The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-08-14
THE COLOR OF CONCORD WILL Be RED
Ex-Governor Cheney also Promises
the President a "Hot Supper"
None of Your Aristocratic Lunches
for Ye Old style N. n. Governor.
Yesterdays Elaborate Parade at Bar
harbor-PIans for Today.

BAR HARBoR, August 14.-After break
fasting with Senator Hale this morning
President Harrison, with Secretaries Blaine
and Tracy, returned to Bar Harbor. Soon
after arriving the President lunched with
W. s. Howard at Mossley Hall. Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Howard,
Mr.. and Mrs. Willetts, Secretary and Mrs.
Blaine, Senator and Mrs. Hale, Congressman
and Mrs. Lodge, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Mac
kay, Mrs. Robert Patterson, Mrs. Charles
A. Whelan. Walker Blaine, Miss Margaret
Blaine and Private Secretary Blaine.
The party then drove to the Kebo Valley
Club grounds to witness the driving and
floral parade. The President and Mrs.
Blaine occupied the first carriage, Secretary
Blaine was in the second. As the President
was seen in the grounds enthusiastic cheers
broke from the crowd, and continued when
the party were ushered into the covered
promenade at the club house. At one end
of the promenade a section decorated with
American flags, was reserved. From it the
President and Secretary Blaine looked at the
beautiful effects provided below. Secretary
Tracy looked on from carriage drawn up in
the concourse. There was great gathering
of spectators from various walks in life.
Along the race track went about 80 vehicles
of various styles and decorated variously.
All these vehicles contained prominent resi-
dents Of Bar HArbor and the neighborhood.
The ladies were largely in the majority, and
all showed what combination can be made
with taste and flowers. Golden rod dec
GRATED the first blackboard, which was occu-
pied by dozen young ladies from the Saint
Sauveur, and drawn by four white horses.
Each of the ladies held a stalk Of golden rod
and one end of ribbon of that color which
dangled from the centre piece above their
lavishly trimmed with flowers.
Boy outriders dressed en- character rode
two horses, each of which wore gold yoke
A footmar was at the rear. In the four
horse carriages Immediately following the
floral decorations were lavender, yellow and
purple, literally applied to the vehicles and
horses. The other carriages were decorated
and dressed just as thoroughly. Each sue
ceeding minute brought new surprise. One
was canoe in moss. In it were Secretary
Newell Of the canoe club, dressed for canoe
ing. and Miss Eleanor Sodley. AT the side
drove the whole. Another surprise was a
Nautilus she'll driven by men dressed as
frogs, having boys singularly dressed as foot
men. Still another was dog cart covered
with sheaves of wheat, having sickle
at its side. Miss Margaret Blaine drove
a phaeton whose wheels were covered
with flowers. Almost every carriage
with floral adornment formed a new
surprise. originality in decorating being ap-
parent, and the lady and gentlemen occu-
pants appearing in character. All the flow
ers obtainable at this time of year, were
represented in the procession. 1t went by
the President three times, then drove off in
to town upon its return to disband.
A lunceOn being served for the guests the
gathering practically resolved itself into a
lawn party. Afterwards the President, Sec
retary Blaine and party dined at the house
of w. S. Gurnee. A musicale followed.
The day was fine, save for an occasional
shower.
Tomorrow, the President, at $50 a. M,
will begin his return TO Washington. He
will be accompanied to Bath by Secretary
Tracy, Private Secretary Halford. Congress
man Lodge and Walker Blaine. Governor
Burleigh will meet the Presidents special at
Augusta or Bath. From Bath the President
VIII proceed to New Hampshire. passing
through Portland late tomorrow afternoon.
MANCHESTER, N H., August 13.-Ex-G Gov
ernor Cheney, who will entertain President
Harrison and party tomorrow sent this tele-
gram today to the President:
"Your reception here will be cordial. Friends
will meet you at Portsmouth and hot supper
Will be served on the train. Our mayor will re-
ceive you at the depot. An imposing escort will
the procession, will take the place of general
reception. Hand shaking viii be utterly impossi-
Bile and not attempted. The demonstration will
be large and the color OF the city red.