/ <> <± ) 1 ) ckij;i;i atio\ i.l 111! \lNETY-\lNTH ANNIVERSARY VMERICAN J NDKFKNDKNCE. ,,,... . . , . . .... ■ '« ' » • • JULY 5th, 1875. <> P II 1 I. \ I) 1 I. I' II I \ : KIN. . i: v I i «75- 4 C K I, K 1 !-1{ AT 1 0]Sf Ninety-Ninth A n n i versa ry AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE . m v v IN FAIRMOUNT PARK PHILADELPHIA, July 5th, 1 -;. I ISA' Uei\tei\i\ici] l>oai\l oi Finaiicc. PR, JOHN WELSH, Philadelphia. . WILLI \ M SE I.I Philadblpbia. J O H MA. DIRECTORS. M. Fox, . . . ■A«, . . \I. Bam N Parker Shorts Javies M. Roeb, . . . Edward T. Steel, . . ) SECRETARY AND TREAS: Fi ICK FRALEY. Office, 90+ Walnut Street, Philadelphia. <,"> A. s~ ■■•., THE EXHIBITION GROUNDS. Tlic reservation in the Park exclusively for exhibition purposes lies along the « ■ the river, and embrace* 236 acres; the ground rises a hundred . e the , ind extend- in a plain to the hillsides along in western border. The buil arc lot tted mainly in a y convenient d e they arc sun to great advantage, extend the now DC -. II ill, and beyond the long glass and iron the Main 1 Building — together, four I in an almost continuous line. South of the Mh In: s 1 1 ill, the completed structure for the offices of the wee. Intermediate between the two great buildings will be the jury I • • ie Com mil I, and midway ol the great Exhibition Building, stands thi N Memorial, in which will be placed the art exhibit chibition — its granite walls already :n iron dome and ■ f Columbia. Nor ward still, and bold and clear in the sunlight, the e green m ind the Schuylkill river. Still It a grove . in harm" d the buil :ure. I he space lying between the Machinery Hall, the 1 I ot the hill, is laid out as the gard the Exhibition. This garden display* in emenl t" 1 iturcs: tin an av s I if the hill, inter-. i Park drive— I- 1 lie four blocks or a 1 this intersection arc :i the hill, Belmont Ai and Fountain Avenue, is to be occupied by the 1 , the i, and other bulletin i . .vern- ment. The block boundi enue and Machinery II distil- le an artificial lake. I; yond the Park drive, on the north side of tl Woman's Department) and south ot tl.,- Fountain Avenue, and ling id' the Japanese I here — the Centennial Fountain, on Fountain Avenue, near the foot of the hill. the Columbus Monument, near the inlet '■ in is the centre ot which are t and i ivenue extending :ii side ol . Building and Machinery Mill to tlic Art Gallery, M Gentlemen : — The Committee on the Celebration of July 4th, 1875 (celebrated on the 5th), respectfully report: We met in the rooms of the Board, No. 904 Walnut street, and at the offices of the Board on the Centennial grounds, on the following days: May 19th, Mr [ay 79th, June ad, June 9th, June 15th, June 19th, June 23d, June 28th, June 30th, July 3d, and July 5th, at 11 o'clock a. m., and at 4 o'clock p. m., on July 9th, July 14th, and July 16th. Our body as first organized was increased by the addition of the heads of the Bureaus of the Commission; Mr. Hermann J. Schwarzmann, Architect of the National Memorial, and Mr. I! Petti A chitect of the Main Exhibition Building and M ichinery Hall. Having ascertained, by reports from our several members at the earlier meetings of the Committee, what features for an appropriate observance of the day could be made available, and the necessary expense which would probably be incurred in their carrying out, the Committee determined upon the general character of the whole celebration ; and as soon as reliable sources of revenue for the necessary expenditures were secured, issued the following outline of a Programme for public information : 6 PROGRAMME OF CEREMON11 or tiii fUincty-fJlhitb ^\n)ul)crs;ini of ^\iiicric;in ^lliibcpcnbciuc, IN FAtBM .1 v i- PARK, 1 • H l I . \ IJ l . I . l ' I I I v. ,////// .11 h. 1875. 5 ' ite l if V'iHery, at < i 1 (ill. —Military Review, at I i — Ceremonies of 1 h. /«c£ — Concert of the Pupils of the Grammar S hools, in M ichii pher Columbus Monument \ it intersection of moot and Centennial Avenues. !• — Breaki ■ ; >t. 2 o'clock — Th j o'clock — Bi I tround for the Ccntcnni.nl Fountain of the C. I. V ' t the terminus of Cent , near Machii ami Orchestra, in Michinerv Hall. R ;g uta of Schu> lkill N '■. S o'clock — Fireworks. Sub-Committees were then formed and assigned special duties; as thus constituted the Committee remained without change till the close of the duties of the whole. Invitations were ev to the (i »vernor of the State to preside over the whole celebration, and to the Comm Agriculture to deliver an oration at the site of the Agri- cultural Hall, and their acceptances received. The Mayor and city authorities were notified of the demon- stration, and invitations issued to them to participate in and lend the sanction of their presence and approval of this observ- ance of the day. On consultation with Committees of the Park Commission, the Councils' Committee, and the various societies, we then completed the derails of the several ceremonies and issued a second and complete Programme in the following form: OF A PROGRAM M E ci',i;r,\io\n;s NINETY-NINTH ANNIVERSARY OF a m i;i;k a x i x di:im;xi)i:x( k. FAIRMOUNT PARK, PHILADELPHIA, Ji i.v 5th, 1875. BY ORDER rii * THE Cfl f BR »TIO*. CELEtiRATlOX OF THE .: ■fERSAKV UNDER I in: UJSPICES OF THE CENTENNIAL 1'.<»\RD OF FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1S76. COMMITTEE T II K dKi,K in; at u\\" OF TIIR \ iix'iy-N ini li A tiniversary or A^I ERICA X IN DEPENDENT IE, July 5th, 1S75. Mr. John Baird, Chairman. On Military. — Col. Harmanus Neff. On Miuie. — Mr. Simon Gratz. On Transportation. — Capt. Dolphus Torrey, Mr. Shotwell. On Restaurants. — Mr. John Blird, Mr. John L. Shoemaker. On Ceremonies. — Mr. Charles S. Keyser. On Decoration. — Mr. Henry Pettit, Capt. John S. Albert, Capt. Joseph Hirst. On Fireworks. — Mr. John L. Shocm.iker. On F.'nzo Shotwcll. On Finance. — Mr. Thomas Cochran, Mr. Clement M. B GENERAL C. D. Norton, Secretary. OF AM SUNRISE. Artillery Salute at Ce,,r : /e's //ill. BY THE KEYSTONE BATTERY. EIGHT O'CLOCK A. M. HKYIKW AT r.KI.\M\T TIIK FIRST DIVISION NATIONAL GUARD OF PENNA BV MAJOR GENERAL JOSEPH R. HAWL1 PBiaiDBltT OP Till IT. i. CIXrOTMlAL COBMi.- FORMATION OF THE DIVISION. BRIGADIER GENERAL I. oris WAGNER, . Commanding 1 i.iilt. Col. Gcoaoi H Nortb Aatutaat Adjutant Gcnr Major James R MULUKM Acting Division Insp Mam H. Earnest Goorvixs-, M D, Acting Division Surgeon. Capt. Richard R. Campion Actin. rtennatter. L'apt. Louis J. Ladner Aide de Camp. Capt. Georce P. Eldredce, . Aide de Camp. P. R. M. J. Reed, Paymaster, 3d Rcg't N. G. Pa , Acting Aide de Camp. First Lieut. S. H. Martin, 6th Reg't ~N. G. Pa., . Acting Aide de Camp. STR8T 1 ii.'i. , \ rim. COL. PETF.R I.VI.E. td Rr^'t N. G. of Pa., and Brevet Brig. GenM v >v 1 M 1 N 1 ■ an Bclmjoi Drlv« to B< f ; lh*nc« to and through Machinery Hall, and thert duniu. 10 CELEBRAT/OS Of THE WW7I-* tSAKY NINE O'CLOCK A. M, a;i;i-;\u>\'ii-:s at nil Kirs op tiii STATUE OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. BY THE I. O. B'NAI BERITH, Ret. CiLoncE Jacob*, President, i. Opesinc Prayer. 2. Address of Welcome, . . I5v Rev. Gmrge Jac 'it of Grin J Lodge. •j. Oration, Bj "■' Simon VfoXt, of Washington. 4. BtstDicnos. TEN O'CLOCK A. M. ,v\ci;i:t AT M \- 1 1 I N 1 R"St irATJ., BY THE PUPILS OF THE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS. PR' MR. TH1 "1 AI D HI r'ion. i. Overture, "FraD ivolo" Military Bind) 3. March of tin.- Men of Colum irr. Jean 1 4. American tpourri (Military Band) arr. Hermann, 5. Native Land (Schools) 6. Hymn to Spring (Schools), 7. I I), S/redicAe. 8. Now to th 9. Centennial Triumphal March (Military Bind) iticTonr it mtimi wunm 10. Star Spangled Banner (Schools) OR0ANIST, PROF. A. BACHMANN. of a: II ELEVEN O'CLOCK A. M. ci;i; i:\10V iks it mi lira or im >LUMB1 S MONUM I'.XT BY Mil CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MONUMENT ASSOCIATIO — Italian National Air, " Ite." ioky Ad;< i M. Viti, VicoContnl "f Itily at Phih lelphia. •re." Orati"S by J'lhn A. >. . I of P phi*, nn "The True Relation! of I Mi Addriss, by Cher. < chj /Aissler, Hired 12 CELETRATiOS OF THE V1VSKSAMY TWO O'CLOCK P. M. v\:\\o\>t\\.\'\'\o\ AT THE IITI Of TBI HUMBOLDT MONUMENT, BY THE CENTENNIAL HUMBOLDT FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION, GEORGE K. ZEIGLER, ES;,) ., P.iiidint. Music and Song — "Star Spangled Banner." Address in English, by Charles S. Keyser, Esq. C and Song — " Der Deutsche Maennergesan^" von Abt. Address in German, by Dr. G. Kellner. Music and Song — " Wacht am Rhcin." THREE O'CLOCK P. M. ^'i;i; i:\io\rLlg it tr> am or tub C E X T E X X I A L F O U X TAIN. J3Y THE 0. T. A. XJ. OF AMERICA. REV. PATRICK BYRNE, PaniDU i. Music. — "Star Spangled Banner." 2. Introductory Kemirks by John H. Camp' dent of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of the Arch 1) ocese of Philadelphia. 3. Music. — "Columbia, the Gem of the Uccan." 4. Address by Hon. Jos. R. Chandler. 5. Music. — "Good Luck March." 6. Ceremonies of breaking of ground for the Fonnt.iin, and remarks by Dr. Michael O'Hara, Chairman of the Centennial Committee of the Philadelphia Union. 7. Music.—" Hail Cohim' 8. Address by R-v. Jas. O'Reilly, Spiritual Director of the C. T. A. U. of the Arch Diocese of I hia. 9. Music— "Hail to the I 10. Address by Rev. Patrick Byrne, it of Catholic Total Abstinence ■ ion of America. 11. Music. — "Wearing of the Green." .)fusic by the J/lv Family nice Hani. After the ceremonies: the \ -lie* taking part in these several Demonstrations, will 1 1 ill, where ample space will be reserved for ili..sc who desire to remain during the Concern. ERICAX /.SDEPZ.SDkXCE. »3 FOUR O'CLOCK P. M. GUAM) lVWKI^ AT MACHINERY HALL, BY THE CHORAL COMBINATION AND THE ORCHESTRA OF THE CENTENNIAL MUSICAL ASSOCIATION. Dtitcron or mi Cmjsl-i, Mmn. William WolUEFTBi »nd )■«« DutCTOI or m Oschistsa * Hamlh. Hrmas a^i "; I, b7 th» OnhMtHk I. l.tu:ner. IS) ■ • 1 "i-nck. 3. March of the Men of Columbia (Choral) liirmbj. 4. P. ley" (Orchestra), 5. Duct. •■ \lv Love" Female I C 6. N MutarJ. f. M ... ... Meffbter. . Kimktl. 9. The Heaven* arc rdling (( .... ..../> li.intc (Ol &r„ult. 11 ice, Libertj RutimL 1 : n an J Br ' ■' »"■. i). Gloria in I '■■' ""'■ Rtinni. FIVE O'CLOCK P. M. i;i;yii;\v ov tiik scihyi.kim. \\\yy, ■itiir onmD trum ■iiimii, BY COMMODORE JAMES M. FERGUSON, AIDED BY VICE COMMODORE JOHN HOCKLEY, JR. ired bargee from the " Turtle Rock." >ared shells over same con ilk rli a - and Centennial stock. SIX O'CLOCK P. M. uau.vvv asci:\'su\v BY THE WISE FAMILY, AT THE OHEAT ROCK. NEAR OIRARD AVENUE BRIDGE. la ,n of I W , in the " Qu iker < , her rlr.t .wealth.' . his 453d ItcemiOO, in the " Kcuub., 14 CELEBRATION OF THE SINE! Y-X1.STH AHMVKKSAKY HALF-PAST EIGHT O'CLOCK P. M. I'll;!': Wll!|KS, IN" THE GRAND PLAZA, FAIRMOTJNT. BY PROF. SAMUEL JA< fCSON. i I I md 11 in irarj R i< k • .-nificcnt illumi. nati 'i and rrirn 2. A Tribute to July ath, 1776, commencing tating tire of purple and gold, unl 3. St nbia, opening witli a criintoa scroll. +. Chinese Silver Sun. 6. The V •. itli r'ltiiii! • mr fire«. ■ 8. 1 re of green, crimson and ; 9. Pyric Fount wheel of Palestine, illuminated centre of violet and ruby. 10. A New and Beautiful Figure, il ,urc, in the centre of which will appear the thirteen 01 the Union. 11. I Union. 1; P ict. ■ ith revolving globes; opens with a rol itre of carmine mine. m ol Freedom. —one of the mosl be if the pyrii . with a changeable centre of purple and gold. iS. Star ot the Union. 19. The National Coat of Arms. New a Superb Gem of Pyrotechny, I to the Centennial. Independence and the Centennial, comm ■ th a spirited bombard- ment, at the termination of which will appear America, with her right hind lence Bell, clutched in the talons of the American 1 . , bearing the ft irry banner in his beak. America will be Banked right and lefi . cly by the coat! ofarmi <-f the State of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia, while beneath the pedestal of the statue will burn out in letters of living flames that ever memorable declaration — "Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land, unto all the inhabitants then Illumination of the Centennial grounds, by electric lights on George's Hill and the National Memorial. i 5 Invitations* were extended to citizens of prominence, heads of the leading institutions of science, labor, finance, to the bar, the clergy and the medical professions, military and civic orders, the heads of the various institutions of instruction, and charitable institutions, to representatives of our own and adjoining coun' : in some instances to organizations and individuals outside the State. It was intended however that the celebration should be only il in its charac The special objects j 1 by the Committee, subject to the leading and essential object, " the appropriate observance of the National Anniversary," were to bring to the public notice the condition and \ >rk of preparation for the libition, to test the facilities for transportation to the grounds, and develop them for the coming year. In endeavored to relieve the visitors, as far lible, from expenditure, making the whole gratuitous for the children of the schools; and arranging tor the rest carr to the grounds as conveniently and at the lowest rates of fare ible ; the entire programme for the day being open to every one, and wholly i;ratuitous. \ large space' in the Machinery Hall was re tor lurants, the sale ot mineral water and ices encoura and supplies of these in adequate quantities provided. All wines and spirituous liquors w ecluded from the grounds. The reports of the Sub-Committees, which we here summarize, give the results of the demonstration. The general idea of the plan of the celebration being separ- ate demonstrations at succeeding hours of the day, in various I Appendix, p. 113. t 60 X 656 feel, occupied by mineral water %tand» and two revaurantv 1 6 Cf.li or THE :. -TH ASSIVhX portions of the grounds, and a visit to the Machinery Hall by all the bodies taking part in the Celebration, at the conclusion of their several ceremonies; the Hall its made a special feature of the occasion, the visitors concen- tratintz, as the Committee had anticipated, in and around that Building. Stands had been erected by the various oxj ins from material furnished by, and provided with decorations by the Committee,* as fully as was necessary, but the main decora- tion and provision for the comtort of the visitor was in the interior and surroundings of the Hall itself. Ice was placed in large iron tanks near the Hall and its approaches, and sheltered by large tent flies. Each tank was furnished with buckets and kept constantly replenished the entire day.' The Hall was profusely decorated — 7,629 flags : being used in the decorations — the coats of arms of all the States and the United States being displayed at the rear of the platform, erected for the morning and afternoon concerts. Large quan- tities of bunting were also used in the decoration. The platform erected by Mr. Philip Quigley, under the direction of the chairman of the Committee, was an absolutely secure structure. It was in form a range of platforms and seats extending entirely across the 90 feet span of the Building, K4 feet deep, rising nearly to the roof; it was built of joists 3 X 8, 16 feet long, and contained 130,000 feet of lumber. * Noticed more fully in the cour\e of the report. t See Appendix, p ic and number of cups, tank* and buckett. J All thc*c were loaned by the United Slates Government, and were returned without any loss or injury whatever. 41a chain also were borrowed, and all returned in the same order. OF AMERICAN IK! VCM I" Scats were provided for the audience in the same secure manner, containing 140,0x30 feet of lumber, senilis.; 1-^46 persons. The accommodation in the concert portion of the I I II being for over 79,000 persons. The whole Hall was at times densely filled with the audience. In the arrangement of the Committee on reception, a member of the general Committee u.is required to be present at each ceremonial — the plan, however, concentrating every organization at some time during the day, in the Hall, this special Com- mittee rem lined there. At ten o'clock the Committee received the First Division ional Guards, Pennsylvania, the Division entering the North in, with company front, countermarching and form- ing in mass in the same span. The troops then passing out from the Hall and dismissing The Committee received his honor the M , the Citv incils, members of the State I ;rc, the President and members of the Centennial Commission, members of the St. Andrews, and the Grocers' Society, Columbus Associ- ation, the Board of Finance, and otli 1 the several stands members of the General Committee received General Hawley, President United States Centennial Commission, and the officers of the Governor's Staff; Dr. Kellner, and the officers and members of the Humboldt Monu- ment Association; Mr. John H. Campbell, Pi lent, and the officers and members of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America; Mr. Nunzio Finelli, the President, and the officers and members of the Christopher Columbus Monument Asso- ciation ; they were detailed also to the stand of the B'nai Berith Order, and to the stand of Agriculture. • See official report ot numbers, Appendix, p. u+. J I 8 CELEBRATION OP TUB N1NETY-S1NTH {RY trangers and foreigners were sent with ushers to the points indicated, or taken in charge by individual members of the Committee. The order during the whole celebration wis remarkable — due mainly to the people, who were a law to tlu - — due a'so to the bounteous supply of our excellent ind to the general interest taken in the various demonstrations which ably occupied their time the entire day. The report of Captain Chastcau, from which we now quote, is of much interest in this connection. He personally visi- ted every stand, with a single exception, during the day, and issued his orders with judgment and discretion. His general order for the day w;is the exclusion of all drunkenness, all fireworks except those ordered by the City Authorities, and the utmost non-interference with the inclinations of the people, within the limits of order. He came on the ground at the early hour of 4 a. m. and continued until 11.30 p. M., and the fact that his report does not contain one case of arrest for any cause, attests remarkably the order of the whole celebration.' The Committee were aided in the. performance of their duties by ushers, acting under Mr. George C. Clark, and by a detail of men from the Sixth Regiment National Guards Penn- sylvania, under command of Captain C. W. Karsnar, First Lieutenant Sylvester H. Martin, and Second Lieutenant George W. Schall, and eight men from the Park Guard detailed by Captain Chasteau. The report of the Hospital service also is equally gratify- ing, seven cases only from all causes — six from exposure to the sun, and a boy with a slight injury to his foot. 1 * See Appendix, p. 119. t See full report, Appendix, p. 130. ■9 tie as th be on any similar o . — iderable number of pi ithered imt- ■iut, o;i ii which, by a custom as old as the trv, much licen /en, — they arc still more so in a multi- tude pi ger than wa chered together in any of our cities daring the century. I of I a Chasteau* supplements the report of the Committee on Transportation, and enables a cl to be made. We te the enormous number of visitors with full allowance for duplication in all cases, during the dav, and the portion only brought by the cars, in the even- ing, at fully 300,000* — probably 325,00c — the lesser a much I irjer number than was ever assembled at an exhibition on any one occasion. The report on transportation, meriting a special notice, as lly one of the objects of the Committee on the Celebration, is given with th« 1 1 pital report, in full in the We believe it d - that the carrying capacity of our direct railroad lines to the grounds, is now sufficient for the average daily attendance of former exhibitions, and capa- ble of increase by more frequent trains, for every possible requirement of the Centennial Exhibition. The celebration brought to a large proportion of our adult population, the actual condition an 1 progi the Build- of the Exhibition; even in our city there were many without personal knowledge of the condition of the Buildii tie Machinery Hall with the aisles (in which the g ndix, p. 119. ♦ In the memorable demonstration, July 4th. 1 783, on Bush the largest number ever gathered together up to that time. | er.dii, p. i aa. 20 CELEBRATION OP 7 NTH ANNIVERSARY concerts were held), roofed and glazed and under the painter's hand — and the whole building rapidly approaching completion; the National Memorial, the only structure of granite ever erected for an exhibition, already with its dome capped by the crowning figure; the Grand Conservatory, and the grander avenue of flowers approaching completion ; the Main Building If standing in almost its entire length like some hi reanimating skeleton of the prehistoric world; so much done and yet time to lay aside the trowel and let the iron worker's hammer fall, for the great Holiday a year before — all this lent a greater grandeur, and a more complete content in the pleasures of the day. The Committee, in conclusion, while sharim; the general rion, must not fail to express to the Hoard of Finance the lesson of the hour; the celebration was indicative beyond any thing else of the intense interest felt by our people in the National feature of our coming celebration; and this feeling will, from every quarter of our country, gather here on that great day, we do not overestimate a million of our fellow citizens; these great organizations, which were on this occasion represented by thousands, represent themselves tens of thousands, and they are but a minority of the organizations preparing for the celebration of the great day — it seems to your Committee imperative therefore that a general plan of the ceremonies should be matured at as earlv a day as practicable. JOHN BAIRD, C. B. NORTON, Secrdary. THE MAIN EXHIBITION BUILDING. „ , T '' C ' """ Bui i— «*« F the i„„ Belmon V"" 1 ' ' .*•** daryline,,.,, ' ndth I— «« b may be exhibited! • in width, - -ill be ornam, ■of.,* ■n length, and north . in „ id , h — •" , lice " |,nn ""i"; ,,M »**.* ' , cl "«"'«' ■ f«be the building are proj JCC ' • , i n,he " n " ™* .ndcentnd! ih .he principal .-,,,, the building under ever of tl i ie principal >p, building ii " 1 "' r ' :l1 " n ,he n '"" 1 « id « communica. »d , he main port.1 on, he weat ride give, the main Agricultural Halls. ' ' " F the building there are « tow, the tower, and the cental p, ^ sl "' v ind. the build the four .owera, 48 feet aquare, riring , t in heigh,, hav, . Ule ■ • THE AREAS COVERED ARE AS FOLLOWS: r, ' . ■ . '.ii " (») ■-'■- Henm Pi rn T : „ u | j,,,,.,, M u CoHitruitor; RlCHAKh J DoBBlNa. ' 1,600,000. THE CT.RKMONI! S. Tin; sauti; of a i;ti i. mm; v. 1 1 1 1 .1.. BY THE KEYSTONE BA 1 1 ERY. The Memhers of the R in of the Keystone Battery at their Anno night, on Sunday, the 4th of July. At two o'clock on the morning of the 5th they kit the Armory, Lieutenant J. O. Win, . Command- ant proceeded to George's Hill, where they arrived at 4. ; 1 A. M. The in position, pointing over the brow of the hill, they commenced firing 'he discharge of the first pi the • the hill was run up; thirty-eight rounds « . ; the last two " B »0." 24 CFl.F.RKATIPX OF THE :T!I AXX1VF.RSARY After the firing, Quarter Master Sergeant Clemens Clav, breakfasted them from their wagon. They then proceeded to Belmont, where they were joined by the " Left Section " of the B.ittery, under Command of Lieutenant Charles W. Schuellermann. There were present in line with the battery, four guns, four caissons, two commissioned officers, nine non-commis- sioned officers, one guidon, two color bearers, one bugler, two artificers, and about fifty cannoneers and drivers. Of AMF.lt, . t ii !■; 1; I-: v i t w AT BELMOS 1 . Brigadier General Louis Warner, commanding the First sion, reached Belmont about seven o'clock, and about half-past seven o'clock most of the troops arrived, the majority of them coming by way of the R iding Railroad, thence up the glen to the top of the hill near the mansion. The scene was a very spirited one as the different organi- zations, accompanied by fine bands of music, crossed and recrossed the field to their positions in line. By eight o'clock the crown of the hill was covered with spectators. All things being in readiness half an hour later, the bands struck up, and the re officers, consisting of M -jor General Joseph R. Hawlev, President of the United States Centennial Commission, — Ad j t. Genl. ! W. l.itta, — A. A. Genl. P. Stanley Hassinger, — Col. Charles S. Green and Col. Robert H. Brinton, Aids de Camp, made a tour of the different military 01 rions. They then took position, and the troops passed them in review in the following order. The formation of the Division was as follows : — BR: -I. LOUIS WAGNER, Command!* >v. Lieut. Col. George H. North, Atutianl Adj ittnt General. Major Jamei R. MUUIKM Acting Division Inspector. I H. Earnest Goodman, M. D con. Cam - . Richakd R. Campios, \ , •■• i Quartermaster. Capt. Louij J. Ladner, Aide de Camp. Capt. George P. Eldredge Ai.le de tamp. Capt. R. M. J. Rf, tcr, jd Reg't N. G. Pa, Acting Aide de Camp. First Lieut. S. H. Martin, 6tli Rcg"t N. G. Pa , . Acting Aide de Camp. 26 CE: 4/ty "FIRST /I///', A ////. t OL. PI I I R I ', W. i:«»m.. A A AR I II. 1.1 RY C ORPS W \-IIi . jo mm. V wi I II Gil »N, 4 t Drum I OND Rl \ , , 00 men. fith Ri SIX I II REGIMI N I N. (.. 01 P • Girard PS, i, IRAK 1 1 M iJOR HI TON] i: \ I I I RY, . I 6; men. 1 l> P PHILADELPHIA CI IV CAVALRY, in SECOND mm; a />/■:. JOHN I BALLIE R, ia., and Brevet ! 1 1 u. s. \ ■ -w Band. 1 IRST REGIMENT N. G. OF PA , 300 men. 31I Ri 1 I1IR1) REGIMENT N. G OJ PA , 150 men. !mg. Mi ( id. INFANTRY CORPS, STAT1 FENCIBI nen. Band, I. LACK. Ill J3 men. IPHBR Kl I 1 el Band. 1 Rill PROVISIONAL BATTALION, 100 men. Lt. COL. K.WMOMi J BURR, Comm The 1 1 "id is tii Twelfth .1 arricd by Genei banner, with a white star. After the revii n march mm im panics north on Belmont drive to Belmont avenue, thence tu Machinery Hall, where they were litsiiu I'll i: NATIONAL MEMORIAL (ART GALLERY OF THE EXHIBITION) Is located on a line parallel with and northward of the Main Exhibition Building. [| on (lie ni'".t comma I the Lan» i.il level, the slope d< .kill river. Structure is in the modern Renaissance. ire granite, glass anil iron. No wo I i- used in the . . and the build n itructure in length, no feet in >v 59 feet in height, over a basement 12 feet in height, surmounted by a dome. The main trout Ithwardj it three distir cv : A main en- trance in the centre of the structure, 1 arched da < .|tial dimensions j A . end) I nnecting the pat 1 the centre — central section — 95 feet .; feet long, 60 feet high ; ich 90 feet The front or south race of the Ction ilisj- irtccn steps to an • wide. The entranci bed doom so feet high and 1 wide, opening int.. a hall. B ire cln>t < Columns. i I t relieved by b and 1 i centre of the main frieze is the United lllv. The main comii 1 inted by a balustrade, with candelabra*, Al cither end are , representing science and .11 1. rhe dome n the cent; tructure to the height of 1 50 feet from the ground. I- 1 iron, an. I bell, tr..m which a 1 the base of the dome. These gr"" iltu , Manufacture, and t ..111111 1 11 h pavilion displays a window 50 feet high and 11 feet wide. [I with thirtcm stars in the frieze. 1 t the corners of the building. I ire intended to screen the long walls of I of five groined archi : form proi inward ovi ''' c buildin garden plats are each I ;'< feet .1 . ted in the centre with foun- tains, ami v ,l,c upper line , 35 feet above the ground. Its balustrade i^ omamei , Hid the cresting* throughout arc highly ornamented. 1*1 t sides of the structure display the pavilions and the « of the pictun I bj live n I front is of the same genera) chat tjbutinplace of the arcade i hed windows, twelve in number, with an entrance in the centres— in all, thirtc< vc in an unbroken line, . • ■ c entire 1. ,. slr , ,,,„,, , I promenade 275 feet and a< feet widi - above thi northward the n p moram 1 "t thi P • wds. Ar. '. I I, II J. SCHWAKZMAHN. Lomlructor, R. J ! .500,000. (al) ci:i| i:\io\i i:s S I rYTUE OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, • t mi [NDEPI MM \ 1 OR I VI B! Rl I'll. The members of the Grand Lodge assembled at the depot of the Walnut Street Railway, near the Centennial grounds, where they met the other brethren of the Order. A procession was then formed, headed by Ex-President jD CELEBRATION OF THE l/ti' i. Simson, bearing the beautiful fl.ig of Jo=hua Lo by the Rev. George Jacobs, President ot the Grand I in Kahn, Vice President; Alfred T. Samuel Hecht, Treasurer; the speakers ot" the day, and the members of the follow I. >ua, irun, II.tr Sin u, liar M Leeser, liar Nevoh, . Elim, Philadelphia, Keneseth Israel. I hey proceeded to the north of the National Memorial, where on a knoll of ground covered with wild flowers and , a tent formed ot a single Ameri in Rag of lar^e ;:s arranged, overlooking the whole pano- rama of the Park and river. The ceremonies were opened with prayer by Rev. S. M o r a i s : Almighty Gon ! Thy spirit pervades the universe, but I ... • ) manifest it amidst multitu milled to do tint which is pleasing in 1'hv sight. Lo ! " the Sons of the covenant " have gathered round the spot they chose as a witness of their gratitude for Thy Kr. kin : Vmerica. May thy Divinity hover above them and give stability to the work in which they are frater- nally ei Grant that a united action, betokening senti- ments which ennoble human narure, may draw down Thy blessing and this may be seen in the extinction of reliqious prejudices and in a brotherly blending ot men of various races and creeds. I ■ 1 :i\ gracious looks, O Lord, rest on Thy servant, the skilful artificer, who, at our bidding, labors to fashion a nument d signed to prove our patriotism. Oh, may the ne his hands shall have engraven speak to us and to t unborn, of the wisdom wherewith The low the father of this country, and by which, under Thy ividence, our wrongs were avenged and our rights t :ed. Let Thy protection of the seed of Abraham be further shown, O Eternal, through the representative body here convened. Let it be felt in a closer union among all the Hebrews of this dear land of our birth or adoption; in a union founded upon historic memories; even upon long- cherished and undyin m. May the ansn fidelity of the free unto Thy revealed truths enhance in the estimation of their li religionists the franchises thev enjoy and add beauty to liberty. And now, with all the fervency of prayer, with every pulsation of our hearts, we ask of* Thee, lipotent hi to I 'lie richest treasures of Thy goodness upon our re- rated republic, steadily leading the van of human progress tuse unencumbered by the trammels of barbaric ages. Grant that not one of the bright stars in her political hori/.on may be dimmed. Deign to make her still more luminous, untii all the inhabitants of the earth shall behold and acknowledge that Thou, who settest enthroned among the liberal-min and generous, she rays of glory upon the asylum of the oppressed, that Thou hast appoint ice as her watchful i and Prosperity as the tutelary angel thereof. So may it be. Amen. The K.v. George Jacobs, President of District Grand LodL "^ 3, then welcomed the order to the ground. /,"/ of t: Trick / !) : \s President of District Grand Lodge No. 3, and on ilf of the Centennial Committee of our order, I welcome you to this spot, which is henceforth to become endeared to every American heart, whether its possessor be born on the soil or is one of its adopted citizens. The memories evoked in celebrating this Festival of politi- cal liberty, come with greater force to the Israelite than to almost any other denomination or people, for we are re- minded to-day, as we are gathered around this hill, of that great convocation of our anc< iround Mount Sinai, where the notes of political and religious libertv first re- sounded, and man was "endowed" with those "inalienable rights, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," and cherish- ing what had been implanted in the human heart three thousand years before, the great American nation laid the foundation of a Republic where all men were to be free and equal ; where a haven of rest would give 1 and protection to all who were oppressed, and where a kind 32 Of THM MNETY-trnmi ANNIVERSARY new mother could be found in the new world to replace the harsh old mother in the old world. On this spot will be unveiled Israel's tribute, which will represent "the triumph of religious liberty " — lit subject for expt the emotions of our hearts ; tit contribution to the Centennial celebration, since it is to place, in the light of" open day, the greatest glory of the American nation, the foundation of the Republic, which will cause it to be- come each day more lasting and permanent as long as these principles are trulv adhered to, and every attempt to sub- vert them is trodden under foot. The soil, of which we are to take possession to-day, will become almost " holv ground,' and there will be pilgrims in 1876 who will regard the figures erected here as some- thing more than marble or sculptured effigy, but as drawing forth emotions to which mere words cannot do full justice. when the Israelii bere in sialic of the man- sion, in which lived an honored brother of our people," when he reflects on the fact that the marble, chiselled by Jewish hands, came from a country where, but a few years ago, the ghettos barred our people from free and open inter- course with their fellow creatures, he will thank God for the blessings of this Republic. Yes, all of us will thank God for our having been able to erect this token of love and affection for our countrv, and be proud of the part we have taken in securing a fit tribute to those who have been the mans of confirming such blessings to us and our children. I will not deraiia you any longer, as distinguished members of our Order will now address you. Let me again bid you welcome, and I trust that the work now to be commenced will be successfully executed to its close as a lasting memento of tlie Centennial of American Independence. After concluding his address, the President, Rev. George Jacobs, remarked that he regretted exceedingly to be obliged * The Coleman mansion in the East Park, now used as the residence of the Superin- tendent, wis formerly occupied by the Frank-, family. The family, u was the case with the Petei David Franks, the father, after serving in the commit irv department of the Continental army, fell under Arnold's suspicion or malignity, the son throughout remained true and steadfast to the colonies. II, the rank of Major which he held in the war. to the rank of Lieutenant 1 nel i subsequently he was the bearer to London of the ratification of the treaty of peace. OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE J } to announce the absence of their distinguished brother, the II ■.. Simon Wolf," of Washington, who had been invited to deliver an oration on the occasion, but had been unable to attend. In the place of that gentleman had been sub- stitute! Brother M. El linger, the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Order, who would now entertain the brethren with his usual ability and well known eloquence. Brother Ellinger accordingly came forward and spoke as follows : — ADDRESS, By MO /■* A* T3 1: L L l X<; 1: /.' . ESQ., ami! or tut Uaoti. Brethren: Until this moment, I was not aware that the Honorable Simon Wolf was not present. I must therefore so far take his place, but only so far as concerns the official act. The Centennial Commission having tendered to the Order of B'nai Berith, a site for the erection of a statue commemorating religious liberty, I have been delegated by the Executive Committee, in their behalf and in behalf of the Order, to accept officially, which I now do, the site gned to the Order. In performing this dutv, I would be doing a wrong to my own feelings, and an injustice to those whom I represent, if I did not accompany the official act with a few words explanatory of the purpose, aim and object of the undertaking on the part of the Order of B'nai Berith. \ • as Jews, not as members of a religious orqanization, not as a sect, do we erect this statue. We undertake the work as American citizens, as the friends of progress, as the friends of humanity, and in testimony of our joy, and our appreciation of the great advancement, and the great achievement which is to be commemorated in the Centennial in Independence. The book which the Jews have given to the world, the book of books, on its first pages ' 1 all that dom«*dc affair* prevented (he attendance of the H : \\ . . ngt m a\ had been announced. 34 ' contains a Declaration of Independence, an assertion of equal ill human beii That declaration in the sentence, "G m in in II _• — not the Jew, not the Christian, not the M the member ot any sect, nor the man ot one color or the other, but man. Upon his brow He Ins Btamped the of the Divine Image. But it took many, many years bel this declaration could be realized. Ir was not realized until America, freeing herself from a yoke of depen put forth to the world that Declaration which em this principle, that all men should he t d in theit human beings, in their rights given to them by -the Divine Creator, without distinction of cri of whatever kind. And as friends of humanity, hoping that this great boon of liberty, this great basis of civilizat shall he achieved throughout the worl !, we here contribute - Centennial C liberty, a monument lonial of our appreciation of that religious liberty, which is the greanst boon, the brightest jewel, and the most precious gem in the diadem of American liberty and civilization. [Applause.] It is the very foundation of all liberty, without it, there is no liberty. Whatever church, whatever religious denomination, whatever sect may predomi- nate, no Srate can rightfully enforce that policy which lo to the suppression of all other churches, rel ini- tiations and sects; it is only when no one religious belief subjut^ates the rest, that members of all creeds can co together in fraternal union and say, "we are brethren," that they can act socially together, and exemplify an; themselves that diversity in union which is the great prin- ciple and law of nature. Various ami dissimilar as are the leaves and branches of the tree, each ministers to the func- tions of the whole, in the production of the most delici fruit, and so it is with religion, each citizen professing that creed which best accords with his own conscience, and yet all working together to one end, the elevation of humanity to a higher ideal, an ideal born of the Creator Himself. With this great aim and object before us, the fraternization of the human family, the setting of divisions, the obliterating of prejudices, the breaking down ot barriers which divide the human race into so many classes, we re- solve to erect a monument which for generations shall tell to t B'n i! B rith has conceived the higl incement, and has contribul nimble the achievement of tli n | ., the woi I .is the ton n- Amei en an example which v but pradually being I irld. a hich we I are ind principle, are • in the path w iced out, and ar it h*S I merely an c has now become a fact. The world re- 1 acknowledges that the welfare of mankind, the of humanity, is best furthered and lily achieved curing the greatest liberty or conscii and of relit refore, as American cil men . in their own lives have had an experience in what is m nee and persecution, we contribute this re to the foundation principle rnment am: ty, to the greatest of all liberty, the n — the liberty ol cience. few remarks, 1 close the official ceremonv which I i e been here to perform, and thank you tor your attention. The Rev. Dr. M. Jastrow, Rabbi of the Congregation (lem, upon being introduced by the President, : — P ent am) Brethren: This occasion is certainly to bitfle the eloquence of such as ire my in thought and expression. What I may will therefore be briefly said; and were it not for the due respect that I owe to mv friend, the pi officer on this in, I should have preferred to retire unnoticed among • Vary as our opinions may, as to whether the mode in which the Convention or B nai Berith at C has chosen to ex- ir feelings with reference to the hundredth birthday of our great Republic, was the most appropriate of any nr the modes that might have been su^ncsted: one thin_ sure, that in making Liberty the subject of our man 36 CELEBRATION OF THE NINETY-NINTH ANNIVERSARY tation, the Convention has touched a sympathetic chord in every Jewish heart. Liberty, my friends, h;i S been the ma- ternal bosom from which Judaism has drawn her nourishment; and old as she is, the most aged among all the confessions and creeds as she stands here, she does not yet feel inclined to be .ed from this bosom of liberty. [Applause.] My friends, when for the first time in my lire I placed my foot upon republican soil — it was not here in America, but in Switzerland, that chosen little spot of Europe which is to hold out the banner of freedom to all the nations abroad — when, I sav, I first put my foot on that soil, I beheld in the halls of the State House at Basle, a grand picture representing Liberty — the figure holding in her hand, high uplifted, a tablet Upon which was a Hebrew inscription. J was Startled at the sight. Imagine, my brethren, what was that inscription. It was the openiim words of our Di I »gue : — " I am the Lord, thy God, that brought thee out of the land , ! 1 ■. iut of the house of slavery." My friends, I assure you, that picture struck me like a new revelation. It was to me as it I was standing on the Mount Sinai, hearing the words of revelation — "7 am the Lord, thy God, that brought thee out of the laud of Egypt, out of the house of slavery." Man is born to be free! Yes, and that question over which many of our best men have been pondering for ages, why it is that our Decalogue is not introduced with the words, " I am the Lord, tny God, who created the universe" was at once answered satisfactorily to my mind when look- ing at that picture. The answer was this, Liberty is the idation of Judaism — Liberty is the foundation of true religion — Liberty is the nurse of all true civilization. As we cannot imagine true religious feelings to exist without exerting their refining influence on civilization and on all works of human skill and human life, and as we cannot imagine true civilization to exist without being founded on the rock of Religion, so neither of them can prosper except it draws its nourishment from the bosom of Liberty. Therefore, my friends, when on the hundredth birthday of this, our great country, the refuge of the oppressed — when on that day, a \ car hence, the question shall be directed to us, ''what have vou children of Israel, you sons of the old covenant with Abraham contributed in order to give something in exchange for what you have received from this country?" my friends, let 0F AMERICA.: 37 us hope to God that we shall be able to point to that statue of Liberty ; and although Judaism does not look upon sculp- ture as her favorite art, we may be enabled to say, " Trie idea there expressed, the idea of Liberty, is ours, given through us to mankind, on that day, when it was proclaimed, ' I am the Lord, thy God, that brought thee out of Lgypt, out of the land of slavery. ' " Men carrying the banner, of religion must before all be free ; for as our sag On our efj is engraven "Haruth" which means "Liberty" — Liberty fur all. Mr. Louis Abrahams, of Washington (who, with Rev. George Jacobs and Mr. Alfred T. Jones, of Philadelphia, represented the B'nai Berith Committee on Centennial and Literature, appointed at the Chicago Convention), was here introduced, and spoke as follows : Mr Brethren and Friends: It is a great privilege to be called upon to unite in inaugurating the celebrations that are to commemorate the birth of the nation, under whose laws and institutions so many live in peace, harmony and prosperity. This day ushers in the year in which millions of men and all civilized peoples or* the earth, will appi ingly attest their admiration tor th ' strides this Re- lic has made in elevating the i who have ch< this land as an abiding place. The lerful architectural structures, surrounding us on all sides, springing from the earth as if called forth b an's wand, will soon teem with marvellous evidences of man's handicraft. The artisan from his workshop, the ar n his studio, the chemist from his laboratory, all co-laborers for man's ad- vancement here will unite to illustrate America's triumph that challenges a world's applau The nimble' shuttle of the weaver's loom, the blazing furnace, the lightning spark beneath the ocean waves, the diminutive needle into which American genius has all but instilled the breath • of life, the painter's pencil, the wondrous plastic forms which genius has almost inspired, and all the endless creations of human in- lity will soon here join in one united anthem of thank- fulness and praise. But the wonder will not so much be that man, created in the image of his maker, has so used CEl. I f the divine spark on him ; the marvel will and is, that a country so recently almost wrested from the dominion of the can afford the occasion and the opportunity for such a jubll ire now approach [t may by many he call is; but, rel on the trials and perils that ! the paths of many nations, may we not, with becoming humility, i r the occasion to which we are drawii mn one. Recognizing the protection and favor which a Divine nee has been pi on this count may we not sav it is a sublim acle to which we are inviting the inhabitai th. It is not rh of place, on this preliminary pause and reflect upon that which makes the approaching nnial possible. Under the beneficence of G , all thoughtful perse: lit that it is the br humanity, the noble of inalien .e and liberty that form the underl which rests the C of the I Art and science, literature, invention, i and drama, m , poetry, philosophy — all may flourish for a time, ; m there be lasting h< for a nation who as a ri_;ht that freedom of thought and action, which the organic law of this happy country guaranl all. In com men \ the great event to be celebrated on _• beautiful '•' in the t Philadelphia, no cil ' the Republic dai and in co-operation with valued colic irious parts ot the Union, 1 have assumed certaii in relat i group of statuary, 1S liherty. I iation making this contribution in; mply to cmblemize and typify those clauses of th tion tne Ui 'here shall be no dis- ement or rimination on account j the inhabitants of this country. This great principl h all the other cla I th Nat mal Mag i Charta would be idle empty words, it is inten to illustrate without the rian or denominational rune to authoritatively | claim, tut onlv as a lasting memorial of this leading yreat truth of the American Constitution in its national, br universal, political sense, is this group to be dedicated, and in no other form or purpose would it be admissible or Hppropi There will be neither in devi conl n, nor in inscription, inything in the i round which all our brethren o( « ■>r birth place, who love thi try, in I cannot gather in absolute harm It is well known that the contribul from the Israelites, native and fJS, but the monument impleted, it will be given I free will oflferii It has b I be eminently fitting us, as Israelites, to build this monument, it is just; the Israelites are the old mment bu: the globe. [Appl.i Those pyramids near the R they built, though under oppression — yet fulfilled Abrahamic promise, that through them and through their seed all nations of the earth should be bl In that far land their unrequited toil w i while oh courtiers embalmed in frankincense and myrrh, and linen, steeped in their unrelenting task- masters, and bathe. 1 and d( in the sacred mausoleums, as it in very mockery of death, and wine tor their sustainance. But after forty cen- turies, archa-oloiMsrs from the islands of the sea hive broken open these sa :, that corn preserved through those centuries, grow ly in many fields ot the and -. its pirrion this hour to fructifv our prairies and make this country's wealth. So the work of the bondsmen rves the und) ins of liberty. [Applause.] the monuments themselves, th ind pyramids, stand itors opening new paths through which to frater? the world. I id there with their occult science, their netry, their beauty and symmetry, their :structible materials — declaring you, my brethren, the monument builders on the face of the and this will be a fit ce of r works. Through you have bi and enslaved. Here, not as b n but freemen, a' >u erect a stone that will typify and verity the the prophet — "The stone that the builders rejected his become the corner stone." Brethren, in common with our fellow citizens and hail this coming commemorative Centenary of the 40 CELEPRATIOU OF THE M.VETV-.V/.VTH AHMYEKSAKY United States, hoping it will be a harbinger of peace, of for fulness of all bitter feelings among all our citizens, and that we may look onlv to the benefits which this country has vouch- safed to us all — in a word, th;it there may be but one country. "Freemen, for Freedom's sake, arise' And make your voices reach the skies. Till psalmi of hope and hymns of prayre Reverberate each breath of air; And Hampshire's hills re-echo back, To the - i ic. Then let tint lovely river speak To the majestic Chesapeake, And it in turn catch up the strain Whispering it to Ponchartrain. On let the noble language go Until it lisps to And murmuring o'er its glassy waves, s o'er her Newly inspire \ ; eak, And Vernon's shades next let it seek. Lingering near that spot so dear 'Round ashes that all men revere, ering hope as onward bound O'er sacred plain and classic ground, Till hill and dale and lake and tea Brcitlic one harmonious symphony, And every icphyr catch the strain Of the grand anthem once again. Singing with lifted heart and breath, Give me Liberty or Death." The meeting now formed in procession, and moved towards the slope overlooking Lansdowne valley, a prominent and beautiful spot, about fifty feet directly in front, north of the National Memorial, selected by permission of the Centenni.il Commission — a spot henceforth hallowed in the hearts of the Israelites of America. Here Rev. George Jacobs and Alfred T. Jones, on the part of the Centennial Committee of the Order, and with the con- sent of the Executive Committee of the Order, formally broke the ground and took possession of the site on which the statue, emblematic of Religious Liberty, is to be placed and unveiled on -> 4+ CELEBRATION OF THE ANNIVERSARY Tin-: \un;\'i\\; o\\Vi-:i;t IN M Ai II I N I-.KV II.M.L. One of the most pleasing and interesting features of the cele- bration of the day was the grand concert in Machinery Hall, by the pupils of the Grammar Schools of the Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Fourteenth, Sixteenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-second, Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh, and Twenty-ninth Sections* of the First School District of Pennsylvania, Long before the opening of the concert the entire building w.is crowded to its utmost capacity, and thousands of visitors thronged the structure on all sides, unable to gain admittance. The platform at the western extremity of the southern of the ninety foot spans of the building, was completely tilled by about three thousand public school children. The sight presented in the Hall when the concert opened was exceeding beautiful, the staging filled with the children in their white dresses relieved by bright ribbons resembled terraces of flowers ; and the sea of humanity below, the delight- ful effect of the singing, the fine decorations — combined to form an ensemble that will be forgotten by none of those who had the good fortune to be present. At a little after ten o'clock the military band, led by Professor Herrmann, touched the faint notes of the overture to " Fra Dia- volo." For a few moments the hum and buzz of thousands of only half-lowered voices rendered the sounds almost inaudible, but soon the vast audience subsided into perfect quiet; every note could be distinctly heard, and then, as the aria was gradually evolved, every breath was stilled, and the atmosphere of the * The | Ming in three [art*: (he tirit part con^ting of i,o+o voices} the second of 930; the third, 1,030. OF AM fK IC AN IX Dt PEN I 45 building seemed tor I time to tremble with the weight of musical sweetness. Although the band was not a large one, the acoustic properties of the structure were such that every note could be heard, and the intricate evolutions of the score followed with perfect case. The first chorus by the schools, " O Native Land ! e be to Thee," by Thayer, was then announced. In a moments Professor Jean Louis ascended the director's stand, and when the applause, which greeted him had subsided, the orchestra began the prelude amid perfect silence. Soon the first note of the aria was struck and over 3,000 childish voices rang out strong, sweet, and clear, delighting every listener. The selec- tion, however, was rather too measured and quiet to be perfectly effective, and it was not until the second number, " March of the Men of Columbia," arranged by Jean Louis, was begun by the children, that the full effect of the combined voices and the thor- oughness of the training which they had undergone became very marked. Although the schools had been trained separatelv and had had but a few rehearsals, they sang in perfect unison; without a single draggir_ The military band next played an enjoy- able pot-pourri of national airs arranged by their leader, Professor II rrmann. At the familiar and stirring notes of the "Star- spangled Banner" and "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean," the children of the schools rose to their tier, waved their flags, and heartily cheered. In this the tens of thousands in front involun- tarily joined. The shouts were taken up on the outside of the building, and the whole air rang with patriotic sounds, which slowlv died away in the distance. The schools next delightfully sung Abt's " Natii 1 and," and Mozart's " Hymn to Sprin These were both equally effective. "Now to the Forest" I he " Centennial Triumphal March," composed by Helfrich and dedicated to the Ladies' Centennial Executive Committee then played by the band and received with prolonged ap- plause. The programme closed with the M Star-spangled Banner," sung by the schools, accompanied by the band and organ, played by ■ rssor I' i- hraann. This much- national air has often been sung and played. by musical or| tions of all kinds, but nn >re in this city was it rend with r impression, more depth of feeling, or i and general effect. As the children concluded, shout after shout the performance, and while the building still treml with the reverb I I , Prol I again ind, the children once more rose to their feet and repeated the national song amid the greatest enthu- I ch of the children were presented with a small bouquet itural flowers before the concert, and I struck to commemorate the day, and an I larger portion returned by the same conveyance to the ( hing their homes at an early dinner hour. The order and discipline throughout was all that could be desired. '■' '-. head Liberty, with number i o die icction, printed in red and blue. THE CRAND CONSERVATORY 1 . atcd on the Lansdowne Terrace, north of the Art Gallery, separated from it by DC It overlook* the river and Park grounds. The design is in the Maun stvle of architecture ol the twelfth ccntu .n area 383 feet long and 193 Aide ["he material! arc iron, glass, brick and stone. The structun on an artificial elc.ati .1 little above the general level, readied 1 of marble to the doors of the sides and end*. The base curse of the structure is of blue marb . red brick wall is set on the marble sub-structure, and tonus the from which the iron and gl te building rises. The entire height of the structure is 71 tcet. The Conservatory occupies the central portion of the building. It is 2-,o by 80 feet, and 55 tcet high, surmounted by a lantern 170 feet long, 20 tcet wide, and 1+ • The centre of the ( v is adorned by a marble fountain, executed by Foley. Running entirely around this Con ervatory, It a height of 20 feet from the floor, is a gallery 5 feel stride. On the north and south sides of this principal room arc tour forcing houses, tor the propagation of young plants, each of them too by 30 tcet, covered with iron ami glass. Dividing the two forcing houses in each of these is a vestibule, 30 feet square. At the centre of the east and west ends are similar vesti. bules, on either side of which are the restaurants, reception room, offices, BtC, From the vestibules ornamental stairways lead to the internal. f the I well ternal galleries, each too feet d 1 feel wide, which surmount the roofl of the toning house- 1 tileries arc connected with a grand promenade, formed by thi ound floor, which has a super- ficial area ot 1,80c irds. I In the main Conservator] med with eight ornamental fountains. The corridors which connect the Conservatory with the surrounding rooms open tine dirci lion. lor the illumination of the structure by 3,500 burners. The i ervator) \s ill be heated in the most approved manner. li w, ! under the supervision of the N HORTICULTURAL So by ^i IIU ARZM ilL. Architect 1 H. J. Schwarzmann. Cowiruao- 1 John Rice. Costl iiS'.'J>7- (48) 49 ci;i; i:\ioV iks AT THI »1TI Of Till ILUMBUS MONUM ENT 1 ME ill :i n I ASSOC I A . The Italian Beneficial Society, some four hun under the hip of Signor G. Contiri, the Christopher iment Association, under the leadership of" Nun- zio Finelli, together with a number of invited guests and Italian ♦ 50 CELI rERSARV lents, assembled at the inl I in of Belmont and Fount- ain avenues at eleven o'clock. On the ground, which is a level . ire, was erected a stand for speakers. Th istefull) d with Italian and American, Spanish and Smith American flags, On it were the members of the Monument Association, wearing of the Italian colors. Among the invited guests, were Edward Shippen, Esq., Chev. ii. I . - , Consul of the Argentine Republic, Mr. Win, II. West, o . Dr. Jas. B. Burd, A. W. H rison, Esq., the originator of the Monument for Ii jnce Square, and the reception Committee of th ion. Directly in front of the stand was an open spice, some twenty teet square, on which t iment is to he erected, and around this open S] re th-.' members of the Italian Society, with badg :, and white, the national colors of Italy, and here also, were the members of the Italian Bersaglieri Hand, in the picturesque costume of the Italian troops of that name. At .1 few minute eleven, the pro ere begun by a spirited performance of the Italian national air "Stella Confi- dente," by the band, at the conclu this, Mr. Nunzio Fin- elli, the presiding officer, introduced to the assemblage, Chevalier Alon/o M. Viti, Vice Consul of Italy, at Philadelphia, who spoke as follows : — M, 1> •. Friends: By the polite invitation I received from the Christopher Columbus Monument -ion. and from the COmmittee of the 1' Finance on the celebrat on of this auspicious day, to assist at the pi ceremonies of the site selected tor a Monument, it is my good fortune to be here this day. That Monument which this esteemed socu ^ to % is to the memory of the great navigator, Christopher Columbus, and the occasion, the celebration of the one-hundredth Anniversary of American Independence, which will be celebrated in this Park 4th July, 1876. I' or me it is indeed a pleasant mat- ter to assist in a celebration which anticipates and prepares tor such an important occasion, and you gentlemen of the society I thank cordially for your polite invitation. It is now some three ) ears that our Italian people here, wishing to assist in the grand celebration of '76 in a manner to show forever the affection 5< that they have always had for rhis h ile, their 1 coun* • in this Park during the >n a Monument to the mem >ry of one who brought to the the world, this noble country America, and to whom not only i, but the whole world will be eternally grateful and in- N tthing more noble could I , an occasion, and their project, 1 believe, will be highly bj - ricans. W< re to day, my dear friei the' of American [ndependen *.ike . which in the year, will be adorned with the of Colu the ■ time, to unite with th >ple in inal which is also dear to us. Colum ben dead for centuries, his memory, none the less, lives in the minds of the ride to me, that th >t Philadel- phia have been the first in this : Pen have ever pn rect a monument to his memory; nay m have all en the i XCUtion in marble. 1 will by a eulogy of" that illustrious m that for the distinguish this city, w me, and his kin liver an oration on his life. Con- tinu. :i your noble proj ibly m.i. tuffiicient fui I the M inument, and 1 am sure in this you will : by the A in It you hav tor the ceremo- Mo ui : it is natural that ply interested in to- National Sons o( I now no more divided in p .nd und ner, bur son. of I taly, thanks to God, tree and indepei from North to th; a. I »le, over which floats this beautiful national tri color, with a !■. by tii. people, i not by th Italian nation alone, but by the world for tl intrv. 1 t.i nt, her sons here can well with special sym- inite with the Americans in this their National Celebration. I emblem ■ to the standards of Italy and the I i noble free nations, may forever remain entwined i: ■ and concord, is the sir.. : my heart, certain I am of yours also. (Applause.) 5* CELtfiKAT.OX OF THE NINETV-Xt ARY The Italian text of the address is as follows: — II Cav. A. Vitl Vice-Console Italiano fece il se^uente discorso: I ' la mia buona tortuna di trovarmi qui i carrisimi amici, dietro i gentill inviti che ho avuto dall' a- del monumento di Cristoforo Colombo e del ( to de le finanze del centerano di questa citra d re alle cerimonie proposte sul i monumento che questa benmerita sociel d 'erigere alia memoria del gran.ii navigal ire G Crisl >ro Colombo in occasione della celebrazione del Cer.tenaro dell'Indi- pendenza Americana che avra' luogo in questo Parco il 4 Luglio, Per me e cd>.i trovarmi qui in un occasione ile a noi tutti, e vi ri ■ di cuore pel v.. tile invito. Or sono quasi tre anni die alcuni bravi Italiani hanno epito l'idea di volere a rande celebrazione centenana nel '7') in un m >do da mostrare per sempre il grand amort che essi hanno sempre avuto per questo ospite paese, la loro patria adottiva, quindi hanno deciso di erigere in qu< parco durante la detta celebrazione un monumento alia memoria di uno che ha portato alia luce del mondo questi grandi paesi d'America ed a cui n^i\ solo I* America, ma tutto I'universo sara eternament< bitore. nobile, potrebbero fare gli Italiani in un occa- come questa, e credo che sara bene apprezzato degli americani uniti qui carrissimi amici in qu noveuta nue esima testa della Indipendenza Americana per premiere pos- sito che piu tardi ito col monumento di Colombo e nello, stesso tempo di unire cogli Americani nella loro testa nazionale che <"• anche cara a noi tutti. Colombo '"• morto e vero da secoli ma la sua memoria c sempre viva nelle menti del popoli dei mondo. ratulo di vcro cuore del vostro bel progetto e me ne vanto con glorui che yli Italiani di Filadelfia sieno stati i primi in questo stato di Pensilvania che abbiano pensato di pone un monumento alia sua memoria, e che pin hanno gia dato I'ordine per I'esecuzione in marmo di detto monumento, con tutta la : di porere ruiscire. Non dird quanto egli cost bene merita un distinto posro in questo parco, quello lo lascierd al distinto awocato di Filadelfia, John A. Clark, il quale ha gentilmente acconsentito di fare un discorso sulla vita di Colombo e di che sono certo la societa come lo sono io i ben gra a. of 5 $ icllo ch ntc col re di tutto fr.i di sufficient ! men to del sicuro che in qu rete anche assistiti ■ :.. \ ricani st I un nol>i le giorno ch Co per le ceremonie del sito pel moiuini . rale che anche >iite sentimenti di interesse in I- ora d' Italia, • > il I ■ Dio, indi- te, I tl siul al nord, una na 3 di Bopra cui sventola questo bel tricol >r nazionale ed ha alia in K . : • i galantuomo che ama il popolo, e ch to c rispettato non solo dalla nazione Italian i, ma dal mondo, pel bene the h . la sua patria. I anche essa libera el : te i figli suoi qui 10 bene con gioja speciale unirsi cogli Ameri- cani in questa vera festa nazion CI te bandiere emblemi di ioni amiche, libere ed indipendenti, possono ri mai insietne in ■ pace e >re mio come sono sicuro ch vostro. Music, II Trovatore, was then performed by the bind; after this, the presiding officer introduced John A. Clark, Esq., of the Philadelphia Bar, who spoke as follows: — lay we celebrate the Ninety-ninth Annivei American denre, Standing on the threshold of a new era »ther will inaugurate th id century of American N life. Within the limits of" this beautiful Park will then occur an Int il Exhibition of arts, manufactures, and products the soil and the mines, in commemorati itennial Annivei the D n of' Independence of the United will be a National Celebra- tion, in which thi [ the whole country will participate. II will Hock the - of all the nations of the earth. The right in that immortal instrument, nine years a^o in this citv, was made for the entire world, and for all the coming generations of* men. I d annunciation of liberty his BOW made the circuit of the I, and has thrilled ntury the I all hu It has been proposed to signalize this g itennial by the 5+ ,Kr decoration of th inds with such superb and enduring works of" art as ma) >ns the t .vho took part in the cerem . which the people of the United States commemorat rc.it ami J •. This col sal und j will be surrounded by all the elements of grandeur. II will glitter in the rays of tin morning sun the M morial Buil dedicated to art, rivalling in its statelv proporlii far famed Parthenon of ancient ummit • under the administration 1 1 ere will of poets, orators, statesmen, and patriots. M s it that on the grand occasion, Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of America, should be the recipient of honors worthy of his im- - liable fame. Most hap cecution this design was reserved for cit: Italian birth and descent. Animated by a desire to gi\ in to their patriotic feeli and to do honor to the memory of their noble countryman, • formed an organization, and decide 1 to erect a statue of Christo- pher Columbus. In furtherance of their j ibmitted their pu mers of the Kairmount Park, and to the Centennial Commission, and received from both bo their official approval. The superintendent was directed to d p isition of the and its site will be the spot ■i which I now stand. Ir wis the purpose of the Association that the work should be executed in Italy by an Italian sculptor, and of Italian marble. r the inception of this move- ment, a financial panic iver the country. This prevented a full ■ to the idea, and entailed upon the tion .' embarrassment and r< ility. It was necessary that the rk should be placed at once in the hands of the sculptor. As the time required tor th >'• the work was nearly two s, leading members of the Association were therefore com- pelled to give a personal pledge tor the amount required. I) igns were solicited and secured from the leading Italian sculp- tors, and a suitable one adopted. Mr. Alon/.o M. Viti, the Italian consul at this port, who had sustained the enterprise from its beginning, gave the order for the work, and it is now well ind will be completed in time tor its unveiling on the 4th of July, 1876. Th le will be of heroic size, the figure and ital being 21 feet in height. Nun/.io Finelli, the it of the Association, has been the leading spirit of the committee, and has been indefatigable in his efforts to secure the of 55 success of the under) 1 Italian Minister at W ton his yiven h ; also the Chcv. (.. I- i de tleman, here ; im our V . k. 1 ! of the statue, which is into two s<. I he corner of the lower on will be ornament i the Italian a and the Italian will contain in bas-relief the I i mbus. Upon the other will be inscribed the w the ■ panel will appear the inscription: " In t i nmern i ition of the first centenary ot .\ i Independence, July 4, r section of the be inscribed the name of the great discoverer. The figure i> represented in a > position, with qrcat d , the left hand !iile the right holds a chart. Emblem . charact his occupation as a mariner, are placed at the base of the statue. One year hence the ceremonies of to will be supplemented bv others rendered more impressive by the unveiling of the statue of Columbus. Ti: | permit on rtation on the character ot Colum- bus, or on his claims to the reverence and gratitude of mankind. It is must J ; to our .'. pride to know that the ■>t the greit Admiral ever prod that of i, the celebrated W Irving. 1 'h • propriatc the dis- . rer. of \ "aid have e one ot the I and cultivated wi our own Republic The con: J authority ot the biography has verified the prediction of Lord J , in • the time of its first appearance, when he on the same a and . I may say : " When h 1 the h: F Colu . see him \\ tubtful tacts in the scale of a golden criticism. You behold him laden with the manuscript treasures of w 1 the 1 1 ria' narrati It was the ro be the victim of ingratitude, to be pursued by the re 1 malice ot enemies whose .holly without cause, so at the present time there 1 the glory of his dis*. ir to reverse the judgment of mankind (ox almost four 56 centuries. There are certain med.ilesome writers seeking for novelty and devoid of all reverence for past opinions who may be termed historical iconoclasts. Th prying about the traces of history, casting down its monuments, and marring and mutila- ting its rarest trophies. America has recently furnished some writers of this description, but their attacks on the fair fame of Columbus will only redound to his glory. It has been alh that there were three different discover I \merica. The first one durinq the period from iooo to 6oo B. C, by the Phoeni- cians and their Carthagenian descendants ; the second one in the tenth century, A. I'., by the Northmen and - avians; and the third one by the Genoese, Christopher Columl Christopher Columbus was born about the year 1435, m tne c ' tv of Genoa, of humble parentage. After receiving instruction in the ordinary branches of education, he was sent to the University l, where he remained for a short time studying geomel geoqraphv, astronomy, and navigation. He began his nautical career when but fourteen years of aqe, and about the year I470 he went to Lisbon. At this time Prince Henry of Portugal g to achieve the circumnavigation of Africa, and under his qenerous patronage the greater part of the African coast, from Cape Blanco to Cape de Verde, had been explored. The fame these discoveries, and the expeditions continually setting out, attracted the attention of the world. Columbus at Lisbon formed the acquaintance of a daughter of Bartolomew Mofiis de Perestrello, an Italian cavalier, then lately deceased, who had been one of the most distinguished navigators under Prince Henry, and had colonized and governed the Island of Porto Santo. I ! married this lady, and by this means came in possession of all papers, charts, journals, and memoranda of her deceased father. He afterwards resided tor some time at the Island of Porto Santo, where his wife had inherited some property. Here he was visited frequently by the voyagers going to and from Guinea. By this means he naturally was brought into intercourse with the mariners, who were prosecuting discoveries along the coast, and were seeking a new route to India. He now conceived the idea that by sailing across the unknown ocean towards the west, he could find a shorter route to the Indies. A variety of circumstances led him to this conclusion. From the nature of thinqs, he set down as a fundamental principle that the earth wa; which might be travelled around from east to west, and that men stood foot to foot when on opposite points. He also relied on the authority of Strabo, who affirms that the ocean sur- rounds the earth, bathing on the east the shores of India, on the west the tin, so that it i *e from one to the other on the same jural lei. Information had been given him by the inhabitants of the Azores of trunks of huge pine trees, of a kind that did not grow upon anv of the islands, which had been carried to their shores by westerly winds, but especially of the bodies of two dead men cast upon the Island of Flores, whose res dift' -n any known rice. He determined, accord- ingly, to make a - and for that purpose II. of Portu il, but without suc- He then determined to apply to the Spanish Court. After various and prolonged efforts t :inand and Isabella to furnish him with the aid which he required, the Sovereigns referred the question to an if learned astronomers and lotjraphers who were to examine him on the grounds on which he founded his proposition, and were, after consultation together, to report their collective opinions. This conference took p in the j LD., in Salamanca, the great seat of learning in Spain, and was held in the Dominican convent of St. Stephen. The assemb is composed of professors of astronomy, geog- raphv, mathematics, and other branches of science, together with dignitaries of the Church and learned friars. The tin of Columbus had awakened the scorn and derision of the vulgar and ignorant; it was now to be propounded to the learned and the erudite. At this time it was almost the universal belief that the world was a flat surface, and the continuance of the o ind the land without limit. It was also believed that it he sailed from his true course westward to the south he would fall into an ocean of liquid fire. It was further argued that, conced- ing the rotundity of the earth, if he succeeded by favorable and constant gales to reach the crown of this rotundity, he would necessarily descend in his voyage, and return would be impractica- ble. The appearance of Columbus before this leirned council of scholars and ecclesiastics presents to the imagination one of the most dramatic pictures of history. He was tall, well formed, muscular, and p I a lofty and dignified demeanor. I l( fifty-on . and his white hair invested him with a venerable appearance. This bodv of eminent men appear to have listened with indifference or I: to the fervent eloquence of the simple hearted mariner, who was unadorned by any titles of nobility or the honors of the universities. The proofs that 5» the Phoenicians had discovered rhe New World were no more known to this learn mbly, or to anybody else in Kurope at that period than were the alley veries by the Northmen in the tenth century. Columbus had no sooner stated hi :'un he v. tiled with citations from the Boole of Genesis, the P David, I , the E] ties, and the Gospels to Bhow the impossibility of his theory. To these objections were added the opinions of St. Chrysostom and St. Augustine, St. Jerome and St. Gregory, St. Basil and St. Ambrose. In answer to these objections Columbus submitted that the I writers must be regarded as speaking figuratively, and that the commentaries of the ancient fathers, although entitled to the f mankind on poi -itative on questions of cosmography. rhere were many of his learned examiners, however, who were impressed bv the logic and warmed into enthusiasm by the e! us. Chief among these was I , a learned friar, of the order of" St. Dominick, who subsequently became archbish ip of Seville, the seco tin. conference was devoid of all results. After a course of vs and disappointments sufficient to have reduced any ordi- nary man to despair, the assistance which he had so long sought en him. On Fi the morning, Columbus set sail from the port of Palos with three nd one hundred and twenty men. Eighteen years had now elapsed since Columbus had first conceived the idea of this enterprise. Most of that time had been passed in humilia- ting solicitation in the midst of ridicule, neglect, and poverty. The prime of his life had b red in the struggle, and he was now titty-six years i The storv of this is too well known to require repetition, as also the difficulties which he en- countered and surmounted in combating the \ :rors of the seamen and their unwillingness to continue the vo His crew were several times on the verge of mutiny, and it was only by rhe of all the powers of his daring and commanding spirit that an open rebellion was prevented. They were reassi. by indications of land, and tor some days the voyage was contir. with revived courage, until at last the dissatisfaction of the crew an to break out with open violence. Thev insisted upon re- turning homeward and abandoning the v< but Columi endeavoring in vain to pacify his men by promi- . finally i a different tone, and told them it less to murmur, th n had been sent by the sovereigns to seek th. . ami he would persevere until, • of 'ish the enterpr >n Thur , O her llth, mini: i of the vicinity of V . Imit of a doubt. .'. : surrounded the \ the j • animation prevailed, ai Colli IT. •l, peering out into the darkn of i . >out 10 o'clock he thou^lir was a light glimmering at i The niN were furled with mn' Hymi to l - Vir , i : *twa the ho ■ •'icre. ■ ■ie ! 1 ■ They continued the course until two in the n en a gun from the Pinta, th( e the joyful s : or land, which was soon clearly visible about I in conceive the wild and tumultuot; ms that swell«d the -Columbus on the early dawn of Fi ter 12th, The object of his life had been attained. He had n as enduri the human race lb- mas- sive intellect h n to civil: the ■ on ' :. 1 itly uncultivated it the inhabitants to the shore in an: ment. Columbus, richly attired in scarlet, and holding the and thr in his knees, k: the _ ned thank- The ind him in silent hment, anil his of their d ence and distrust, prost: 60 CELUBRA themselves at his feet, begging his forgiveness. Columbus, draw- ing his sword, planted the royal standard, and in the name of the sovereign took possession of the country, which, in memory of his preservation, he called S.in Salvador. Thus u.is America d and a new world n. . Co- lumbus sought merely to find a new passage to the Indies, and lived and died in the belief' be had accomplished his purp 'I he remainder of his life was full of the strange vicissit me. lie died on the 20th of May, 1506, after t > of illness, humiliation, and disappointments, in the seventieth j of his age. After Columbus had sailed across the Atlanta the further discoveries followed naturally. The success of his ex- periment answered all the objections raised to such voyag . A new field was opened. The merit of his success is not diminished bv the fact of anv prior discovery. If any such event occur' it was unknown to him, and to the inhabitants of Europe. He braved the perils of the sea, and the horrors with which super- stition had invested the unknown world. His heroic daring gave birth to an au r e of co 11 enterprise such as the world had never seen. I le opened a home for the oppressed, ami we of this land ot liberty owe him a debt of gratitude which we can never repay. Columbus wis a man combining most extraordinary characteristics. In his mind were singularly blended the practical and poetical ; with avidity he I all kinds of knowledge, which bore upon his theories, while impatient of the limited pro- gress ot his times, he pressed forward in his conclusions far in advance of the most learned of his contemporaries, and by his discoveries dispelled the ignorance of the age and opened a new career to the human race. His courage was sublime. He s;ood before kings as an equal. He was driven from his firm resolve neither by the ridicule of the ignorant nor the polished sarcasms of the learned. He was sustained in his inflexible resolution by a lofty faith in the Divine assistance. He proposed to devote the wealth which he anticipated would result from his great dis- 9 to thi objects of philanthropy and religion. He medi- tated vast contribul charities, the endowment of churches where masses should be said for the souls ot the departed, and the ue of the holy sepulchre from the grasp of the Infidels. His poetical temperament led him to dwell with delight upon the picturesque beauty of the new lands he had brought to light. In his letters and journals written during his voyage to the New World he describes the luxuriance of the forests, the blandness ot Of the atmosphere, the serene:. -; ic climate, the g r of the mountains, and the limpid freshness of runnir with all the enthusiasm »r the painter. Hut the w of' his imagination fell short of" the realir. ; he have contei mtincnt more opulent in its r than all th res of Europe, offering shelter, and liber ilth to men from all the of' the earth, how would th..- lid revelation I the sadness of" his declining t a halo of glory about his departing spirit! An int. :re of the ceremonial at this point was the present ieral Hawley, President of the Centennial Corn- mis companied by the Governor's Sr.itF, who the 1 and excha llutations with the officers of the Associa- tion amid the cheers of the assembl Musi( . — Lucr perfom Chevalier (\. V . Secchi :, of New York, editor of/ ct Italia, was then introduc The loll" ginal text and translation of his remark Ita< I am vei emen composing the Centennial Commission and the Christopher Columbus Monu- ment Association for the kind invitation to participate in the ceremonies attending I ition ol the N ninth Anniver- sary of American I lence, and more particular!'. -tin the consecration of th I >r the Monument which you propose erecting to Christopher Columbus on this spot — these two celebrations, combined to com mem >rate two it events, the one the anniversary of a nation's birth, and the other the di of a N .1 and the honoring of the coverer. If it is our duty to participa'e in th of a nation, it is equally our duty I it men whose names are historically connected with this country. Italy to the h »f this land, among which are Colum lericus Vespucius, the Cab and Verrazzani. V> -her, the first historian of the v. American Independence, Charles Botta, and m other distinguished persons who have rendered this country emi- nent sc: In dipl tercnce, ami Count Corti, arbiter of the Treaty of W have both secured the lasting remembrance of the Ameri de. 1 o you, the children A II ily re ;i I ;nt in Philadelphia, belo the honor of having conceived and fully can through the erecting of a mar: iment to Columbus. N i rican citv coidd be more i the honor than Philadelphia, b - 'iis citv was the cradle of American libel and from here issue. I the gl It D n of the In nee of the thir: With you, Italian residents of Phila- delphia, I divide ti. • this day, b m iment I put mv toot on the soil of this citv I isider m\ lel- phian 1 ition. On this thirty \ i >ra- • Fourth of July in Ai of that day was -elv a mere provincial city; n i his imed th the distinguish the Ital m this ire counted by th tusands, and have many associa- tions and institutions that honor the Italian na The Italian text is as folio. iani. alia Commtssione C me Colombo del cortese invito di partecipare al niversario dell' Indipendenza Americana ed alia consacrazi del ten p redes tinato di erigere un monument Cri imbo. v imbinano; l'una e la ne dell'indipendenza di un popolo A A dominio niero, I'altra uno dei fatti piu strepitosi che ricordi la stoi il miracolo di aver fatto so die onde un ignoto mo- di partecipare alia . i dolori della terra che ci ospita, non e > di onorar la memoria di quei nostri sommi, i di cui nomi si c i a e voi nell'innalzare un monui Colom Tualmenl li altri arditi navigatori I taliani che ne seguirono le orme. Vespucci, i due I > e V rrazzani, tutti ebbero parte alia scoperta di que Non dimentichiamo che anche il prim > e piu fedel lella . Indipendenza ma fu un Italian e che in questi tempi due I taliani vennero s.-elti a .1 arbitri, uno nella Conferenza di Ginevra e l'altro nell'assestamento della que- OF Washington, ■ Sclopi il C Uniti. A iliani di Filad ia iclusiva cii a< i buon Hue la iniziativa di an tributo marmo- >mbo, n ericana per iladelfia fu la culla delta hi- icri- ui venne la Indipen 1 .:te. il giubilo di q momento che p le in queste mura mi stimai sempre Fila fian it'anni aieri io celebrai in Fila I in quest [O il m io primo 4 di lu^lio in America ; allora 1 chiamare una citta di provincia, metropoli ; allora I nia Italiana di qui era poco numei [taliani qui resident i si contano a n ; non avevamo ionc alcuna perche eravamo troppo pochi, ora voi a una I la quale vanta un ediricio pro, lie sue riunioni ; avete una S pel monum 1 con handa mi li tare ; a una scuola pei vostri piccoli ; ina chiesa am m 1 da un il quale . coppiare il ri del cittadino, vi le si pu e anti-patrii After a selection from Ernani, the c' marks on the occa- sion were delivered by Rev. A. Isoleri, P Italian Church of St. Mary M n de I Iphia, The nd translation of his rema : — It is 1 that 1 mould say what may hive been left tin- In the lave preceded me. It was with the greatest delight thai I law, som , in the n our Italian the birth of th in t:. 1 Monument to the memory of the Discoverer of the With J ;-ure and pride I have wil the *ct, and so rapid has been il lent that in a single sear hence, upon this l,t>v.; shall see it tummated. We will then he a 1 ' 1 noble pri itue of the immortal Christopher Colum'* .1 who may gather here to celebrate the rirst Centennial of American Inde] CEL! \IVBKSARY dence. Imagination already points it out to me, and the sight of it, to use the words of the divine poet, "ennobles n M\ congratulations I therefore offer to all those who, with patriotic zeal and exemplary generosity, have brought this worthy undertaking to its present advanced position. G" i them! and may He bless this spot upon which the Monument will be erected, and mas He also bless all those who may labor tor the success of an undertakii is this one, that they may live long and happily. And in the coming time, whenever thev may hei t their steps with their children, ami their chil- dren's children, let them point to this Monument, and tell them "we erected it in the year of the first Centennial of American Independence." And here to-day I may be pardoned for mentioning a wish which is dear to my heart. In France, there still lives a venera- ble old man, in \ veins runs Italian nit R izelly de Loi mo, yeai took up his pen to write the most beautiful and truthful narration that has ever seen the light of day, of the lite and undertakings of our great Geno not 1" i the noble Count wrote again; and again it was of Columbus he wrote. The object of his first, as well as of his second writing, was to promote the canonization of that great man. Now the wish to which I hive desired to give expression is this: that the desire of this noble old man might be satisfied before he j iwn to lie in the sepulchre of his ancestors, or, at leasr, that before the old and new worlds gather to celebrate the fourth Centennial Anniversary of the discovery of America (irom which only a little more than fifteen y separates us), the Church may place upon the brows of Colum- bus the aureola of a Saint; as Italy, nay all the world already placed on his temples the crown of a Hero. One word more, my friends, and I am done. Columbus, the son of our Church, the son of a tree land, the Discoverer of this land, which is toi us a country of adoption — Philadelphia, the cradle or American liberty — ami the assemblage which will soon take place in this immense Park, of all the nations of the earth, to give each other the kiss of peace — and the exhibition which Liberty will make of its fruits — the honor of our dear Italy — everyth requires of us Italians, the faithful practice of all Christian and civil virtues, now as then; and this, while it will increase the glory of our dear country, will also make us worthy inhabi- tants of the land discovered by Columbus, and worthy citizens OF AttKKtCAN i\PEPt.:. of this great Republic; upon which, and upon Italv, and upon us all may Almighty God shower now and forever 1 1 : •> cho blessings. Upon the conclusion of his remarks, the reverend gentleman was greeted with the prolonged vivas of the , which then dispersed. The Italian text of rhe address is as follows: Dopo questi il Rev Padre Isoleri tu introdotto e cosi diresse la paroia : Italiani, American!, e voi tutti Amici, che qui ci fate corona. A me I' onore non meritato, ne, ambito di conchiudere questa solenne cerimonia con alcune parole — Ma che rests a dire dopo gli oratori, illustri che mi nan preceduto? — E, pur duopo nondi- meno che io parli : Ebbene diro che col piu Ljr.in le inubilo vidi a ere or fan due anni dal seno della nostra Colonia Italians la bet In. idea d'inalzare qui, un monumento alio scopritore del Nuovo Mondo. 'hiesta idea io vidi a crescere econcretizzarsi oqni di, piu ; sicchr fra un anno su questo terreno si vedra realizzata; e noi potremo con nobile orgoglio additare a quanti qui, converranno per cele- brare il 1° Centenaro dell' Indipendenza Americana I'effigie dell' Immortale Cristoforo COLOMBO. Oh ! .... il pensiero dalle ali dorate cui e ignoto limite di spazio e di tempo gia me lo mostra, e per usare le parole del divino •a: "di vederlo in me stesso mi esalto ! " — Le mie conqrat- ulazioni pertanto a tutti quel I i che con zelo indefesso e generosi leraplare condussero a si buon porto una si degna impress — Iddio li benedica — e benedica queste zolle su cui s' innal/.era il ettato monumento. L benedica eziandio tutti c doro che s' affaticheranno per la riuscita di qujsto nobile pro^etto. Vivano essi lunghi anni e felici ; e ogiu qualvolra qui volgeranno il piede coi fi^Ii e ni| additino loro questo monumento dicendo : noi I* abbiamo eretto I' anno del i° Centenario dell' Indipendenza Americana? E chi mi vieteia di tare ojL;i un'augurio ? Sotto il cielo di ft tutt' ora un venerando vegliardo nelle cui vene mgue Italiano, il Conte Roselly de Lorgues — ! impugnd la penna anni sono, per i tcrivere la pin bctla e la piu 5 66 CF.l.EIWA1lOy OF THE h ARY verace narrazione delta vita e delle gesta del nostro Gc E non ra molto die ei stc3e nuovamente la mano per in la penna e scrivere — Scrisse il nobilc ( fu di Colom tto del prim i scritto come del secondo si fii il promovere la canoniz zazione di quel Grande. Chi mi vietera, diss'io, di fare i un'augurio?- II mio augurio? eccolo: Che il voto di qui iardo si.i appagato pria die ei discenda nel a li avi suoi — O alnien die pria che il vecchio e il nuovo Mondo tano in I ;ta per celebr re il +° Centenario della s dell' America dil quale non i inochepoco piu di tre lustri; — Che la Chiesa, io dico, cinga la fronte a Colombo dell' aureola del Santo, come 1' Italia an/.i il mondo gli cinse gia la tempia della Corona del Grande ! ! Una parola ancora, o mie cari, e finisco. Colon io della nostra Chiesa e figlio di libera terra, la Repubblica liuurc, — Scopritore, di questa terra che e per noi patria di ado/ione; — Philadelphia, culla dell' Americana libcrta; — e questo campo immenso in cui le nazioni si daranno ben presto il bacio di pace e liberta rara m istra de suoi rrutti ; — L' onore d' Italia nostra tutto richiede da noi Italiani la pratica fedele delle virtu Cristiane e Citta ine — II che men tre accrescera il lustro e la gloria dell 1 Italia ci rend tori di questa terra da Colom 1 ' i n'\ concittadini di qu repubblica sulla quale e sub' Italia e su noi tutti faccia Iddio cendere le sue piu elette benedizioni. The President, Consul, and the Officers of the A here descended from the stand, and placed permanently, side In- side, the Standards of Italy and the United St.tes on the site of the Monument. The societies and officers then formed in procession, pa into Machinery Hall, accompanied by their band playing the National airs. AGRICULTURAL BUILD INC. This structure will stand north of the Horticultural Building, and on the eastern vide Belmont Avenue. It will illustrate a novel combination of materials, and is capable nt erection in a tew months. Its materials are wood and glass. It consists ol , nave crossed by three transepts, both nave and transept being comj arclu hie form. The nave is 816 feet in length, by 100 feet in width, with a height ot 75 feet from the floor to the point of the arch. The central transept is ol the height, and a breadth of 100 feet ; the two end transepts 70 feet high and 80 tect wide. The four courts inclosed between the nave and transepts, and also the four -paces at tin 1 the building, having the nave and end transepts tor two of their sides, will be roofed Mid .1 ti • . r il a large area for exhibits. Thus the ground plan ol the building will be a | mi of 540 by 810 feet covering a space of ni irly ten teres. In iti immediate vicinity will be the stuck yards for the exhibition ol horses, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, etc. GROUND PLAN. The arrangement of the ground plan shows four main avenues, one running north and smith through the centre of the building, 810 feet long by 70 wide. The three remaining ivenue* run east and wet, one through the centre of the building and mie at each end of it, distant from .said ends 25 tcet; the former is 540 feet long by 60 wide, and the tw 1 latter 54D feet long by 30 wide. The building is divided by the above avenues into sections, and each section his aisles ij feet wide by 197 feet long, extend- ing through it and opening into the main north and south avenue at one end, and into the other. The tmir main avenues, with the aisles, lorm a admirable arrangement by which the exhibitor i in display and the visitor ol the various articles exhibited. There are, besides this, spaces at the ends and sides ol the building, which can be used cither lor wall or floor exhibits. The main north and south avenue, bring 70 feet wide, is specially adapted for the display of all van ut small Iruits, etc , etc. (68) 6q cinl i:\u\Vi i-:s AGRICUL 1 URAL HALL.* The ceremonies connected with breaking ground for Agricul- tural Hall took place shortly after 13 o'clock; they were I very interesting character and were witnessed by a large con- course of spectators. A ■] i.ious platform was erected on the site of the proposed Building, and on this the cere nonies totok place. This platform decorated with flags and bunting, the front of it having the .American in the centre, and on either side the British and ich ensigns; the sides and rear displayed Asiatic, Russian, German, and other European and South American colors. At half-put twelve o'clock, the members of both branches of Councils, wearing blue silk badges, and headed by Mayor Stok- lev, made their appearance on the platform, and the follow members of the State Legislature: Senators John Lamon and Horatio Gates Jones, and Representatives John E. Keniv Jamea H. Marshall, James J. Monaghan, Theodore F. Miller, William II I *ard A. Good, George W. Hall, Albert W. Crawford, Charles Gentner, James Devereux, Martin Coi \V. J. Roney, George A. Balteoven, Thomas J. Rice, William Id, Josephus Vcakel, Joseph M. Hill, Charli B George L. Pallatt, II. O'Neill, J. R. Souder, and J. M. Jami- son, also wearing b Carriages then arrived on the ground, contain; ge Fred- erick M. Watts, of Washington, Commissioner of Agriculture, who was selected as the orator for the occasion, and accompany him were Gen. Joseph R. Hawley, President of the United • I • ' c CI r.-lrucleJ by Mr. Quigley. 7° Centennial Commission; Hon. Daniel J. Morrell, Fr crick Fraley, Treasurer <>f the Centennial Board I Finance; John Welsh, President of th nnial Board of' Finance; Chiel I neer, Wm. H. McFadden ; Amasa McCoy, I Chicago; Thomas Cochran, Chairman of the Centennial Building ; John Baird, o( the Hoard of Finance ; Chairman of the Building Committee; the German Society; the Wholesale Grocer's As ociation; the Corn Exchange; Merchant' change; members of the Centennial Society, and a numbei other prominent gentlemen. The Centennial orchestra, under Prof. Theo. Herman, per- formed the "Star Spangled Banner." On account of the absence of the Governor, who was to de, Mr. John Welsh, calling the assemblage to ordei that his Honor, the Mayor of the City, would assume his duti . Icley then expressing his regrets for the absence of the Governor, took the chair; an anthem was performed by the orchestra, and the Mayor introduced the Rev. Wm. Newton, who pffered prayer: — Oh, Eternal Goo, Creator and Preserver of all mankind, the Giver of all spiritual benediction and grace, the Author of ever- lasting life, from whom cometh down every good and perl L'ift! Thou hast been our refuge in all generations; Thou art our God, and we will praise Thee ; our fathers' God, and we will prepare for Thee an habitation. Our fathers trusted in Thee, and Thou wert their shield and their exceedinL' reward. Thou did'st bring them forth, by a way that they knew not, out from their own land, into this u,nod land wherein we dwell — a land of fountains of waters, of brooks, and of rivers that spring from the depths — a land in which we lack nothing that is good. We bless and adore Thy name, that here the tree of liberty was planted by the side of the waters of" life, and that beneath its sheltering branches, the oppressed of the nations of the earth have found in us a refuse and a home. We thank Thee for all the ure.it names with which Thou hast adorned our nation's history, and for the glorious memories that cluster around the day that now we celebrate. We thank 1'hee OF A that when the time of trial came, and the cloud of war burst upon our land, Thou wert our i in counsel, our strength in action, and that Thou did'st cover our head in the da and to the r which we had drawn our iwn to be a great and mighty nation, and hive raken our pl.i f the earth, luir rhee in humiliation and shame, that in our l'hee, that brother lifted up hand cher, that family wa family, ai d our land dyed with fraternal blood. But, Oh I II. Father, v. and bless Thee that Thou erruled all this for that Thou hast brought pi into our borders again, that Thou hast healed our divisions, broken every chain, and let the oppressed go free to " proclaim in all the land — to all the inhabitants there A we have come together to-day in the interest of peace, in broth of the nations of the earth, to car- • enterprise in which we are now engaged. Let Thv blessing, we humbly pray Thee, rest upon us, and the work of our hands do Thou prosper to day : and as the thou ind the tens of thousands shall come to our borders 1 lands, and see the blessings wherewith the Lord, our :, has blessed us, may they look upon a great people ith the shadow I'hy sheltering arms, strong in I in Thv protecting care, working out the great mia with which Thou hast charged us among rhe nations of the earth, (i id and luting cove - , and illustrating in all their borders that right rhich exalteth a nation, and of whom it may be truly said "the Lord hath done great things tor them, whereof we are glad." I I ir us, «e humblv pray; and when Thou hearest, answer and bless for our dear Redeemer's Amen. The orchestra then performed the National Hymn, "My Country, 'tis of thee," after which, his Honor Mayor Stoklev ( intr ir Aim of Chicago, an orator, well known in Pen n sylvan !iout the country, as the of the Declaration of A meri . lependence. [Applause.] Previous to the reading, Professor McCoy spoke as follows: — "2 CELEBXATION OP THE .' -ERSARY Citizens of the State of Pennsylvania. Citizens of neigh- boring and widely distant States. F*//o«;-citizens all, of the United States rica. [Applause.] In obedience to the commands of the Committee on the Celebration, the duty now devolves upon your servant, the speaker, soliciting your most indulgent attention, to read, with mortal and feeble lips, the thrillinc; words which make this a mighty and immortal dav. [Emotion and applause.] And while we listen to this venerable charter of our liberties, in an era when we command the respect of the world, and in the presence of those rapidly rising and enor- mous palaces of industry, which attest our capabilities in the arts of peace; and when of all of the vast multitudes now assembled on these grounds, there probably is not one man, however humble, who does not feel his heart throb, and his bosom expand, with a proud consciousness that he is the citizen of a mighty Republic [applause], now. happilv, united forever, and forever tree [great enthusiasm]; yet, let it be remembered that wlu-n this Declaration was adopted, it was when our country was in the feebleness of its infancy; when America as yet was without an armv, without a navy, without a treasury, without a flag, without anv element of nationality whatever. Let it be kept well in mind, that when that heroic little band of civilians, thus resolved in council, to so stind by the Father of his Coun- try, whom they had placed in the held, they dared to brave the wrath of an ancient, an opulent, and a powerful Monarchy, whose conquering armies had shaken the earth, and whose triumphant navies had made her mistress of the seas — that when these iers affixed their signatures to this great Title-deed of Freedom, some of them were already proclaimed to be outlaws ; some of them had a price set upon their heads. [Applause.] The orator now read the Declaration. At the words " We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America," the speaker laid down the book, and uplifted the flag of our nationality which these words asserted, and amid continuous applause, repeated the same words with increased emph.i " We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America" Sec. Mayor Stokley then came forward, and receiving a spade from Mr. John Baird, the Chairman of the Building Committee, said : OF AMERU 73 " By authority of the Centennial Board of Finance, I will now proceed to break ground for the erection of the Centennial cultural Hall. The Mayor then stepped down from the platform, spade in hand, and dug from the green sward a sod, which was deposited upon the platform. The act was greeted with applause by the spectators, the band performing a triumphal march. The Mayor then announced that the assemblage would be addressed by Hon. Frederick M. Watts, Commissioner of Acri- culture of the Bureau at Washington. Judge Watts accordingly responded in the following address : — ADDRESS BY //".v. r /:/:/>/■:/>• iw that if the earth be stirred and the s I sown their product and all else was the natural result ot (i I's providence; that the plough, rude as it was then, was the best implement with which to till the earth, and that seed sown by the hand of man was all that was necessary to enable us to drag through the natural period of our existence, thus made toilsome and miserable. "5 But the eyes of men have been since opened. Ir is not now enough to know that we live and move and have our beii _■. That if mankind I in the work of the world not content thus t rawl, but were startled into an of ambition and enterprise by the ; >us products the minds of men around them, and their march was onw nev« to relapse into or contemplate an int< idition. \ ricultunst is taught to look up ours as the beautiful landscape n is imbi with the powers of lite, to breath and teed, and to yield I ments and products to the nursin£ and delicate operations of his hands. While he I the plough he perceives its use, he in it how the educated mind 01 man has infused mechanical science into its structure. I le marks well the work it has to do, and how well it is adapted to the work. He now contemplates th he commits to the earth, ai not believe that it is the work of chance that they grow. I 1 too, that they are imbued with the germinatin s of life and light. He perceives that the. >y the qualil : and bad; and he knows that perfect analogy, which characterizes life in its in tion, growth in its progress, the product of their results, and the- rmal death of' all vegetable as well as animal creation. But, above all, and more than all, he has learned to know himself", that he is a part of" th al work of God's hands, placed here to di and govern all these thi ire no artificial objects on which the agriculturist is to - happy life and thoughts, ["hej are the delightful things of nature on which he operates, and nature co with him in a'l his labors, an them to his contented spirit. And he rests upon this as the grand secret of his attach- ment to rural life, that, while he modulates and benefits bv her functions, she takes up, quickens, and completes the work ' han I here is a living, id principle in the labors of the agriculturist which er pursuits of life; the earth yields its landinci Its upon it, and to his cattle that walk upon it; the wil n to blow, the rains to tall, and the M him ; the very t; and snows ,,t winter give salutary checks t.> lighten his soil, and destroy what .1 every princi- ple of animal and vegetable or. in and operates to support and enrich him. 1 here is a charm in this '6 CELEBRATlOS OF THE NISETY-.\ISTH AXXIVERSARY which must last whilst the spirit of man feels and acknowledges the strivings of his own mind, and the omnipotent power of God around him. Farmers do not reason thus, but they feel it, and it is the mvsterious workings of this acting charm which has infused its sweetness into the hearts of all rural people in all ages of the world. We have assembled here to-day to initiate a leading feature of the approaching Centennial ; to mark and fix the place where will be collected the products of American soil, and the machinery used in its production, a place to which the attention of the world will be called as a marked feature of the event which the ap- proaching Centennial meeting is intended to commemorate. One hundred years ago this land was comparatively a bar- ren waste, the habitation of savages and wild beasts, while now it is a beautiful garden; the field of the farmer, the home of the scientist, the ciry of the merchant, the office of the student, and the shop of the mechanic, where all work together in the prose- cution of a common purpose, to promote the wealth, the health, and the happiness of each other, and the honor of our much loved country. In taking the first step towards the erection of this house, to be dedicated to the work of agricultural science, we address our- selves to the merchant and mechanic, the active and energetic motive powers of busy life, and ask them to look with favor upon a project which has for its object the display of industry and science, as exemplified by the products and implements of agri- culture. The busy marts of men are filled with the products of the farmer. His success and his profits largely contribute to that trade and commerce which are the products of vour enter- prise. While the abundant yield of the husbandman enriches him the result is favorably felt in every department of the merchant's counting-house and the mechanic's shop. As then you move and make vour impress upon the minds or men, let your actions be tempered with the idea that all business, whether in the merchant's store, the mechanic's shop, or the mariner's ship upon the ocean, is dependent for its working elements upon the product of the farm. We will not appeal in vain to the professor and the student, who po^sess the lights of reason and enjoy the fruits of know- ledge, that their influence may be thrown into the scale of agri- OF AMERICAS ISDIPESDF.SCK. 77 cultural progress, that while you have in your hands that helm of power which gives direction to the elements of government you will always hue in mind that to promote the true and efficient principles of' political economy, to expand and increase the influ- ence of that virtue whereby alone we may hope to maintain our own free government and laws is to encourage the farmer. We ask of the statesman while he advocates the interests of his constituents at the bar of* the Senate; of the lawyer who ad- vocates the cause of his client at the bar of justice, and of that red office which advocates the cause of man at the bar of II i, that they may ever remember the magnitude of the bounties of Gods providence which come form the hands of the husbandman. Let me not forget to exhort her whose influence is alwa\ Strongly marked upon the characters of men, from their cradle to their grave, to look kindly and with favor upon tnat marked morality which characterizes the life of the husbandman — the mother whose affections root so deeply in the existence of her child ; whose anticipations are often stimulated to painful anxiety tor its welt. ire ; who watches its progress in life with an eye to doubt and danqer ; whose hopes are elevated to the Giver thai I I * v. smile graciously upon the career of her darling child, or whose tearful forebodings may be realized in the tacle that he is despised by the society of men and frowned upon bv the attributes of Heaven. We invoke the prayer of thi» influence on the work this day began. And to all those assembled here we ask a helping hand and cheerful spirit in aid of those patriotic men who have undertaken to exhibit to the world the ! which lias been made in science and art under the stimu- lating influence of a free government. The ceremonies closed with the performance of a patriotic air. After the exercises the Mavor, Council, President of the Com- mission and other invited guests proceeded over Belmont and •ed the river to Swansonia, where in the hospitable Strawberry M »n a banquet had been prepared tor them by the City. The remainder of the visitors at this point dispersed. The absence of <■ ... Hartranrt was greatly regretted — he was prevented from attending by a sudden and severe in on. ;3 'T— ■ ' — — The gavel prepared tor his use from the wood of Independence Hall has been since transmitted to him in remembrance of the occasion with th< i of the Commi- Tin: f:.\ \'jf/rr. Arriving at that beautiful spot, which overlooks the Schuyl- kill, and ex; w the upper part of the distant Centennial Buildings, the carr: re again unloaded, and the " i unmenced. Mr Grim, the excellent boniface of this delightful retreat, ushered the party into the banqueting room on the first floor, to partake of the dinner furnished for the city officials. Mayor Stokley was called to the head of the table. He was surrounded by Frederick Fraley, Secretary of the Centennial Commission; John Welsh ; Ex-Governor Patton, of Alabama, Un: tes Centennial Commissioner; I K»Governor Bigler; I). J. Morrill, the indefatigable Commissioner of this State; Frederick M. Watts, Chief Commissioner of the Agricultural Department at Washington; Professor Am.ua McCoy, of Chi- cago; Thomas Cochran, of the Finance Committee; Mr. Smed- ley, of the Survey Department; John L. Shoemaker, Chairman of the Council Committee on Centennial Commission, and Solicitor of the body. After ample justice had been dme to the welcom rk, and the interest and labors displayed in this C to promote its prosperity ami make it a national success and ■ r." \" r the applause which followed the general's remarks had the health of "The great Centennial finan ier, I Governor Bigler i take this an occasion to make a Centennial speech, but I cam the opportunity without expressing mv assurance of the honorable success of this great enterprise, I have been sensitive on that point from the beginning, but I am now assured that all will come out ri^'nt. But if any emergency should occur I am sure Philadelphia will come to our rescue." Dr. Burnell then pro- d the health of the " Centennia >r, Win. Stokley." Ill lonor, in reply, said : " I arise to respond with great pride for Philadelphia. It is a proud day for this City. She has proven to the United States and to the world that she is able to successfully carry on a great National undertaking almost without outside aid. Three years ago it was said she could not carry the burden it National Exhibition, but I think she has admi- rably proven that she can do more if necessary. It shall be a success, and the money will be furnished by our citizens to insure that end to an unlimited amount. If the United I iovern- ment leaves the undertaking where it now is, we will, unai take it up and carry it gloriously through. Philadelphia is the only City in the Union that cannot get anything from the g eminent when she asks tor it. It is because we have a high- spirited pride, and will not go down on our knees and beg tor help. We will help ourselves, ami do it successfully." At the close of hil H >r's speech, Chief Engineer Sn of the Survey Department, proposed the health of John Welsh, President ot the Board of Finance. Mr. Welsh said : " M) principle is to go onward and forward, and I hope this L're.it undertaking will proceed onward and forward to Success. I lievc the country is coming to our aid with cordiality that will 8o CELEBRATION OF THE .: \ERSARY satisfy all. I have evidence from all parts of the country to this effect, and I think now, with no great effort, we will receive the entire support of the various States." Mr. Shoemaker then arose and stated that many of the gentle- men desired to visit the Concert at Machinery Hall, and he thought the assembly better retire. This suggestion was quickly carried out, and the party returning to their carriages, left the grounds, some for Machinery Hall, and others to various parts of the Park. The reporters were, through the courtesy of his Honor, Mayor Stokley, provided with seats at the banqueting board. , M^ Xi Tin-; i;i:i;\i.\\ i>i:\u\\'sti;.\tk\V ; I i 11 The Centennial Humboldt Festival O on, having been invited by the Committee of Arrangements of' the Centennial Finance, resjlvcd to take part in the Demonstra- tion. The ceremonies were to commence at : P. M. preciv. and to consist of instrumental and vocal music, and orations. 82 CELEBRATION OF THE SIS F. I Y-S1S7H A.VSIl'EKSARY Shortly after one o'clock, the respective societies assembled at Pennsylvania and Fairmount avenues, and marched in the following order, colors flying, and drums beating, through the k by Fairmount entrance: Chief Marshal, Mr. Turnwart I I ier, with a staff" of aids, escorted by a company of German Turners (gymnasts), the delegates of the organization; Koltes Post, No. 228, G. A. R. ; the singing societies: Liederkranz, Al- lemania Sincing Association, Germania Ma-nnerchor, Union Saen- gerbund, Arion, Saengerbund, is partly as societies and partly as delegations; company of Herman Lodge, K. of P.; Humboldt Loii N . 95, and members of other societies. The rear was brought up by companies of the Turners Societies. The proces- sion, about 1500 men, marched first to the site of the corner-stone for the Humboldt Monument, where a choir of singers composed of over 100 male voices, under the leadership of Professor Kuenzel sung "The German Maennergesang," by Abt and ** The Watch on the Rhine," in superior style, and then re-formed and passed on to " the Hills " mansion,* where it assembled under the shadow of the ancient trees surrounding it. The north side of the verandah of the mansion, was appropriately decorated with the National colors of America and Germany, as well as with the flags of other nations. Mr. Lorenz Herbert, a prominent Ger- man citizen/ called the meeting to order. Among those present were, besides the delegates of the Centennial Organization, some of the most active members of the Monument Association: Con- sul Rudolph Koradi; G. Schandein ; George Doll; Richard M. Muckld; and as guest, the Consul General of Germany, at New York, Dr. Herman A. Schuhmachcr. After the singing of the Star Spangled Banner, in which the audience joined, the chairman, Mr. Herbert, then introduced Mr. Charles S. Kevser, who delivered an oration in the English lan- guage, which was received with great applause. Mr. Kevser before proceeding to address the assemblage, addressed the dele- * The site of the residence of Hubert Morris, the Financier of the American Revo- lution. t Vice President ot the Monument «3 •ir, thanking them in the name of the Celebrai well as the Committee on the Ceremonies of which the orator was Chairman, for their participation in the •>y this brilliant demonstration. He then sp follows : — " I pirit of the i the event, ami in to- walks to murro The enthusiasm of these continuous eel tions, Concord and Lexington, Mecklenburg and Hunker Hill, I which precedes the festal j the c, realizes to us its grandeur and its glory. We live in the hour. The spirit us event is >re the event, with its banners, its blare of" trum- , its clash of arms, and its multitudes of p The tramp hty army bearing the trophies of a century of freedom on the earth moves the h the land, and echoes back from all other lands. It is that army returning that went forth from our rntury ago — the army created by ■ great Baron of your rai man men ! illen in its ranks Ion his j Commander lives only in immortal 'it the ranks are cl«> : the livi 1 in the pla I, and they who ly in the last marches of that lont; cam; tury loi rhat army of the living and the d irns a might] pierors lostile v .m hum ' . nder and stronger than in the earlier time, it conns back r. »r conquer- .'.[), ami the trophies of that long campaign. I; ■ every land s heart ; t I at last it d ing of' I -.t army of ■ the inn: Your friends and brothel army ; that i leader i- ij — the lined el -her on this ground sha I uis monument ; his eulogy. Pi . n, tor the hour i , to his tor the hour of glory to the land; it is no longer future; it is here! VERSARY This multitude to-day arc not the couriers of the cominE* time, thev are the battalions of the host themselves ; these are the so that fill the air, the glittering lances, the banners of the fesral year. We are passing with them this hour through the last por- tal of the old century ; the grand temple of peace rises bef >re us, with their laurels and palms, their garlands and crowns; the joy bells are ringing; the cannon thundering. i " Der Deul he Mannei :s then sunfj by the s, after which Dr. G. K liner, of the German Democrat, delivered an address, of which the following is the text and a literal translation : \W-lcome here on this f iv, on this hall" t. Five hi the l 6th day <>t September, the corner-stone was laid here of the Monument of a man who is recognized as one the noblest and worthiest representatives of the highest culture the mind of modern times — of the Monument of Alexander I lumboldt. Then, at the centennial anniversary of his birth, we thought, above all thimj;s, of the renown and intellectual urea': of the man which has made him the cosmopolitan, the rev her and leader of science for all nations and all times, and the bright example for the exploration of the universe and the dis- co\ cry of the highest truth. I day we are assembled here to a sort of preliminary festival for 1876, where, by theerection of the proposed Monument, we intend not only to honor ourselves but also our dear fatherland . loption. 'Idle great Republic, whose citizens we are, signifies peace and liberty. 1 he arts of peace, therefore, are the ones that must form her firm foundation. And knowledge it is that must be the leader of the nation and the instructor of our youth, if the holy fire of freedom and human dignity shall not expire, which ninety-nine years day was kindled on the altar of the Union; if the work of the fathers of the Republic shall be a blessed and lasting one. Knowledge is power — is the highest power of a free nation, without which the exercise of its sover- ity is without sense and object, and without duration, because the latter must then act, not for the weal, but for the woe of all. Therefore, we do not look to the hero of bloody battles to point out to us the right path that leads to national welfare and national greatness, and To true refinement and culture. Our heroes, our OP AMBK.CAM 85 leaders, are the men of peaceful labor, whose pi rial, industrial, and mcnt.il exertions created the progress of humanity — >ur heroes are th. >rs and explorers. The sword, has sometimes but the plough, the hammer, and the 1 n, and art and science, have it a I v. I quers empires, but it vs them ; but labor ,: nothing, but pi everything. V. warrior, but he was '., .is .i tow, 1 lawful iwful order. And am >ne the ies of p I I . >ne of the highest p.>si;: Therefore, we select him of German or rhe inte representati our works, and our iunding and pr R public. German pion •tally were the ones who cultivate nsylvania over hundred years a with the sword but with labor of p< and German-Americans contributed some of the best tro ; but, immediately upon the -ion of the war, they set th !eof peaceful works to all again. Culture, P and Liberty, are the three signifi must adorn the banner of the Republic. All that the citizens of German :n can contribute thereto shall be done. ( is our vow to- day at the spol tion of a Monument real champion ofscienc .tend to furnish the evidence before the entire country and the whole world that we are solemnlv in ear with this vow. In the course of a year we shall meet arjain and at this spot. W ith yreat demonstrations and festivities we shall unveil the Monument of the man whom we have selected as the representa- tive of all accomplishments by which the whole Teutonic race . Icnowledged by all our fellow-citizens, and whose culture and human shin imple to all. Honor to free labor! Honor to free irch and science ' With this v. . one the civic p and lib th R public rever and ever ni.iv live the State or I :, the Union of 1'eace and Liberty — the the United Xebc OOtl Ur. ,'1. Xeffner. aBillfommcn! SBUlfommen bier on biefem feftUdjen Jtoge, on biefec gerocibten Statte! vna max rt, noooc funf §atyttn berettt am n;. September L869, bee ©runbftein gelegt nwrbe ju bem Siomnnent fin 86 cinen SRaitn, moldioo alo einet bet ebelften unb routbigften SReptdfentan ten bet fjddjften iloung mobetnet ;'.oit gilt, ju bem IKonumont fin iHlooanboo vnmibolbt. Tanmlo bei bet &unbcttjaljtigen Jeiet feinefl ©eburtStageS gebadjten roit oot alien SDingen boo 9tu&me8 unb bet gciftigen ©tdjje jenefl -Oum= noo, bio iliii jum SBcltbutget, jum gefcietten Septet unb Aubror bet SBiffcnfdjaft fut atte SBbltct unb oUe Seiten gemaajt babon, jum laid) tenben Scifpiel fut (Stfotfc&ung bed 2Bcltall3 hud bet Stgtunbung boo bodmon 2Sabrf)ett. SDamald rooltten roit oot alien 2)ingen ibu obion, iin? babutdj audi un8 felbft. vouto finb roit hiev oerfamraelt jutSBotfeiet fur Is';*;, rooroitbutdj Sttidjtung beS ptojeftitten 5Ronument3, oot alien iDingen 3eugmfiubet unfet cigned SSBefen ablegen unb in bet SScteptung §umbolbtt uidu bloo iino felbft, fonbetn audi unfet tbouioo Stboptio • SBatetlanb ju efcten ge benfen. Tio gto&e SRepublif, beten 93utget roit finb, bebeutet Jtieben unb bebeutct ftteibeit. J)ie ftunfte boo Jtiebend, bio 33i(bung boo 93olte, muffen U)t foftoo Aunbamont fcin. Unb bao SBtffen, bio Jtultut boo ©cifted, n't oo, moldioo boo Aiibooo boo Nation unb boo Sebjet boo 3u genb fein man, roenn bao IjeUigc aouov boo Aioiboit unb iKonfdioumuvbo, moldioo bouto oot '.»'•' gabion auf bom 'Jlltav boo Union entjunbet muibo, nidn oolofdiou, mo, m bio gtofic SBetf bet SBfttet boo SRepublif ein gel noioo, ein eroige8 fein foil. „2Biffen ift ""iadit," ift bio litUiilr SDtaajt einet fteien Station, obno moldto bio Studubung ibooo voboit unb Selbft- tegictung, iboov Souoetanitdt, obno Sinn unb SBetftanb unb obno Tattoo ift, roeil fio alobauu nidn jum fceil, fonbetn jum Unboil fut Hlle roetben nuif;. uilb fdjauen roil nidit auf bio Jjelben blutigct 2dilad)ton, uin uno ben ticbtigen 3Beg ju jeigen jut "^oiloiooblfabi't, jut IRationalgtdfje unb ;u tnbtoo Rultut anb ©eftttung. Unfete §elben, unfete Aitbvov fino bio gtofjen iiDtonnet ftieblidjct Sttbeit, beten a,omooblid)o, inbit fttielle unb geiftige Slnfttengungen ben Aovtidnitt boo "AKouidibcit fdm fon Uufooo §elben finb bio gtofjen Stfinbet unb Aovfdioo. iHuoh bao iroett bat juroeilen b.io rKodit, abet boo SPflug, bio ;'U;t, bet vaim moo, boo -Ji'obftul)!, bio .\\'iuft unb bio ^jiifoufebaft babou oo i in mo v. T,io Scfjroett etobett rKadio, abec oo jetftbtt fio audi. Die Htbeit abet ctobert bio ffielt unb jetftbrt -.Kidito, fonbetn ovbalt I'll loo. SBaffjing ton roat gtofj alo Adbbooo, abet gtdfjet alo Sutget, alo Scgrunbet boo m'foulubou Ai'iobouo, bet iv.'foulidion Dtbnung unb boo batauf gegtun> beten Aioiboit. Unb untct bou §elben boo Aiiobono niiuint I'lloranbov -vMimbolbt einen bet bodifton '^lat.io ein. r.rouin m.iblon roit ibn, boo auo boutfdiom Of mine entfproffen, alo ben geifrigen !Repr&fentanten unferci uno unfetefl 3Birfen4 fut bio ©vunbung unb Die liilialtnna. biefet Nepiu blif. Tentidie ^Jioniere lianptiadilid) roaren co, roe I die $ennfn[oanien cultioirten, idion doc fop 200 x "\alu - en, nidit mit bom Sdjiroert, fonbern burdj Die Slrbeit boo JriebenS. Unb reiitulpiHmevifaner. Daren be ju ben beften Ifruppen SBafbington'fl gebbtten, obec fofort nod) ung befl Unabb&ngigteitft*itampfe6 roiebet alien Snbern alo 3 bilo mit frieblidjet Srbeit ootan gingen. „3}tlbung, a vie ben unb Ate ihcit" unb bio bvei inbaltofdiroc-- ven roeldje ba8 Sonnet bet Republic jieten muffen. SlUei, i bio $urget beutfdjet Slbtunft baju beitrogen fonnen, foil gefdjeben. i ift unfet @elbbni| am lientiaai Sage, on biefet geroeUjten Stitte, too roit bind) Crtidjtung beS Stanbbiibefl oimo grofen 93orffimpfer3 bet 2i>iffenfd)aft dot bom gangen Sanbe, Dot bet gangen SBelt ben Seroete ilium gebenfen, bafj oo unfet beiliget (Ernft in mit biefem feietlidjen Welolmif;. v \n JabteSftift I'elien roit nno nriebet an biefet 2 telle; roeioen roiv liiev inner gtofjartigtn Temoiimationen nno Aeieilidileiten bad 8ilb boo 9)ianne3 uiiouiKn, roeldjen roit alo Keprafentanten oiler geiftigen SBorjuge ertoren, roobutd) fid) nidit oloo bio oentuiie, fonbern bio ge fammte germanifd)e obet ten ton if die 9tace aito;eidmet, beffen geiftige •;o oon alien unfern I'iitlmiaait anerfamtt roirb, unb beffen 8U= bung unb $umanitdt ~JU Ion ein leiiditenbeo SBorbUb fein 'oil. (ilne bet freien Strbeit! Gtjre bet freien ^orfdjung imb SBiffenfdjaft! Untet biefem 2Badjtruf auein roirb bet Surgetfriebenunb bie Aieilieit in glorreidjet SKajeftat bauernb begrunbel fie$en! 83te in alio 3eiten lel'e nneifduitteit mm iHnnen unb im "muutii Dor Stoat bet 2trbeit, Dao 8tfp( nno Dor Sunb boo Jricbettf nno bet Aieilieit, Die SRepublif bet SBeteinigten Staaten! The programme closed with a hearty rendition of the " Wacht am R •.,'" sung by almost all of the thousands of Germans e n c. Die Sadbf am fftlftln, bianft ein :).nf roie roiinevtdiall, SBie Sdjiroertgettirt unb SBogcnptaU: .linn iwKiii, mm .~)ilioin, unu beutfdbcn ."Nliein, Set roill Deo 2tvomeo .vmter fein! itetlanb, nniin't vniiia, fein, .it nno tveii Die 2Badjt am ftljein! 88 CELEBRATION OF THE S1SETV-S1STII ASS1VERSARY Durdj §unberi \lmcll, Unb "Ma- 2tugen bltyen bell: Tor ®eutfd)e bieber fromm imb ftarf, ..: bie fceiTge Sant Siieb' SBaterfanb magft nujig fein, geft ftdjt unb treu bie SSadjt am Jibein! (iv bltrft binanf in §hnmelSau'n, Jpelbenoater nieberfdjau'n, Unb [chrodrt in ftoljer RampfeSluft: „2)u rKiu'in bleibft beutfd^ roie mcine SrufU" 8icb' SBaterfanb magft ruhig fein, ft [tcijt unb treu bie SBadjt am :»ii)cin! [ang etn ^ropfcn SJbtt nodi glu&t, SJtodj cine Aiiuft ben Segen }i lino nodi ein SXrm bie S3ucbfe fpamtt, SBetritt fein geinb bier bcinen Stranb! S*icb' Staterumb mogft ruing icin, geft (tcbt nn& treu Die SBadjt am SRIjeut! SDer Sdjrour aidiallt, bio SBoge rinnt, Tie gabnen Pattern bodi im 2Btnb: &m rKbein, am Sftbein, am beutfdjen rKlicin, 2Bir Sue molten \nttcv icin. 8ieb' Saterfanb magft rubtg icin, ft (tcbt unb treu Die SBacljt am :)il)cin! Ar the close of the celebration the societies took up the line of march to Machinery Hall, a portion only, however, followed the line, the rest mingled with the throng and dispersed over the grounds. The celebration was universally noted tor its dignified and not less joyous and festive character. «9 '.: »w/«t a;f|K\ro\'i; \ 11. XX IAL FOUN l'.\ IX. BV rUE CATHOLIC I. A. DNIOM OF AMERICA. The Celebration at the site of the Centennial Fountain was of n verv interesting character. The site was visited throughout the day by thousands of the public, and during the afternoon, prior and subsequent to the formal ceremonies prescribed by the programme, was a general centre of attraction. 1 lie location is beyond the western terminus of Machinery II ill, at the base of the sloping declivity crowned by <> Hill. The Fountain will stand on the middle line of an avenue, nding tor three-quarters of a mile, one hundred and twenty wide — bordered by the out door flora of the Exhibition, literally an avenue of flowers, from every clime. In design, it is 90 CE/.' Of THE A VTB AtmiVMKSAKY a circular platform, with tour arms projecting at right angles, terminating in tour smaller circular platforms. From the centre of the large circle, a marble rock work sixteen feet high, with a diameter at base eighteen feet, slightly truncated, and conical in shape, rises, and on this stands a statue of Moses typifying the miracle ot the water and the rock ; the water descends from numerous fissures in the mound into a basin, forty feet in diam- eter, entirely encircling the rock. A coping wall of marble sur- rounds the basin and forms its sides. This wall rests upon the platform, which is of granite, five feet wide, with steps to the ground. The arms extend outward ten Jit inches; they are nine teet wide. The four circular platforms in which they terminate, are i feet diameter. On each of these will stand a drinking fountain, twelve feet in height, and eight teet eight inches in diameter, surmounted b\ s of Tyrolese marble, nine feet high; the figures represented by these being .'.; Mathew, th stle of Temperance; Charles Car- roll, of Carrollton, a Signer ot the Declaration of American Independence; Archbishop John Carroll, illustrious tor his services in the Revolution; and Commodore John Barry, the '.: naval hero of the Revolution. The designer of the entire work is Herman Kirn, of Philadelphia. r the site of the pro] M tnument, a commodious staging had been erected and decorated with the National and State colors, the flig of Erin, and the banners of the Catholic I . tinence Organizations. I re were present on the stand, the Rev. Patrick Byrne, President C. T. A. U. of America; Rev. [gnatius F. Horstmann, I). D.; Rev. Michael Filan ; Rev. James i . Mulholland ; Rev. Jas. O'Reilly, the Spiritual Director; John 11. Campbell, Pr dent; Dr. Michael O'llara, Chairman of the Centennial Com- mittee; and the following members of the Board ot Government: , Vice President; Philip L. I I enneberry, Editor; Henry La r kin, Treasurer; Philip A. Nolan, Corresponding Ctary ; Wm. J. Power, Recording Secretary; Peter E. Nu- gent, Financial Secretary; Patrick Lamb, Sergeant-at-arms; |ohn A. Daly, Peter Mundy, and Wm. S. B inty I ■ C. T. A. U. ol ; I I .' of Phila- ; J ihn A. Clark, I >r of the Columbus Monu- lonj ; Charles S. Keyser, 1 f 1 ( >mmitte< the Celebrati There were also present, in full regalia, tl if the local Societies, the Parish Centennial i 1 I to the Arch Diocesan Union. The Band of the II Family T. A. B. Society, by which the mus iven, was also on th At the hour appointed tor the ceremonies an immense assem- :e had gathered. As the different societies filed in order on the round surrounding the site of the Fountain, their standard-bearers m with the distinctive r1.ii;s of their div: .id bands of ma! oursing patriotic airs, the scene me ot rare magnificence. On everj re tem- perance men, wearing their picture- ilia, forming a striking and utrast with the light dresses <>r the ladies, of whom there was also a lar^e number, the verdure of George's Hill in the background, and tli- t of" the surrounding trees When all the B were on the (ground one of the bands struck up a martial air, and to its stains each society in a methodical manner hi in lines encircling the Fountain site and the tem- in the form unburst," thus typifying the ancient device on Irish flag ' >n the conclusion of an over- ture by the band the pi inaugurated by Hon. John I I . I impbell, Chairman ot the meeting. II . . : — I i.t.ow i Amidst the ceremonies that take place to- >r the Centennial Fountain find worthy place. Jt is fitting and proper that the w iuld be commenced upon the Anm of the Declaration oflndej c, tor the Fountain is to b I in comma n ot the gre.i or the R irked out that Independence to a practical result. I itch will adorn un- tain will be ' triots, nun ot sterling worth and ch.ir.Kter, 3 will survive so long as lib .,cn, 92 °F THE . XERSARY Commodore Barry, Charles Carroll, and John Carroll are illus- trious names, to which even a monument can scarcely do justice. And with them will be another name — of* one who brought happiness to thousands of American homes, who stands with the heroes of earlier times, his work a fitting supplement to their labors. In the immortal Father Mathew we have a representative of our total abstinence organization — one who taught by practical lessons that political liberty and individual happiness go hand-in- hand. And to crown the work appears the great Lawgiver, Moses — a patriot of the highest type — who, like our own hei accomplished the independence of his people from a calling voke of injustice ami oppression. In building this Monument we are paying a tribute to republican institutions. The members or our organization have, in common with all other classes of our citi/ srienced the bl< I civil and i is liberty, and they now testify by their pr ind by their interest in our cere- mony to-day their appreciation of those bl , and their acknowledgment of the fact that in this Republic the fullest development of liberty can be attained. May we hope that our beautiful Fountain will remain for ages, to tell of the noble deeds of men who have conferred upon mankind blessings that are truly inestimable. The gentleman was repeatedly interrupted by bursts of enthu- siastic applause. When the cheering ha i somewhat subsided the band of the bather Mathew I'. A. B. Society, No. |, played the Star-spangled Banner. At the conclusion of Mr. Campbell's address he introduced the Hon. Joseph R. Chandler, who spoke as follows: — I highly appreciate and am heartily thankful for the honor conferred on me in the call to address this meeting. Like you, my fellow-citizens, I look back with gratitude to the labors and sufferings that sanctify this Anniversary, as they achieved the Independence which we enjoy, and whose Declaration we celebrate. I am in full sympathy with the measure of moral science which is avowed in your special organization, as I am in full communion with the creed which teaches temperance and sustains you in its support ; and I see a beautiful propriety in devoting tie day that US National Independence of foreign power to the celebra- tion of the efforts of your society to insure to our pe -pie ind'- OF AM vidua! independence from a bad social habit that dimini individual ability to do the work of good citizens. M ly the 1 nee Societies exist and flourish till there shall be no intemperance to demand their united labor, until our shall have rfect work and purged the morals •he manners of social life. Temperance soc: have been formed in this country and have perished ; but not they had achieved any conclusive triumph. The evil seemed to augment, and the reaction was most deplorable. A why t! Let us be charitable; undoubtedly the motive was good, but the temptation to produce ulterior eff ■ who, even though they could denounce the intoxicating liquors, could not forbear the stimulant of political excitement; and they degraded the principle, moral irm, by malcing it a i s at the ballot-box. Hatred of intoxication is not enou. . I he love of man, which induces • the promotion of temperence, must be subordi- ro, ami directed by, a lov 1. The hope of diminish- the social ami domestic evil of intemperance must be r on the co-operation of a high religious motive, and theprophe I and others make of your success are inspired by the lence which your name affords, that you consulc the Church when you adopt means to prevent evil and produce go I em- .nee Society ! That is a good, impressive name. Temperance Benevolent Societ] ' That shows that you consult various m< of good, and strengthen your association by augmenting the interests of the members. " Catholic Temi I lent Ah! that is a name that at once shows what are the grounds of your hope of success, ami what are the stimulants to exertion. The weapons which you use are indeed carnal, but thev derive a mighty efficacy from the altar upon which they are la: cti- Vou have received them in the name of our Holy Re- i have unsheathed them for the triumph of a virtue ; i the Church has declared cardinal, and you have no reason to fe.ir defeat while your la sanctified by the approval, and lined by the bl< I that Church. We are in the midst of Centennial Ann s, of events that preceded the action that giv entennial. All occurences that are great by the importance of their influence on nations and seem to have been heralded by some movement eminently i!)lc ; some event of singular significance, or some occurrence 94 that may be regarded as a necessary prelude to great events, that thus cast their The world's historv is well nhy indicates the relation of" the sign to the lificance, and what at first seems accidental, is found to the nec< rollary of preceding events. what is the special object of" our assembling to-dav with thi th of' numbers, this gathering of' societies, this disj of" banners in imposing array to strike the eye while all the time blowing martial sounds" invades the ear? Why, of all days in the year, is this, that seems to have a pre- scriptive right to social revelry, or individual excess, chosen, and why do the children of temperance present themselves on the place which, at best, mistaken patriotism, patriotism m its proper exponent, has too often selected for orgies that have no utterance, in measured amusement or temperate f \nd whj ome up to such a c ■ :on, theanoi irdians of the altar, whose duty it is to calm the tumult, and say to the noisy social element ill?" The object of' all this is to commence the work of erecting on this spot a Monument to perpetuate the memory of" the Declaration of our National In- dep< , and to gratitude and pride in those who pro- moted that Declaral I in those who assist, sh what had leclared. And while there are an expressed liberality of" views, enlarged conception of what the occasion demands, and a determination to leave nothing to accident or narrow calculation, it is resolved that the offering shall not only be worthy the altar on which it is laid, but that it shall also be ive of the vi and principl who present the sacrifice. It is to he not only the exponent of' the feelings of a single section of the country, but it is to stand as a testimony of the undying '■ Virtue, Liberty and [ndep 1 by all Cathol threat Union who, with their love of country, unite the belief in the necessity of preserving personal virtue for the sak teral liberty. I Catholic Temperance Societies of this Diocese, inviting the approval and aid of Catholics in other parts of the nati claim a ri^ht b. ires" to show how true have been the repi of their creed to the great interests ot the country, and while they use this means for the perpetuation of that truth, they thank God that their fellow-citizens of other creeds have the right, the means, and the resolution to give companionship to the Catholic Memorial by erecting other Monuments that shall of ex. 95 represent patriotic devotion. On this day, ninety-nine years ago, representatives of the people of the then Color. iared them- ind their constituents a free people, and those Colonies an independent nation. No, I am wrong, it was ninety-nine y erdav, that that world-influencing and Heaven-appro it occurred. But yesterday was th I and this is the people's day, and patriotism concedes to piety the primacy of .ion, and b tor the second commemoration a part of the sanctity of the first. And to-day we blend the Sabbath of the nation with the sanctified Sabbath of religion, uniting the Holy Day and the Holiday. We have come up hither, as Catholic patriots, to thank God for hi to us and ours, and to do honor to the sufferings and sacrifices of those thro whom these blessings ar nmemorate the merits of the men by whose exam- chings those blessings are augmented and perpetua But there is one special object in this celebration, one that only ts resort to this beautiful scene on which ■ .1 — hill, and stream all inviting concurrence, all rewarding efforts, and all improving taste. But the spot on which we stand is hallowed by special d« tion here are to rise temples of discord, halls of dissipa- tion ; not here are athletes to waste, by profitless exhibition, their physical power. But " Temper who has connected herself with patriotism, and c the union with religion, invites us hither to see her trench the line and define the limits of a Monument worthy of that Temperance, that patriotism, and that religion. To-day the first sod is to be lifted from the sward that c< the ground on which shall be reared the Monument that is to .it is hallowed in revelation, what is cherished by U! piety, what is r 1 by us as a virtue, and what is glorious in our conception of patriotism. And this proposed monument takes its form and the name of " Fountain, ' a place and means •emperate refreshment; so beautifully appropriate to the great object of the societies by which it is to 1 :, so expressive ot th i influence of r It is a most consistent idea that, while the productions of art which are to adorn the place ar. the forms of men ;uished them I cercise of the loftier virt of humanity, and shed a sancti istre upon the duties and •rincs of the Church, the Catholicity of the intention of the 96 CBLBBKA1 try providers of the specimen of skill is no less illustrated. The universality of the Church's extent is shown bv the freedom r, and the r supplied are (or all who will resort to the Fountain. Primarily the Monument, of Monuments, for which we are making preparations, will be ded to temperance, to the tempera - blessings, and the multiplication of the means by which a ch ened appetite may he gratified without abuse, while the necessities of our nature may be mini with liberality. The Monu- ment there to be erected, is to be 1 to usefulness, to the public ^ood. It is a pr iper offering of the citizens to the spirit of Utility. It is, in th of its commencement, and in the ion chosen for its completion, an offering of lofty patriotism. It is, in the ijreat figures by which it is to be formed and decora- ted, a : religious obligation and the n ut purity and self-sacr The central figure, Moses compelling water from the rock, is expressive of the if Catholic Temperance Socie- ties, abundance without abuse, enjoyment without ex An- other figure is the Rev. Theobald Mathew — Father Mathew, pre to the world his argument against intoxication, and offering the temperance pledge. Admirably appropriate is this figure. In the group it loses none of its significance in the recol- lection of the country which gave birth to the Apoule of Tem- perance, and from which so many of you claim descent. These two figures, the prophet Moses and Father M .-hew, arc the only ones of the group whose originals were not American citizens. We cannot regard as a matter of censure that the great Hebrew prophet was p 1 by circumstances from profv by our naturalization laws (great laughter), and Father Mathew was tree of every place where he could find a standpoint from which to preach temperance on Catholic principles. A citizen of the commonwealth of religion and morals, he was always at home, and always the right man in the right place. [Applause.] Father Mathew was recognized and received with honor by the constituted authorities of the United States, and was thus in some respects of us, as he was in all respects with us, in love of the faith and enforcement of the practice of our church. The figure of Archbishop Carroll on the group will strike all eyes and warm all hearts. It is the effigy of a great American of Irish descent; a man who sacrified a princely patrimony that he might be qualified by poverty for the holy office of a priest of the Catholic Church, anil offering the pr ice, anil th that clu ■ unselfishness and lot t ic fulfilment ol in :i neighborii •i that work he succeeded in th and no v neutrality when hostile man- al to the h • A m< i John Carroll, ire et venerabile nomet, J • Bi ihop ol the Church in the Ur Ere his virtues and ; \n 1 his statue in the pr ip will show ho one the instruments thai in expressing the gratitude of the country and the church. Commodore John Barry lived in his native county, in V I, in Ireland, until he was fourteen or fifteen years when he came to this country and served an apprenticeship to 1 crty and Indepi , and then became an efficient ma rkman. He may :en the first conn in the Un I I ictually spoken of as the father our na jure more remains to be noticed. It is that Charta of our ; . that name is r that fixed an awful responsibil anil pledged honor, fortune, and 1 the achieven that which t ument declared, anil that solemn j fully particulars — unsullied hoi imn irtune, and a lite in which p ind its exponent in unsullied purity. An i Me, in \\\, it name the p! honor anil fortune and lite v. in accepting it to have rt. ■ | ion in which it the honor remained ur. smirched by a sinqle act unworthy a Chris- tian gentleman. The wealth that seemed sacrificed by a public ofFeri merited in aim is prop and the life that Ught as ie country's good, was, like the pro- o fieri tig i>; the II i Patriarch, i the all It was protract >nd the ordinary limits of human life, so that Chirks Carroll, of (<'.i- i to his I the country, and the church, and honored with the illu •UTS." i he monument re to-day is to ' .1 in 98 CE/.F.KKATIOtf OF THE MXETV-MNTH AVXH'ERSARY no spirit o( ^sion. It challenges no criticism on itself or comparison wirh others. It presents tor perpetual rememHrance the effigies and the names of Catholic men who have been true to the religious principles which they avowed, and to the moral and political sentiments wh ch they professed, and who have done honor to the church by the benefits they conferred on the country, and who, by enabling us to connect their names with our religion, have supplied to us irrefragable proof the assertion that C.itholicitv is friendly to individual freedom and promotive of National Independence. Side by side with Franklin was priest Carroll, found most faithful among the faithful in assisting to establish that indepen- dence which the layman had declared and signed, and for which the priest had labored and prayed. Side bv side with Cadwalader, and enriched bv the commenda- tion of Washington, was Barry, doing service to his country, and reflecting honor on his ere, We enjoy the benefits of their labors, their sacrifices, and their virtues, and it is our boast that the nation gratefully recognizes its obligations to them. We present these men, not for party nor denominational tri- umph — we present them as distinguished among those who kept alive the flame of patriotism by coals from the Catholic altars. We show bv their fame that, at the hour of our national birth, and in the intensity of the sufferings of that hour, no class of citizens were more true to the nation's interests than were the professors of the Catholic faith — no nations were more liberally helpful in our revolutionary exertions than the Catholic powers. Our monument is not to proclaim disrelish of those who difter from us in creed or religious opinion. It will bear no record of injuries received or of wrongs imputed. It is a monument of love for temperance and respect for truth. A permanent record of glorious services and undying gratitude. It shall be the boast of those who rear this monument, and the testimony of those that shall admire its beauties and feel their Esthetic influence that it is a constant witness to faith and a record of veracity. Most un ike the infamous slander which is found Where Lond in column pointi >^ics Like a tall bully lift* it-, head and lic^. I have said that the column and sculpture for which we are now preparing, are expressive of no aggressive spirit, and are, we OF AHER:. - 99 hope, never to be used as such. They will stand a record of what the Catholics have done morally and politically — but will not intimate that others have left such works undone. Thev present a separate interest in a common claim. And now, gentlemen of these Catholic Associations, as I have referred to the principles upon which you are united, and have endeavored to explain what are and what are not vour objects, heir with me a moment while I use a privilege of age, and refer delicately — I hope not offensively — iot to what you have done, but rather to what you have neglected. The Declaration of Independence, which we celebrate, declares all men born free and equal, and the Constitution savs positively that religious opinions shall work no disqualification for public position, yet in various States their constitutions made Catholic- ity a bar to civil rights ; and in almost all communities peop'e of our creed have been made to feel an undesirable difference of estimate between themselves and others. I stop not now to consider these disqualifying State laws or social ordinances. N man secures social position by simple assertion of his deservings, while men and societies have perpetuated upon themselves unde- served ostracism by failing to manifest their deservings and lecting to act as if they felt the equality wnich they desired to enjo\ . Before you my fellow-citizens and fellow-Catholics, is the arena or political contest. Enter it, not as Catholics, but as citizens. Onward and upward is the path to social distinction. i id it, not as those who demand, but as those who deserve, and by deserts can attain the goal. Before vou, and around you are churches of your own denomination — God be thanked for that — the greatest of all privileges. Vou enter those churches, not as athletes contending tor prizes or demanding rights, but as suppliants for grace. Men may challenge your qualifications for •ical distinction and you may lose what you regard as a right. Men may darken the pathway even of your social prefer- ence, and you may be compelled to concede, because in all that is secular, right may often DC yielded to adverse circumstances. But between your conscience and your Go.i there can be no con- cession, no compromise. And, thank God, between the obedi- ence to that conscience and to the Constitution of the Union there is no legal hostility. It has been said that religious prejudices have connected them- selves with social and political estimate, and the Catholic is not 100 CELEBRATJON OF THE NINETY-NINTH ANNIVERSARY able to enjov that equality which is guaranteed by the Constitu- tion. The Constitution guarantees to certain men the i hold any office to which they may be called; but it does no: guarantee to them the certainty of bein^ called either by election or appointment. And there are some who are bitter in t invective at non-appointment — who may in time learn that they have lost nothing by want of office, and what is rather mortify- ing — office has lost nothing tor want of them. [Laughter and applause.] Is it place and distinction that are desired? Thev are achiev- . The vast favorable difference notable between the conditi abilities and liberty of Catholics now and that forty y« >, is not the (jrace of our fellow-citizens of other creeds. It is the presentation of qualities backed by numbers; and experience shows that if the Catholic who seek public favor, seek it upon merit manifested by proper display, and does not ask th or impute a triumph to denominational distinction, he is as likely to be successful as another. lie must have patience. We h to encounter prejudices, my friends and brethren, we know it and we feel it. But prejudices are not beaten down by violence; in time thev vanish before proofs that they are unjust. We live in a community whose integral parts lack entire r ious homogeneousness. It is wise in us so to live, that the elements of social lite may not be disturbed by unnecessary dis- ement. The rule of social life in this country, is this, and to Catholics it is a friendly ami important rule: " Learn the rights of others, and respect them. Acquire a knowledge of your own rights, and when necessary proclaim them." The occasion will lom occur when you will hare to defend them. When this necessity shall arise, the Bar will present the defence, and the Bench will decide the case. Ami the Bar and the Bench are attainable, and occupied in part by Catholics, and made illustrious by them, and the ure.it and the J of all denominations, before whom the righteous of all Is may come and be assured of Justice, and the offender of no creed be received with mercy. Gentlemen of the Catholic Benevolent Societies, you are sum- moned to be and appear at this place on the Fourth of July, 1870, and you or vour successors annually thereafter tor centu- ] I etc, catching inspiration from t.iC memorials of temper- ance, reliyion and patriotism, you shall unite hand in hand in the solemn renewal of the pledge of fidelity to the free institutions 101 of our common countrv, and heart in heart in thank • to , the common God, that He lias made perpetual and general, the sing of entire freedom in the pursuit of human happin and equal freedom in the exercise of Divine worship. The cheers which at times interrupted the speaker's remarks were so loud and continuous that when he resumed, it was difficult itch the opening sentences. As he returned to his seat the cheering was again and again reneu The President now introduced Dr. Michael O'Hara, to the audience, then retiring, handed to the Very Rev. Dean Byrne, a ;* the latter came forward and presented this emblem of labor to the Doctor who receiving it addressed the Dean as fol- lows : — Mr. President : In the legend of K : rnion and the blacksmith, which has been so well r by our fellow- townsman — the Mechanic of" Philadelphia — it is related that duril eat ceremonial on the completion of the temple a black- smith went boldly into the 1. ilace and the throne. The guards would have slain him for the sacrilege, but the kin lis hand, sa It is h ; Without the blacksmith the temple had been impossible. Let labor have the first p. So Mr. President when you put into my hand this emblem of labor I feel that vou do me the h i li honor, tor you not only make me the representative or that labor which the v> did so highly estimate, but vou place also in my hands the only sceptre which the creat dav we celebrate has in our land. The time, the purpose — gives and requires few When labor bi irk eloquence ceases. Rather, it is itself the highest eloquence. It is what Di first and its List requisite — action. It deliberates not; it does. Ir first puts its shoulder to the wheel and then appeals t r all and before all comes the spade of the laborer; it .. first garden of" the earth, and it will dig the last grave; it hollowed out the first cave for the barbarian, and will dig the ■ ., \i I ' . 1 li l|ili!a in breal t t"r die < nt Park J It i under the di ■ in, a member ot die organization. 102 CELEBSAJiOS OF THE NINETY-NINTH AySlVFRSiRY foundations of the future civilization of the human race. I aa this symbol, and as the hour requires, begin the work, [then de- scending from the platform the Doctor entered the enclosure of Me site, and amid tumultuous cheering planted his spade in the earth and turned over a sod ; addressing the officers and a<; ence he continued] : Brothers of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America, the work begins, which, by your willing hearts, the centurv's new dawn shall greet completed, [turning a second sod he continued] : Here labor begins a work for the raising of the people to a higher sense of the great mission of art in refining the desires and passions of human nature; a witness-stone of de- votion to that cause to which we have pledged ourselvts — a cause upon which the perpetuity of the institutions of this our l.ind so largelv depends. [Applause.] We build here a monument to the great dead of the earth, canonized by the hearts of the people. [Amid great applause. Changing his position slightly, and more directly facing the assemblage, he turned over a third sod, then raising his voice until it could be heard clearly bv the whole assemblage he concluded] : May this be an imperishable memorial of vour faith in God, your attachment to this Republic, and your love to your fellow-men. Loud and prolonged cheering greeted the conclusion of the gentleman's remarks. The band playing in a spirited and ad- mirable manner "the Red White and Blue." This piece concluded, Father O'Reilly was next introduced by President Campbell, and received a hearty welcome in a round of boisterous cheers. He said: — M \. President, Gentlemen of the Catholic Total Abstinence iety : "Hope long deferred maketh the heart suk" is an . but the anticipation of success maketh the soul glad. We all rejoice on this great day. We feel that it is good for us to be here. We all exult that at last we see the beginning of the tnd of a grand undertaking, which for ages to come is to com- memorate our faith as men, as citizens, as Cathol As Si iritual Director of the Arch-diocesan Catholic Total Abstinence Union, I am proud to be here with you on this grand Anniversary of our Independence, and to see so many thousands assembled to celebrate the day in a manner so appro- priate to our character as men and citizens; but prouder still OF AMERICAS ISPEFESDENCE. I O3 will I be to join with vou, a vear hence, in the grand solemnities which we trust in God will then take place on the same spot, to dedicate to our faith and country the work we this day lu-^in. Gentlemen, we have good cause to be proud of the part we are taking in this testimonial. It is not merely a grand Fountain with which we, as Catholic temperance men, wish to adorn this jnificent Park — no, gentlemen, our offering is that ot a mem- orial, which shall teach a two-fold lesson — a lesson to the present generation, and a lesson to posterity. To the present generation, the Fountain will tell of the gratitude we feel tor the many benefits and blessings guaranteed to us by the Declaration of Julv 4th, 1776, and our glorious Constitution of i _s ^. Relig- ious liberty, freedom of conscience, the right to worship God untrammelled by State interference — this is the glory of our charter of r. ind as American Catholic citizens, we wish to laim, in i8-6, in a lasting manner, our gratitude to our American Catholic forefathers, who, in the War of the Revolu- tion, from 1775 down, obtained tor us this ureat blessing. 1 -ntlcmen, no one of us feels that he is a stranger here in this land. As long as the names of Columbus, Las Casas, Mar- quette, Calvert, Bishop Carroll, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Commodore Birrv | host of leaders of the War of the R . olution, of the War of iS 12, of the Mexican War, and of our late terrible struggle, must be recorded on the p our history — as long as the records ot the Jesuit, Franciscan, Domini- can, and other religious orders, must tell us of the heroic la ut the real pioneers of civilization in our widely a the names of San Francisco, St Louis, St Augustine, and a thousand other cities, rivers, etc., are written in our geog- raphy — in a word, as lon_' as Truth remains Truth, we, as jrican citizens, can claim that we do but enter into the por- tion of our inheritance for which our Catholic labored and bio .id suffered as freely and as heroically as did any of their fellow-citizens. This Fountain will proclaim that not merely as citizens, but as Catholic cit zens, I 1 . ever i our htarts the memory of their I role thev played in the h: >f these I • in veneration, and may serve for the I instruction of all who now enjoy the : Io posterity our Fountain will tell, first and t >f the grand Catholic temperance movement which, like the grain of n :, planted in 1871, introduced into 10+ CELEBRATION OF THE N1NETY.N1NTH ANNIVERSARY Philadelphia in \^~i, beginning with Tour or five members, spr the whole country and throughout the Canadian Con- federacy, became a vast tree, and sheltered hundreds of thousands of men from th . and the evil effects of the cursed vice of intemperance. It will tell of the hundreds of societies who ied to contribut mite to erect this memorial in thanks- the signal manifestation of God's grace in favor of our ration. It will tell you all, and your children, and childrt. children, to remember this grand temperance movement. Bur Mr. President and gentlemen, my time warns me to stop, lure meml ivernment of the Union of America, with its very Rev. President, Dean l'vrne, who have come here to testify that this work, which heretofore was but one of local interest, has been endorsed by the while glori I I . A. America. And when I s:iv that as Spiritual Director of our splendid Arch-diocesan Union, I could have no more plea ik to perform than to welcome the v Presi- dent ai : of Government of the Union of America here liny as they do, officially to fulfil so patriotic a mis- sion, I feel 1 do but express the sentiments of you all, when I bid them a thousand welcomes. Gentlemen, it is with the greatest pleasure I introduce to you the Wry Rev. Dean l'vrne. Amidst the cheers of welcome of the surrounding multitude, and the strains of the Holy Family Hand playing "All hail to the ( Rev. 1'. crick Byrne, President of the C. I . \. Union America, advanced to the front of th . and was announced by President Campbell: Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great pleasure that I introduce to you to-day the Very Rev. Dean Byrne, of Trenton, N. J., President of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America. [Renewed demonstrations of" welcome.] eing partly restored, Father Byrne spoke as follows: — G ntlemen of the clergy and laity, officers of the Board of Government of the Union of America, and of the Union Philadelphia, and my very dear friends: lo you all 1 cannot but return my meed of thanks for the hearty and kindly recep- Of AMERICAN r i have given me, simply upon my representative charac- ter, in that, I am connected with an association which has proved - very I u, ami is very dear to you. It 1 know that when any <»ne comes among you hearing the stamp and character of thai '', he cannot fail to meet a hearty i. [Applause.] I have come here on this occasion ry well know, I am a great advocate of water. [La ism.] And I would be clad if the thous- of money that are expended in ercr es tor purposes of sin would all he expended in build- which would commemorate not merely the tri- ll country in achieving its liberties and artair the Centeni .nee, hut in order that that prosperity might be extended until time immemorial, through thi thy water drinking. [Great applause.] heartily in sentiment with the officers and i these. \ r-ch-diocesan Union of Philadelphia in this work ; and as they have generously undertaken to carry the burden of it alone, I say, in behalf of the Union of America, that thev shall not he permitted to do so. [Great cheerinL'.l It is not merely a work of local interest, it is a work of public interest. It not onlv to commemorate a great event in the history of this wonderful countrv, hut it begins to-day a marked era in the triumphant success of the work of Total rice. It will he a proclamation to people yet unborn, of this day have done in this respect, in the Libert) ll and fidelity with which they have red, to make the i tins land worthy of that great birthright of I hich was procured for them by the heroes oft tlution. I repeat th. I not be alone, gentlemen: and though we have not yet spoken, our voice, when we do speak, will be uttered in clear and unmistakable tones [applause], and our words not merely those of hollow interest, but followed hv deeds, so that we may all have the honor of bearing a portion of the burden this gn intain, and Philadelphia not be left to monopolize all the glory of it. ewed a] I have come late, my t hut I do not come unaccompa- I have the honor to escort hither from the city in which I have the happiness to i r of a hero of the Revolu- tion — Miss Sallie Smith Stafford. [Cheers.] 106 CELEBRATION OF THE MSETY-S1STH ANS1VERSARY [In appreciation of the hearty welcome with which the an- nouncement of her presence was received by the assemblage, Miss Stafford here came to the front of the stage and bowed her acknowledgments.] This lady is here at mv sucgestion, not merelv because she represents in sentiment and in person the spirit of the heroes of the Revolution, or because of her intimate connection with that remarkable period in the history of America, but she is here principally because her lather had the distinguished honor of serving in the Bon Homme Richard, and also in the ship Alliance, under that redoubtable hero, Commodore Barrv, whose memorv vou propose to honor by a statue in the adornment of your Fountain. In the possession of this lady are several most interesting and valuable mementoes of the history of our Revolutionary struggle, and these I have brought with me as appropriate to this patriotic occasion. One of rinse is the first American flag* ever unfurled, that of the ship Bon Homme Richard. In that remarkable ai perate naval conflict which made the name of the vessel historic, this flag was shot awav, but was recovered before the sinking of the vessel by the father of Miss Stafford, who jumped into the sea after it, and was in the act of replacing it in its position when cut down by an officer of the enemy, and so disabled as to carry the marks of his wounds, many years after, to the gra\ This flag, ladies and gentlemen, as you see, has upon it only twelve stars. I would like vou to understand that the miss star is not that of New Jersey. [Great laughter.] The star that is absent is the star of Rhode Island, and it is absent, not from any lack of patriotic motive and action, but because that State dreaded the terrible conflict which the colonists were about to undergo against " the parent country," as it is called — whether a * The flag is about three and a half yards long, and tm ind five inches * I -glish bunting, and is sewed with hempen or flaxen thr; .1 it- blue union, and thirteen str ed and white The are arranged in four parallel lines, with three- !ine. The d times loaned for display. It was exhibited at the gl in N< the great I N I , in 1861. A piece was cut from the fly of the flag, at the beginning of the e direction ■ iffbrd, the mother of the p '. to Presi- dent Lincoln, who suitably acknowledged the | evidence of its great age. Its cctcd with many demonstrations of patriot Of iMMRICA '07 good or a bad parent is another matter [laughter] — and, while ing in the general struggle in the day of disaster, Rhode Island preferred for a time to he alone. This being the first flag of the times, the star of that State, for this reason, was not inclu- ded with those of the others. Afterwards, in the day of victory, she joined the rest in perpetuating those liberties for which she had struggled as valiantly as any. I have here another interesting relic, though it is hardly one fit for a clergyman to present. It is a sword taken from the ship ance, and one with which, it is related, Commodore Barry himself struck many lusty blows for Freedom's cause. [Cheers.] It bears upon it some evidences of having received a pretty good hacking, and is not so delicate in its proportions as are many swords that we see in these days. It is Revolutionary — every bit of it. It shows that the men who wielded the sword in those days, possessed not only pluck, but a good share of bodily tor. [The sword referred to, an old fashioned one, of large pattern, and rusty with age, was here exhibited.] Having with these few remarks introduced to you this estima- ble lady, Miss StarTor 1, wd returning my sincere thanks to you, and to the Arch-dioce^an Union of Philadelphia, for the compli- ment conferred upon me, I have but one other matter to present, and that is an autograph letter of recommendation to the father of Mi»s Stafford from Commodore B.irrv. It is in the hand- writing of the great American, an ;ven to the recipient as a testimonial ot his valor and efficient service, and as an honora- ble discharge from the navy of his country. It recounts his meritorious services, and recommends him as an able, trust- worthy, and loyal Captain. This document with the rest is preserved with tender care by those who appreciate at their full ;e and wish to perpetuate these memorials of the Revolution. I hev have honored us by bringing them here to revive the memories of that remarkable period of the national history, and to induce vou to continue to preserve by honorab those liberties which were achieved for you with so much of per- sonal sacrifice and heroism. [Long continued ap: [The letter here referred to, enclosed in a frame, * i interest by many of those present] I08 CELEBRATION OF THE \RY. Jam s W. O'Brien, General Secretary of the Catholic T. A. Union of America, being present, was introduced by President Campbell. I le said : — My Friends: As an officer of the Union of America, it is not necessary that I should make a speech. The speech that has iust been made by the head of that Union, mv superior r and official chief, fills the whole field. [Applause.] It is a speech that will i throughout the land, and generate responsive sentiments from the Atlantic to the Pacific seaboard. ( )n hearing these generous words of our Reverend President, our brothers everywhere will, with one acclaim, crv out God :d to the Catholic Total Abstinence Union; long live its R verend President, and success to the Philadelphia Centennial Monument. [Applause.] Hut I stand here, as a citizen* of the metropolis, | thai New York is most eager for the success of the Philadelphia enterprise. Her Total Abstinence Societies and yours are a unit in all that affects the glory of the Church, the welfare of the country, and the extension far and wide of the blessings of total abstinence. Her temperance men are your brothers. If these are tsvo cities which were thought to be dis- affected the one to the other, let the thought forever be dismissed. We are one in faith, one in race, one in heart, one in loyal devotion to the interests of the great Catholic organization of the . — the Total Abstinence I u [Applause.] These two cities of the Past, with two millions of American citizens, are united in honoring the heroes of the Revolution. They are united in proclaiming the generous principles of tem- perance, and when New York and Philadelphia clasp hands tor _;ood a cause, there is no power in the prejudices or the social habits of the land that can long withstand their combined force. [Applau inur labor we regard with brotherlv in ten Struggles are ours, and when the day of your triumph comes, the she ladness coming from the banks of the Delaware will be taken up on the banks of the Hudson, and re-echoed back with the exultant fervor ot a genuine Irish hurrah. [Cheers.] At the conclusion of Mr. O'Brien's remarks, the audience dispersed. MACHINERY HALL. Tins structure is located west of the intersection of Belmont and Elm Avenues, at a distance of 541 feet trom t!ie west from of the Main Exhibition Building, an from the north side of Elm Avenue. The north fiont of the building will be upon the same line as that 01 the Main Exhibition building, thus prcsciitiiij; a ttuntage of 3.824 feet from the east to the west enda of the Exhibition Buildings upon the ptincipal avenue within the grounds. The building Main Hill, 360 feet wide by 1.401 feet long, and an annex on the south side of 108 feel by 210 feet. The entire area covered by the Main II and annex is 558,440 square feet, or 12. 81 acres. Including the upper Hoots the building provides 14 acres of Boor space. The principal portion of the structure is one sturv in height, showing the main cornice Upon the outside at 40 feet from the ground, the interior height to the top of the ventila- tors it. the avenues being 70 feet, and in the aisles 40 feet. To break the long lines upon the exterior, projections have been introduced upon the four sides, and the main cnti 1 finished with tirades, extending to 78 feet in height. The east entrance will I'm 111 the principal approach from the Main Exhibition Building, and from the street cars. Along the south side will be placed the boiler houses and such other buildings tor special kinds of machinery as may be required. The arrangement of the ground plan ihowi two main avenues, 90 feet wide by 1,360 feet long, with a central aisle between and an aisle on either side. Each aisle is 60 feet in width ; the two avenues and thiee aisles making the total width At the centre of the building is a transept of 90 feet in width, which at the south end is proh- Main Hall. This transept beginning at 36 lect from t lie Main II 1 extending 20S feet, is flanked on either side by aisl:s of 63 feet in width, and tonus the annex t I hydl nilic machines. The promenades in the avenues aie 15 feet in width ; in the transept 25 feet, and in the aisles 10 feet. All other walks exterl ■ the building are to tect in width, and lead at either end to exit doors. (no) o/- amf.i, can i\nF.rt\nt i i i tin-; i-vu; oviavk co\Vi;i;t. The Concert given at four o'clock, in Machinery Hall, by the "Choral Combination," and the Orchestra of the Centennial M isica Association, was one of the most successful and enjoy- able of the series of entertainments provided for the day. The Choral Combination was composed of nearly six hundred ladies and gentlemen, representing the following named Philadelphia Societies, viz.: The Choral branch of the Centennial Musical iciation ; Handel and Havdn Society; Vocal Union; Society ; Philadelphia Oratorio Society ; West Philadelphia Choral Society ; and Mannerchor. Professors William Wol- sieffer and Jean Louis were its Musi il Directors. The Orches- tra, numbering fifty-five performers, was led by Mr. Simon I I . ^ler. There was an immense audience at the Children's Concert in the morning; but the numbers were nearly doubled in the after- noon. Long before the singers took their places on the s' the vast building was fairly packed in every spot within sight or hearing of the performers; and the discomforts and annoy- ances that are inevitable in such a throng, were borne with the characteristic good nature of an American crowd. The audience, des being immense in numbers, was brilliant in appearance ; and a view, from the stage, of the acres of upturned faces, was a sight not easily forgotten. A few minutes before four o'clock, the members of the Chorus left the offices of the Hoard of Finance, where they had assembled, and took their places on th< P mptlv at four o'clock the Concert was begun, with the per- formance, by the orchestra, of Leutner's "Festival Overture;" and the audience at once became quiet and attentive. Then the choral part of the programme was initiated by the first public 112 CEIEHKATIOS OF THE A AKV performance of a new National Hymn, "God bless our Native Lai mposed by Pi if. Albert G. Em ri .. of this citv. I I by Mr. Louis, the Chorus sang this verv meritorious com- position in a most effective manner. Mr. Wolsieffer then t the baton, and Barnby's " March or the Men or Columbia" sung in fine style. It was received with immense applause, and was immediately re-demanded. A serena rood Night, my e," written by Mr. Adam Geibel, a distinguished pupil of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind, was then su duo, by the female voices alone, under the direction of Mr. Louis. It was given with a rich and beautiful volume of tone, ami was heartily encored. The serenade was followed by Millard's " Our Nation's Song," by the full Chorus; after which the orchestra per: beer's magnificent " Marche aux Flambeaux." The next num- ber on the programme was Kinkel's "Farewell, B Maid;" a chorus tor male void ur parts-, without accompaniment. Under the direction of Mr. V Per, it was sung with threat accuracy and expression, and was encored. II i\ [n's grand cho- rus, "The Heavens are Telling the Glorv of God," was then sung with striking effect. Some pleasing selections of Strauss' music were then performed by the orchestra; after which, Ros- sini's attractive and melodious chorus, " Mail to Thee, Liberty," was sun^. The concluding numbers were the orchestral perform- ance of the Introduction and Wedding march from "Lohengrin;" Mo/art's " G.oria in Excelsis," by the Chorus; and the overture to " William Tell," performed by the orchestra. All the music, vocal and instrumental, was rendered in such a manner as to command the approval of the most critical musical ears ami judgments. The singers showed careful training, sang witl; method and expression, and gave abundant evidence of the fact that Philadelphia can raise a powerful and first class Chorus, even under unfavorable circumstances and at short notice Much to the surprise of all, the hall, although covering so much space, proved to have remarkably fine acoustic qualities. '3 tin-: r.Ai.i.iW .\sci:\'sii>\s .\ I IRD A IDGE. \ ■ t of the d • the three ■ the W ■ im fi > n " I he Gi u R nue Bridge. I lie inflai mm at an early hour, and until i I 1 4. CELF.HRATIO.S- OF THBi iftY the ascenr, kept a crowd of visitors at the Bridge; this crowd t tiiiued increasing, until, at the hour or" five, it had covered the entire Bridce, and the slope of Mt. Sidney to the Set: . ird House; a dense mass of people required the continuous service of the Park Guard around " The Great Rock." In the discretion Aeronauts by the Committee, Miss Ihling ascended at 5-45, and the two others simultaneously at 5-50. The details of the ascent are given in reports to the Committee by the Aeronauts. M:ss Ihling relates her mishap with much insouciance; Master n makes a capital representative of young America; while the ran pennat - rene coolness and at homeness, as he looks about in the air, with pjternal sober r his rl s, and swoops down to rescue the fluttering dove, is remark- ably characteristic and interesting. Miss Ihling reports: — A little enjoyment of the upper air is as good for the woman as the man, and if, as the sequel of my trip will show, there a little rough and tumble in the outcome, the public will pardon me in that part when I tell them it was a peculiar experiment by an inexperienced hand. My ascent was rapid, but as smooth and graceful as the e.. flight. I waved my flag in r to the salutations ot the of thousands ot people who cheered me upward and onward. When I had attained the height of 7033 feet my ea m to ache a little from the thinness of the upper air, and I made up my mind to come down a few thousand feet, so that I could enjov the beautiful scenery below, the more. I made an effort at drawing open the valve, but found it to stick very fast, and I gave it up, because I was afraid that something was wrong in its fixtures. Now, I took a general survey of the scenery below, and, as my eves r.m over the Park, it seemed as thouuh the world wis .1 it beehive. Clusters ot human beings here and there and everywhere. Gira' ue Bri a bridge of beings, ot living beings, all huddled together, struggling for room and air. ,1 tried my valve. This tune I pulled a little harder, and tly I felt as though I was caught in a whirl- 1 15 wind, and lifted up suddenly. I threw a sheet of paper over- ind ir shot upwards past tl liately a rus 1 ie was heard, like the noise nado. Now came a violent surge. I looked up at the "( !th" to see what was the matter, a that she was bii e I could think much it made such a violent plu that adrr I crouch in the car, hoi 1 to both sides life. \ ■ '• im mother plunge ami a twist, and I really in to think that there were such things as demons of the air, that one had fished me up to devour me. Really, I must confess that I got a little scared about the marter. While I had been taught to relieve a violent concussion of 1 and balloon car by thro ne's main weight upon the ltraid to resort to this on account of the ful swings the car was making everv moment, so I concluded I would rather take the risk of a thump from morher earth than run the risk overboard, and so I finally landed on the farm of John M. Mayne, Twei >nd and Clearfield, stunned to ins- mometrs. Mr. Mayne and his kind wife thou :, but I did not believe them, ^oon as tl: with cold water. In thirty minutes after my landing I was busily engaged in packing up mv aerial paraphernalia, .1- Mr. Mayn to drive me to ray home. On my return I sought out the cause of this premature osion, and found it in the ent ient of the valve cord . that int 'or the expli in the . and these cords were kinkv. While I think l great help in bal- looning, I never intended experimenting with it in mid-air; but now, since it so happened, I would not hesitate to re: is I would not become alarmed over the manner in which a ball capers when it is subjected solely to the action of gravity, and a >ting medium. I have, however, made up my mind that the novc' plo- ding balloons in mid-air belongs to the sterm lies should trust more to the grappling iron and trail rope. It is a trite that " raint h lart never won fair lady," and 1 think that . can best win faint heart by sliding over the meadows green with a trail rope, and, if needs be, a good anchor. LIZZIE [HLII ■ CELEBK.i THK SISE1Y-S. John Wise, Jr., says: — I started from Promontory Rock, at the east end of Girard enue Bridge, in the balloon "Quaker City," at 5-48, making a fair start with my larger consort, the Republic, in which my urar and another gentleman. Being so close that we could converse together, I thought I would challenge them to a square race in 1 field, and called to them that I would go them 100 to 1 that I would heat them goinn up, staying up, an further than they lid, to which they replied that it was a "good bet even if they lo soon as the challenge was accepted I commenced to " unload," and at six o'clock my barometer marked 5000 feet ation. 1 now made a general ition, and the scene in the Park, with its immense multitude in all its varied col looked to me like a huge kale: ever changing ity, Girard Avenu \ with its human density, b the centre. It was a sight not often seen, and never to be for- n. r straining my eves in every direction, I at last cot a glimpse of my huge consort apparently wallowing in the "b dust" fir, fir beneath me. Mj spirits now b up r than the aerostat at the undoubted certaintv of my win- ning the bet, and I heaved overboard everything dispensable, r and faster, until at length 1 caught up to my spirits, the barometer marking 12,000 feet, and the thermome- ter I I now looked in vain for the other entries in the race, and I came to the conclusion that they were distanced, as I was fir ive the clouds, and the temperature too cool for comfort, with a ringing and buzzing in my head and ears, and the immense ity" lost to view, and a wide expanse of Jersey deso- lation looming up around me, and the race won without my steed sweating or blowing, I came to the conclusion that my put in the t»rand Ninety-ninth Celebration of American Independence might be brought to a close, which I did at 6-45, on the Blue midway between Bustleton and Holm- irriving back home at 10-30 in the evening, safe, sound, and hungry, but ready again to enter the lists against all UN WISE, the young . I I - John Wise, Following report : — eenerouslv given us a privilege to use our discre- I :e Ihlin later, I started in the Commonwealth, and I W :, in the Quaker \ nsions was the of the balloons immediately on their release from the earth. Th r the • had liberal I hailed little ' and he soon took the hint, and :r rapidly above the Com; - th. When he r ral thou I could plainly see his trail-r • 'ended, and so the air that I could even see : in the rope, i ry motion of the Liliputian aeror l heard him :tly hail us, a* h i cried out •j can't catch u| the wonderfu beneath me, but still I of my fellow v mile above the earth, I nor m the and an. I ball compl i, and then than a mile off), as gracefully 1 the ho •o the gi • over me, hurr: le alightc.i. I ir field. 1 'ells her iiir; she certainly man vcrv well tor a novice with oded balloon. The i pictur- i ntenmal had are The tiny Build- lI Hall, ai rj the oth structures, standin. id in these groves a hun rer, beneath mount I mer n in picturesque tapestry. I glorious sight. I he purl: ;-nlet running under this br lent enchantment to the scene. , I never, in n nS CELEBRA. IERSaKV years of air sailing, beheld such a beautiful panorama. It seemed to me that there must be hundreds of thousands of human beii clustered together, to account for the animated nature seen from the balloon. I landed at Nicetown. Thence I sent off in the Common- wealth, my companion and pupil, who went up and off some ten miles further. On landing I I ind Lizzie, my niece, was not seriously damaged, in good spirits, and ready tor another sail. At 10 i". M., Master John came home smiling over the distancing he had given us. J (J UN WIS Mr. Charles Wise, by whom mast of the work on the ground done, desires the thanks of the Aeronauts returned, tor the v efficient service of the Park Guard. c ng n i;i:y 1 1 : \v or SCHUYLKILL NAVY. The review of the Schuylkill Navy, which was to have taken place at 5 o'clock, was postponed until 6. At that hour the following six-oared barges made their appearance at the starting point: Quaker City, Undine, Philadelphia, Malta, and Col- ; the Quaker City, Undine, and Malta havin -s in the line. Commodore Ferguson was escorted over the water by a crew of the Philadelphia Club, in one of their elegant ha At the command, which was given by firing a pistol, the fleet rowed up stream from Turtle Rock, a distance of 100 yards, when they broke, four . ird, and the remaining four pulling to eastward. In this position the fleet pulled lily up to the Ciirard Avenue Bridge, where another break made, the boats goin^ east and west, and coming together, formed in line of battle. After rowing in this position for a short distance, the fleet broke, and deployed into a skirmish line. In this position the I ere pulled a short distance, \\ they doubled and rowed in pairs, the Commodore's boat pulling ward. On the way down stream an eight-oared shell belonging to the \ the fleet, and was saluted in true nautical style by the crews raising their oars. On Hearing the point the boats were put about, ami pulled along the ird shot LI • id from the Commo- 1 into the channel, pissing the Com oat and sali' The next move was from east t the fleet rowinn direct ,v across the river. As they met in the mi, the crews saluted, the movement being made with precis- ion. From this position, the fleet formed in line of battle, and 120 • VTH ANNIVERSARY when they had gained the channel were pulling together. The eight boats, including the Commodore's, which had a position in the centre, rowed abreast up the river to the Goose Pen, where they were dismissed. The review, although composed of very few barges, on account of the absence of many or the members from the citv, was a success, and the movements were well execu- ted. After the review, followed a six-oared race between the crews of the Quaker City, Undine, Malta, and College. The men selected were not the racing metal, vet the time made was good. The course decided upon was from the Goose Pen to Turtle Rock, a distance of one mile. After a short delay the boats were placed in position, and at 6-35 received the word go, the Malta taking a fine lead and pulling hard to maintain it, the Ouakers and Undine pulling abreast an J getting through the water at a lively pace, while the College bovs, who hail a mixed crew, brought up the rear. The positions remained unchanged until nearing the Girard Avenue Bridge, when the Undine spurted and passed to the front, with the Malta and Quaker Citv close on their heels. After the boats passed through the bridi^e, the Ouakers spurted, and with an altogetherpull gained the first place, which they maintained to the finish, winning the race by a length, the Malta second, Undine third, and College bovs last. After the boats had been housed, Commodore Fer- guson presented the winning crew with a beautiful blue silk flag bearing the words Schuylkill Navy, Fourth of July, 1875, Scrub Hag. OF AMU i 2 1 T1IK V I ljKWOllKS The Celebration closed with the display of fireworks, in the i, near the Lincoln Monument, ordered by the ( Councils of Philadelphia. It would have seemed from the mul- titude that w.is congregated at the Centennial Grounds, that it would be quire impossible tor anything like as I ithering to witness the pyrotechnic display, but those who had entertained such a thought had fallen into an error. All appeared determined to enjoy themselves, and to bear with any of* the inconveniences and annoyances incident to such demon- ions. A - J-30, the Pyrotechnist announced the com- mencement of his programme by a flight of signal and honorary rockers, which were succeeded by a magnificent illumination of ;i and crimson fires ; to this, succeeded the various pieces in their orde/, the programme being carried out in every particular, calling forth continually the plaudits of the p Among those which were particularly effective uere the " Tree of Lib- erty, " "A tribute to July 4th, 1S76," " Srar of the Union," and "The N mal coat-of-r ms." The conch; was the finest that has ever been seen in this city. ItWl of Independence and the Centennial," fully described in pro- gramme. In closing this part of the numerous attraction ,ted in commemoration of the nation's birthday, it should be stated that the river, lighted up as it was with brilliant lights, present; most magnificent appearance. For the first time, the numerous lamps upon the new bridge at Kairmount were illuminated, which i to the efl n the river, and afforded an opportui tor those who crowded the upper deck of the imposing structure to obtain a good view of the river and the fireworks. 122 OF THE : VERSARY. Thus much for the pvric show. " Bur," writes one of the rcport- •' the people — " The immense space from the foot the basin to the base of Lemon Mill, and from the Reading Railroad to the Schuylkill, was packed so densely with them, that when the blaze of some immense firework lighted up the amphitheatre, it shone on one solid mass without gap or open space, a pel of heads in numbers incalculable.* The great city had literally emptied itself of inhabitants into this imme spa \ when the s over, and black dark: settled over all, the push and s for the gate of exit, and the rush for the street cars was tremendous, though happily good natured. Every street leading from the Park icked from house to house with a jam oi people moving homeward, throi which the street cars could actually, tor a time, make no headway, so that while the tii itrians envied the riders in the cars, they, in turn, were sick with sorrow that they were not on the street, where, if crowded to a shadow, one could at least move with the ma I or an hour and a half after the fireworks had finished, every one of the streets alluded to was about as den filled with masses moving homeward as at first, and at the hour the reporter quitted the scene (about IO-30 o'clock), itjooked as if there would probably be people yet coming home by the time the early carrier, tramps paper laden, hi lay." * No estimate waa made ol the people entering the grounds in the eveninj tree! un. APPENDIX FO KM O !•" I \ V I r A TIO N, [776-1876. ■ \I\I. BOARD OF FINANi - We have Ibe honor to *\ ion- on will I in the Centennial Ini of the Ninty-niuth I Com \uu to U- present aiul 1 124 CELf.fKATtO.V Of 7/tt sA/tr APPENDIX 2< repi »MMl i n:r. I I \ti<>\-. The occasion was rei 'miirehcnsive arrangement of transportation facilities to the Park from all sections of the and the surrounding countl The scheme submitted ami subsequently carried out included the service o. trains bythe Philadelphia and R ilroad to Belmont rect, mond* ^ Wharf, Manayunk, Falls of the Schuylkill and the Railroad trains to Centennial Buildings, from W :,ni ' Prill The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad, The Main Line and York Divisions of the Pennsylvania, and the North Pennsylvania Railr At Camden, regular and special trains of the Camden and connected with a train from Wil W irl I ' : Imont, and i the \in'.i\ Division ol svlvania Railroad, and of the V I Railroad connected with trains from Wash rf to the Centennial Buildings; in all cases through round trip excursion tickets were sold at a reduced rate. Free transportation was provided for the military, children of t! schools wlio sang in thi • •" in( l f" r the chorus oon The number taken, and the cost of their transportation, was as follows; Military ol Children, Chorus, rotal [| for the milil ve the depots at Richmond, id Prime.and Broad and Callowhill Streets, at 7.00 a. m., and ti turn at the close of the Review: the arrangement was earned out with preci .\ .. S=' Oh A ii line oil I by the i Richmond, ink, Falls of Schuylkill. . .... . . whill, ... .... The tr.msiiorl.il; the rem! Ti nation an le facilities, as follows: It understood that i! . il at the i All .lro.nl will run to nnial Bu rly. min' ij will • from ■ k. reen :.ike the S.20 ok. to the I'ark train of the I'hiladelp rill t.ike ll the comer of I 1 , retun inter ol Fifth and a. m., sharp. •rill run at K • 1 in Hall. For th de. 1 hat can b the be.t that can be done. 126 CELEBRATION OF THE :■ iERSARV Richmond, Tiroad \ m. And • nig num- vn : tnd Prim .......... .............. ' ...... challvillr, , line unknown, .......... : VVe ons to t the Philadelphia and . lit the < with special tii <1 by the Committee, which tnent were g.»xl in any street or steam :, and wei *vs: FOUR l 11 OF JULY CELEBR I INI RID1 , on any line ol S I RE1 RS, ON JULY s th, 1875. D. 1 I 1 BR \ I ION. ONI KIDE, on any line of STRE! ( \R\ '875- I FAIRMol Mi 1 1 rORREY. kct. S JULY 5th, '27 The (lcman'i for ii. early hour in the momin. ! the stret ■ to get on ning in tl. ilc to ihe [lutilic. The r the ndered by trams on the Philadelpl !. the in. that in the future, on i of like I acter, the irk should pi very 'V minute .lllou'liill We • tim&te the number of ; to the Park entrances by the various lines of tr.i Philadelphia Iiimore Railroad, irf, From Camden, t Whirf, . I and Callcnvliill Street*, Richmond, ....... turn*, 9'5 150 •nut and Walnut Street Line, Market ^ireet Line, .... itua and Fairmount Line, ■ e and Pine Street Line, Green an. cet Line, cnue Line, .... n Line, ...... io,oco 1 D I 128 CELEBRATIOX OF THE NINE! Y-S1ST1I ASSllERSARY. APPENDIX REPl >R I OF <\\1T. HIRST, I IF THE C0MMITT1 E ON 1 TION AN] 1'loN. ■ RV II ML. 'l-n. Genera! ami StnfT, - i First B lc, ........ .li'in, ...... . 14 M>, 14 1,773 . Num [all, "ii the Boor, . . . . 1 lipied by the au . . . . 1 <; ■; , r - With on allowance of two square feet for a person, we have the total, jo — which, together with those on I I of Hall at one timi tual numbers there ibly nsiderable , o cniKI j on the during the morni rt ; and the restaurant of 60 entire length of 1 in of the build being well filled during the - I included in the estimate. Flags used in d< '/>*<)■ Coat- ol irnt ' ttes, ami of the United Si Bunting from the Naval Stations, United k The flags and bunting were furnished by the Secretary of the Navy and the ■ l War of the United SI The Ice, of which two car loads thirty tons) were u-ed, was placed in four iron tanks, holding each fifty barrels. The expenses of the whole entertain- ment was home chiefly by voluntary contributions of the citizens and ci rations and societies of Philadel; APPEN D IX 4. [ASTEAl MRM01 1,116 . . 1 1 1 . . . ' nuc 1 . 400 By ! I 9 The report ol -> children to their | ■ on at 7 v. CC ol the 9 • 3° VF.RSARY. APPENDIX 5. ORT OF THE 'ITAL SERVICE. ■UAL OF 1111 TNNSYI.VANIA, LADELPH1A, J Mr. ' :;D, ■ nial Board of Finance, goj ■■■/. PUlndti Dl irds a report ol the Hospital 'red on July 5th, . te only a brief account of the time served, an and 1 Dr. ('iii . 1. Hunter and mi at 8 o'clock a.m.. on the grounds until 5 o'clock in the oon. ;,■; Hospital ambulance was i-. atti idance to convey patients from different portions :k. .umber <>: • — n'.v of ■ re suffering from the effects of ex, the sun; as a littl ith a slight injury of the foot. • ■ ectfully, • WM. M. M VRTIN, M. 1>.. 'a/, :i ttt.