Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-03-11

the east front, each accompanied by q
member of the committee of arrange.
ments. The president went directly to
the presidents room and the president
elect to the vice presidents room,
where they remained until they entered
the senate chamber.
Among those in tho galleries were
Madame Romero, wife OF the Mexican
minister and the wives and daughters
of the Japanese, Brazilian and Russian
ministers and attaches of the Chinese
legation. In the presidents gallery
were Mrs. and Miss Morton, wife and
daughter of the vice-president, and the
party of ice-Prcsident.elect Steven
son, consisting of Mrs. Stevenson and
three daughters, Misses Mary, Julia
and Letitia; Mrs. M. Il. Scott, sister OF
Mrs. Stevenson, and daughters, Misses
Letitia and Julia: Mrs. James s.
Ewing and Misses Frances and Lucille
Burns The gentlemen were Messrs.
Lewis and William Stevenson and
James and Spencer Ewing. Mrs La
mont, wife of the incoming secretary OF
war, was with party consisting OF
Miss Grace Sanders, Dr. and Mrs.
Lanier Warner, Miss Warner, Mrs. and
Miss Bryant of New York and Mr. and
Mrs Goodyear of Buffalo, Mrs. Bisscll
and party and Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Jes-
sup of New York and Mrs. and Miss
Fuller.
Mrs. Cleveland, accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Perry, and the latters
husband, came soon after noon and
took seats in the presidential gallery.
The wives and daughters and friends
of the senators and representatives
filed the other galleries.
The first of the distinguished guests
to arrive and to take their positions in
the chamber were the members of the
diplomatic corps, in the full court uni.
form of their respective nations, some
of them in military costumes and most
of them wearing insignia and decora-
tions on their breasts. Their gold laced
coats, bright scarfs, epaulettes and the
general magnificcnce of their attire
gave fine effect to the scene.
The diplomatic corps was followed
by the supreme court. 1t presence at
the door was announced at 1!:20. The
senate stood up to receive it as it had
the diplomatic corps and the chief
justices in their black silk judicial
robes and accompanied by the marshal
and other officials entered and took
their seats
The members of the house then came
in informally and unannounced.
On entering the senate wing about
noon Mr.. Harrison walked unattended
to the presidents room, where he found
an abundance of work TO keep him
busy.
In the meantime Mr.. Cleveland and
Mr.. Stevenson had been ushered into
the private room Of Mr.. Morton, where
a buffet lunch WIS served and few
callers dropped in to pay theirrespects
1t was impossible to keep the crowds
that ovcrfowed the galleries and floor
from the marble room and private lob
bies and many ladies had gathered
there in spite of orders of the guards
1t was thus through a crowd bordered
by n number of ladies, that at three
minutes before noon, by the clock in
the senate chamber, the sergeant-at-
arms of the senate came into the room
OF the vice president followed by Sena-
tor Mcpherson, of the committee OF
arrangements, and Vice President-elect
Stevenson.
When the party was gotten together
they met the president in the red room
and marched outside of the chamber
into the corridor, entering the chamber
promptly ut noon by the senate clock,
but rs a matter of fact 1916 standard
time.
Meanwhile, at quarter before II
SENATE clock) the speaker and house OF
representatives were announced. The
speaker was escorted to chair at the
secretary's desk and the representa-
tives who followed him were crowded
in wherever space could be found for
them. But as to finding seats for them,
that was entirely out of the question.
At this time the general spectacle
was magnificent. The galleries were
filed with elegantly dressed ladies,
with few gentlemen scattered among
them. The senators from forty-four
states were all in their places.
When the senate clock indicated 11:50,
but when the actual time was 1850, the
vice president-elect was announced,
and Mr.. Stevenson, escorted by Senator
Mcpherson, took his chair to the right
of Vice President Morton.
Immediately afterwards the presi-
dent of the United States and his cabi-
net were announced and President
Harrison and the members of his cabi-
net entered the chamber. Mr.. Harri-
son was escorted to one Of the chairs
standing in front of the clerks desk.
Then the president-elect was an
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