The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-16
AMONG THU WAIYEPALACES
A Quarter Million People We're
Present Yesterday.
IT WAS GERMANY's DAY.
The Hoosiers. However, We're on
Hand Defeating Their Building.
Arkansas People Were Present Also al
athe Dedication of the Planters Home
Carl Schurz and Ex-President
Harrison Make Addresses.

CHICAGO, June l0.-IOOay was Dig
day at Jackson park. First and foremost
it is s'German Day. then it is Indiana
day, and last but not least it is Arkansas
day. Melodious chimes of bells rang out
a glad welcome TO incoming hosts of
music loving patriotic German Ameri-
cans. Never did white palaces look more
beautiful, and never did they entertain a
more joyous pleasure loving crowd. leu
tons from far and near are present in thou
sands. Nearly a quarter million people
passed through the turnstiles and more
than half of them took hand in cele-
brating German Day."
The day is bright and clear and fresh,
breeze is blowing from the lake, temper
ing the SUMS rays, bands OF musicians
are scattered in every direction, filling the
air with tuneful melodies, and the place
is like very paradise.
The days celebration started by an i'm
mense parade down town and then
march to the fair grounds. 1t was
O'Clock in the afternoon before the head
of the parade reached the grounds. and
the crowds proceeded at once to the Ger
man government buildings, where
speeches were made by representatives OF
the German government, replies by Ger
man-Americans and an elaborate pro-
gramme of music was carried out. Baron
Won Hollonhen, German ambassador to
Washington, responded to the greeting of
German Americans. The address of the
day was delivered by Hon. Carl Schurz OF
New York. He said:
"This is German day in peaceable COM
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shores of the American republic. From
far and near they come here to pay
tribute to the genius of the American
nation. 1t is true that while we are
| loyal citizens of the great American re-
public we are proud of our citizenship
and of the powerful noble people with
whom we are one. Whenever the new
Fatherland calls its sons to arms against
enemies, German born citizens are among
the first to rally under the flag. German
spirit and German hands have worked
here truthfully and we may well say it
is saturated German blood and labor.
"However lively thelgood of Ger
man Americans to the fate and struggles
of old Fatherland may be, his sense of
duty toward his new home is never irri-
| tated by thoughts to misunderstood the
public from sure and safe roads its
traditional politics. One desire he always
had and always will have is to be
q German but not less loyal to American
patriotic desires. 1t is the wish existing
from old time between the United States
and Germany never to be disturbed by a
cloud, quarrel or misunderstanding, and
that our old and new Fatherland may al
ways be a beautiful example of hearty
and everlasting friendship of the peo-
ple.''
Continuing he referred to the advance
made by the German people and in con-
clusion said: s'For all this we send our
thanks to the Fatherland. Thanks to
the German spirit and power which
created all this; thanks to every German
who participated in the work. I"
When the applause following Mr..
schurz's address died away, Imperial
Commissioner Wermuth spoke upon the
Columbian exposition and closed with a
welcome. to the guests. After music
Mayor Harrison made an address of well
come, which concluded the exercises at
the German building.
The Wild West show marched in re-
view before the speakers stand, and the
German societies formed in line and
marched to the festival hall where Presi-
dent Heginbotham made an address OF
welcome.
President Palmer made the concluding
speech, and later calisthentic exhibi-
ton was given by 1880 boys and girls
and 800 men.
Over at the Indiana building the Hoos-
iers were present by the thousands. The
dedicatory exercises began early. the
building was beautifully decorated with
palms, foliage and cut flowers. EXPIRES
ident Harrison arrived just before the ex-
ercises began and was greeted with gen
erous applause. After prayer the execu-
; tive commission having delivered the
keys to president Studebaker of the In
diana board of manager, who in turr
presented them to Governor Claude Mat
| thews who received them and consigned
the building to the use of the people o
, Indiana.
At the conclusion OF Governor Mat
thews' speech the crowd called for ex
President Harrison. He began by com
plimenting the people of Indiana on tn
accomplishments in preparation of tn
Hoosier exhibit. He said it would be
lasting pleasure to him to think tina
while he was the country's chief execu
tive, the fair was made possibility. H
said he wanted to see the exposition sue
: cessful and the people from ocean t
ocean should lend their presence an
make the fair as successful pecuniarily q
, it is educationally.
At the Arkansas planters home, Gov
9 ernor Fishback of that state, who ar
rived this morning with his staff, re
a ceived the building from President Mitch
ell, state commission, and dedicated it
the use of the people of Arkansas an
(, friends.