Foreign Language Press Service

Italian Day

L'italia, October 7, 1893

Italian Day will be celebrated October 12, 1893, on Columbus Day. The parade will start on Market at 9 o'clock. The Italian Societies of the city are all invited to be present at this patriotic gathering.

The parade will then go up Michigan Ave. to Grant Park into the Columbian Exposition where the statue of Columbus is located.

The Mayor of Chicago, C. B. Harrison is expected to make a speech in honor of Columbus Day. We urge every Italian to be present. We will give a full detail of the festival in our next issue.

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