The Princeton union., 1879-11-19
ARMORY DEDICATION.

President Hayes Unites With the Famous
New York Seventh Regiment in Dedicat-
ing Their New Headquarters.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-President Hayes, his
son, Webb G. Hayes, and Secretary Evarts
arrived to-day from Washington. In the
morning many prominent citizens paid
their respects to the President at his
hotel, and shortly before noon the distinguished
guests visited photograph establishments.
At o'clock the Seventh regiment marched
to the hotel where the President, Sec
retary Evarts, Mayor Cooper and George
William Ourtiss entered carriage drawn by
four horses, and were escorted to tho new ar
mory of tho regiment, whore the ceremonies3of
opening the grand fair took place.
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION. ,,..rt .
The doors of the armory had sbeen thrown
open at o'clock and half N hour later there
was scarcely standing room in thegreat main
hall. When the President came there were
cheers from the throng and waving of hand
kerchiefs. But this enthusiastic reception, al
though prolonged and vocife1ous, did
not compare with the enthusiasm that
prevailed on the. streets. It was
pretty we'll known to the public that the Presi-
dent would leave the hotel at 8 o'clock, to be
escorted by the Seventh regiment, and people
filled the streets and blockaded the lobbies of
President Hayes a. he passed. When the word
was given the regiment to present arms the
crowd cheered,f and when the troops moved
there were cheers all along the line of march,
from the sidewalks, blocked with people, and
from residences there were cheer upon cheer
with great heartiness. In response to this
.nys in,r.y MAGNIFICENT WELCOME ..
the President bowed -, repeatedly,
raising his hat again and again.
When the President left the Icarriage
the command onco more presented arms, and
only the staff officers entered the armory. Di-
rectly the Presidents party had occupied the
balcony, and there was some cessation to the
applause that greeted their appearance, the
Rev. DR.. Weston chaplain of the regiment
arose and in few brief and impressive words
invoked Gods blessing upon the new armory,
upon the President, who was the guest of the
regiment, and upon the regiment itself. Mayor
stepped to the balcony rail and introduced
George William Curtiss, the orator of the oc-
casion. who spoke briefly and eloquently. In
bis remarks he paid a touching tribute to the
history of the Seventh, and to the memory of
s those Of its ranks at ono time
share in the triumph of its present prosperity.
He closed with words Of praise for the COM
mand, saying it now had home worthy of its
fair fame, and charged them to continue to de-
serve all tho pride that the State and city had
in them. He was applauded to the echo.
Mayor Cooper and Col. Clark then led the
President forward, who simply said: II now
declare this fair open" and bowed to the wild
applause that greeted him. Just before OPEN
ing the ceremonies beautiful design of flowers
was swung into the air and suspended just in
front of the corridor occupied by the President.
It was made of pinks and carnations andsmilax.
The flowers formed in letters, on field of the
smilax, presented tho hospitable words, .Wel-
come to our President"