The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-05
HAMMOND AND GARY
COUNCILS PARTICIPATE
Automobile Parade With 200 Ma
chimes in Line To Be One of the
Big Features of the Day-Italians
Send in Protest to Mayor Busse of
Chicago.

The 416th anniversary of the discov-
cry of America by Columbus will be
celebrated by the dedication of the Co
lumbus Memorial fountain in Calumet
square, South Chicago. Calumet coun-
ell OF the knights of Columbus will
aid the small parks commission in
making the affair one of the most nota-
BILE kind in the history of Chicago.
The demonstration will be all the
more remarkable in view of the fact
that when the small parks commits
sion determined to move the fountain
from the city hall to South Chicago the
representatives of more than a score
of councils of the Knights of Column
bus passed resolutions denouncing the
action and demanding that it be re-
scinded.
The members of the order residing in
the southern part of the city were not
pleased with this action of their lodge
brothers. but held their peace at the
time. The demonstration that is being
prepared is intended TO be a justifca-
ton of the action of the officials con-
cerned and expression of regard for
the great industrial south end of the
city. Commissioner of Public Works
Hsnberg and Alderman Moynihan and
Jones already have been formally
thanked for their efforts in securing
the removal of the fountain to South
Chicago.
Caravels To Be on Display.
The Columbus caravels. Nina, Pinta
and Santa Maria. viii be taken from
the Jackson park lagoon to the Ninety
second street bridge, across the Calu-
met river. They will be in festal ar
ray and the bridge also will be gayly
decorated. They will be saluted by
large procession, which will pass over
the bridge.
Several councils of the knights of
Columbus, among them Calumet, San
Salvador. and those from Gary and
Hammond will lead the parade. Many
social and military organizations of
South Chicago will take part and it
is hoped to have several thousand men
in line in honor of the sailor from
Genoa
One of the features of the parade will
be an automobile division. It Is pro-
posed to have between 100 and 200
autos in line. Speeches will be made
by members of the small parks COM
mission and city officials, among whom
probably will be Mayor Busse and lead
ing members of the knights of Column
bus.
Oct. II the Date Selected.
1t was at first planned to have the
dedication on Oct. IL. the exact ami
versary of the discovery of America,
but II has been decided recently that
in an industrial community such as
South Chicago the best results could
be obtained by holding the demonstra-
ton on a Sunday, consequently Oct. IL
was selected
The following committee arrange
ments has been acting for Calumet
council: A. F. Kestermeier. P. T oSul-
Ivan. John ]. Poulton. J. W. Callahan,
Thomas w. Flynn, Samuel B. Cooke.
John E. Byrnes. John McCabe and
Francis j. Houlihan. other commit
tees on finance. music, program, dec
orations and reception also have been
appointed.
Italians to Protest.
Three thousand members of the Ital-
ian-American Republican club and a
score of other Italian societies marched
at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon to
the city hall to protest because the
statue of Columbus was moved from
the city hall to South Chicago
fcials who are encountered demanding
that the statue be brought back tC
the heart of the city or to some pub
lie park on the north or northwest
side.
A meeting was held at Brands hal
after the procession
SiIvio Pfcchianti editor of La Patria
a tri-weekly Italian newspaper, which
had much to do with arranging the pa.
rade spoke of the glories of Columbus
He was followed by EMO Stasio. as
sistant editor of the same paper. who
was the first speaker to advocate tn,
appointment of a committee to see tn,
mayor.
Wants Statue Removed.
Columbus belongs not alone to Italy
be belongs to the whole world" sait
Mr. Stasio. His statue should be re
moved from watering troughs and sucl
surroundings and given a place II
some city park. We do. not CRITICS
Mayor Busse for the action OF the small
parks commission in taking the statu
TO South Chicago; we only seek his in
auence with the commission in getting
1t back"
Bernardo Barrasi. lawyer, said