Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03
FINAL DAY OF THE JUBILEE
Opens With the RededlCation Of hide
pendencS Hall In Its Old Form.
THREE THOUSAND CHILDREN JOIN
Their Voices In the Patriotic
Exercises.
THEN COMES THE GRAND CIVIC PARADE

THEN COMES THE GRAND CIVIC PARADE
Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 20. -Phila-
delphians and their visitors again
poured into the streets early this morn
ing to seek positions to witness the
third and last of the great Peace Jubi-
lee professions. The celebration on
Tuesday was in honor of the floating
fighters of our navy and in that of yes
terday the participants were the ami
mate heroes of the war, both Of land
and sea. Today's procession was purely
of civic character and was most
fitting wind-up of the weeks jubilee,
the emblems Of peaceful industry fol-
lowing the display of the nations
prowess in war.
AT OLD INDEPENDENCE HALL.
The exercises of the day opened with
the rededication of Old Independence
Hall, the historic building from which
the Declaration of Independence was
announced to the people of the new
Republic on July 4th, 1916, The build
ings which had from time to time
since that date been added, for uses as
Offices Of the municipal authorities,
have all been recently removed and the
famous hall is now in its original form,
Is it was 122 years ago, when occupied
by the United States Congress and the
national government officials.
The rededication exercises were pre-
sided over by Gov. Hastings and were
opened by prayer by the Rev. DIR.
Brownson. The anthem my Country
TITS of Thee" was sung by 5000 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. Hutchin, principal of one of the
local schools.
The anthem " Columbia" was sung by
the scholars and then followed the
oration by Mayor Warwick. The cere-
monies closed with the singing Of
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" by the
5000 school children, in which they
were joined by the vast concourse Of
people which had gathered in In
dependence Square to listen to the
exercises.
HURRIED OFF To SEE THE PARADE.
Upon conclusion of the ceremonies
the great audience dispersed and all
hurried to positions from which to see
the monster civic procession. A stand
covering the sidewalk the entire length
Of the front of the historic hall had
been erected for occupancy during the
parade by the 5000 school children
who had participated in the dedication
exercises. A scamper of the children
for the seats followed and in few
minutes all were comfortably seated
and awaiting with eagerness the arriva
Of the head of the procession.
STARTED AT II O'clock.
The mammoth trades display or wha
was popularity known as the civic pa
rade started from Broad and Cumber
land streets promptly at IL O'Clock
headed by Major General George r
Snowden and staff of 30 mounted aides
The route Of the parade was exactl
the reverse OF that of yesterdays mill
tary procession, starting at Cumber
land street in the northern part of tn
city, where yesterday IS parade ended.
From Cumberland the processio
moved south on Broad street to Market
thence east to Fifth street, then on
block south to Chestnut, west on tn
latter thoroughfare to Broad, south o
Broad street to Snyder avenue, an
there dismissed.
The sidewalks Of all these street
were, as yesterday, packed with people
and the long stretches of reviewin
stands on both sides of the five mile
of Broad street covered by the parad
were again filled to their extrem
capacity. Though the President Of til
United States and some of the otht
distinguished visitors had left the cit,
the interest in the days event was
sections of the city fully equal to thu
manifested in the parades of Tuesda
and Thursday.
FIFTY THoUsAND IN LINE.
The parade was one of the create
in the history of the country. 1t W;
divided into 10 divisions, each divisie
in charge of a marshal and an a
sistant. 1t is estimated that the
were $4,000 men in line and there we
at least $50 floats, presenting
miniature almost every manufacture
interest and trade, and emblematic
the city's progress in the arts and il
dustries. Nearly every secret socie
or order in existence in this local.
was officially represented in the parad
The Ancient Order Of Hibernia
turned out 1900 strong; the Junior {
U.A. M. had 5000 men in its division
the Knights of the Golden Eagle, 2,5
and the German societies 5000 M
and 25 floats. There were ITO bands
music in the line.
The weather was most delightfr
the sun shining brightly and the q
mosphere being crisp and pleasant.
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