Evening star., 1898-10-28
Philadelphia Jubilee Winds Up With
True Peace Pageant.
FIFTY THOUSAND MEN IN Line
Rededication of the Historic Old
independence Hall.
NOW IN ORIGINAL FORM

PHILADELPHIA, October 2S.-Philadel-
phians and their visitors again poured into
the streets early this morning to seek posi-
tions to witness the third and last of the
great peace jubilee professions. The cele-
bration on Tuesday was in honor ot the
fighters of our navy, and in that of yes -er-
day the participants were the heroes of the
war, both of land and sea Today's pro-
cession was purely of a civic character and
was a most fitting wind-up of the week ;
jubilee the emblems Of peaceful industry
following the display of the nations PROV
ess in war.
The exercises of the day opened with the
rededication of old Independence Hall. tho
historic building from which the Declara-
ton of Independence was read to the people
of the new republic on July 4, 177G. The
buildings which had from time to time since
that date been added for uses as offices of
the municipal authorities have all been re-
Gently removed and the famous hall is now
in its '-:einal form, as it was I'D years ago,
when occupied by the United States Con-
gress and the national government officials.
Gov. Hastings Presides.
The rededication exercises We're presided
over by Governor Hastings, and were
opened by prayer by Rev. DIR. Brownson.
The anthem Columbia was sung by 5000
pupils of the public schools, accompanied
with music by the 1st Regiment Band.
The memorial poem, composed by Mrs.
Florence Earle Coates dedicated to the
peace jubilee, was read by Daniel w.
Hutchin, principal of one of the public
schools. The anthem America was sung
by the scholars, and then followed the ora
ton by Mayor Charles Warwick. The
ceremonies then closed with the singing of
the Star Spangled Banner by the 5000
nd in 1rloin ,h.xr
Joined by the vast concourse OF people
which had gathered in independence Square
to listen to the exercises.
Upon the conclusion of the ceremonies
the great audience dispersed, and all hur
ried to positions from which 20 see the
monster civic procession. y stand cover
ing the sidewalk the entire leogth of the
front of the historic hall had been erected
for occupancy during the parade by the
1900 school children who had participated
in the dedication exercises.
Mammoth Trades Display.
The mammoth trades display or what
was popularly known as the civic parade.
started from Broad and Cumberland
streets promptly at II o'clock, headed by
---jor General George r. Snowden and
staff of thirty mounted aids. The route
of the parade was exactly the reverse of
that of yesterdays military procession
starting at Cumberland street,ru the north
parade ended.
From Cumberland the procession moved
south on Broad street to Market thence
east to 9TH street. tnen on Block south to
Chestnut, west on the latter thoroughfare
to Broad, south on Broad street to SNYDER
avenue, and there dismissed. The side
walks of all these streets We're, as yeSter-
day, packed with people, and the long
stretch of reviewing stands both sides
of the five miles of Broad street covered
by the parade We're again filled to their ex-
treme capacity. Though the President of
the United States and some of the other
distinguished visitors had left the city the
interest in the days event was in sections
of the city, fully equal to that manifested
in the parades of Tuesday and Thursday.
Was Great Parade.
The parade was one of the greatest in the
history of the country. 1t was divided into
ten divisions, each division in charge Of a
marshal and an assistant. 1t was estimat-
eG that there were $1,000 men in line. and
there was at least 15O floats representing in
miniature almost every manufacturing in
tereSt and trade and emblematic of the
c.ty'S progress in the arts and industries.
Nearly every secret society or order in eX-
lstence in this locality was officially rep
resented in the parade. The Ancient Order
of ,HiperaianS turned out 5000 strong; the
Junior o. U. A. NJ had 5000 men in It's Ji-
VISION; the Knights of the Golden Eagle
900, and the German societies had 5000
men and twenty-five floats. There We're ITO
bands of music in line.
The weathe: was most delightful the sun
shining brightly and atmosphere crisp and
pleasant