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President's proclamation of the act of Congress fixing the 30th of April as 

 a national holiday was read by J. A. Buchanan. 



A tableau of the thirteen original States was represented by pupils of 

 the Washington school, as follows : Columbia, Cora Humphrey ; Delaware, 

 Mabel Overmier ; Pennsylvania, L,ena Seaman ; New Jersey, Maud Thorn- 

 ton ; Georgia, Blanche Allen ; Connecticut, Bessie Cook ; Massachusetts, 

 Edith Hough ; Maryland, Flora Weimar ; South Carolina, Florence Coffin ; 

 New Hampshire, Alice Ivambert ; Virginia, Abbie Mohn ; New York, Helen 

 Forbes ; North Carolina, Aggie Petrie ; Rhode Island, Lydia Hiatt. All 

 were dressed in white, with red-white-and-blue sashes, upon which was 

 lettered the name of each State represented. In their hands the girls carried 

 small flags, and all were gathered about the Goddess of Liberty, who bore a 

 handsome American standard. Each girl read in turn a scrap of Colonial 

 history appropriate to the State represented ; and all concluded with a patri- 

 otic song, the "Star Spangled Banner," sung by Miss Peck and chorus, with 

 orchestral accompaniment. 



Rev. Dr. Bresee's address was preceded by a few introductory remarks 

 by Judge Magee, who referred to the great event of one hundred years ago, 

 showing that the' inauguration really took place on the 30th of April, rather 

 than the 4th of March, because Congress had no quorum until the April 

 date. The key note to Rev. Bresee's address was, that true love of country 

 is drawn from the altar. The past history of this country teaches above 

 everything else, he said, that God has been over all. In closing, the speaker 

 aroused great enthusiasm by stirring allusions to Washington, Lincoln, and 

 other dead leaders, and asking if it is too much to expect that their spirits 

 are with the people in the services of this day. 



The program closed with the singing of America by the choir and the 

 audience. 



TERMINAI, RAILROAD DAY. 



March 12, 1890, was opening day of what was then known as "the 

 Cross railroad," but now the Eos Angeles Terminal railroad ; and it was 

 celebrated with extraordinary vim and enthusiasm by the entire populace. 

 The city ofl&cial records show that all oflScers and employes of the city ex- 

 cept police and firemen were excused from duty in order to take part in the 

 public festivities. The daily papers of Pasadena and Eos Angeles vied with 

 each other to see which should give the most elaborate and gushing report 

 of the affair. The Pasadena Standard oi March 15 contained in brief space 

 the chief historic points, and from it I quote : 



Grand Ovation to Capt. Cross. — The opening of our new Rapid 

 Transit railroad has taken place. The celebration of the event was a triumphal 

 ovation to Capt. Cross, who showed such splendid pluck and tenacity in over- 

 coming obstacles both natural and artificial, and finally won the day. It is 

 not in our line to give any detailed report of the proceedings. Sufiice to say, 

 the city was full of holiday display. Four trainloads of visitors and invited 

 guests came up from Eos Angeles — three arriving at one o'clock, and one 

 about four o'clock. A grand civic and military procession marched through 

 Colorado street, where the stores and other buildings were all jubilantly deco- 

 rated, and the sidewalks and balconies and open windows filled with thou- 

 sands — probably not less than 15,000 people in procession and along the line 



