Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02
A MEMORIAL MEETING HELD
All Festivities Arranged for the ae+ No.,
o the Exposition Declared off 0'

Oct % M AK uRoUNDs, CHICAGO. I'll
49, oo:-1he fair will close to-dav :,
mourning and with it's fags at b,1 IL
nase. Instead of the festival Of oro 4'.a
ana song which was to have fillad - a'v y.
afternoon, there will be serv;oo. - .eie
a memorlal character. Instead of tho o
soene OF dazzling splendor that was ~
n"'o crowned day of brilliancv in
speech and music, only necessary l;obts
y, win Durn and the White civ will
De shrouded in darkness ~ WI
car hour than since it's open-
ing. 3d. with the death OF Mavor
4t the life and gaiety Of
the exposition went out forever IT,
eoilore appearance that the huiId;naS
W. mln wear and the solemnities that VII
9e observed here in memoriam Of tha
departure of Chicago's chief maoistrat tto
W Mno was also one of the life sinews ~
.ne lalr, Will be a singularly appronriata
way 70 close the greatest exposition of
history sy, whose distinctive beauty will in
d Jew more days be changed into a mass
~ conglomerate ruins. The following
t hae issued yesterday after conference
between exposition officials:
Wo,rn, " 1hE DlRECTOR-GENERAL.
w oRLD COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. ADMIyIs,
IKATloN BUILDING JACKSON PARK. Oct %
III .VleW OF the assassination of the CHIEF
magistrate of the city of Chicago the cere.
monies which were announced to fake
place to morrow, Monday, October 30. in
World,s co Tlfh hat the closing of the
be wholly dispensed with except that
an heretofore invited guests and
lne puDllc generally are requested to assem-
pie IN festival hall at O'Clock p. NJ as oru-
1nally intended. The Hon. Thomas "
Palmer, president of the Worlds Colum-
pian COMMISSION, will preside Prayer
VIII De o1lered by the Rev. John Henry Bar
rows; Appropriate resolutions formulated
by the following joint committee, which
mas been appointed tor the purpose, will be
submitted by President II. n. Hicinbotham:
National Commission-Thomas w. Palm
er, ID; B. Penn, P. A. B. Widener, r. L.
saunders, George '. Massey, Fl. A. Mitchell.
Lyman S. Gage, Edwin Walker, Ferd W.
Peck, Robert A Waller, George II. Davis.
All the festivities arranged for the closing
ceremonies will be omitted with the excep-
tlon OF the firing Of an appropriate salute
and the lowering of the United States flag at
sunset. 1t is further ordered that the flags
upon all Buildings within the grounds re-
nlalll al hall-maSt until the closing of the
exposltlon GEORGE r. DAVIS,
DirectOr-Genera
A meeting was held at the place desig-
mated and in conformity with the above
communication at clock to-day. The
attendance was very large, as the ma
jority of the officials and national, state
and foreign commissioners, signifed
their Intention Of paying tribute to the
memory of the dead mayor. The re-
ception to Mrs. Potter Palmer, presi-
dent of the Board of Lady Managers,
which was to be given by the national
commissioners tonight at the New
York building has been declared off at
her request.
There is no wish to keep people away
from the exposition to-day nor from
now on, but it is ordered that there will
be no kind of demonstration. The
buildings will be kept open as usual.
tendance to-day but the numbers will
not be beyond the ordinary. 1t was
hoped that this day might even surpass
in attendance that of Chicago day.
The scene in Festival Hall this after
noon was impressive. There was no
levity. The great audience, filling
every seat and occupying every foot OF
room were hushed. Some had
come from distant states to take part
in what was intended to be an hour
of rejoicing over the success of the
fair, and found that the festal plans had
been changed. There were no speeches
to emphasize the greatness Of the expo
sition now closing, no words Of regret
that the work of demolishing the beau
tiful white buildings would soon be
The ceremonies, accord
ing to programme, were made com
of Chicago's departed
mayor. The speech which President
had prepared prior to
Mr.. Harrison's death was considered SO
with the spirit of the meet
ing that it was deemed fitting to have
it read by the Rev. DR.. Barrows, who
made the opening prayer. The COM
mittee of directors and national COM
missioners who were requested to
draught set of suitable resolutions re-
ported through President Higinbotham.
The national commissioners, the foreign
the state commissioners
and all the executive officers of the eX-
position were seated on the platform.
President Palmer, of the national COM
mission, presided, and after the pre-
liminaries and reading of the resolu-
tons, he declared the Worlds Column
bian Exposition officially closed after
the national salute was fired at sunset.