Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-03-16
tho pess3dntial party n H TO Carriages
s1rnsd on and drove .rapidly to TIE Wh3te

IND ON and drove rapidly to TIE Wh1te
When . hastg luncheon had been talpn
ne party, WITH the excepeion Of Mr.. Olsve..
land. repaired to the reviewing stand md
she presidsnt and vice president had thsiE
niSt vsev OF the grand pageant In which
tney nad taken 80 con- p cno1s . part III
sand q this time was 4 led with TIA exeep-
1on OF The seats reserved for the preeids1-
nai party. When The president and vice
Ireeadens took their places at the 'front.' Of
me crowd gathered beneath them and .
@lgnty shout rent III, air. The steady
eownpour OF rain did not seem to have
| u@mPene0 the ent- u>ia<m Ut the crowd and
sn3 cneeiing last d fer several minutes.
| D0tn mr.: darrisoa and Mt, Morton raised
w, sncI na.s IN response aad bowed right and
iett 70 tho crowd. They stood side by Aida
and the remainder Of the party took seefs
DSnind them. he stand was elabora tely
decorated with flag, and bunting, and pre-
sented pretty picture despite Tho rain. Il
was thronged with ladies in cav costumes
and army and naval officers in full uniform.
The review began immediatsiy after The
presidents arrival and "a as indeed heauti-
ings.
THE INAUGURAL BALI.
The court Of the new pension building i,
undoubtedly the largest and grandsst inter-
Tor OF It+ kind on this Continent, and it has
few saperiors in the worll The area of the
tesselated tile floor il about 800 square
feet or very nearly an acre. The galleries,
which extend araund four sides Of the court
are supported by $50 gold bronze pillars of
the ionic and Do ic orders, and are reached
oy TOUR broad stair cases of east ascent
opening upon the main floors of the court
and upon the first ana second galleries are
the o6ices and Workrooms of the thirtseu
hundred clerks now employed in the PEN
sion bureau.
The larger part Of the pasods is . pictus-
Its second floor are stationed 100 perform
ers, comprising Beck's orchestra, of Phila-
delphia, which plays dance music. Above
them, on the third floor, the famous Marine
band discourses music for the promenade.
The whols structure il gay with streamsrs
and fsstoons of buntingg. iags, silk draper
los, flowers and colored lights. Tall, grace
fui palms and towering plants AID masses
OF smilax adorn the floors and roofs. This
antique music stand is indeed thing of
be .utg.
Directly over the first gallery in the gilt
terlng colored gas jets is traced the word
constitution" and higher still shines a
single five pointed star, its crystal setting
rejecting rays from its hundred points of
ilSnS. 1u6 Co.'S VI buo ture6 &alleIle0 are
almost completely covered b. rich draperies.
On the front OF the three galleries and just
ABOVE capitals of pillars are hung broad
shields, upon which srsisticilly painted in
rich colors, afe coats of arms of all the
states of the union. Huge ca we'd spread
eagles laid in gold, surmount the shields
back of which are clustered and draped six
silk American flags four feet long, the whole
trophy trimmed with gar, ands of smilax and
N n CHI
ing effect.
Br, ad leafed palms ten and fftsen feet
IN height, orange trees, rare tropical plants
in bloom, bushes of superbly beautiful roses
La France. Marechal Neil, Jaequemsnot,
American beauty and all the other varieties
now in season, hyacinths, lilies of the valley
white and purple vioIets, tulips and carna-,
blended, present q scene of beauty upon
which the eye reste gratefully.
Other striking beautiful features Of the
interior scene are eight large panels upon
which are repre> ented in floral pictures the
executive depalt ment of the government.
They are ei9 ht by t. n feet in dimension, and
are suspended at even distancee from the
front of the lower allery.
From the topmost peak of each of the
three sections of the roof of the building, .
sheer hundred and fifty feet from tbs floor,
radiate thousand streamers Of red, white
aud blue bunting, alternating with gariands
Of evergreers and forming an immense
canopy.
From the center of the middle canopy de-
ponds probably the largest aud most CON-
plete piece of floral decoration ever seen. 1t
ID q full rugged three mast ship reprseenting
the ship OF state. 1t Is thirty feet long and
a perfect model in ev-ry detail. Tens Of
of Oh ice flowers were used in its
construction. It ia marvel Of graceful
beauty. From tbs center of elch of tho,
canopies overspreading the end sections Of
the court depends floral ball, ffte.n feet
in diameter, q mass OF brilliant color.
Twelve immense chandeliers of white and
colored incandescent lights. twenty great
arc lights and as many powerful lambfe-
kin gas lanterns, and from tie highest GAL
lery q score of calcium lights with their
ever shifting colorings combine to flood the
great hall with clarifying radiance. Taken
the richest and most elaborate
ever produced on this continent.
The ball room was crowded when at 10
O'Clock word came that the presidential
party would soon arrive. A few minutes
later President Harrison and party reached
the building, escorted by Colonel Britton,
chairman Of the executive committee. They
were met at tho entrance by a reception.
headed by General j. K. Nc
Cannon. An open passage was formed by
the mem 3rs of the committee and through
this "a Q the party proceeded to the stair
wav reserved for them. Ire ex-president
took the arm of General McCammon and
General Harrison was escorted by Colonel
Britton. The others followed.
About 1890 President Harrison was
oined by the ladies of his family and the re-
,eption committee forming in a line three
md four abreast in the front and rear of the
party procession was made up for tour
If the ball room. At the request of Mr..
that no po ice should surround
him, the p.easurable tasx of protecting him
rom the crowd was devolv.d on the COM
From the stairway leadinz to the floor tho
,sll room presented the spectacle of q vast
YEA of faces apparently Occupying every
ncb Of space. President Harrison expressed
lis doubt of the possibi ity of opening
,e,sa9e way but said he was willing to make
Q atteWpt. After much exertion an opsu-
ng was effected in the crowd snd the pro-
session began it's tour around the ball,
Colonel Cody (Bu6alo Billy and Captain
Brackets in advance, their herculean should-
- doing good service in making q pathway
md followed by about dozen COMMITTEES
non proceeding the guests.