The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-03

brotIon Of Independence day. The enthusiasm OF
people for their country and flag can usually
he measured by the heat Of the national pulse
typical celebration of the day IS that OF 1880 10
Buffalo n Y. which is described at some length
in the Buffalo Journal That newspaper SAYS:
The return of our national Jubilee was ceie-
brated in this village with more than ordinary
splendour and the day was duly honoured. NOT III
the breach hut the observance.
The procession formed at the Eagle-a famous
tavern located on Main street between Court ana
Eagle streets-and consisted Of veterans Of the
Revolution citizens and strangers. escorted by the
Washington and Frontier guard and the cadets OF
the Western Literary and Scientific academy. the
whole envened by musick from the Bufrao pand
The Grafton was pronounced by Sheldon smith,
ESQ., at the Baptist church and religious services
were conducted by Rev. Mr.. Shelton Of ST Pauls.
From the church the procession marched to the
Buffalo House In Seneca street and there an "ex-
cellent dinner was partaken Of" DR.. Powell
landlord of the house at that time and the papers
recorded as something worthy Of special mention
thar there no liquors on the table. But the
good lesson This stateQent was intended TO convey
loses IT'S moral In the very next line OF the narra-
tive: AFTER the cloth removed vine
served with the toasts. which were drank with the
utmost regularity" 1t Is hardly necessary to draw
on the imagination to any extent to picture the
final stare of many In that noble company OF 100
who drank the wine with the utmost regularity"
Bur that was before the days of temperance soci-
cites and adulterated liquors.
The marshal of the day Colonel afterward
General. Sylvester Mathews veteran Of the war
of 1912 a hero of the Battle of Chippewa.
Apart from these proceedings discourse by
Rev Mr. Eaton of the Presbyterian church on civil
and religious liberty. The festivities closed &C.
corlinc time honored custom with ball In the
evening No mention is made of any fireworks.
The celebrations of several succeeding years
seem TO have been much like this one. according
70 the Journals files. In 1S49. however-pre
sumably because of the Mexican war-the celebra
ton was regarded by the Journal as noteworthy
The Sixty-ffth regiment made Its first appear
ance on this occasion. At o'clock In the morning
a detachment marched TO the Fillmore House and
fired some small in honor of the vice pres
dent The line of march included Revolutionary
soldiers Think how old they must have been
and seventy-fwo years after the battle OF Lexing
ton, There were also soldiers of the War of 1872
in the line officers and soldiers of the army and of
the Mexican The Friendly Sons OF st. Pat
rick the Sons of Erin and the German Young
Mems association--a sign that the city
beginning 10 take cosmopolitan form-were In
the line of march, The exercises were held at
Johnson's park. the orator Of the day being H. K
Smith Vice president Fillmore attended the ex
ercises and was Justify cheered.
The Sons Of Temperance had charge Of the
celebration in 1850 which held at the grove
near the warkhouse" John r. Cough. the leading
Temperance" speaker of the day was orator.
With the breaking out of the Civil war Buffalo
broke loose on its celebration of 1861 The parade