The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-05-11

and light. The feast which followed wa!
elaborate for a breakfast, and was thor
oughly enjoyed by all present When the
breakfast was nearly over the Presidents
health was drank by all standing.
Shortly after $3.50 p. m. the President an6
party started for the city hall, escorted by
the veterans of the Seventh and Twenty,
second Regiments At the steps ol
the city hall 200 girls from the
grammar schools and thirteen from the
Normal school welcomed the President
The 200 grammar school pupils met him al
the foot of the steps and strewed flowers IN
his path. The thirteen from the Norma
school awaited him at the entrance to the
city hall and there one of them, Miss Annie
Abrahams, read an address of welcome, tC
which the President replied.
After the reception the President was
escorted to the residence Of Vice-President
Morton by the Committee on States. Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harrison will be the guests
of Vice-President and Mrs. Morton during
their visit
THL BALL.
NEW YORK, April 30.-The public recep-
ton to President Harrison at city hall
closed ut 5 o'clock p. m, and the President
and Mrs. Harrison were driven at once to
the residence of Vice-President Morton,
whose guests they will be during their stay
in the city. 1t ia estimated that at the city
hall reception fully 5000 people passed in
view before the President.
Att o'clock last evening the President
and Mrs Harrison and Vice-President and
Mrs. Morton left the Morton mansion and
proceeded to the residence of Stuyvesant
Fish, where they were entertained at din
ner.
The Metropolitan Opera House was
thrown open at o'clock for the Centennial
ball 1t was attended by 5000 persons
The floral decorations were of the most
elaborate order. Over the Presidents box
was large brass pendant displaying the
word "Washington," and at either end Of 1t
were the dates "17S9" and 1889" in brill
liant gas jets. The box itself was draped
with cloth of gold, fine laces, embossed vel
vets, figured silks and flags festooned with
flowers. The other boxes were decorated
with plush, silk, lace and silk flags. Ten
car loads of evergreens, 1000 specimens of
azaleas, 6,0O0 ferns, 1900 palms, 5000 pan
sizes, 10000 tulips and hyacinths and 1000
miscellaneous plants were used in the dec
orations which, together with other deco
rating materials, cost $4,000.
Mayor Grant, as host and chairman of the
committee ON the centennial celebration,
arrived shortly after 10 o'clock, and at 10:4O
President Harrison arrived, accompanied
by Mrs. Harrison, yice-President Morton
and Mrs Morton, and Leutenant-Gov-
ernor Jones and Mrs Jones. The manager
of the ball, Mr. Il. @. Stanton, met the
President and his carriage and conducted
him into the building, where the mayor
gave the party a formal reception.
At the conclusion of the reception the
guests above named were conducted to the
Blue Room In the following order, escorted
by guard of honor: The President, with
Governor Hill on his right and Mayor Grant
ON his left Following them were Vice
President Morton and Mrs Harrison; Lieu
tenant Governor Jones and Mrs. Morton;
Hamilton Fish and Mrs. Jones. The
guests crossed the floor to the
Presidents box, which had been erected
ut the back OF the stage whero Mr. Stuyve-
SAINT Fish, chairman Of the committee on