The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-22

postmaster approached and presented
hickory canes 10 Mr.. Harrison and the
| postmaster general and another person
presented flowers to the ladies of the party.
Soon after passing Tallapoosa the train
| crossed the Georgia line into Alabama and
at the same time the governor of Alabama
and his staff left Birmingham in a special
| train to meet the president There was a
great crowd at Admission and the recep-
tion of the party was most enthusiastic.
The local military and a band of Sunday
school children with flags formed line in
front OF the station and each member Of
the presidential party was given a fine
silk badge suitably inscribed and the Ia
dies were also given bouquets The Hon.
John Noble, mayor of Admission, intro
duced ex-Lieutenant Governor John Nc
Elroy, who delivered an address of well
come. Mr.. William Stevens also made a
speech on behalf of the colored people.
Postmaster General Wanamaker Welded
to demands for a speech and took occasion
to point out the manifold advantages of a
Christian education. He said they were
in favor OF protection to the young people
and for a higher tariff on religious preju-
dices. In closing he was proud to stand
up and be counted among the Sunday
school people. This remark was pro-
ton of Sunday-school teachers.
The train next stopped at Pell City, and
the president shook hands with many
from the rear platform.
The presidents reception at Birming-
ham was genuine ovation, and the dem
onstration was the noisiest that has been
| experienced on the trip thus far. Gov
ernOr Jones and his staff in full uniform
and a committee of citezens met the presi-
| Dental party at Henrviellen and escorted
| it to the city, where the president was well
| coined by the mayor and other municipal
| officers Drawn up in line in and near
the station were the grand army post, the
| confederate veterans association, the local
militia, representatives of the militia of
Soma and Montgomery, and pubic school
children and behind them were massed
an immense crowd of people. The city
was deliberately decorated with national
colOrs and beautiful white dogwood bios
SONS, and business was generally sus-
pended.
! The presidential party then made a
| tour of the city and were received with
enthusiasm all along the route, after
| which the president and his party repaired
to the Caldwell house where public
reception lasting an hour was had. The
party returned to. the train at o'clock
/ and immediately started for Mem
phis, which city will be reached
| tomorrow morning at $50 o'clock.
! Just as the train was leaving
Birmingham. the party was presented by
a local merchant with a large supply of
| palm leaf fans, which the prevailing hot
! spell rendered most acceptable.
| One OF the pleasant features of the presi-
! dental visit to Birmingham was the well
come he received from the children Of the
| pubic shoots white and colored). They
| turned out over four thousand
strong and each child was pro-
| vided with a small American flag.
| Just before the president reached the
Caldwell house, he was approached by
two little girls-Carrie Cobbs and
Sadie Elliott-who, on behalf of
the public schools, presented him
| with an address of welcome
printed on satin. The president stepped
out OF his carriage to receive it. and taking
| the children in his arms kissed them both
amidst the cheers OF the popu-
| lace. Twelve other little girls
| then presented the presid ent
with large floral design of the American
flag. He placed this in his carriage and
| shook hands with the young committee.
One of the number, Ida McCran, is the
great granddaughter of Gen. Winchester,
| an intimate friend of the presidents
| grandfather. All the children who took
part in these ceremonies were attired in
pure white, with red and blue trimmings.
When the president re-entered his car
riage and the procession moved on the
school children all joined in singing "My
| Country, IT'S of Thee"
After leaving the hotel the president
held a special reception for coored peo-
pie at the Sixteenth-st. methodist episco-
pal church.
MEMPHIS, April 1.-THE special bearing
the president party arrived here this
morning at O'Clock promptly on schedule
time, after an ali night run from Birming-
ham. Ala. over the Kansas City, Memphis
! * Birmingham road across the northern
| part of Mississippi. No stops were made
in that state, however, and the only Incl
dent of the run occurred at Jasper, Ala
| That town was illuminated bv many bon
fires in honor of the president and nearly
| 200 of the inhabitants gathered at the
station to pay their respects. 1t was IL
| o'clock when the train reached there and
the president and Secretary Rusk, Post
master-General Wanamaker and all the
ladies of the party had retired for the
night. The people were disappointed in
| llOl DtlDR aDlG 10 bce the DIcslutnI Dul
were gratified at being allowed to pass
through and inspect the observation car
with the numerous floral offerings re-
ceived in Birmingham. Brief speeches
were made by Mr.. George w. Boyd and
Mr.. Russell Harrison. Those gentlemen
were afterwards assisted in entertaining
the crowd by Maj A. p. SAUCER, U. S. a.
and the press representatives.
The president and party received cor
dial welcome at Little Rock. The gov
ernor OF the state, the mayor of Little Rock
and committee OF citizens. including
| represen tatives of the CT. A. II. and con-
federate veterans, met them at Memphis
and escorted them to the capital of Arkan-
sas. The receiving party was increased al
Carlisle, station thirty miles out, by q
number OF ladies from Little Rock, includ.
ing Mrs. Eagle, wife of the governor, and
Mrs. Caldwell. A military salute was fired
as the train reached the city and the
president was cheered by the large crowd
assembled. He and the rest of his party
were escorted to the state house where q
formal address OF welcome was made by
the governor and responded to by the
president. Secretary Rusk and Postmaster
General Wanamsker. The president then
held a short public reception. The presi
Dental party left at $40 o'clock this even
ing for Iexarkana.
Gen. Stanley, department of Texas and
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