The record-union., 1891-10-12


rian Newberry Library, Chicago; Miss
H. B. Prescott, Assistant Librarian Co
lumbia College, New York City; $. ii.
Scudder, editor and entomologist, Cam
bridge, Mass; Miss ID. *. Sherman, Trus-
tee Y. NJ. C. A., Yonkers, n. Y; G. c.
Soule, Trustee Brookline Library, Brook
line, Mass; Ii. III. Utley, Librarian Pub
lie Library, Detroit, Mich; Miss Mar
garet Van Iandt, Assistant Columbian
College Library, New York; A. w.
Whelpley, Librarian Public Library
Cincinnati, o.; DR.. George e, Wise, Lii
brarian Medical Department Newberry
Library, Chicago, Ill.,; H. III. Whitney
honorary member), President West End
Railroad Company, Boston; Miss e. A.
publisher, New York City; Mrs. A. W.
Whelpey, Cincinnati; Mrs. e. c. Marble,
Florence, Mass; w. II. Lowdermilk,
publisher, Washington, d. c.; Miss Julia
Lippett, Brookline. Mass; Miss Belle
Barr, New York City; John d. Bean,
Brookline, Mass; II. II. Cooke, pub
Usher, Chicago; Miss Alice Crook,
Davis, Worcester, Mass; William Good
win, Philadelphia, and Mrs. Bunker,
Philadelphia, chaperone. In addition
these are members I. H. Wallis, Sacra-
mento; G. T. Clark, Sacramento; John
Vance Cheney, San Francisco, and the
two last named joined the group at Sac
ramento and continued on with it to
San Francisco.
AT SACRAMENTO.
At Sacramento Mayor Comstock, p. e.
Platt, II. Weinstock, Perry Curtis, w. ii.
V. Raymond, q. T. Clark, Colonel Nc
Nasser and G. G. McMullen, and escorting
j. Q. Rowell, Chairman of the San Fran
cisco Reception Committee, and five of his
committee who had been received and
entertained in the forenoon by the Sutter
Club, met the guests and were intro
duced to them by the Escort Committee.
Under the marshalship of George c..
McMullen the entire party then took car
riages, one OF the sacramento committee
being in each carriage, and were driven
to the Art Gallery.
AT THE ART GALLERY.
They were met at the door and greeted
by Vice-President DR.. Geo. Pyburn of the
Museum Association, Custodian NJ. ;.
Cushman and Art Instructor w. +.
Jackson. When all had assembled,
Mayor Comstock made brief address of
hearty welcome on behalf OF the city, and
President Woodson rendered them the
freedom of the gallery on behalf Of the
Museum Association and the city. The
guests spent an hour III the building,
visiting the School of Design, the Art
Gallery and Mineral Cabinet. They
were then driven to the State Capitol and
received by r. ID. Stephens, President of
State Library Trustees. When all had
assembled in the chambers Of the State
Library and Mayor Comstock had called
to order, Secretary of State +. q. Waite
welcomed them in these words:
MIR. WAITE's ADDRESS.
ladies o7ld Gentlemen Of the american
Li5rury association: In the absence OF
Governor Markham from the Capital it
has fallen to me to welcome you TO the
State OF California. Were the Governor
present he would do the honOrs of the
moment more beconlingly, but he could
note md to you more hearty welcome
than l do on this occasion.
1T is pleasure we Californians prize
to meet cultivated ladies and gentlemen
coming from our old homes in the East,
and it is appropriate that the first formal
greeting. is in such place as this, where
all around you are old acquaintance and
friends with whom you are more familiar
than with our faces. In such presence
you cannot feel as strangers. But trust
the hospitality of the people of the State
will be so broad and generous that You
Will feel that you have met only the dear
est kindred in this rising empire that
stretches seven hundred miles along the
shores of the Pacific.
''Our State is SO Tar away from the great
American hive that it does not fill with
population as rapidly as other States in
the central parts of the continent, and
therefore, in your progress through our
territory you Will see often times much
that is yet crude, and wide areas com
paratively undeVclOped. Gu will see
bleak and barren mountains, which you
may think worthless and waste. You
will see acres of alkali, and coming as
many of you do from regions where
every foot of land can be made product
i've, you will be likely to depreciate our
State.
Upon every visitor we desire to make
the best Impressions, and therefore /
would say that in the economy of nature
the alkali fields are but storage grounds
for the excess of plant food. Nature is
only too bOuntiful sometimes in the ele-
ments that give life.
The barest and most rugged mount
| aims are here to furnish by disintegration
a renewal Of soil to contiguous valleys.
Thus provident nature is intent on max
ing California productive and habitable
in the limitlesS future.
"But you are not here to listen to ex-
tended remarks. IN the name of the peo-
pie of the State, the State Librarian and
State officers generally / can assure you
| that L am glad to meet you and bid you a
most cordial welcome"
Secretary, and then President S. S. Green
was introduced by Mayor Comstock
PRESIDENT GREEN REPLIES.
Mr. Green responded at some length.
and spoke with deep feeling. He said in
substance and with pressive eloquence.
that his party had heard q great deal
about California hospitality. but they
found that they knew very little about
it, until at the very break of day on the
extreme eastern limit of this great State,
they were met by a Sacramento commit
committee came as strangers but were
soon friends and hosts. They bore
hampers and boxes Of luclous fruits and
flowers, and fish fresh from California
streams and game from her hills, and
hearts and voices full of cordial welcome
and generous greeting.
Such reception was an overwhelming
surprise; ii was something that choked
responsive utterance by its heartiness.
1t had been kept up all the way over the
mountains, and the material evidences of
California's wealth of production in
fruits and flowers showered upon them.
coupled with attentions that enlarged the
information of the visitors and increased
their store of knowledge of this portion
of their country. In behalf of his party
he thanked the Secretary of State for the
welcome given, and the people of
Sacramento for their overlooking hospi-
tality and their concern for the comfort
and pleasure of the travellers. He could
scarce find words to express how CRATE
ful. proud and happy they were in conse-
quence. He invoked the blessing of
Heaven upon so warm-hearted, generous
and hospitable people.
VIEWING THE CAPITOL.
An hour was then spent in examining
the library. The rooms had been beauti,
fully dressed in flowers and ferns. and
the tables We're covered with cut flowers.
and grapes from the vineyard of Presi-
dentStephensf formed beautiful cover for
the center table. Deputy Librarian aal1 q