed to assemble about thu
plaza pagoda. Here at II o'clock thu
chief exercises of the day were carried
= out in presence of some 5000 people
Rev. G. G. Smith uttered fervent invoca
ton which was followed by an eloquen
and appropriate address by Gov. Prince
scholarly speeches by Prof W. Fl. Perry
of Within hall school, and Prof E.
O'Riordan, of the city schools, and {
brief
ADDRESS BY HON. L. g. READ,
president of the city board of education
Mr. Read said in part:
SIN order to form an idea of the gran
deur of this celebration imagine owe
100000 school children, in the differen
cities, towns, villages and hamlets of tn
United States, doing honor, as you ar
now, to the memory of one of the creates
m benefactors of human kind. Yes, Co
IN lumbus was a great benefactor. He CAV
m to 65,OOO,0OO people, and more, a country
T. home, the like of which you will in vail
= try to find under the sun. X
T. SIN honoring Columbus we homo
"a genius, energy, perseverance, and, in fine
l'"' all that goes to form the character o
n great men, necessary men, without whor
70 the history of the world would be blanl
}" Let this fact, the discovery of Americ
!" by Columbus, teach US to be steadfast i
j" our resolutions for principle and RICH
}, for, if Columbus had not been man c
"a resolution, America would not be honorin
)" him to-day.
g., at is 400 years since his discovery an
4" his fame is fresh to-day in the innermo!
OPP recesses of grateful hearts.
p, Let the rising generation learn to
energetic, persevering and true, and tt
M world may yet hear of discoveries that t.
IN day may seem impossible. Let us ed
cate our children and our country sha
be safe; and, above all, let US earnestl
pray to the Giver OF all good for a clost
III union between Him and His people an
for His blessing on nation that has RET
!. son to be grateful for so many favol
y. bestowed on it by His munificent han
Let us be one people as our God is One
a. Vocal and instrumental music int
il. spersed these exercises.
Before Mr.. Read began speaking tt
%, parochial and private Catholic schoo
had returned from Guadalupe churc
and, surrounding the plaza, halle
and
" GAVE THREE LUsTY CHEERS.
or Bro. Botulph and his assistants the
took seats in the pagoda and Joined
70 making this feature of the days celebr
Y ton a most memorable one.
v. At noon the crowd dispersed amid Il
i'd happiest mutual congratulations over Il
manner in which the first half of Disco
cry day had been spent.
l.. THE DECORATIONS.
co Flags of all nations-those of the Unite
States predominating of course, b
mingled with those of Spain and Ital
- and even ireland and Germany, are to
," seen everywhere. The merchants of Il
city caught the spirit of the day and d
played much taste in decorating the
f.