Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-24
TRUTH HALF TOLD
MILWAUKEE THRONGED DUR
ING THE CELEBRATION.
OLD SETTLERS PRESENT
Five Governors Greet Guests from
Many Staites-A Brilliant Display
and Happy Time-The Cream City
Does Herself Prou1-Days to Be
Remem bered.

! milwaukee,, Oct. 19.-The great semi
! centennial celebration is over and
can now be reviewed. 1t lasted two
| days and ten thousands of strangers
enjoyed the city's hospitality. The
whole place was wonderfully decorat-
ed. The celebration began Wednesday
and ended Thursday night, though an
army of outsiders still Enger on the
scene. Among the distin guiShed
| guests present We're: Gov. Jackson
and wife, of Iowa; Gov. Clough and
wife, of Minnesota; Gov. Altgeld and
wife, of Illinois; Gov. Rich and wife,
of Michigan; Gov. Upham and wife,
Of Wisconsin, and Mayor Swift, of
| Chicago. The governors We're accom-
panied by their staffs. The guests of
honor were the old settlers who lived
here in 1S35-over $50 strong.
At sunrise Wednesday a salute of
forty-fv gums was fired by the first
| light artillery and the United States
revenue cutter Andy Johnson. At 10
O'Clock the civic parade moved. 1t
was composed of the police, fire and
health departm entts, members Of the
NATIONAL guard and of the Grand
Army of the Republic, Light Horse
Squadron, first light battery, old set
Tiers and pioneers, high school pupils
and pupils of the seventh and eighth
grades, and various civic societies.
! The parade was reviewed by the gov
erno1S and other n0tables present
from the grand stand erected ON the
corner of Grand avenue and FOurth
street. Aft o'clock In the afternoon
there was a general reception at the
academy of music, with addresses by
Governor Upjham and Mayor Koch, an
Oration by Gen. Frederick c.. Winkler,
of Milwaukee. and brief addresses by
Cows. Altgeld, Jackson, Rich and
! ClOugh. Vocal music was furnished
| by the male chOruSeS of the AriOn
musical club and Milwaukee musical
society, and Instrumental music was
rendered by tine AI1ion band of OSh
kosh. AT p. ~. there We're bicycle
races at national park and boat races
on the Milwaukee river. In the even
ing there was AN illuminated bicycle
parade of Wheelmen of the city and
state but, while thousands of Cyclists
attempted to parade the immense con-
course of people ON the streets formed
a blockade and blasted the parade.
Thursday the sunrise salute and tine
ringing Of BELLS ushered in another
vI,n =
unbounded enthusiasm. One thing
was remarkable. And tlHalt lis THAT
the truth has not been half told about
the thousands of strangers that We're
Within our gates. 1t lis unqestionab BILE
that the influx exceeded that ON amy
previous occasion.
AT the informal reception held at
the Pfster between the hours Of 10
and y in the morning, the governors
received i'm the hotel lobby while the
club rooms were set apart for the
ladies reception on account of the
crowd below. For two hours
steady stream of people anxious to
meet and shake hands with the noted
guests passed between the lines of
staff officers, and were introduced in
turn by Ex-Governor Peck and Chair
man Goldsmith. The governors stood
in the center of the lobby, Gov. Up
ham being first, then Cows. Clough,
Rich, Altgeld and Jackson. The gov
ernors' wives and the staff ladies as
sisted by Mrs. B. Goldsmith, Mrs. c.
W. Peck, Mr.. +. G. Winkler, Mrs. J.
Pereles, Mrs. II. Mendel, Mrs. H Col
/ man, RMS. J. Johnston and Mrs. J. S.
/ Ferris, of Milwaukee, and Mrs. D.
! w. CHASER, of Iowa. received infor-
mally in the club rooms and many
Milwaukee ladies as we'll as those
! from other cities i'm the state. availed
! themselves Of this opportunity to meet
! them. Bach's solo Quintette, sta
toned i'm the east gallery, discou1sed
sweet music throughout.
| AS early as 3 O'Clock i'm the morning
the sidewalks We're quite impossible
at places on Grand avenue, Wisconsin,
! East and West Waiter streets, and
when at 10 the program of exercises
opened ON Market square, one dense
mass of humanity shut out the sight
of the pavement
! In the arcade of the PlankintQn
house THE pioneers and old settlers
: We're given a reception at 10 o'clock in
| the morning. The following old set
! tiers of 1885 and 1886 We're given
seats of honor at the south end of the
i arcade, while about $50 later Corners
stood before them: Peter J. Vieau, D.
| w. Patterson. w. 2. Merrill. C. NJ.
| Sivyer, Mrs. J. 2. Dichenor, Mrs. R.
| w. Pierce, Chas. James, A. H.
Rogers, E. W. EdgertOn, Joel Hay
man, Mns. A 0. [. Breed, Chas. X.
Rogers G. H. Wentworth. Mr.. Pack
ard, E. B. Dibley, Henry Sivyer, Mrs.
E. r. Persons. George H. Rogers.
Daniel Wells. 1t was a very interest
ing row of old ladies and gentlemen.
Then, when the gatherings were
| over. carriage after carriage bearing
distinguished guests rolled away from
| the hotels for trips about the city. the
| fine October morning reviving the Wis
| itoItS' senses for the closing events of
! the great gala demonstration. In the
| afternoon came the industrial parade
q seemingly endless pageant of mag
nifcence. passing all expectations and
speaking unlimited praise for the
! cI-pa m C.ity'S n11O6T-af1S of 1-h1-iTi71or i'm