Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-30
THE FIRST DAY.
Inauguration of the Centennial Festiv.
titles i'm New York.

PRESIDENT HARRISON HOLDS RECEPTIONS IN THE
EQUITABLE BUILDING AND IN THE CITY HALL
SCHOOLGIRLS sTREw HIS PATH WITH FLOWERS
| THE GREAT BALL AT MONT.
After the reception in the Equitable building,
with which the STARS account closed yesterday,
President Harrison sat down to an elaborate
banquet Ex-Presdent Cleveland was not
present and his seat beside ex-President Hayes
was filed by Chauncey NJ. Depew. Among
those present were all the members of Presi-
dent Harrison's cabinet except Secretary
Blaine, who was confined to his home in Wash
ington by Illness Mr.. Blaine was represented
by his son. Walker Blaine. The governors of
all the states except those of Minnesota, Mary
land. New Jersey and West Virginia we're also
present, besides ex-Judge Pierrepont and
Judges DAILY and Peabody, VIM. Turnbull, DIR.
Stuyvesant p. Morris, Senator Evsrts, Theodore
| Roosevelt, Major Doubleday, Gen. McChurch,
| Maj. II. Fairbairn, Gen. Brush, Henry G..
Bowen, editor of the Independent; II. T. Bonner,
| Rev. DIR. Chaplin, Gen. Barnum, Gen. c. c.
Suydam, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, ex-Gov. Price, of
| New Jersey Joseph H. Choate, Cornelius n.
| Bliss, and many others. Mayor Grant and Gov
Hill sat on either side of the President. Gov
ers were laid for fifty guests.
| When the party were seated VIM. G. Hamil-
| ton, the great grandson of Alexander Hami-
| ton, presented souvenirs in brief address -
| President Harrison, closing with request tn It
| all drink to the memory of George Washington
| the father of his country. The souvenir con-
| sisted of six beautifully engraved cards, tied
| with yellow and blue ribbons. On the first one
was embossed picture of Washington him.
| self, on the second an engraving showing his
| landing in New York in 1889. on the third a
picture of st. Pauls chapel in 1889, portraits of
| Bishop Provost, Chancellor Livingstone, and
the various members of the legislature. The
fourth page had an engraving of Federal hall
and the statistics OF the period; the fifth page
had portraits of President Harrison, Governors
| Clinton and Hill. Mayor Duane and Mayor
Grant. The sixth page bears an engraving of
the Equitable building and Washington's house
in Cherry street. as well as the menu of the
! luncheon.
Only few times did the President violate
the rule against handshaking. The first Occa-
sion was when a whte-haired veteran. wearing
the uniform of the Grand Army, uncovered his
head and extended his hand. Some personal
! friends came later and were also favored with
a haudshake.
| WELCOMED BY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
The President then went to the city hall. where
| two hundred school girls strewed his path with
flowers as he assembled the stairs and passed
through the rotunda.
Arrived at the top of the stairs President
Harrison was rendered an address of welcome,
delivered by Miss Annie A. Abrahams at the
conclusion of which he was given monster
bouquet of La France roses. President Har-
rison, arm in arm with Mayor Grant Governor
Hill. with Hon. Hamilton Fish. Vice-President
Morton and Commodore Gerry, and three
members of the plan and scope committee,
then entered the city hall.
The distinguished party were escorted to the
governors room, where the President began
receiving the visitors. He stood on slightly
raised platform. which was backed with brass
railing, and IN the rear of which was the Presi-
dents chair. Beside this was Washington's
writing desk. President Harrison took his po-
sitiOn on the right-hand side. with Yice-Presi-
dent Norton Governor Hill and Mayor Grant
beside him TO the left. in the order named.
After an hour Of receiving the throngs of cit
liens who crowded the building the President
returned to his carriage, and. with the Vice
President, the governor and Commodore Gerry.
was driven to Mr.. Morton's residence. where
he and Mrs. Harrison will be guests during
their stay.
MR.. STUYyEsANT FIsH's DINNER.
The President and Mrs. Harrison and Vice
President and Mrs. Morton were entertained
at dinner by Mr.. Stuyyesant Fish. who had in
vited to meet them Governor Hil Hamilton
Fish. Mr.. and Mrs William JAY. Mr.. and Mrs
Robert GOelet, William Waldorf Aston, Mrs
Burk Roche, and Miss Helen Hamersely. Pres
| ident Harrison occupied the head of the table.
and before him was a miniature model of
WashlngtOns home at Mount Vernon. and a
cherry tree IN CONNECTION. Mrs Fish and Mr..
Gerry sat at the right and Governor and Mrs
Morton at the left of the President At $50
the President and Vice-President and their
wives entered the presidential carriage and.
amid the cheers of a large crowd that had
gathered, drove off for the Metropolitan opera
! house.
The Grand Centennial Ball.
There was evidence of lavish expenditure in
the decorations of the Metropolitan opera
house where the centennial ball was held last
night, and the effect upon entering was simply
dazzling. From the center of the dome long
streamers radiat ed to the side walls, and all
around the tiers of boxes. and the balconie s as
wei, there was wealth of decoration such as
had never before been attempted in New Yor k
Little knots OF colOrs and picturesque inter-
trimmings of red. white and blue were so ar
ranged that the advent of pretty costumes not
only enhanced the general effect but the cos
tunes themselves benefited thereby
THE PRESIDENT ARRIVES
At exactly 1915 fanfare of trumpets was
sounded. and Mayor Grant, offering his arm to
the President, began to walk westward between
the limos of the plumed artillery men. Just he
hind came Vice-President Morton with Mrs
Harrison on his arm, and they were followed
by Governor Hill and Mrs. Morton. Then
came the other members of he Presidents
party.
As they all moved between the walls of bu-
mainly that pressed close on the other side
cheer after cheer went up, and almost drowned
the noise Of the trumpets. Arrived at the
special boxes Oh the stage. the President turned
about and was formally presented to the mem
b ers of the committee. The strains of Hail to
the Chief ceased, and the reception was at an
end
The President ushered Mrs Harrison into the
box set apart for them. Vice-President Morton
and Mrs. Morton also entered the box as did
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Harrison. The rest of the
party were disposed i'll the other special boxes
and all was then in readiness for
THE GREAT QUADRILLE D'HoNNEUR
The soldiers had their hands full in making
room for the dancers, but at IL O'Clock the or
| chestra struck up the Star Spangled Banner
| and the dance began. 1t was not rapid dance
| 1t was sedate in the extreme. Senator Aldrich
| smiled on his partner. but otherwise there was
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