The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-01
OUR CELEBRATION.
1t Proved to be a Pleas
ant Affair.
FOR short Notice Get-up ii was Il
Decided success and Our Visit
ors Were Well Pleased.

For a short Notice Get-up il was Il
Decided success and Our Visit
Ors Were Well Pleased.
The 2Sth day of May. 1885. will 90
down in the history of Cape Girardeau
as one ofits grandest-one Ofits proud
est days. 1t was day that marked a
new era in the progress Ofthe city. 1t
was day and an occasion on which
the multitudes assembled to witness
the celebration of an enterprise that is
TO make our city a great metropolis
for a section of country that abounds
in wealth-mineral and agricultural.
+ 1t was day for rejoicing, not only
Tor the people of Cape Girardeau but
for all the people throughout Southern
Missouri who take pride in pointing
70 this city as the largest. the best and
most progressive city in this part of
the country. 1t was set apart for Il
grand rally-for pleasure. for friendly
greetings. and all these things we had.
The city was beautifully decorated.
Bunting and flags tluttcred in the air
from windows. doors and house tops
all over the city. The rich and poor
alike showed their appreciation of the
enterprise that We had called the peo-
pie together to celebrate. \ spirit of
good feeling reigned and every citizen
in the city men. women. girls and
boys seemed to take special pride in
the work of making our city pleasing
TO the eye as well as to the spirit. and
our visitors were delighted at the show
we gave them.
AT one o'clock the people began to
gather at the court house and before
two O clock the city parkwas one mass
of merry human beings. They waited
there to hear the address of welcome
and the responses thereto. At two
O'Clock Judge Alexander Ross. on be-
half of the Mayor delivered the address
of welcome He was responded to by
T. d. Hines. of Jackson and Judge
TAYLOR. of Carbondale. Ill. The
speeches were listened to attcntively.
After the speaking DR.. ). =. Harris.
Chief Marshal. gave orders for the
procession to form and soon pro-
cessiOn "A mile long was moving. The
procession was made up Of carriages.
buggies. ladies and gentleman on
horse back. little girls on handsomely
decorated floats. the four fire com
panies and two music bands. The pa
rade around the big square was made
in the best of order and without a
single accident. At the east entrance
to the city park procession disbanded
at five o'clock and visitors We're taken
-charge of and shown over the city.
Our educational institutions. our
churches. our mills. our banks. our
stores and factories were visited and
inspected by prominent men from other I
cities, and we heard many prominent
men say that Cape Girardeau was
surely an enterprising little city.
Carriages were on hand all day to
take visitors to ell parts of the city /
free of charge and citizens were ready |
to accompany them and show them the /
sights. The members of the F. F. f. /
Gun Club threw the doors of their club |
rooms open and invited strangers to .
make their rooms headquarters during .
their stay in the city. The club rooms /
were handsomely decorated. Polite
ushers were on hand to attend to the .
wants of guests and string band fur /
nished music to please the ear.
The celebration was success far
beyond expectation. considering the
short notice given out as to when it
was to take place. There was not the
organization that might have been.
but the few mistakes that We're made
were noticed only by fault-tinders.
People who came here We're we'll pleased
with what they saw and they were more
than pleased with the manner in which
thev were entertained.