Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-07-06
LIBERTY'S JUBILEE.
The Carnival of Celebration In Au-
dubon Music Speaking
Amusements.

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Amusements.
The mceasing reverberations OF
perfect fusilade of fire crackers
torpedoes and other explosives had
heralded the coming of the Glor-
ious Fourth and with the day came
program of instruction, enter
tainment and amusement that was
altogether ereditable and patriotic,
| The business houses We're gaily
decorated, while from nearly every
residence the flag tloated to the
breeze. IL was an ideal day. A
heavy rain during Monday night
cooled and cleared the atmosphere
and laid the dust, and the few
clouds afoat only served to give
relief from the rays of the scorch-
ing summer sun.
Cannon, guns and torpedoes sa-
luted the rising sun, but il Old
Sol had listened he would have
known that the salutes had been
unceasing during the night,
At S:I5 a. M, the cornet band
and the reception committee met
Hon. Il. h. Hutchins at the train
and escorted him to the Park ho-
tel. All during the morning the
cornet and martial bands continue
ed to furnish enlivening music, and
welcome to the constantly arriving
delegations.
At II n. m. the exercises at the
park were opened with song by
the Columbian chorus, consisting
of the Misses Lettie Jump, Cora
OFT, Rose and Myrtle Sharp, Mol
lie and Matte Moore, and Flora
Wilson, the Mrs. j. w. Rosenberg,
ID. l.. Freeman, and Mcssrs. A. I'll.
Roberts, ID, =, Rcpass, VIII Dom
aldson, Charlie Bott, and Ellis llar-
per, with Miss Cora OFT presiding
at the organ. This splendid choir
and the band furnished an album
dance Of inspiring and pctriotic
music. Rev. Hague, of Douglas
township, made ferycnt and pat
riotic prayer for continuation Of
providence in the affairs of the na-
ton. Mamie Baxter delighted the
audience with u very intelligent
reading of that grand old document
the Declaration Of Independence.
Mayor Hanna welcomed the
masses to Audubon and invited
visitors to light their fire crackers
on our punk, and after his brief
and pointed address introduced us
the orator of the day, the Hon. II.
r. Hutchins, of Des Moines.
Mr.. Hutchins address was n
scholarly one, delivered in his nd
mirable and polished style. 1t was
highly instructive in points of our
national history and inspiring in
its high plane of patriotism. After
an entertaining review of Incidents
of history, punctuated with clo-
quent tributes to the memory of
the great men who have made
matchless records in the annals of
the new world, he directed the
thoughts of his hearers to the du-
ties of present and future citizen
ship. Regarding these problems
he summarized with the statement
that the present and future re
quirement is manly men and wo-
manly women, who have the cour-
age of their convictions, and who
frame their purposes with the
heroism and determination of
Owen Lovejoy, whose words he
quoted. But il is an injustice to
thus briefly refer to an address so
replete, so polished. In it the
speaker indicated the best thought
and highest patriotism of the
closing century, awakening the
most lofty inspirations and ambi-
tions in the minds and hearts of
hearers, while his literary gems
were clothed in charm of Ian
guage that held the closest atten-
ton Of the large out door audience
for over an hour. The address
was interrupted by frequent ap-
plause, especially when he quoted
statistics supporting lowa's SUI
premacy in the nation aud her
grand showing at the fair, which
caused him to exclaim "Thank
God live in Iowa"
In the afternoon the crowd took
a go-as-you-please gait, There
was an abundance of amusements,
including contests, dances, Gala
thumpians, picnics, etc. In the
boys foot race, Charlie Ross won
the prize, SO. Mr.. Sonberg came
out first in the mems foot race,
winning first money, 81, and Mr..
Wirts took the second prize, 81.
John Wagner. of Ross, and Sam