The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-10
CHICAGOS' BIGDAY
BANQUET TO PRESIDENT MKINLEY
AT AUDITORIUM A PRO-
, NOUNCED SUCCESS
CROWDS WE'RE ENTHUSIASTIC
GUESTS WILDLY CHEERED EACH
SPEAKER, AND GAVE SALVOS
FOR FOREIGN VISITORS
MEN OF NOTE AS ORATORS

Speeches Were Briefer Than Is
Usual on Such Occasions, and
Seemed All the More ReIished for
That Reason Imposing Cere-
monies at the Corner Stone Lay
ing-GorgeOus Night Parade.
CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-Chicago's great
Auditorium, which has been the scene Of
80 many notable events, never held a
grea ter gathering than tonight, when the
Chicago day banquet was held within its
walls. under the auspices of the fall fes-
tival committee. The stage, upon Which
LOCO people can easily find standing room,
had been enlarged, and q floor built out
over the seats Of the parQuet Quadrupling
the floor space OF the stage. 1t is diff
cult to decorate the Auditorium on ac-
count of the beauty of It's own decora-
tions, but tonight it was changed by the
hands of the decorators into a spectacle
that for once surpassed itself. Back of
the raised table at the west of the hall,
at which President Mckinley and the
guests Of honor were seated, was an Ella
borate peace arch twenty feet in height
constructed of pastry, 1t was decorated
with flags, tastefully draped, from the
folds of which twinlled hundreds of little
electric lights On both sides of the arch
were great Shields with paintings Of the
American eagle. and groupings of Ameri-
can, British and Mexican flags. The bal
ccries were resplendent with banners
and the coats of arms of all states in
the Union. They We're placed at regular
intervals around the balcony below the
first row of boxes, and around each shield
which bore the arms of state was
grouped a cluster of small silk banners
On every table was placed an elaborate
floral piece, representing a famous battle
scene in the history of the republic, a
scene from the history of Chicago and
other suitable events,
The president who was the guest Of
honor, sat at a raised table on the right
of Melville E. Stone, the toast master
Other distinguished guests were at the
same table, among them being Vice Presi-
dent Don Ignacio Mariscal, of Mexico;
Premier Wufrid Laurier, o., Canada; Gen.
John c.. Black, Gov. John R. Tanner,
Mayor Carter H Harrison, Senor Manuel
De Aspiriz, Secretary Hay, Secretary
Gage, Attorney General Griggs, Secretary
Smith, Secretary Long, Secretary Hitch
cock, Secretary Wilson, Gen. David B.
Henderson, Senator Penrose, Maj. Gen.
Wesley Merritt, Senator Shelby M. Cul-
lon, Brig. Gen. Thomas M. Anderson,
Gen. Russell A Alger, Carl Dentzler, DR..
Emil C. Hirsch, minister to Brazil;
Charles Page Bryan, w. T. Buchanan,
Japanese Minister Jutaro Komura, Sena-
tor w E. Mason, Capt. Joseph B. Cogh-
Ian. Sir AIphonse Pelletier. Senator Will
lam x. Allison, Senator James Mcmillan,
Senator Samuel D. McEnery, Commis-
sioner General Ferdinand W. Peck and
Gen. Chambers McKibben.
The opening hour Of the banquet was
set for 6 o'clock, but the streets were so
dersely packed by the great throng that
had come down to witness the laying of
the corner stone of the new federal build
ing and the afternoon parade, and re-
mained in good part to see the parade of
the evening, that it was with difficulty
that one could make his way along the
streets. and as a consequence it was near
Iy an hour later than that originally set
when the banquet was In full blast
The material part Of the banquet Oc-
cupied two hours, and it was nearly 10
o'clock when Mr.. Stone raped for order,
and brought the intellectual portion Of
the programme to the front. Gov. Tan
ner, in a short address, welcomed the
visitors on behalf of the state of Illinois.
After he had concluded Mayor Carter II.
Harrison of Chicago, and Senator Shelby
NJ Cullom of Illinois, were introduced in
succession by Mr.. Stone, the former ex-
tending to the visitors the welcome of the
people of the city of Chicago, and the lat
ter a greeting on behalf of the federal Of
feials of illinois,
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
The banquet guests knew by their pro-
eranmes who came next on the list of
sneakers, and when the POSTMASTER rose
n introduce the president, who responded
IN the sentiment of The Nation he
was greeted with cheers that for a time
prevented his voice from being heard.
when quiet had been restored Mr. Stone
introduced President Mckinley, who
sroke as follows:
I am glad to join you in extending q
statesmen and diplomats who represent
the great countries adjoining US on the
south and north. We are bound to them
both by ties of mutual good nelghbor7 =
we wish them Godspeed in the pathway
of progress they are so energetically and
successfully pursuing.
On the reverse side of the great seal
of the United States, authorized by con-
gress June 20, 1882, and adopted as thu
seal of the United States of America az
ter it's formation under the federal con-
stitution, is the pyramid signtfyins
strength and duration. The eye over It
and the motto allude to the many signal
interpretations of Providence in favor If
the American cause. The date under
meath, 1776, is that of the Declaration Of
independence, and the words under It
signify the beginning of a new American
era which commences from that date. 1t
is impossible to trace our history since
without feeling that the Providence which
was with US in the beginning has con-
tinued to the nation His gracious i1rer-
nosition When, unhappily, we have been
engaged in war. He has given US The
victory Fortunate, indeed, that it can
he said we have had no clash of arms
which ended in defeat, and no RESPONSE.
hiIitv resulting from war is tainted with
In peace we have been signally blessed,
and our progress has gone on uncneckeh
and ever increasing IN the intervening
mine and forest, nature has favored us.
while all races of men of every national
ity and climate have contributed their
good blood to make the nation what 1t
has grown to upwards of 62000,000 in 1896
and our estimated population today.
made by the governors Of the states, is
n. sos, ,231. We have gone from thirteen
states to forty-f1ve. We have annexed
every variety of territory. from the coral
reefs and cocoanut groves of Key West
- the lev regions of Northern Alaska
Territory skirting the Atlantic, the Cult
of Mexico, the Pacific and the Arctic
and the islands Of the Pacific and Car