The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-20
FLOW OF GEORGIA ELO0UENCE
CLARK HOWELL, OF ATLANTA, ON
"OUR UNITED COUNTRY"
Addresses by Stevenson, Miles, SHAFT
ter. sigsbee, Brown, McCaIla,
Gage and Northrop.

since their commencement the jubilee fes-
tivities We're shifted to the interior of the
Auditorium, and the third ard last scene
to be enacted within the great hall was the
most brilliant beautiful and successful OF
them all. 1t was the great national peace
jubilee banquet rendered to the President
of the United States and distinguished
guests by the citizens of Chicago No sim
ilar event ever held within the Auditorium
surpassed in brilliance and simple elegance
the banquet of tonight. No similar event
ever held there was more successfully man
aged or brought to a more triumphant con-
elusion- The managers of the great ball
of last night made practically no attempt
to beautify the hall. The funds derived
We're to be devoted to the relief of the suf-
fering soldiers and sailors of the late Span
ish-American conflict, and that these funds
might be as large as possible the managers
of the bali made no expenditures beyond
those necessary to assure the social and
financial success of their undertaking. To-
night. however this consideration was no
longer present. 1t was to be Chicagos
tribute to the President the members of
his Cabinet, the commanders of the victo-
rious armies. to other distinguished officers
of the army and navy, and to other guests
of note who had come to witness the cele-
bration Jof the coming return of peace.
Nothing that could make the occasion sue
cessful was wanting. The han was most
tastefully decorated with festoons of smilax.
caught here and there by clusters of Amer
ican Beauty and La France roses. In the
center of each of the thirty-three long ta-
bles placed for the accommodation of the
guests were banks of the same bright flow
ers, banked with ferns, while at either end
groups of roses and smIax were tastefully
arranged. Upon each table was profu-
sion of lights, shaded. some in delicate
shade of orange, others in pink and still
others in crimson. The soft light from the
many hundred lamps, the brighter glare
from the grouping of electric lights around
the edge of the hall and the innumerable
bright lights of the Auditorium itself made
scene of SURPRISING beauty.
Twelve hundred guests, among them men
prominent in all branches of business,
science. art, men of brilliant record upon
the sea, and men famed for deeds of arms
done on shore, were standing by their
chairs, when tap from the gavel of Frank
lin MacVeagh, the presiding officer, am
nounced the approach of President McKin-
ley. The orchestra struck up Hail to the
Chief" and as the strains of the old well
coming march were heard. the President
attended by the jubilee reception committee,
came down the center aisle bowling right
and left in acknowledgment of the ap-
plause his presence evoked. He was es-
corted to his seat at the west of the hall
and as he took his seat the twelve hundred
guests followed his example, only to rise an
instant later, while DR.. Frank Crane de-
livered short and eloquent invocation.
Then for two hours the material wants of
twelve hundred men received close and
careful attention.
The table of the President was placed
across the hall, the nine reserved for the
distinguished guests being placed at the
side and directly in front of that at which
the President was seated. The remainder
of the tables We're arranged lengthwise of
the hall. Mr. Mckinley was seated at the
right hand of Toastmaster Macveagh the
others at the presidential table being Sec
retary Gage. Secretary Wilson, Secretary
Bliss Archbishop Ireland, Clark Howell,
General Miles, Governor Tanner, DR.. Frank
Crane, exyice President Stevenson, Ad-
miral Brown. Captain Sigsbee. Judge EN-
ory Speer. General Shafter, Samuel Com
pers, President Angel, of Michigan Uni
versity, and President Northrop, of the
University Of Minnesota.
At 10 O'Clock the preliminary portion of
the banquet having been disposed of, rap
from the gavel of Chairman Macveagh
claimed the attention of the guests. Mr.
MacVeagh. who is always most happy in
his Introductory remarks, introduced Presi-
dent Mckinley in a short speech, announc-
ing that he would reply to the toast, Our
Country