Savannah morning news., 1886-06-19
ROYAL GROWERS BIG DAY
HAND SHAKING AT WHITE
HOUSE AND SCHUETZENFEST


The People Roar aud Mrs, Cleveland
Smiles While the President Chuckies "A
Dirty Baby Under the Chin-The King
of tho Fest's Introduction--"God he
Wild We, Cleveland"
WASHINGTON, June 1S.-The public
reception at the White House tonight
was the largest Of the kind ever witnessed
here. Though the reception was not to
begin until 9 O'Clock, before 6 o'clock an
immense crowd had gathered and taken
its station in the vicinity of :he main
doors, and when they were thrown open
closely packed line Of men, women and
children extended from the main entrance
down the carriage way out of the north
gates and east on Pennsylvania avenue
to Fifteenth street. There were fully
5000 persons in line, and at 10 O'Clock the
number had not been perceptibly dimin-
ished. The President and Mrs. Cleveland
were assisted by Mrs. EndIcott, Mrs.
Whitney and Mrs. Villas. Mrs. Cleveland
wore her wedding dress OF
ivory satin, arranged In the
same style as at the official recep-
tion on Tuesday evening. Her ornaments
consisted OF a diamond necklace, the
Presidents wedding gilt, to which was
attached beautiful diamond pendant;
and in her hair, which was tastetully ar
ranged in Grecian coils, was a diamond
star (or tiara) Of rare beauty and bril-
liancy. The floral decorations were SINH
lar to those of last Tuesday, and the gen.
eral ARRANGEMENTS were also practically
the same. The President and Mrs. Cleve-
land shook hands with all as the throng
passed through the blue room, and the
bride had a smile for each one and
kind word for those she recognized in the
moving crowd. The Marine Band was
stationed in the vestibule, and played at
intervals during the reception. As the
people left the mansion their conversation
was OF the beauty and grace of the Presi-
dents bride.
AT THE SCHEUTZENFEST.
Early in the evening the President and
Mrs. Cleveland visited the Scheutzenfest,
which is In progress here this week.
When the Presidents carriage reached
the gate Of the enclosure every man,
woman and child on the grounds stood
near the entrance, striving To get a
glimpse OF the President and his bride. As
the carriage entered the gate the Marine
Band struck up "Hail to the Chief" aud
amid the strains Of music and the firing Of
cannon the party drove up to the pavil-
President of the Schuetzen Verein, intro
duced the President to the officers OF that
association, and for each Mr.. Cleveland
had pleasant word. After the officers OF
the association had been presented a short
heavy set man VINO had won the marks
mansbip prize OF the fest, and for that
reason will be ''king" of the society until
the prize is wrested from him, walked up
TO the carriage and was introduced to the
President as "the King"
HE LOOKS LIKE ONE.
The President smiled, and as be shook
his hand, turned to Mr.. Wolf and said:
"He looks like one." The 'Kingv had
hardly left the carriage when the chief of
one OF the divisions of the Sixth Auditors
office secured an Introduction for fe-
male friend and broke the ice for a num-
ber OF others, both male and female, who
introduced themselves and were accorded
a shake OF the hand by the President and
a smile from Mrs. Cleveland. A squad OF
police and the managers Of the fest then
escorted the President and Mrs. CleVe-
land around the grounds, and upon their
return to the starting point ktney stopped
few moments to witness trapeZe per-
fOrmance.
CHUCKING THE BABY.
A young German woman embraced tho
opportunity TO introduce to the President
her baby, healthy and vigorous, but very
dirty, which she lifted into the carriage
and held there while the President
chucked 1t under the chin amid roars Of
laughter from the crowd, in which Mrs
Cleveland heartily Joined. The visitors
remained about half an hour, and the
President expressed himself as much
pleased with what he had seen, and
said that he regretted that the re-
ceptiOn this evening prevented his
remaining longer. When the President
was leaving "Three cheers for our Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland" were proposed
and given with a will. When the cheer
ing had subsided, an Irish veteran from
the neighbOring Soldiers Home and Grip
pied, elbowed his way through the crowd,
and as he reached the carriage took off
his battered hat and shouted at the top OF
his voice, "God be wild ye CLEVELAND"
and with this blessing the President and
HIS bride drove away.