The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-20
HIsTo RTCAL PILGRIMAGE.

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by the University Extension Society.
PHILADELPHIA, April 90. The Ameri-
can Society for the Extension of Uni
verslty Teaching, with headquarters at
Philadelphia, il organizing u historical
pilgrimage to revolutionary battle
fields to be made at the close of the ex-
tension summer meeting in Philadel-
phia uext June. On July %, the pill
grimage will be inaugurated by a pub
lie meeting in Independence hall. Tai
colt Williams will speak on the place
OF Philadelphia in American history,
and on Sunday the pilgrims will attend
services at the historic Christ church,
where Washington worshiped. July 80
the pilgrimage turns toward New Eng
land. stopping ut Hartford for d few
hours as the guests of the Connecticut
Historical society. and reaching Boston
at 10 p. m. Monday. Tuesdays pro-
gramme will be opened by some words of
welcome in the Old South meeting house
by Edward Everett Hale, and an adj
dress on the place OF Boston in our his
tory, by Colonel T. w, Higginson. The
old state house, Faneuil hall, Boston
Common and the Bunker Hill monu-
ment will also9te visited.
Cambridge, Lexington and concord.
Wednesday will be devoted to Cam
bridge, Lexington and Concord under
the ciceronage of Colonel T. w. Hig-
ginson, John Wiske, Justin Winsor,
Hezekiah Butterworth, J.. w. Freese
and others. A reception will be ten
dered at the old Longfellow house by
the poets daughter. Miss Alice Long
fellow. The British line of march will
he followed in bargss to Lexington,
where the Lexington Historical society
will welcome the pilgrims and the Rev.
h. u. Porter deliver the address. Con-
cord will be reached hefore nightfall
and q reception given in the old manse
Thursday will lie spent ut Salem. Hon.
Robert s. Rantoul' will address the pill
grims, and the scenes of the witches
trials and of Hawtnorne's life will be
visited under the ciceronage OF ex-
Secretary of War Endicott, Professor
+. .. Morse, John Robinson and other
members of the Essex institute. In the
evening United States Senator Lodge
will give q reception in honor of the
pilgrims at Nahant.
Plymouth will be visited on FRIDAY.
and ITS place in our history treated ty
Rev. William T. D4vids. On S .turday
the pilgrims turn their faces toward the
Hudson river, stopping at Pomfrect, the
house OF Israel Putnam, and the VOLTS
Den; then on to Fisk Hill on the Hud-
son. Baron Steuben's headquarters,
reaching Newburg in time for dinner.
Sunday will be spent in Newburg,
where Washington refused a crown.
On Monday the pilgrims will go by
steamer to West Point, where officers
will be detailed to act as cicerones to
the pilgrims.
The night will be spent at larry
town, and the scenes of Irving aud John
Anlre visited. Tuesday will be spent
in New York. Mr.. Richard Watson
Glider will receive the pilgrims at the
Century rooms. -..-
A day or two will be spent in New
Jersey, and at Trenton, Hon. w. S.
Stryker, will address the pilgrims. The
return to Philadelphia will be made
about Aug. s or 10. Many of the pill
grims will come from the West and the
pilgrimage will be made under the
direction of Lyman P. Powell, his
torical lecturer for the historical So
ciety.