Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-10-12
ChicagO's Great Auditorium Was
Artistically Decorated for
the Occasion.
MANY NOTADLES IN ATTENDANCE.
The Great Parade of All Nations Mon
day Night Was Viewed by Thou
sands of Sightseers.
Fourteen Countries We're Rcpresented-
Thirty Floa;s IN the Process lion, some
ofIhem Extremely beautiful and
Novel-t OrAer-Stono Laying.

ClucAeo, Oct f1.-Chicago's great
Auditorium, which has been the scene
of SO many notable events, never had
a greater gathering than Monday
night, when the Chicago day banquet
was held within its walls under the
auspices of the fall festival committee.
The great stage, upon which 1000 peo=
pie can easily find standing room, had
been enlarged and great floor built
out over the seats of the parquet,
quadrupling the floor space of the
stage.
1t is difficult to decorate the Aud
itorium on account of the beauty of
it's own decorations, but Monday night
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,
where President Mckinley and the
guests of honor were seated, was an
elaborate peace arch, 20 feet in
height, constructed of pastry. 1t was
decorated with flags tastefully draped,
from the folds of which twinkled hun
dreds of little electric lights.
On both sides of the arch were great
shields with paintings of the America
eagle and groupings of American,
British and Mexican flags. The bal
comics were resp.cndent with BAN
ners and the coats of arms of all states
in the union. Thes. were place at
regular intervals around the balcony
below the first row of boxes.
The material part OF the banquet oc-
cupied two hours and it was nearly
10 when Mr.. Stone raped for order,
and brought the intellectual, portion
of the programme to the front
Gov. Tanner in short address well
coined the visitors on behalf of the
state of Illinois. After he had con-
cluded Mayor Carter II. Harrison, OF
Chicago and Senator Shelby NJ. Gull
lom, OF Illinois, were introduced in
succession by Mr.. Stone, the former
extending to the visitors the welcome
of the people of the city of Chicago,
and the latter greeting on behalf of
the federal officials of Illinois.
The next speaker was Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, premier of Canada, followed
by Vice President Mariscal, of Mexico.
Among other speakers were President
Mckinley, members of his cabinet and
others.
The most spectacular of all the
outdoor features of the entire fall
festival, the parade of all ma
tions, took place Monday night and
was viewed by thousands, the streets
in the down town district being liter
ally solid mass of humanity for the
entire length of the parade. The pa
rade, in which marched representa-
tives of IA countries, including Ger
many, Venezuela, Switzerland, Brazil,
the Neither ands, Austria and Hungary,
Scotland, Armenia and Assyria, Bel
gium, China, Italy and the United
States, included nearly 80 floats, some
of them extremely beautiful and novel.
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tion was the great Chinese dragon
which was shipped here from San
Francisco for the all nations
parade. The dragon, which was
nearly 800 feet long was car
ried on the shoulders of 200 men
and in its immense jaws and nos
trils were burned red and green
fire in quantities that litup the parade
for blocks. Among the floats were
two in the German section, one repre-
senting the triumph of music, the
other Germany's gifts to this country
both beautifully illuminated with cal.
cium lights; in the Netherland section
float represented an old Dutch wind.
mill with women in the bridal costume
of 800 years ago and Alpine floats
representing scenes in the Alps
The parade was to have been review,
ed by President Mckinley, but on
account of the lateness of the
hour at which the military and civic
parade was concluded and the Chicago
day banquet at the Auditorium a
which the president and other dis
tinguished visitors were the guests o.
honor, this was found impossible.