The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-03-26
ASHEVILLE IS HONORED.
MRS. HARRISON AND PARTY
SPEND THE DAY HERE.

They are Driven About the city,
Have Lunch at battery Park, and
Leave at O'Clock for Home
Satisfied With Their Visit.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, wife of the
President of the United States, and
party, consisting of Mrs, John Wanama,
kcr, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B, Harrison, Miss
Wanamaker. Miss Robinson, Of New
York, Mrs Wilson, of Philadelphia, and
l.. T. Hannum, of Trenton, arrived in
AshtSile over the Richmond and Dan,
vile railroad at 1885 this morning.
The day was spent in driving about the
city and at two O'Clock this afternoon
they left for Washington.
For two weeks the PARTY have been ON
a tour through the Southern cities. The
first place visited was Charleston, and
afterwards day was spent at each OF
the places-,Iacksonvillc, st. Augustine,
Indian River. Port Tampa, Winter Park
and Atlanta. Yesterday they were Mt
Chattanooga, They were royalty en-
tertained, and the party left late in the
afternoon for this city, the last of the
places to be visited. This was the first
time any of theparty, except Russell Har
rison. had been through the South and
they expressed themselves as highly
pleased with their trip and the hospital
lty of the people.
They Travelled in private car and the
interior was tastilv and elaboratclv
| decorated with flowers. the gifts Of ad-
miring friends in the cities of the far
South. And on the rear platform was
| a pyramid of roses and cut flowers. They
had withcred by standing So long but
were still beautiful.
Before reaching Ashcvillc Russell Har-
rison telcgraphcd from Knoxville to
Manager Steele Of the Battery Park ho'
tel. I he telegram read:
"Portion of party want rooms on ar
rival, eleven thirty tonight, say nv,
The Battery however was crowded.
There was no room To be had and Mr..
Steele was Obliged to answer to that ci-
icct. The hospitality of the hotel was,
however, extended to the party should
they decide to spend the day in the city.
The fact that they would remain in
Ashcvillc for any length OF ti,nc was not
known until this morning aud hasty
preparations were made for their enter
tainmcnt. A meeting was called at the
Office of W. L, Brccsc To formulate a
plan. and committee vas appointed
consisting Of ], A. Conant, {. ". Wool
scy. W. Is. Gwyn, Lewis Madduy, Col.
V. S. Lusk, ]. L. Reed. Geo. 5. Powell,
| ID. {. Waddell, {. \. Moore, ". I. Pen
diman, Richmond Pearson, II. A. Gud-
ger, T. W. Patton, Jones +. Sawyer,
{. ID. Blanton, w. L. Brccsc, +. y.
| Cummings. G. ". Cannon, W. +. Ran.
iolph. Col. J, d, Cameron and II. c.
| Hunt.
But even with the appointment of the
committee another difficulty presented
itself. There was not n carriage to he
had in Asheville, and for hall hour
messengers were running about to the
different stables aud to parties who
owned, or had hired vehicles for the day,
and finally five were secured. Mean
time Mr.. rrecse had sent a tclc,
gram to the train asking Mrs. llar'
| risun il she cared To come up Ia
the city. She sent back an answer stat
ing that they would but were unable tn
ind conveyances. Another messenger
was sent with word that carriages would
be sent, and few minutes later Mcssrs
Brccse and Cummings drove to the
depot. Four other carriages followed
shortly after.
At the station the members OF th" en-
tcrtainmcnt committee Yho had gon,
down were hastily introduced to the Wis
itors and the party entered tho carriages
and started on their drive around tn,
city. There was quite a crowd Of Ashe
williams at the station.
In the first carriage were Mrs. liar
rison and Mayor Bl,nton. Mrs, Wana
maker, Mrs. Wilson and POSTMASTER
Cannon occupied the second, Miss Wana
maker, Miss Robinson and =. A. Cum
mings the third, Mrs. Russell Harrison
Mr.. Hannum aud ". +. Randolph TIN
fourth. and Mr.. ". l.. Brcese and Russcl
Harrison the fifth.
From the dcpo, the party drove Il
South Main street turned to the righ
and drove to Oakland Inn. A visit wa
paid to Connally's Drive, Hazard
Heights, Town mountain and Witch
wood, and at 1890 the party drove u
North Main street and Patton avenue I,
the Battery. There they were taken i
hand by Manager Steele and show
about the hotel. The entire party wen
to the fifth story of the house and er
joycd the view, and Mrs. Harrison an
Mrs. Russell Harrison vcntured to I'll
,, top of the observatory, and looked n
the different points Of interest as show
by Mr.. Brccse.
1--WE have everything here bu, publ
building to show YOU" vcnturcd th
guide, "and we have the appropriate
for that"
~ am more than satisfied with wha
we have already seen" responded Mr.
Russell Harrison. II don't care to s,
public buildings, can see enough ,