The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-18
Eighty-Pifth Anniversary Of Her
Independence.
a SUCCESSFUL csLEsaAT.on


- EzpTrE fns cold ana the rain hum
drpAs of pakssselc sens and dAusn-
ters az Norway assembled IT Madi-
con park yesterday afternoon ana
Uveuiae 70 celebrats TIE blTthd4y Of NOR
Way, Its ipdepend4nco ~, Nay u The
cetS&rafion was under the auspfcss Of the
Movie Club Of Seattle, and was directly u
charge Of the following committees:
Arrangements-Frank Oieson. 4. Dahl.
Each FFfach, :. A. Hendricks, II. r. Rude.
n sesouon-issI Munson. sam Roth. J.
4esssss:ss I ns :. =; s Saesn.
Cap. 3. 3aeEum. John Mailing. ,. De.t-
Dicho 3. j. Thoreeen. 0eo3Qo Osborn. =.
s3ssnsss o r o5.ersf kv !. Ios y u. s
Nervao4ad. chAslss Eelson-
Ins ~ vas to devote the afternoon -
The little fe1ks and such Of the older ones
- Wuutd - unable 20 attend the exercises
1t uxG4t AnA In order that the rising gensr-
alton should have no complaint. the park
vus thrown wide open for thstr use. .
conosst was esvsn In the pavilion ana
steamboat. the l.. r. Haas. carried al who
AesIrsA - ride around Lake Washington.
There were swings and games and even
The monkey was turned loose &c, play.
OuS1n9 the afternoon the sun came out
and smiled on ths children. 70 that oil In
oil they had a pleasant day Of It. For
their elders Ws&ners First Regiment or
ehestsa gave concert In the pavilion. and
struDsntal numbers. Miss Clara Schuitze
sang and r. II. Wagner. the cornetist. rem
derod solo.
The decorations Of the pavilion deserve
moro then passing mention. They were
eiaborAte. unique and beautiful The stage
VS. set with . wood scene Tor . back
ground. From the center wings two I'M
msnse American dsgs were drsped. fasten-
~ 70 the dies" and between these =
beautiful sin nag Of Norway was hung
Tha pavilion proper was . mass Of Japa-
nese umbrellas and lanterns swung and
hung from every posstb;a projection, Some
Of the umbrellas and lanterns were cover
~ with trailing vinss and electric lights OF
varied ecIors were everywhere. Incandes-
cent lamps biased IN red. white and blue
from the tips 81 umbrella ribw. cleaned In
the lanterns. and tiny lamps were fastened
70 the limbs Of growing plants and palms
and intsrfvined with tho foliage. At night
the effect was wonderfully beautiful and
very novel. . vsritabls Aiaddin's palace OF
HIGHT anl color.
The excufsions OF thu steamboat al, thu
lake proved a great treat tor the ltttie
folks. and 10 well were tho crowds Of chill
aFen ana ladies who nocked aboard nj
every trip handled. thai not an accident
UceutFe0 Ina poor monkey ate and
played. and played ana ate until he was
played out and indigestion claimed him
for IT, own.
In The Favilion. -
II Was Mt night that the celebration
proper was held. The committee had ar
ranged 70 have Gov. Rogers, Mayor
Humes and others present but fate and
tina weather was against them. The rain
and cold did not keep tho people away,
however. for when Luehen's orchestra
opened tho programme Of the evening
with an overture OF Norwegian national
airs. there was not a vacant seat in tho
pavilion. and hundreds were standing In
the sisles ana at the rear OF the great
hall. Al ths close Of the overture. Frank
Oieson. chairman Of the committee Of ar
Engagements. addressed the audience as
follows:
We meet tonight 10 celebrate the