The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-24
PHILADELPHIA'S
PEACE JUBILEE
Opens With Prayer and
Song.
ALL THE CHURCHES IN LINE
PRELUDE TO THREE DAYS OF
FESTIVITY.
IL THE CHURCHES IN LINE
Quaker City Beautifully Decorated
and an Elaborate Programme
Arranged for the Joyous
Occasion.
Special Dispatch to The Call

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23.-The
peace jubilee bean to-day. It httingly
opened with special services of prayer
and thanksgiving in all the churches
of the city, irrespecti Of creed or doc
trine. Sermons were preached on the
inevitable horrors Of war and the con-
seQuent blessings of victorious peace,
and there were services Of song and
worship on these themes. This was the
spiritual inauguration. The material
and spectacular beginning will - be
until Tuesday, and the intervening day
will be devoted to housing the city,
-uests and pe~fecting the final details.
Conceived pureIv as a local tribute to
the might of our arms on sea and land
and the valor Of the men who bore
them, the celebration has broadened
into a ! tional fete of greater magni-
tude than any public function in many
years past. In it will participate the
President and lie President Of the
United states with the officers of the
Cabinet; General Miles, General Wheel
er and other military notables; Com
modore Philip. Hobson and other he
roes Of the Merrimac and scores of
naval warriors - lesser fame and the
Governors of many States with their
stats.
In time it will occupy three full days,
ccunti~- the actual opening as on
Tuesday. In scope it will embrace an
imposing greeting to the nation navy
as represented by the ships which
fought and won as the ships of no other
navy afloat ever fought and won;
dignified and comprehensive display OF
our civic virtues as exemplihed by
procession showing the country's
progress in commerce and art, and
great military parade of the men
whose endurance and proWess made
possible this festival.
Wednesday will be Civic day The
President, Vice-PTesident and members
of the Cabinet will arrive in the after
noon. In the evening a reception to the
President and his party will occur.
On Military day, Thursday, the mill
tary and naval parade will be reviewed
by President McKinlev-. and there will
be a reception to the President and dis
tinguished guests at the Academy of
Music. The principal vessels that Will
take part in the reviyW are the Texas,
New Orleans, Topeka, Dolphin, Glou-
cester, Marblehead, Columbia, Mime
apolis, Vixen, Winslow, Hudson, Oil
vette, Morrill, and Algonquin. Many of
the ships are already moored at their
respective ~OSitiOnS.
The decorations throughout the city
are lavish and beautiful. The piece de
resistance of the procession is the
court of honor, from stand in the CEN
fer of which President Mckinley will
look at the parade. 1t consists of
succession of white pillars, twelve on
each side of Broad street extending
from Chestnut to Walnut streets. Each
of the columns is surmounted by
great eagle and globe of shining gold,
while the four at the ends bear the
legends San Juan" eel Caney." Ma
Mia" and Santiago"
In the center of this court the street
is spanned by the magnificent trtumphal
arch This is simple but impressive,
the prevailing tone being white and
gold. 1t is deliberately festooned with
flags by day and Illuminated by a
beautiful array of incandescent lights
at night The arch is surmounted by
an enormous figure Of Victory mounted
on char~ers