Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-11-09

HARVARD JUBILss.
How the President Was welcomed at
the Celsbrntion.

How the President Was welcomed ~
the Ceisbrataon.
BOSTON, November S.-President
Cleveland, accompanied By Secretaries
BAyArd and Lamar and Colonel La
mont, arrived In Boston just as day Was
breaking. Lincoln street, on which the
depot Ia situated, was crowded with an
immense throng OF people. He was
briefly replied. giving thanks for his
|cordiaiity and expressing pleasure.
As the ePresid entail party stepped
from the car the First Corps Of Cadets,
constituting the guard Of honor, pre-
sen Ted arms, and the President and his
compsnions took carriages and drove to
the Hotel Vepdome. As he passed
along Beach, Washington and Boston
Istreets, which were lined with people,
there were continuous cheers, to which
he responded by smiling and lifting his
hat. A salute of twenty lone guns was
fred by Battery A.
Harvard College was reached soon
after 10 o'clock, and the President was
received OF Gore Hall by President
Elliott and escorted to Sanders Theatre,
which b nd begun 10 I'LL al hour pre-.
viously, ladies being admitted only to
the upper gallery. AT few minutes
before 10 o. clock Mrs Cleveland arrived
from Boston, and was eecorsed 20 the
front row Of seets In the upper gallery.
Charles DeYens, president Of the
iAlumni Association, opened the cere-
monies, welcoming oil those present in
the name OF the college. His allueiop
Ito the presence Of the President brought
the audience TO It's feet, tho applause
aud cheers being continued for some
Imoments, which tho President &C
knowiedged by rising TO his feet and
bowling. Professor FrsDc,s G. Pea
lbody offered \ prayer and the chorus
IBang Gounod's "Domine Salvum."
James Russell Lowell delivered the
loration, In which his reference TO the
President elected further rounds Of sp.
iplause.
Alter the exercises In Sanders Thea
tire aud " kilo the procession was re-
forming TO march 10 the banquet hall
president and Mrs. Cleveland visited
President and Mrs. Eliot ut their home,
THE mem bers OF the various associA
Itions, with their invited guests, took
Iup the Dns OF march TO Memorial Hail,
led by the cadet bard. President Cleve-
laed entered the hall and walked to his
place, lea Ling upon the arm OF Judge
lDevens.
President Cleveland sat behind a
large bank OF roses aud chrysanthe-
lmums, with Secretary Bayard on his
fright and Governor Robinton on his
left. Among those ut the table were
IDr. 8. Weir Mitchell, George william
lCuris, John Quincy A ;sms, Theodore
tThomas, Justice Ooolcv and the Eng
iish guests. Twelve hubdred persons
were seated at the tables. President
IDevens introduo President Cleveland
who delivered an add rees, in which be
pleaded for the protection OF men OF
lcultuie in politics and incideu nlly
scsthed the newspapers which he con
IaiG ers have not displayed sufficient re-
isptct for the Presidential Cfiloe and
have intruded upon his private life.
The President finished his speech
amid great enthu siasm and the strsini
of the "Star spapRled Banner" from
1.-The band.
President Deveps then introduced u
The audience, In turn, Secretaries Bay
lard, Lamar, Whitney ard Endicott
who were each received with deafeninl
IcbeeIs.
The President was also given publ,
recptiou IL the evening nt the Hote
iVendome, and afterwards took his de
lparture for New York.