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BOHEMIO AT THE FAIR;i..■ Ten -Thausafid Sons oktha douhtry;- Tiio tig 1the Qrouods of tbs {WoEib’s Piia Aug.:: K.^BbtenufljaB /and:; the /. Iiide» pendent Order of/Fprefliera swenedthe attendance ittheI^ar to^cfoy moth; proportions. Th^v: day jcdol • aiid bright and the visitors evinced the keenest pleasurein yieinntiM many i things of interest. / It rwasthe in* auguratibn by .the? Bohegamh^. bf. a ' fete;/ week, and from ; appeahees .the / number exceeds tfny v/previous efforts to ward a national day1 at itfce fair. Btiie and red, the; national^olots .'of Bohemia, adorned the; breast^ of more than 10,1X» people.. And they are Bohemians,. too, giving; themselves over-body : -and eoS - to the • eiyt^mentof the day.. Austria; -;.pf 'vrtneh - Bohemia is - a; prbvmce ; encouraged the . efforts of ‘the celebrants by deeorating the booths-.of all of its exhibits with flags and bmnt^. . An-: ton Palitchek; royal commissioner; from: Austria, swung the white and - red from the Austrian exhibits in xnahnfketurer- s hall and threw open the/ doors of-his headquarters to his visiling counlrymei). Bohemia has no national exhibit: but scattered through the various buildings' are the booths of private exhibitors,. and these were profusedly decorated with'. national: colbra. A large , number • of Bohemians arrived from Califorhia a' week ago,: They, wero shown every courtesy by the California exhibitors,: who established Lead quarters for /the visitors ; in' - the state building Here imany congregated and renewed friend^ ships made in the fatherland.;The: swarms :of Bohemians began toarrive as soon as the parade was over .down town, and they came; in such crowds that the hearts ofthe exposition officials were filled with joy. The first thing on the programme was/ Speech making at festival hall* The address of the day was made by Charles Jonas, : lieatenant-governor of Wisconsin/ The. speaker described, the present political situation^ ifi\ Bohemia and related the grievances of her people% There were other speeches after which a concert consisting exclusively of/Bo-, kemian music, was rendered. 'Antonio Dvorak, *' the * famous Behennan. com^., poser, who recently arrived in this country :was presented, and conducted his own compositions; ,ThA .-.hall . was completely tilled and the' audience joined is singing their .national./airs. Following these exercises the Sokol societies gave an athletic exhibition in the stock pavilion participated: in by ; 300 athletes. . .. Second in magnitude in the events .of the day was the exercises of the Independent Order of- Foresters. Theyi parade•down town; They came, to the/fairtoo, like the Bohemians, gave a paradeprincipally by way pf, lake steamer3, and as soon as they arrived they took possession of festival hall .. where the. celebration was continued. Speeches were by John F* Finerty andFrank Walker/-. After / the . speech; . making the Chicago Band gave a short concert. The- ceremonies. were .in celebration of .the fifteenth anniversary of the order, and the liberal .turnout of the members showed . the wonderful. strength of the/organization/ The celebration vvifl be complete td-hight when a grand .display of fire works/will be given- Tnere are many beautiful pieces to be set off* including emblems of the Independent Order .of Foresters and the 'National Bohemian, colors,: All; of the buildings are to open and .will be illuminated and the electric fountains will play; • ./.
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Milwaukee Weekly Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Sat, Aug 19, 1893
Page 4
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Gerald N.
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