The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06
THEY ADMIRED THIS CITY
THE POSTAL DELEGATES GIVEN A
wHIRL THROUGH THE STREETS.
A Breakfast and Spell of OratOry at
the Bates House-Speeches by
Governor and Mayor.

DTlGI WISH from the universal HoStal
Congress and more highly honored in the
genuine regret expressed by the delegates
and their wives that their stay, which
they declared to have been delightful, was
SO brief. They were in the city but three
hours, but during that time they were be-
comingly entertained and went away with
fattering impression of the hospitality
and culture OF inland America.
The morning opened with bright warm
sunshine and the chill air that had made
driving so disagreabe during all the rest
OF the week had entirely disappeared. The
| special train, bearing the congress. was
| just hour late, arriving at $50 O'Clock
Members of the joint reception committee
from the Board of Trade and Commercial
Clpo were waiting at the Union Station
with long line of equipages, containing
three brakes and thirty-two carriages. A
very large crowd of people was at the sta
! ton to witness the arrival and the long
| Pullman train was cheered as it came in
There were 1872 people in the party, of
whom about fifty were ladies, wives and
! daughters of the delegates and attaches.
| There We're hasty introductions by Assist
| ant Postmaster General Heath and the
| guests We're arranged in the carriages. A
| delightful drive of an hour was taken, 60
/ ing first past the courthouse, thence TO
! the monument, thence north through the
residence portion of the city along Meridian
| ana Delaware streets back past the state
| Capitol and TO the Bates House.
Here the guests were received by Admiral
| Brown, Governor Mount, Mayor Taggart,
! President Fortune, of the Commercial
| Club, President Adams, of the Board of
| Trade, Chairman Tanner, of the reception
| committee, and other members. General
Harrison was detained at home by sore
| throat. In any social function. it seems a
matter OF chance whether it proves happy
or not. Sometimes it starts or wrong and
| everything goes wrong, ana sometimes 1t
| starts right and everything goes right, and
| nobody can guess just why it went wrong
! or rlgnt. Yesterday 1t started right ana 1t
| would be difficult to say which enjoyed the
| occasion the more, the entertainers or the
| entertained Never was more interesting
| party OF guests gathered together. Repre-
| sentinG no less than sixty different nations,
| and the best intelligence of those nations
| they fuIy appreciated everything they saw
! and heard, and their comments We're
| interesting as they were kind. The list of
| the party printed several days ago in the
| Jourhdl SHOWS very many distinguished
| names and every one of the guests had
| something interesting TO talk about from
! his varied experience. The thing that struck
/ one most about the assemblage was that
! people of culture look, act and dress much
| alike the world over. The only members of
| the party wearing a distinctly national cos
| Corean minister. and his wife. He has five
| all told, but only one was with him and
| evidently she was having Just the best
time" like a child out for holiday. Most
| guages and there was something of a babel
of tongues in the reception room, though
| nearly everybody spoke French, which is
| the of1clal language of the congress.
| The reception was very brief, for break
| fast was served at $50 o'clock. 1t was
! credit to the city. The tables accommo-
| dated eight people each, though one ac-
| commOdating tWenty-fOur was spread at
| the head of the room. Flowers had been
used in excellent taste. and formed the only
effort at decoration. Breakfast was served
In six courses, and it was a dainty and APP
hn mo sA,1in l,la Ix
the delightful conversation of the guests
| After the last course had been disposed of
| Chairman Tanner who acted as toastmas-
| ter, introduced Governor Mount by saying
| that, while they felt that a warm welcome
was understood 1t was behttins the official
station of the distinguished guests that a
| few formal words of welcome should be
spoken and he would, therefore, introduce
| the chief executive of the State
Governor Mount, in responding to the APP
plause that greeted him. said:
Gentlemen Of the International Postal
ana l extend to you a cordial welcome.
! A Hoosier welcome always emanates from
from unnecessary paraphernalia and oS-
tentation. We appreciate your mission,
anu II aHoFas great pleasure TO honor your
presence. As representatives of the postal
| interests of different countries you are en-
deavoring to add efficiency to the service.
| Your efforts become one of the bonds that
bind in closer union the different govern
| ments you represent. You will pardon me
| for reminding you that you are now in the
center of the population of this great Ma
ton. The heart, you know, is centrally
located and from it GIBBS and flows the
are modest when 1 say from this center
have gone forth dominating influences that
| have been potent factors Tor good.
ohio. on the one side, and Illinois, on
| the other, together with Indiana, have fur
| nished all the Presidents save one for this
great Republic since the year 1860.
we are located in the center of those
| environments most conducive to the high
| est development The most favorable con-
| 0itiOnS found where factory
are side by side; where fertile fields sup
ply the wants of populous cities and towns
in their midst. Gas and oil, stone and coal,
with forests of timber and fertile soil, are
| here combined. May I not truthfully claim
| favored conditions where these diversified
interests are so interviewer through indie
| pendence as to eliminate strife and dscord
| and establish the fraternal spirit of good
will and concord? To this favored center
| again l welcome you.
Mr. Tanner next introduced Mayor Tag
finguished Governor said he. has said
| everything / could desire to say, speaking
in behalf of the State. In behalf of the
| city. | desire to say that indianapolis feels
| highly honored by this visit, being chosen
from many cities as stopping place.
tain you longer and have the opportunity
| to show you that indianapolis, though an
| inland city, is of the most delightful
in the world. We regret also that Rome
| has been chosen as the place of the next
meeting, for we feel that all great gather,
/ RESPONSE IN TWO LANGUAGES.
General Bachelor, president OF the con-
| gress, responded on behalf of the delegates
! speaking first in French, the language Of
the Congress, and then following the same
| line of thought in English. He said:
II can only say that the postal congress
has received with gratitude and apprecia-
ton this splendid reception which the State
of Indiana and the city of Indianapolis
! have offered tc US this morning We see
| them in this room and upon these tables
spread for our appreciation and enjoyment.
! Here are sixty countries represented from
| all parts of the world, speaking different
! languages. having different manners. differ
| ent religions, but all united in appreciation
of the beautiful and lovely reception which
| you have given us this day. / must be brief
| in adding a few words more. Where the
| heart is fun language seems to demand
utterance, and sentiments must be eX-
| pressed. This congress is working in the
| interest of the brotherhood of the world.
| Men from all parts of the world come to-
| gether TO know each other better. 1t is
| a kind of arbitration of sympathy and
| law which we hope will some day bring
| the nations of the world into one grand
| brotherhood. Then will the words of the
| great English poet come true:
| = Till the war drum throbbed no longer and
the battle flags were furled
| In the parliament of man, the federation
CT the world.
| There the common sense of most shall hold
| a fretful realm in awe,
And the kindly earth shall Slumber, lapt in
| universal law.