The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1892-10-10
SCENES OF GRANDEUR
New Workers Preparing For the Great
Columbian Events.
SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES
Appropriate Opening Of the Week
Of Ce,ebration-Corg
Illumination of the
Streets.

ENE" lohhs oCts s.-s'IJsetht Neiuiubian
celebration services were held in most of
the churches to-day. The choirs i'm some
churches were assisted by orchcs,ras and
elaborate musical programmes we're
given. All the discourses were prepared
with special consideration for the chill
drcn, so the youngest attendant could APP
preciatc the services.
This evening the Italian colony. under
the auspices of Minister Baron Fava. be-
gan q Columbian celebration at Dcnox
lyceum with an eloquent discourse by DIR.
Lingi Reversi on Columbus.
AL day long there was a dense crowd on
Fifth avenue. Broadway and other impor-
tant streets viewing the decorations.
Flags and banners were streaming from
every pole along the line of the four big
professions. Broadway is now kaleides-
cope OF changing colors. The large Office
buildings and hotels have been striving 10
outdo each other i'm decorating. The New
York Life Insurance company is
striving for the first prize. Re-
tween 800 and 100 incandcsccnt
electric lights will cover the front
of the building in globes of red. white and
blue. An electric star, 10 feet in height,
will surmount these decorations and be-
meath IL "ll92-ls92" will appear in electric
light numbers. Besides the iluminations
the front and sides of the building is 10
be covered with 800 American flags Of
various sizes and big portrait Of Column
bus framed and surrounded by the Amcri-
can coiors will hang on the front door. In
addition To the big stands nj the city hall
and in Union square, Madison square and
Washington park. many smaller ones
have been put up. Seats on all the
stands will be free for all the school
and college parade tomorrow. With
the exception Of "a few seats that have al
ready been sold nothing else has been re-
served. The stands of Madison square,
City Hall park and Union square are free
20 women and children. Superintendent
Byrncs has arranged to care for the crooks
during the celebration. Orders were is
sued to-day to arrest all suspicious char
acters and lock them up until the celebra-
tion ID over. Tomorrow the celebration
will be opened with school and college
parade with more ihan 0.000 children IN
limo. The parade has had the attention of
ITS promoters for weeks.
In all the churches there was some
token paid, even il IL was but q few SEN
fences, before the sermon regarding the
great historical event. In all cases the
lover of the colors of tho national flag
furnished the ground work for decoration.
The star spangled banner was the chief
ornament. wherever the cross oi the
Roman catholic church arose there was
the scene oi festival ana rejoicing. IL was
their cross he planted on the island when
he first landed ana the great church
unueu III paying tribute 10 niih' Every.
where from tue s'ateiy hiarpie catheurai
on riith avenue 10 'he hunioiesi OF mis-
sion chapeis. wherever the cross OF ho"c
was rniseu' ihere was sung 'he ie peuih
Landamus, ana there were sermons
praising the great navigator VINO wrought
so much ana gave aii glory TO "n. lhc
grandest effects of the music ana illuml-
nation and chanting oil prayers ana
hymns OF praise, were spoken IN honor OF
the great disco'erer.
Somewhat of new sound was spent to-
day through the vanl'ei arches oil the
great white marble cathedral, the sound
OF national airs played by master touch
on the great organ and orchestra, and
sung by 5.oo) voices win all icr'or.
spirits high wrought 10y the spiendor of
tile solemn b1gh mass ana eiolueht ana
fervid sermon. The cathedral was beau-
tifuily decorated win the nationai co'ors
ana the American shield iii Tue sanctuary.
Archbishop Corrigan presided at the
solemn high mass.
Al old Trinity Rev. Dr. Steele preached
sermon in which lie said Among tho
thoughts suggested by this day the first is
one OF humiliation. As the people We are
disposed 10 brag and boast ana have AN
inordinate opinion oil our own powers;
but II We come to view things ana pass
Judgment free from sell interest We must
SEQ that, as rule. our own things are not
/ the best. The production oil our skilled
labors are not always equal to those of
older countries. The only things We have
TO boast of are those things the produc-
ton of which We have nothing To do with.
namely. our national resources anu giiis