People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1893 — GRAND ARMY DAY. [ARTICLE]

GRAND ARMY DAY.

Veterans Throng the World’s Fair Grounds —The Mew Liberty Bell Rung for the First Time. Chicago, Sept. 11. Thousands of grand army veterans visited Jackson park on Saturday, the day being ‘‘Grand Army” day. A parade was organized at Ip. m., and the old soldiers marched to the plaza west of the Administration building, where the new liberty bell has been placed in position. Tens of thousands of spectators filled the space where the bell was located. With a neat speech of welcome President Palmer of the national commission called the meeting to order, when the grand chorus sung “America.” led by Prof. Tomlins. The school children stood about with flowers and looked with genuine admiration on A. G. Lane, as he spoke of the occasion and the lesson it taught After George H. Bates had delivered a stirring address Miss Alice Scott, of California, stepped forward and, with slightly nervous hand, struck the bell. The crowd cheered and then paused to listen to the song “New Liberty Bell,”sung by its author, Miss Alice G. Mitchell. The grand choruses sung the “Star-Span-gled Banner,” and, with strewing of flowers, America’s new liberty bell was formally dedicated. Then more speeches were made and the veterans marched away to their camp-fires. Government figures on w’heat make it the smallest yield since 1885. The amount is about 371,000.000 bushels.