The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-30
AT THE CITY HALL.
The Stairway Strewn With Flowers
by School Girls.

The Stairway Strewn With Flowers
by School Girls.
NEW YoRE April 90 The reception and
lunch at Equitable building were scheduled
to end at $3.50 O'Clock p. m., aud ton min
utes later to the air OF "I1aii to the Chief"
by CapDas band, President Harrison
emerged from tine massive gra ite portals
and again entered his carriage for his jour
ney to the city hall, Vice President Morton
and Elbridge r. Gerry following in tho
next vehicle The order of the procession
and the guard of honor was substantially
the same as that which made the march
from the foot OF Wall street. AS the vAri-
Gus organic ltious arrived at the city hall
they DIR W up in line before il. From the
foot of the marble stairs leading up TO the
municipal building ard stretching away
into the r tundl Was u double Ii 10 of white
clad public school and normal school girls,
each with basket of flowers, from which
they strewed the path of the distinguished
oersJnages. TIete we're fully 2J0 scholars,
among them beng two colored girls. Ar
rived at the top OF the stairs, President
Harrison was rendered an address Of vel
come, delivered by Miss Annie A. Abra-
bans, at the conclusion of viii h he was
given a monster bouquet of LaFrance roses.
IN THE BUILDING.
Mayor Grant, Gov Hill with Hon. Hamil-
ton Fish, Vice President Morton aui Co H.
modOre Gerry and three me ubers OF the
plan and scope committee, then entered the
hal. The distinguished p rty were escorted
TO the governors room whore the pres dent
began receiving the visitors. He stood OF
a slightly raised platform viii was backed
with a brass railing, and in the
rear of which was the Presidents
chair Beside this was WashiIg-
MS writing desk. President Harri son
took his position on the rlght hand side,
with Vice President NJ jrton, Gov. Hill and
dayor Grant beside him to the left in the
order am d. A throng Of psople were at
once admitted, aud C me in a steadily NOV
ing body for nearly an ur, passing In by
door to the right. and leaving on the op-
posIte side A guard Of uonJr, COMPOSED
Of the commanders Of grand army poscs,
forun.d a file tlrough which the throng
moved.
BOwGNG INSTEAD OF HAND SHAKING.
President Harris IN bowed to eacl upls
that passed. Many of the visit lrs extended
and To gras that II the President, but
excepting IN q few instances wlsn the haad
shaker was more than usually enthusiastic
he decline with Il lore gracious bow tina
10 ordinarily bestowed. The throng was
largely made I'D of strangers in tho city, a
facb WHICH was OpD app tfBnb IN many IN
stances. The sexes were about equally
epresented, AMI the number Of children
whose prout parents pointed
QUO to them the successor OF
George Washington was difficult 10 couns.
the tireso re task of constantly bowling dlt
not seem 10 unfavorably affect the Presi-
dent. The other gentlemen of the party
engaged in conversation most OF the time
One Of tho visitors was a dis .rict telegraph
man, who bore a me sa % for the President,
whic he mana sed to read without intsrfer-
ing wi b the reception. IL was as follows:
CHICAGO ILL, April 20, 1889
Sevency.h five thousand peopls OF II inois in
mass meeting will expect some sentiment fro n
the President Of ths United States tomorrow.
Please telegraph us to-day.
CENTEENIAL COMMITTEE.
At five minutes before O'clock the
President re- urnei TO his carriage. and
vita the Vice President, governor and
Comm pdo Gerry, was driven to Wee
Preside c MJrton's resilencs, where he and
Mrs. Harrison will he guests during their
stay