El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16

For a hundred years or more to come
people viii tell their children and their
children's children of one day in the
long a 90 of the celebration of the
birthday anniversary of the great man
who made KirksvilIe possible. 1t was
an epoch making day and celebrated
in the most fitting way possible.
KirksvilIe has seen many great times
in her history, but nothing compar-
able with this, and in the elements
that entered into it shall probably
never see its like again IN all the years
to come.
Sitting under the shade of a magnifi-
cent tree in the midst of those splendid
institutions which were the product
of his brain. sat an old man, whose
years will soon reach the long mark
called a century, and who IS crowned
with the hoary glory OF an honored
and successful life. As he watched the
procession sweep by with its thousands
of people doing him honor and render
mo him obesiance, one wonders what
we're his thoughts and if they did not
90 back a comparatively lew snort
9sars when unknown, unhOnOred and
alone. he battled against fearful odds
for the great thought which has meant
so much for humanity. Even where ne
sat he could look across to where
stoo5 the little howell where he taught
bis first class and where was born the
GREAT institution which now bears ms
name. What a comparison Now
thousands upon thousands rendering
him GREAT acclaim, and these but the
smallest part of the great number
whose thoughts were here that Gay
then the poor, lonely, silent inquire
whom men decried with the name OF
visionary.
If is given to but few men OF great
ideas to hnger long enough IN TINS
yvorId To see those ideas reap an abun-
dance of rich fruit and receive the re-
cognition and applause OF the world
One of these is DR.. Andrew Taylor
Still. Great pageants and parades
bsve often been held IN the worlds
1,istorv in honor Of victory of both war
and peace. That Of yesterday was IN
ioue. in that It represented Doth-a
war against the tyranny OF fear, SICK
ness. sorrow and suffering-of peace,
because with its blessed healing power
If has brought into countless homes IN
the uttermost parts OF the earth bless
ed relief from the things that DeseI
human kind, brought a serenity and
peace which before his time the world
knew not of.
It was q great parade, conducted by
3 great people, and in honor OF a great !
man If shall not be forgotten as long
a. the human heart is stirred by the /
holy sense of gratitude and love.
The big procession and parade was !
formed Yesterday morning according
TO schedule, east of OsteoPathy avenue |
and south of Jefferson street, with the |
beginning on Osteopathy avenue. The |
line of march, heretofore given IN the |
columns of this paper, was adhered TO |
They went north on Osteo- /
natbv avenue to Jefferson street, and /
IF the intersection of these two streets /
under a MAGNIFICENT tree, was the re- /
eeiving stand of the great seer IN the /
honor of whose birthday anniversary |
all this great pageant was formed The |
nrocession then went east on Jefferson /
z+reet TO Flson street, then north on 4
EIsop street and around the public |
zouare and south on Franklin street to /
Normal avenue. thence east on Normal /
avenue to the main opening Of the Nor /
nal School campus and entering the |
spacious grounds there, disbanded for
the big barbecue.
The procession was without doubt
The largest ever known IN any city Of
his size in the western country. 1t
took go o F--TI hour to pass a given
point, and it was replete with surPris-
no. appropriate and beautiful feat
ITes.
It was headed by the local execu-
i've committee in an auto, then fol-
owed the Kirksville Military Band, In !