The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-28
IN THE COURT.
Hundreds Crowd to Obtain Glimpse of
Harrison.

Hundreds Crowd to Obtain a Glimpse of
Harrison.
The hundreds and hundreds and hundreds who
squeezed into tue spactOus court of the Palace
Hotel IN the hope OF having glimpse of the
President wer5 disappointed. About score did
see him, not more.
1t was an orderly and patient gathering. More
strange faces. more old men, aud more school,
mates. chums. and acquaintanccs of President
Harrison than ever met under one roof before.
Really the evening was full OF rare condolences.
anu gray haired veterans who lad never heard
of each other met for the first lime TO tell their
recOlections and anecdotes of the President
nifty years ago.
One old gentleman In particular had edged
through The motley crowd very anxious TO see
his old friend once more. he was rusty and
time worn, but the beatings OF an untoward fale
for two score years aud more had not dampened
his enthusiasm one bit. and lie fairly giowed as
he related to his little circle OF enyiOus bearers
how lie and President Harrison, when boys, had
a hard fight one day over the ownership OF an
old hens nest.
Ben want very big them DAYS" said the old
man proudly, " but he was burned spry. l alius
tho't that nest was miue-thO't then; thiuk SO
now but Ben got it, aud Pm glad of H."
HE WANTED TO SEE THE PRESIDENT.
While one of the officers was doing his best
IN a rood-natured way to keep The crowd from
King up The entrance to one OF the banquet
halls, pioneer, not rusty by any means but
man OF many wars, leaned over aud whispered
Say. Mr. Onieer, now tell me honest-you
know Pm an told man; came from the back
woods, an l don't know much about these
thngs-elqnette, guess you call it-but want
10 see the President au' wont you tell me how l
can get thar? ] came a long way purpose to see
him an l amt had chance yet. Can't
We tell me where 10 go? / don't care II
| only get one look; | want 10 see him. i amt
used TO these things, an you can tell me how,
can't ye? pve been voting for Presidents over
forty years now, and | neVe. saw ONE yet. /
voted for this man; now want 10 see him.
There real touch of tenderness in the
old mans pleading, and the officer made up his
mind that II there was any such thing as show
ing him the President, 1t should be done. And
he saw The President.
IN A CORNER OF THE. COURT.
In one corner of the court is the entrance to
one OF the large dinIng-r0oms, on this occasion
occupied by Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, holding
its annual reunion.
The great majority OF the visitors thought this
the banquet hall where the President would be,
more. Finally the truth came out and rumor
had il mat the President would not be there at
all, so the interest in that corner OF the court
tagged and the gaze went other ways.
But IL WAS false rumOr. The President was
one OF the founders OF The society and had prom
ised TO be present at a certain hour. The prep.
araIions were most elaborate. for the occasion
supposed by those who knew these facts that he
would come by The customary way, down the
front elevator and along the Inside corridor, but
they were disappointed.
In the extreme corner of the court is a freight
elevator, and promptly at the hour arranged,
8 AS, he descended by this avenue, accompanied
by Mayor SandeIsOu and General Ruger. He
did not stay long aud had gone back to where
the reception was going on before the multitude
realized what had happened.