The Denison review., 1899-09-12
DESIGN FOR DECORATING sTATE srREET.

to Sir Wilfrid Laurier A third COM
mittee has just been appointed to car
ry to President Mckinley the formal
invitation for him to be present, al
though it is privately known that he
will accept. There is possibility that
King Leopold, who is expected to be
the guest Of Mrs. Potter Palmer at
Newport at an early date, may be in
duced to journey westward and be one
Of the honored guests of the festival
occasion.
There will be two great banquets
during the festival, banquets fully as
notable as those during the jubilee OF
last year when speeches now famous
as part of the history Of the country
were made. The Marquette club, one
of the foremost political organizations
of the city, will hold its banquet on the
night of Oct. z at the Auditorium. The
arrangements are to be such that
spectators will probably be admitted
to the hall to view the notables at the
tables and hear the speeches.
1t is expected that the principal
| speakers will be President Mckinley,
Secretary Gage, Secretary Root, Sec
retary Long, Senator Fairbanks of In
diana and Archbishop Ireland Of Min
nesota.
| The other banquet of the period will
be that following the laying of the cor
! nerstone of the new postoffice. This
banquet is to be given by the fall festi-
val officials and the committees con-
Quoting the cornerstone exercises.
The two banquets will be supple
mented on the last night of the festi-
val with grand ball, to which all of
the guests of the occasion will be in
vited. This ball will be on the night Of
Oct. 10 Mt the Auditorium.
The pyrotechnical displays of Chi
cago have already attained fame
throughout the northwest, but it is
promised that all past efforts will be
surpassed by those of this year.
State street is to be the central point
from which the illumination features
will radiate. 1t has been decided that
the street shall be decorated from
Van Buren, street to Lake, literally COW
cred with electrical designs, bunting,
flags, show window ornamentations,
festoons of light, two great arches.
symbolic columns and the like.
The parades are to be out Of the
stereotyped order. The historical pa
rade and parade Of nations of the
night of Oct. is to be costume at
fair, in which representatives of every
civilized nation on the globe will take
part. The line Of march will be
through the illuminated portions Of the
city, and it is expected that 10000
characters will take part.
More unusual than this, though, will
probably be the bicycle parade. if the
plans Of the committee having charge
Of it are carried out. TliD committee
has made statement that with good
weather 1t will have $4,000 wheelmen
In line. So far as possible the wheels
will be Illuminated and the riders IN
fanciful costumes.
The union of the ceremonies of lay.
ing the cornerstone Of the new post.
office and those of the fall festival was
q happy thought. The cornerstone
will be laid ON the anniversary of the
destruction of Chicago by the great
fire of 1S71-Oct. 8.
Afterward there will be military
parade, participated in by veterans OF
the Spanish-American war and all OF
the military organizations of the city
and the state.
/ But all of the proceedings of the fall
festival are not to be of the merry
making kind. The well known Bishop
Fallows has been authorized to ar.
range for religious exercises of the
most solemn character. He has already
SO perfected his plans that some of the
most noted divines Of the country will
take part in these exercises.
/ Plans are partially under way also
for the holding of great religious
congress, undenominationa in charac
ter, during the festival.