The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-29
Historic Independence Hal Rededi-
Gated with Music and the Songs
of 5000 school Children.
MAMMOTH TRADES DISPLAY
CIVIC PARADE PARTICIPATED IN BY
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
Many Floats Emblematic of the Indus
tries and Arts of the City-Nes-
sage to Admiral Dewey.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 2S-The great
peace jubilee was brought to glorious con-
clusion to-day. Beginning with last Sun
days church services and including the
naval and military demonstrations of Tues
day and yesterday, to-days monster civic
celebration the demonstration has been an
unparalleled success throughout. The mag
nificent illumination of the city continued
tonight and the streets were still damned
with people. Although President Mckinley
and others OF the Washington party re-
turned to the capital last night, interest
was not less eager in to-day's programme,
which was not marred by a single unfavor-
able circumstance.
The exercises of the day opened with the
rededication of old independence Hall, the
historic building from which the Declara-
ton of Independence was read to the peo-
pie of the new Republic on July A. 1776 The
buildings, which had from time to time
since that date been added to for uses as
offices of the municipal authorities have all
been recently removed, and the famous hall
is now in it's original form, as it was 122
years ago when occupied by the United
States Congress and the national govern
ment officials. The rededication exercises
We're presided over by Governor Hastings,
dliA Wti0 opened Dy prayer py rev. Dr.
Bronson. The anthem. MY Country. 'Tis
of Thee" was sung by three thousand
pupils of the public schools, accompanied
with music by the First Regiment Band
The memorial poem, composed by Mrs.
Florence Earle Coates dedicated to the
peace jubilee, was read by Daniel w
Hutchins, principal of one of the public
schools. The anthem. Columbia was
sung by the scholars. and then followed the
grafton by Mayor Charles Warwick On
the conclusion of the ceremonies the great
audience hurried to positions from which to
see the monster civic procession. A stand
covering the sidewalk the entire length of
the front of the historical hall had been
erected for occupancy during the parade by
the three thousand school children who had
participated in the dedication exercises
THE CIVIC PARADE.
The mammoth trades display, or what was
popularity known as the civic parade.
started from Broad and Cumberland
streets promptly at II O'clock, headed by
Maj. Gen. George r. Snowden and staff of
thirty mounted aids. Governor Hastings,
Mayor Warwick and the other officials re-
viewed the parade from the same stand in
the court of honor which the President oc-
cupied yesterday The head Of the line
reached that point at l o'clock, and for
three hours and half thereafter Broad
street looked like stage upon which was
performing a great spectacular eXtrava-
ganza. 1t was essentially a show of color
and glitter, with nothing of the somber
pomp of war. The feature of the events
OF tuesday and yesterday was popular ex-
altatlon OF the Nations defenders and
tributes TO their va4or. To-days parade was
o picturesque and comprehensive exhibition
OF the industries and arts to which the Ma
tlon, having laid down its arms, has re-
turned More than twenty thousand men
We're in the line, the beauty of which was
enhanced by many interesting floats. Espe-
claiiy handsome were those illustrative of
art. The float of the School of Design for
women dealt with the renaissance the sub
gect Delng PEACE Receiving the Homage of
industries The other art schools were
represented by floats IMPLYING classic arr
and mechanical trades Among the sub
ana poetry, and many of the students, cos
TUNED according to the respective periods.
were in line. There We're also weaver at
his loom, dyer at his vat a printer at his
other symbolic figures
The commercial museums had floats de.
scriptive or Hawaii: the Philippines, Porto
Rico and Cuba. -Four natives i'm costume
were on the Hawaiian float. which also
carried bags of sugar coffee and other
products. Inc same idea was pursued on
the other floats representing our newly
acquired colonies One of the most striking
floats was that representing the interior of
the old Ross house. with Betsy Ross ex-
hibiting to Washington and Hancock the
ikst American flag ever made. II was
&lled The Birth of the American Flag"
One Of the most elaborate displays was
showed group Of American soldiers,
among whom stood, with clasped hands a
Confederate and Union soldier After
Many Years" was the title of a float repre-
senting John Bull and Uncle Sam claspng
hands across the bows of their respective
cruisers. "A Trifie Embarrassed" showed