. Book of the Royal blue . LlltUAUV, CHIC ACII When the great Dewey came York and Washington did the honorsfor the Nation at large, and whilst it isprobable that the eastern cities have donethe greatest amount of jollifying and per-haps have had the larger number of starsto do it for, yet Chicago was not to be out-done, and during the first two weeks ofOctober celebrated with a ten days festi-vity, devoted to grand ban(]uets, paradesand the usual displays attendant upon anoccasion of this kind. in 1898, which was the most phenomenalsuccess of anything of the kind ever ac-compl
. Book of the Royal blue . LlltUAUV, CHIC ACII When the great Dewey came York and Washington did the honorsfor the Nation at large, and whilst it isprobable that the eastern cities have donethe greatest amount of jollifying and per-haps have had the larger number of starsto do it for, yet Chicago was not to be out-done, and during the first two weeks ofOctober celebrated with a ten days festi-vity, devoted to grand ban(]uets, paradesand the usual displays attendant upon anoccasion of this kind. in 1898, which was the most phenomenalsuccess of anything of the kind ever ac-complished in the world. Recollections ofthe White City are still vivid as thoughyesterday, and the casual visitor to Jack-son Park, who would to-day stroll over thegreat acreage of magnificent lawn anddriveways, could hardly realize that it wasonce the scene of a beautiful city, withno indications left, except the great ArtPalace which is now the Field ColumbianMuseum, and the (Jerman Building which. IHK i>LI) COLONY BUILDING.
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