Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-05
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a snowy Uniform Of gray closed this d.
vision Of the procession.

Company c., Sixteenth, OHIO N. @. .
a SNOWY Uniform Of gray closed this d.
vision Of the procession.
The Fourth Diyision. -.
The fourth and last division vas cor
posed entirely of civil org AnizAtions sad vas
COMMANDED by Major Thomas Lattrsl
The jackson Democratic Asso .iatioo Dis
trict of Columbia, carrying rough hickory
sticks, acted as On escort to the Ne. foek
organizations. After them came six In
dian braves in war paint and feathers bear
ing Tammanys unique banner. The Tam
many men, who numbered about 900. car
ried silver headed sticks attheir shoulders
and marched nine abreast They were
followed BY the Tammany Knickerbockes
in their quaint. ancient costume, carrying
long. gold-headed canes, with which thsY
beat marching time on the asphalt pave
ment Irving Hall was represented BY
about one thousand gentlemen, oil wearing
silk hats and spring overcoats, and carrln9
canes. Gilmore's immense band heralded
the approach Of the county Democracy loag
before they were visible. The 6f-
teen hundred men in light grey
overcoats and silk hats. carrying canes with
Cleyelands head wrought in silver. and
wearing purple and gold badges on the
lapels Of their coats, represented this branch
of the New York Democracy.
Hurrah for Piedmont:
The Davis Democratic Club, OF Pied
mont, W. Va, and the National Veteran
Democratic Club, OF Chicago. civic organ
izations, made very fine display. and we're
highly complimented by the Presidential
party.
At the conclusion Of the review the Prssi-
dent and party proceeded to the dining
room of the White House, where they par
took OF lunch ordered for them by sx.Presi.
dent Arthur. There were present besides
the members of ex.President Arthur . Cabi.
net, Mr.. Villas. Mr.. Manning, Mr.. Lamont
and several others.
The brilliant tiIale OF the Inauguration
ceremonies was the ball tonight IL put the
cap sheaf Of gayety on the more formal aud
serious, though grand ceremonies which
preceded it, The scene was one OF inde-
scribable beauty. Forests Of tropical plants
| and rare exotics added their wealth OF rich
ness TO the fairy picture. The decorations
we're prodigal in their abundance. Along
the balcony the richest decorations appear.
ed. Around the balcony WAS stretched .
strip of rich embroidered silk velvet, manu-.
factured in Lyons, France, especially tor this
occasion. The floral pieces were exquisite
and the toilets Of the thousands Of ladies
present made the spectacle one Of indescrib'
ably brilliant.
The rooms set apart by the committee
for the use of the President are magnificent.
" decorated and the air therein is heavy
with perfume of flowers which abound
everywhere on the walls and ceiling aud are
massed in large stands distributed about
the room. A promenade concert opened
the festivities Of the evening and Was CON
tinued from s 10 ii p. IN. during which
time the President held his levee in the 70
ception room. Dancing began upon tho
conclusion OF the concert. II was halfpa
ten o'clock when the President
arrived in his room where for hall
an hour he held an informal reception, mem.
bers of the reception committee and small
number OF distinguished persons being pre-
sented 10 him. The President was accom-
panied by Miss Cleveland and Mrs. Hoyt
his sisters. and by his brother, the Rev. W.
A. Cleveland and vile and their two sons;
Mr. Hastings, his nephew; Miss Hastings,
Miss Nellie Yeomans and Miss Anna ieo.
mans; Mr.. and Mrs Bacon, the Presidents
brother in law and wife, Of Toledo, and Col.
and Mrs. Lamont. About the same
time ex President Arthgr arrived.
and he, too was escorted to the Presidents
room. With him were Secretaries Lincoln
and Chandlei, Secretary and Mrs. McCol.
locb, Attorney General Brewster and Mrs:
Brewster, Postmaster General Hattoa esa-
Mrs. Hatton and Secretary Teller and Mrs.
Teller
Vice President Hendricks arrived about
the same time and joined the President In
the room. At this time there wa large
gathering OF distinguished persons Of the
most diverse shades Of political op mons.
besides the persons already named.
There were present, Senator Bay.
ard Col. Villas Of wisconsis.
Gen, Sherman and Mrs. Sheridan, Gen.
Roe ecrans, Hon. Dan. Manning, Senator
Per dleton, Hon. Richard 7. Merrick, Sens
tor Hampton, Senator Brown. Justice Field.
Supreme Court; Speaker Carlisle and Mrs..
Carlisle.
No Formal Reception.
There was no formal reception BY Pres.
dent Cleveland, but q la-ge number oi per-
sops pressed about him and some gentle
men standing in the immediate vicinity
made the presentations Aftsr bali an hour
spent in this manner the room became
overcrowded and the President and
Vice President, the former escorted BY Ben.
ator Pendleton and Richard Merrick, and
the latter BY Representative Eaton and b.
Y. Miles Left the room and made the round
OF the ball room, the band playing Hail 70
rbe Chief" After the Presidential psrty
had left the reception room the crowd con
,inned TO pour into il through the olh1
door. unaware that Mr.. Cleveland he'd left.
Standing near the center Of tho room vs:
Senator Bayard, and the crovd
pressed about him and shook hAsds
With him, apparently under ths
impression that be WAS Wee Prcsidene
Hendricks. When the Senator at last dis
covered he was mistaken for somebody slss
he abandoned the room. The scene 10 the
ball room at the time was
Exceedingly BStiiisst.
The large hall was completely filed sith
constantly moving crowd numbes'ns
several hundred, while from the Balconies
thousands more looked doun upoo ths
scene. The bright toilets Of the lsdiss.
brillian, uniforms Of the diplomats sod
army and navy officers. tbs flowers: ths
glittering jewels, decorations and lights
we're prominent features Of the scsns 10 b
!opg remembered
The President after making tour oi The
ball room returned to the reception roen
and received al Who came in 10 psy the's
respects. But si half past ii O'Clock -
and bis party LETT the boilding ssd Vice
President Hshdiek and his party also ~
tired.
The dancing continued until very isss
hour, and ten thousand sppesrsto BE- . %.
estimate OF the number Of persoes Tssseet
in the ball room and balconies dunnf ths
evening. Among whom we're mssJ nsn'
bers of Congress asd Government ooscssas
and the ladies Of their families.
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