The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-20
A BRILLIANT RECEPTION.
TO D1STINGClSHED GUESTS OF
THE WESTERN METROPOLIS.
Visitors From all Civilized Nations.
Royalty Entertained i'm the Nam-
moth AuditOrium-The bali.


CHICAGO, Ill, Oct. Chicagos au
dltorlum, the greatest assembly hall of !
the continent discovered by Christopher
Columbus. was ablaze with light and
beauty to night 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 dignifed the present met
ropolis of the west, and future metropolis
of the republic. For the assemblage
d'Honeur of to night was essentially a
private affair. So far as the official
program of dedication week was con
cerned 1t had no recognition, beyond
the formal endorsement of the committee
on ceremonies of the Worlds Colum-
bian exposition. A thousand or more
OF the leading citizens of Chicago were
the hosts, two thousand or more of dis
tinguished men and women of the civil
lied nations of the earth, the guests
1t was scene of almost inde-
scribable brilliance that present
ed itself to the vision of the
vice President of the United States,
when, at half past nine O'Clock, leaning
upon the arm of President H. n Hig-
ginbothan of the Worlds Fair directory
he appeared upon the floor of the ball
| room. The steel curtain of the stage
| had been raised and in its place half flut
tered the Spanish royal banner. To the
right and left, above and below, were
banners upon which were embroidered
the initials of Queen Isabella and her con
sort, the rulers of Spain in the time of
thu great discoverer, In the space be
tween the boxes and the proscenium arch
| loomed up massive United States
shield. 1t was surmounted by stand
of colors, and supported on the right
and left by the flags of all the Ameri
can republics. To the South, on the cor
responding panel was the shield
of Spain, surrounded by the flags
of all the nations of the old
world. The decorations throughout
were elaborate and very tastefully arran
ged. The vice president was escorted
to position in the eastern corner of the
hall and the reception was at once inau
gurated. The guests passed over the
floor in procession, being first intro
duced to the managers, then to the com
mittee of arrangements, next to the pat
ronesses. and finally after running this
gauntlet, to the vice president and dis
tinguished guests. The reception lasted
until nearly IL o'clock. Among the
prominent people present were: The
members of President Harrison's cabi-
} net, Speaker Chas F. Crisp, Chief JUS
tice Fuller and the associate justices oi
the Supreme court; Governors Reynolds
of Delaware; Pattison, of Pennsylvania
Albeit, of New Jersey; Bulkeley, O
Connecticut; Russell, of Massachusetts
Brown, of Maryland; Flower. of New
York; Holt, of North Carolina; Nc
Kinley, of Ohio; Boies, of Iowa; Peck, o
, Wisconsin,; Boyd, of Nebraska, AM
} Brown, OF Rhode Island; ex rresiden
! Rutherford B. Hayes and the member
of the diplomatic corps.
After the reception considerable tim
was occupied by the managers in arrang
ing the floor for the opening quadrill an
it was after II O'clock when the strain
I of the cornet, violin and harp summone
the devotees of the terpsichorean art
the centre of the floor to inaugurate
tripping of the light fantastic toe. Jude
' ing from the length of the dances, th
festivities will not close until the we
y hours of the morn. An elaborate suppe
: had been prepared for the guests, and il
immensely was one of the leading feature
of the grand ball.