The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-17

hration of Independence day. The enthusiasm Oh
our people for their country and flag can usually
be measured by the beat OF the natoha pu
A typica celebration Of the day is that Of 1880 IN
Buffalo n Y. which is described at some iehs'h
in the Buffalo Journal. That newspaper says
"The return Of our national jubilee was cele-
brated in this village with more than ordinary
splendour and the day was duly honoured no. ia
the breach but the observance
The PROCESSION formed at the Eagle-a famous
tavern located Main street between Court anu
Eagle streets-and consisted of veterans OF lie
Revolution citizens and strangers, escorted Dy liie
Washington and Frontier guard and the cadets oI
the Western Literary and Scientific academy, ule
whole enlivened by musick from the Buffalo band.
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 10 the
Buffalo House In Seneca street and there an eA-
ceent dinner partaken or Dr. PoWeii was
landlord Of the house at that time and the papers
recorded as something worthy of special mention
that there were no liquors on the table but the
good lesson this statement was intended to convey
loses it's moral In the very next line OF the narra
five. "After the cloth was removed wine was
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 state of many in that noble company OF loo
who drank the wine with the utmost regularity"
Rut that was before the days OF temperance sOcl-
cites and adulterated liquors.
The marshal of the day was Colonel afterward
General Sylvester Mathews, veteran Of the war
of 1912 a hero of the Battle of Chippewa.
Apart from these proceedings was discourse by
Rev. Mr. Eaton of the Presbyterian church on civil
and religious liberty The festivities closed ac-
cording to time honored custom with a 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
to the Journals files In 1S49, however-pre-
sumably because of the Mexican Wharf.-The celebra-
tion was regarded by the Journal as noteworthy.
The Sxty-fifth regiment made its first appear
ance On this occasion At s o'clock in the morning
> detachment marched to the Fillmore House and
fred some small arms in honor of the vice presi-
dent The line of march included Revolutionary
soldiers Think how old they must have been
sixty-eicht years after the surrender of Yorktown
and seventy-two years after the battle Of Lexng-
TON, There were also soldiers of the War of 1872
in the line officers and soldiers of the army and of
tbe Mexican war The Friendly Sons of ST Pat
rick. the Sons of Erin and the German Young
Mems association-a sure sign that the city was
beginning to take on cosmopolitan form-were in
Jobnsons park. the orator of the day being H. X.
Smith Vice president Fillmore attended the ex-
ercises and was Justify cheered
The Sons Of Temperance had charge OF the
celebration in 1850, which was held at the grove
near the workhouse." John Il. Cough the seading
Temperance" speaker OF the day, was orator
With the breaking out Of the Civil war Sunalo
broke loose on its celebration Of 1861. The parade