San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-21
COLUMBUS HONORED
Try Big Celebrations in Almost Every
City TN the Union.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2l.-[Speciall To-day
the American republic puts on its holiday
garb and proclaimS to the world in
jubilee of oratory, song and pyrotechnicS
that il is just four hundred years TO day
since the Santa Maria and her two COM
panion ships plowed their prowS into the
shallow waters off the American coast
The celebration has its climax in Chicago,
where the Worlds Fair buildings are be-
ing dedicated, but every city, every town,
every hamlet in the United States is
joining in the jubilee. The school cele-
bration throughout the country in uni
form and from the rising of the sun on
the eastern coast to the moment 1t drops
in heavenly grandeur behind the Golden
Gates of the Pacific, no moment will be
without its echo OF the patriotic voices OF
Americas children, no moment without
salute to The American flag. AT nine
o'clock today the schools assemble. At
$50 a detail of veterans reach the
school building in Maine as in Califor-
MIA, in Dakota as in Louisiana. A
color guard Of pupils will meet the old
soldiers at the entrance and escort them
into the building. At given signal the
pupils will gather in the large hall or in
the yard where the exercises are To take
place, and the master of ceremonies will
begin the reading of the presidents proc.
lamation declaring the day a national
| MONDAY. AS IUt Itducl uuisutS hO
nounceS: "In accordance with this rec
ommendation by the president OF the Uni
ted States and as sign of our devotion
to our country, let the flag of the nation
be unfurled above the school," As the
flag reaches the top of the staff the vet
Grams will lead the assemblage in Three
cheers for old Glory" Then at signal
from the principal the pupils face the
flag and give it the military salute, say.
ing, Il pledge allegiance to my flag and
the Republic for which 1t stands; one
tnation indivisible, with liberty and JUS
tice tor ALL" Then in unison will sing
America" A prayer and an acknowl.
edgment of God follows, and the song OF
Columbus Day will have its first rendi-
tion in public. Then fol lows the Column
ban address and after the ode by Edna
Dean Proctor.
But today'S celebration can only be
briefly referred to and complete record
of them would take up a volume, not to
say a newspaper. Albany's civic and mil
itary organizations are on parade. In
danapolis has tremendous parade, I'M
der the marShalship of General Carnahan,
the great Knight of Pythias, and Gen:
Fred. Knefer, and in the evening it will
enjoy a festival at TSmlinson's hall:
Pittsburg las General J. +. Demiston and
Adiusant General McCandleSs in charge
of its parade Chattanooga will celebrate
with a grand parade of all the school
children. They will march four abreast
down Market street, and will salute while
passing along this thoroughfare large
United States flag that will be hung
across. The exercises proper will take
place at the court house, and in the main
will be those of the official programme. In
Texas the day Is proclaimed one OF
thanksgiving by the governor and the
celebrations are largely confined to the
schools of the state. Baltimore has a
tremendous torchlight parade of Catholic
societies of Maryland in which there are
to be thirty three bands and twenty -one
forts. Thirtyfve thousand will be In
the parade. The Italian societies OF
Washing on, willalsO be in line. Thirty
five thousand are to be in line civic and
military parade in Boston. Wilmington,
Del will have two paradeS, one in which
only whites will participate and another
by the colored societies. Nine thousand
children will he in line in Scranton at
the unwilling of its monument and EX-
Governor Beaver will probably speak.
WilkeSbarre celebrates with parade in
the morning and festival in the eve
ming. Milwaukces Catholic societies
will parade and q secular celebra-
ton will be held in the exposition hall.
The military will also be in line. Brooklyn
has devoted $50 900 TO its celebration. Two
great parades takes place, one civic and
military and one by the children OF the
Catholic schools. In the evening the CO.
lumbar club will give reception at the
Academy of Music to Bishop Mcdonnell.
Cleveland has a parade, great meeting
in Music hall and an interesting flag re- is
ing. Toledo has great parade and
mass meeting in which the children of
the public schools will take prominent
part. Philadelphia'S school children pa
rade, each carrying q flag after which
come exercises in the Metropolitan rink.
Louisville'S Catholic societies will parade.
And so on ad infnitum. Night celebra-
lions with historical addresses are ar
ranged for in nearlv every city in the
country, In New York alone there is
apathy, but the metropolis did its share
earlier in the month.