El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-22
Celebrated In Various Cities
With Banquets and
Mass Meetings.
AMERICAS MISSION
Will Be Discussed By Bryan
and His Speech Is
Awaited With
Interest.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 22.-Wsshing-
toms birthday is being observed by the
Union League club of Chicago this
wear on an even more elaborate scale
than in previous years. Exercises were
held at the Auditorium this afternoon,
at which the grafton was delivered by
w. Bourke Cochran, of New York. and
the celebration will be continued this
evening with brilliant banquet at the
home of the club.
At the latter function there will be
an imposing array of speakers. Sena-
tor Davis of Minnesota, chairman OF
the committee on foreign affairs and
one of the Paris peace commissioners,
will respond to the toast ''The Treaty
of Paris" Other speakers will be the
Rev, w. Hamilton Spence OF Gales
burg. and President Charles Kendall
Adams of the University OF Wisconsin,
who will respond to the toast, "The
Fruits of Victory"
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. EVIL
liam Jennings Bryan was. the OBJ
served of all observers wherever he
went today and during the forenoon
he was called upon at his hotel by
many prominent silver democratic
leaders.
Mr.. Bryan's visit to the capital is
due to the fact that he makes the
principal speech tonight at banquet
to be given by the Southern Democ-
rats in celebration of Washington 3
birthday.
Mr.. Bryan will respond to the toast
"America's Mission," and his words
are awaited with considerable interest
in political circles as it is understood
that his address will foreshow the fut-
ure policy of the Chicago plstform
democrats.
The silver leader will have distin-
guished company at the banquet for
among othersspeakers who have &C
cepted Invitations to respond to taasts
are Ex-Governor Taylor of Tennessee,
Senator Daniel of Virginia and ex-
Governor Stone of Missouri.
CLEVELAND, o., Feb 22--The West
ern Reserve society, Sons of the Amer
ican Revolution, and the Western Re
serve chapter, Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution have completed ar
rangements for reception and ban
quet tonight which promises to eclipse
anything of the kind ever seen before
in Cleveland. The event will
be in celebration of Washington
birthday and will take place in the
elaborately decorated parlors of the
Hollenden hotel. The local commit
tee of arrangements has received word
from Major General Miles stating that
he expects to arrive in Cleveland this
afternoon in tims to be one of the
speakers at the banquet.
BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 22.-The Anti
Imperialist League of this city has ar
ranged to celebrate Washington's
Birthday with q mass-meeting in
fremont temple tonight at which
speeches will be delivered by we'll
konw opponents of the expansion
who will endeavor to show
that the governments expansion poll
CIV is contrary to the principles laid
down by the father of our country to
govern the country's foreign policy.
Senator Mason, of Illinois, is among
the promised speakers and the anti
of Boston have arranged
q rousing reception in his honor.
HAVANA. Feb. 22.-There was re-
view of the American troops in Central
park at noon today by Gems. Brooke,
Lee, and Ludlow. All government
offices we're closed in honor of the day.
twenty one guns were fired from
Moro and Cabana.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 22.-Cincinnati |
celebrated Wsshington's birthday by |
Captain Robley D. Evans, |
commanded the battleship Iowa |
1t the battle of Santiago.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-At 1901 |
Senator Wolcott commenced reading |
gton's farewell address. There |
yoS q 1oroe attic ndRnce in the galleries: |