Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
FIRST CONGRESS-
HOME IS REBUILT
Dedication of Restored Hall il
independence Square, Phil
delphia, Takes Place.
IN ORIGINAL APPEARANCE
National Military Service Represented
in Big Parade Before the
Ceremonies.

Philadelphia, Oct. 25.-Congress hall
in independence square, the building
where congress met from 1890 to 1900,
was rededicated today after having I'M
dergone restorations to almost its orig
inai appearance. The president of the
United States, the vice president, the
chief justice and associate justices of
the supreme court of the United
States; members of the senate and
house of representatives; ambassa-
doris from foreign lands; governors of
the original 13 states. and leading citi-
zens of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia
participated in the ceremonies.
Philadelphia, as 1t has on many occa-
sions when patriotic ceremonies were
held at the historic square, practically
took holiday. The spectacular feat
ure of the celebration was a big pa
rade in which was represented the two
aims of the national military service,
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 representatives.
President Wilson arrived here in the
early afternoon and was officially vel.
coined by large reception committee
composed of some of the leading men
of the city. With the president came
Vice President Marshall, Speaker
Clark, Chief Justice White and several
associate justices, senators from the
IL original states and members of the
| house of representatives equal to the
number of members sitting in congress
/ in the latter part of 1893 and the be
ginning of 1900. Ambassadors and
ministers of European and South
American countries who had accepted
invitations were in the Washington
party as were also the chaplains OF
/ the senate and house.
Luncheon was served at the Belle
vue-Stratford hotel at which were pres
emit the president and vice president
/ all the other invited guests from
Washington, the governors. of a nun
Der of states. and the several commit
tees having charge of the ceremonies
STIRRING MUSIC HEARD.
After the luncheon came the parade
with President WILSON near the heac
| or the line. In the procession were
all the sailors and marines stationed
at the Philadelphia navy yard; foul
| companies OF coast artillery from For
Du POnt and Fort Nett on the Della
ware river; provisional brigade O
the Pennsylvania national guard, ths
Philadelphia cavalry commands at
/ tached TO the state militia and tbs
/ patriotic societies. The parade wounC
It's way through the business section
OF me city to Independence square
+. whence President Wilson was escort
ed to Congress hall He was ATTENDED
by the First troop, Philadelphia cit
cavalry. which has escorted ever,
president VINO has visited PhiladeIphi,
since the time of George Washington
AS the president approached the mis-
toricai hall a chorus of 100 voice.
+ greeted the nations chief executiv.
with patriotic song Brass band
blared forth stirring music and tn,
great crowd Of people massed in ant
about the square eheered.
! The old building is small. having
width Of so feet and a depth of abou
20 feet For this reason only $50 pei
sons could be crowded On the first foo
where the lower house of congress