Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-29
CIVIC lRADE YESTERDAY
COLUMN 6 THREE AND ONE-HALF
RS IN PASSING.
Hesterda Festivities Began With
the RdicntiOn of Independ-
eucdaII-Hauy Notables
ile City-Reccption
the Knsasi.

PHILAIPHlA. tCI. -N.-IAe |iedI
peace iub was brought TO glorious
cunclUsicn-day. Beginning with last
Sundays cch services and including The
naval and .tary demonstrations of Tues
dav and yzrday. to-,lay'S monster civic
celcbratioihe demonstration has been
an impaired success throughout. The
naFnifceIlumiHaticn OF the city con
t!nues to-lt and the streets are still
janlued " people. Although President
Mckinley others of the Washington
party retpd 10 the capital last night,
interest not less eager in to-day's
prcgrammwhich was not marred ny
single unfrable circumstance. The day
opcred withe re-dedication of 1ndepsnc-
encc hall. historic building from which
the DecIarn of Independence was -ead
u the pe0 of the new republic on July
{. I776. Thuildings which had from time
TO time sii that date been added for Use
as officesf the municipal authorities
favc all h recently removed, and the
famous has now in its original form, as
It was 12fears ago. when occupied ty
the Uniteetates congress and national
governmerofficials.
The re-dcation exercises were presid-
ed over bjovernor Hastings and were
oreDed byrayer by Rev. DR.. BrownsGn.
The anthe My Country 'Tis of Thee
was sungy 5000 pupils OF the public
schools, ampanied with music by the
First Regtnt band. The memorial poem,
composed Mrs. Florence Earle Coates.
dedicated the peace jubilee. was read
by DanielT. Hutchins, principal of one
of the pub schools. The anthem. Co
lumhia.'' sung by the pupils and then
followed Grafton by Mayor Charles
Warwick
Upon thconclusion of the ceremonies
the great Idience hurried to positions
from whiclo see the monster civic process
sion. 4 and covered the sidewalk in
front Of { historic hall, erected for oc-
cupancy cling the parade by the 1909
school chilen who had participated in the
dedication Sercises.
The mamoth trades display. or what
was know as the civic parade, started
from Bird and Cumberland streets
promptly II o'clock, headed by Major
General Grge r. Snowden and staff of
thirty moued aides.
GovernorIastings, Mayor Warwick and
the other dcials viewed the parade from
the same snd in the court of honor which
the presidet occupied yesterday.
The headof the line reached that point
at 1 o'cloc. this afternoon, and for three
hours andl half thereafter Broad street
looked lika stage upon which is perform
ing a gres spectacular extravaganza. 1t
was essent.lly show of color and glitter
with noting Of the somber pomp of war.
The featur of the events of Tuesday and
yesterday Rs popular exaltation of the ma
tons defeEers and tribute to their valor
To-day's prade was a picturesque and
comprehen;ve exhibition of the industries
and arts which the nation, having laid
down its ans. has returned.
More tha 10000 men were in line, the
beauty of which was enhanced by many
floats Especially handsome
were those illustrative of art. The float
OF the ScfDol of Design for Women dealt
With the renaissance, the subject being
Peace Receiving the Homage of Indus
tries" Tie other art schools were rep.
resented ty floats typifying classical art
and the trdes. among the subjects Were
Paintings, sculpture, architecture and po
etry, and many of the students. costumet
according 10 the respective periods, were
in, line There were also 4 weaver at his
loom, dyer at his vat, a printer at his
press, potter molding his clay. with man!
other symbolic figures.
The Commercial museums had floats de
.,criPtive Of Hawaii, the Philippines. Porte
Rlco and Cuba Four natives in costume
were on the Hawaiian float, which ais,
carried bags of sugar, coffee and othe
products. The same idea was pursued oil
me other floats representing our newly
acquired colonies.
One of the most striking floats was tina
the old Ross house, with Bet
y Ross exhibiting TO Washington ani
the first American flag ever made
III called '''Tba birth of A rif..a,
Flag"
One of the most elaborate displays wa
that styled our Reunited Country" |
showed a group of American soldiers
among whom stood with clasped hands
Confederate and a Union soldier
. After Many Years was the title OF tn
noat representing John Bull and incl
sam clasping hands across the bows G
their respective cruisers. a Triffe Embar
rassed.' showed Uncle Sam and Miss co
lumbia standing at the threshold of tn
United States Founding Asylum a
their feet group of duSky children rep
leSentins Hawaii. the Philippines. Cub
and Porto Rico ClamorinC for recognition.
Other floats showed Hobson's raft, Dewe
at Manila, the Red Cross ministering I
wounded soldiers the heroes of the W.T.,
and l.iberty-the latter represented by Co
lumbia and the thirteen original states
The evolution OF the army and nav
was illustrated by bodies OF marching me
dressed in the costumes OF the differen
periods OF American history, from I-76 t
1851
Three hundred employees of the custor
house and loo Of the postoffice marche
near the head of the line. and after ther
came the large delegations Of secret an
beneficial orders
German. Italian. Slavonic and the colore
orcaniZa tions had places in the parade. an
even the Chinese societies turned ont 9
men, who made n fine appearance an
gained much applause.
The fire companies marched with the
ancient and modern machines.
The balance OF the line was made up
trades displays.
Generals Miles and Shafter were at Il
Bellevue during the early part Of the p;
NIL W.