Grand Rapids herald., 1893-09-13
MACKS MARCH
Proud Array OF True
Knights
Parade Through Our
Thoroughfares
In the Presence OF
Thousands Of
People Who Applaud
to the Echo.
Something About the
Decorations.

Never ia the history Of Grand Rapids
was there a greater crowd on the streets
than tisr~ Nas yesterday afternoon dur
lag The f. q +. NJ parade. A large
croNd had been eonndrntly expected
and Il canie. and Il brought Its best girl.
or its wife and the babies with II. And
surh a fiattering q crinolins of all ina.
ginatle co.ors and no eolors Al all as
there vas Everybody seemed happy
and good aataTed indeed. there Was
nothing - brawling nature during the
day or the parade 10 disturb the general
good nature which prevailed
Grand Rapids citizens generally. as
well a. Grand Rapids tents Of Macca-
bees had said cOme. our latch string Is
out. cur iarder is 1nder no lock
and our welcome viii be all
that a brother should extend 20 a
brother. al that a sister should
>Fteaded 10 a sister. Under these happy
conditions the results could not have
teen otherv s,e than Il was. peaceful.
brofherly. sisterly and heartily cordial.
A II IN keeping with the spirit % the
occasion. heccy clouds veilod the sun. a
baluy atmosphere prevailed and the
temperature vas IN word. Just right.
Once only during the day did the sun re-
veal his face D. the throng which
crowded our principal street from early
morning. This VAS looked upon as a
good omen aud 80 10 proved. Tor not a
drop q rain fell until & O'Clock last
evening
k.ariy trains came 20 the city freighted
with Maccabecs Then they were fol
Iuwcd By special trains. euch adding it,
quote q curious sightseers 90 the many
hundreds already present. The pro-
fase and elaborate decoration. With
which our streets. stores aud public
buildings had been bsdecked. proved a
source x wondering surprise AID ex-
cited many ordinations Of admiration
from visiting Knights aud Lady Macea-
bees.
Governor Rich Comes
At noon she throrgz On the street be-
gan % mass near tie Morton House and
a.ong Ionia street a. Tar south "a the
Union depot. where IL became the dens-
eet. sn expectation q seeing Governor
John + klch and his aides. who were
expected O. arrive at IL O'Clock. Long
before this hour the street became al.
most inpassable. yet the crowd kept
coming aud good natured,y eIboved its
Uay into the very thickest 81 the Jam.
The hour finally arrived and with the
hour Foxes battery began 10 thunder
ia salute % 10 guns. but the Governor
had not yet come. Putting spurs 70 bis
horss Capt john &. Boom rode az break
neck speed o. Lincoln park where the
battery bad ieen postcd and Informed
TIE x1uaera that they were just little
prefuafgre eith tho salute that the
gesernor Nas not yet within hearing
distance THIS siirnccd the guns.
Nearly three quarters - an hour later
the I1vcrnor's train pulled into the sta
t.ur - soon a. Z came 10 a stop. Gov
ericr Rich. his private secretary. Mai
\ ~ Lnurls and his aides Generals G.
T. Eaten snd o. 81 Dcyhn. Colonels W.
A Gavett Frank 81 I.sfta. B $ Cough.
man. - s. Shaver " :. Green. \ =
>urfhrop sHd ~ IS. Cook Paymasfar
tsenerai Carr. MAJ = r vinton and
Captaina G>orzs kempt and James Yin
toa. stepped upou she platform and
were irmctiiafaiy surrounded by the
reception committee. which had been
re.nf lrcsal - William Alden saith.
Went on - Chicago.
After hearty hanashsse=. The comnit-
tee nitle a. 4 O. escoft the governor q
the carriages m wsitnx bat 60 their
kindly inteufions The governor was con
sfrafnesi - fAlze an objection. This a
clur>c use pfompfiy overfuissi. and f9E
= moment MlrhiEaRs governor seemed
., hare consented O. remain over To
have done 80. hoHever. he woald have
hsi 81 hreuk an engagement male icug
previous t0 be present at the world :
fai, On Michigan asy. In vsin were the
srEnments and promises made q insi'ice
hi.n - stay. and reluctantly the com
uiittre rasc up their imTnrtuning.
l. wss then explained that be and ms
paftF hast arranged e. meet ccrtaln
nae'uiers ~ their families st ~ Joseph
nnd any leiay would have csusesi 81
rinch ronfrsion q plans hat they
thetzht g h-st - keep their engage
nl~afz aitneuzh az regretted that they
ccnla MT staf aeer When it vas de
cried nat tney should confinpe N their
loufneY tfegerner itfrh came cut N
fr1ni of the fnien aepct and stepping
Nt' tt.r ~ 81" ttNrtAEr@ xattt.
~Hevtrfvs ava fEtfffw Crrrs~Ns-
I thant see tery ntueh ~ this kind -
crotoo fram tise citizens ~ f.rand Rap.
tis htfr assemhisti and fie kaights Il
fhe Naccal,e~~ r~prearnfinx the Fres.
er-tsf fhroHEhrut ti1e taitasi states
4.,ar or,lsni tafhsn has aons much q
Z. .iteroite ear pecpie. and stands ts~lsy
~ fse very froat rsnk among fhe vari
rae cssiefs In eur Ereat staie I eheali
love - liraer asffg yoa fhfe tftern,psr
sf,f fase kart in the feslew arranged bat
s,.r ansl seealerfs sra eilen 20 ~ ~ her eisna
Mi - a.fiesieir snfcrfersel VITA ~ sc
.srir4. aui ~ shall fherefre te ,tlfe'
fn -afrT Is.t sfe frrnisr trerses na.l
i.sr. in,rsetiafety ~ tsh,en1e. wbrrs
Na.rinan siii especially rsrf'rirete iu
tlte sxarcisee ior,osr,w aed fnr AZ
t-.ie~t.s. Aehtsg ese harrf tme
80 Vea aes,.i bye
en- ias raarl1zisr - hfs srrtch 81
sovcsaor sessa eoaois-i ~ ualn. shieh