The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-25
CONGRESS HALL IS
REDEDICATED
TODAY
HISTORIC BUILDING HAS BEEN
RESTORED TO ORIGINAL
APPEARANCE.
PRESIDENT WILSON PRESENT
Many Other NotabIes Attend Patriotic
Exercises-Champc clark, Speaker OF
House of Representatives, Was Ora
tor of the Day.
PRESIDENT WILSON PRESENT
(By Associated PreSs.)


Philadelphia, Oct 25.-Congress Hall
in independence Square, the building
where Congress met from 1890 to 1900.
was rededicated today after having
undergone restorations to almost its
original appearance. The president
of the United States, the vice-presi-
dent, the chief justice and associate
justices of the Supreme Court of the
United States; members of the Senate
and House of Representatives; ambas-
sadors from foreign lands governors
of the original thirteen states, and lead
| ing citizens of Pennsylvania and Phila-
delphia participated in the ceremonies.
Philadelphia, as it has on many occa-
sions when patriotic ceremonies were
held at the historic square, practically
took a holiday. The spectacular fea-
ture of the celebration was big pa
rade, in which was represented the
two arms of the national military ser
vice, the Pennsylvania national guard
and patriotic societies whose members
are descendants Of those who helped
either on the field of battle or in leg
islative halls to found the American
government.
The exercises included an address
by President Wilson and the orator OF
the day was Champ Clark, speaker OF
the National House of Representa-
tives.
President Wilson arrived here In
the early afternoon and was officially
welcomed by a large reception COM
mittee composed of some of the lead
ing men of the city With the Pres
+. ident came Vice President Marshall,
q Speaker Clarke, Chief Justice White
;. and several associate justices, Sena-
!. tors from the thirteen original states,
n and members of the House of Repre-
Il sentatives equal to the number OF
members sittipg in congress in the
O latter par e. 1879 and the beginning
e of 1900 hmbassadors and YrA y
), of European and South Ae1Izz q
o countries who had accew ewith alI 4 :
tions were i'll the Wa - +
as were also the CHI
Senate and House.
Luncheon was served at the
Stratford Hotel at which were
/ ent the President and Vice Preside
all the other invited guests from
Washington, the governors of mum
10 ber of states, and the several commit
il tees having charge of the ceremonies
u After the luncheon came the parade
with President Wilson near the head
of the line. In the procession were
u all the sailors and martens stationed al
IL the Philadelphia Navy Yard; four com
panies of coast artillery from Fort d'
1e Pont and Fort Mott on the Delawar'
" river; a provisional brigade of th'
PENNSYLVANIA National Guard, th'
% Philadelphia cavalry commands at
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patriotic societies. The parade woun
" its way through the business sectio
of the city to Independence Square
whence President Wilson was escor
.or ed to Congress Hall. He was atten'
ed by the First Troop, Philadelphia
City Cavalry, which has escorte
every President who has visited Phil
delphia since the time Of Geort
Washington.
&c AS the President approached q
Lu historic hall a chorus of one hundr'
voices greeted the nations chief e
ew- ecutive with a patriotic song. Bra
lied bands blared forth stirring music a.
be- the great crowd of people massed
,ges and about the square cheered.
ions The old building is small, having
the width of fifty feet and a depth
lder about seventy-five feet. For this r.
con- son snly so persons could be crowd
ged. on the first floor where the low
ting House Of Congress- met The Sem
1 in held its sessions on the second he
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