St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-22
st. Paul Generously and Gen.
orally Celebrated the Col
umbian Anniversary.
Catholic Societies Notably
Prove Their Innate
AmericaniSm
By Turning Out Thousands
Strong in a Public DEM
onStpation.
The State Historical Society
Celebrates With OratiOnS
and Poem.

and Poem.
st. Paul generally and periodically
celebrated Columbian day yesterday.
Business was suspended, and after the
public schools had begun the celebra-
ton in the morning the church societies
kept it bravelv going during the day.
All banks and public Offices closed their
doors at noon. The very atmosphere
was surcharged with a spirit of patriot
ism that was contagious. Moreover, it
was inipiring. Columbus day in St.
Paul was miniature reproduction of
the stirring scenes, events and incl
dents of the worlds fair city, of New
York, of st. Louis and the other me-
tropolises that made formal attempt
to celebrate the 400th anniversary of
the landing of that brave aud adventur-
Gus Genoese savant and mariner, Chris
topher Columbus, on American soil.
The patron not of his natal country,
after rebuffs and derision by all
the more enlightened scientists of
his century, he finally found believers
in his theories that the earth is globe,
and that there are other countries than
continental Europe, the British Isles
and Asia and Africa. But he found
this faith not in his fellow countrymen.
He found it in Queen Isabella and King
Ferdinand. Still the Italian-American
are deservedly proud of their ancestor
who had the courage of his convictions
and who had the hardih0od to put his
theories to the practical test. These de.
ScendantS of sunny Italy were particu-
darby conspicuous in the pageant i'm this
city yesterday. They came from the
Twin City to swell the vast assemblage
of the Capital City, and it should be re-
lated that they presented an enviable
appearance.
1t was the celebration of the Catholic
contingent that bore the most promi-
nenJ place In the celebration of st.
Paul. This is eminently proper, be-
cause it was under the guidance and
encouragement of the church that the
famous voyage i'll that little fieet-that
fleet that few mariners of this cen fury
would care to hazard life III for a trip
across the stormy Atlantic at this sea-
son OF the year-it was the encourage
ment lent by the church that brought
about the ultimate arrangements that
ended in the discovery of what was
destined to be the grandest country on
Gods footStoo.
Headed by the Italian societies the
vast pageant took up positions at the
corner of st. Peter and Tenth streets
promptly at = O'clock. Such an array,
such civic gathering, was new
er before witnessed i'll this state.
Indeed, it sent the patriotic
blood of all loyal Americans ting
ling through their veins, and JOYOUS
spirit prevailed everywhere. The bands
played patriotic and martial music and
the multitudes cheered until the echoes
went resounding to the farthest limits
OF the city. Yes, it was an inspiring
sight. Almost 5000 school children of
the Catholic institutions of the city,
clad in holiday attire, bearing each a
tiag-tiIe stars and stripes-and all
wearing gladstone smile. No wonder
that the sidewalks and even the streets
for over mile distant were a veritable
crush of enthusiastic Americans who
had not arranged to participate in the
celebration. These were for the most
part ProteStantS, for the participants in
the display were the Catholic societies
of the Twin Cities.
There were nearly 5000 Catholic
school children massed in the vicinity
of Tenth and st. Peter streets at 2
o'clock. and soon after they took up the
line of march down st. Peter street, and
thence to Fort street. where they were
Joined by the adult societies, number
ing 5000 strong. headed by brass bands
and following with the national en-
blems, the flags of the different nations
that were beloved by the participants as
their respective fatherlands'. There
was the Italian banner, the flags of Bo-
hernia, of Poland and the other nations,
together with the gold and brilliant
colors of the various society banners,
the emblemS of the different Catholic
organizations.
Down Fourth street the vast pageant
took its way to the martial music and
inspiring airs, down to West Third
street. and thence to Sibley street, and
then on around to Sixth street, and then
the march was taken up to Rice park,
where the oratorical tributes in COM
mem0ratlon OF the day were had. This
was the order OF tie procession:
FIRST DIVISION.
Chief Marshal Koch ana Assistants Charles
Hauk and Nicholas Hardy.
Band of Music.
Assumption Congregation and Schools.
SECOND DIVISION.
Peter Kopriva, Marshal.
Band of Music.
st. Stanislaus Congregation and School.
THIRD DIVISION.
Joseph MatZ, Marshal.
Band of Music.
st. Adclbert Congregation and School.
FOURTH DIVISION.
John Heidenreich. Marshal.
Band of Music.
Sacred Heart Congregation and School.
FIFTH DIVISION.
John Hammes, Marshal.
Band of Music.
Francis de Sales Congregation and School.
SIXTH DIVISION.
Henry ST eger Marshal
Band of Music.
st. Matthew Congregation and School.
SEVENTH DIVISION.
Nicholas Pothen, Marshal.
Band of Music.
st. Agnes Congregation and School.
EIGHTH DIVISION.
W. j. Gardner, Marshal.
St. Peter Clayer Congregation and School.
NINTH DIVISION.
Michael NolZ, Marshal.
Band of Music.
st. Bernard Congregation and School.
| At the park DanZ's Military band
marched to the band stand, where they
took seats and played the "Star Span
| gled Banner" The old familiar and pa
| triotic air, to which many old vet
Grams who stood in that vast asSemblage
| to participate in the events or to be IN
| terested spectators had marched south
| of Mason and Dixon's line in the troub-
| lous days of the '60s, this patriotic air
inspired cheers from these old vets that
were taken up and passed along the
line by the younger element.
| MThen Marshal Koch and the speakers,
as well as the spiritual directors of the
| different Catholic societies that were
participating in the grand event, also
took places on the stand. Barring his
| head Marshal Koch introduced Freder-
lex l.. McGhee as the orator in the
| English tongue. Mr.. McGhee is the
colored DemostheDes of st. Paul. He
proceeded to recite the history of the