The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-04
READY FOR The INAUGURATION.
Cleveland and Harrison Ex-
change Visits.
"A Wet Day Yesterday and Cold Wave
Approaching To-njght-Mr. and Mrs.
Cleveland Dino ut the White House for
the First Time In Four Years-wasl-
ington Rapidly Filling With Crowds.

restful night at the Arlington, and
arose at $3.50 this morning breakfast
was served in their private dining room
about an hour later, when President.
elect and Mrs. Cleveland were Joined by
the other members Of the party, excert
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson.
At 1880 Cleveland, accompanied by
his private secretary, Mr.. Thurber.
entered carriage and drove to the
White House to pay his respects to
President Harrison.
SSoout two hundred people were
gathered on the porLico and about the
main entrance to the White House, and
when the President elect arrived there
the doors of the mansion were closed
against an invasion Of the general pub
lie until after the interview between
the President ard Mr.. Cleveland, so
that the lobby was not crowded, and the
latter had free inRress TO the blue room,
where an exchange of courtesies took
place.
AS Cleveland's carriage was brought
to standstill under the portco Il the
main entrance, IT, G crowd pressed closer
together in the direction OF the vehicle,
and az Cleveland alighted. followed by
Thurber, hearty cheer went up. Rails.
Ing his hant deprecatingly, as If to stop
this demonstration, the President.elect
passed rapidly through
Puncsual to the minute, President
Harrison, according to arrangement, ar
rived at the Arlington Hotel at half
past twelve o'clock and went inn ed.
lately to the apartments of tho Presi.
dent-elect to return his visit. He was
Sccom panied by Private Secretary Hal.
ford and Lieutenant Parker, and was
met at tho private entrance to the hotel
by Landlord Roessle. Scarcely half
dozen people had gathered at the en-
trance, as the hour for the Presidents
visit was not known. The call lasted
sixteen minutes, double tho time spent
bv Cleveland at the White House this
morning.
Whom President Harrison took his
leave he was escorted to mis- corriage by
Private Secretary Thurber The half
dozen people had been augmented in
number to score OF SO, and these
viewed tho departure of the Presidential
party. There was no attempt at q
demonstration and tie President was
driven back to the White House as un.
ostentatiously as he came.
Yesterday was almost an ideal spring
day. The sun shone brightly and the
air was just cool enough to make walk.
ing thoroughly enjoyable, but this NJ rn-
ing early risers saw changed condition
OF things. The sun was obscured by
rain laden clouds. and the indications
we're that the day would prove quite as
disagreeab'e as yesterday was beautiful.
AS soon as it was announced that the
President-elect would receive the com.
mittees they proceeded in body to his
apartments, and explained to him what
arrangements had been made for his
inauguration as President, and invited
him to make such suggestions as he
might see proper. He expressed his
high appreciation OF their thoughtfulness
and the care with which the arrange
ments had been made. lie had 10 i'm.
portant suggestions to make. as the
arrangements seemed to be perfect.
The President elect spent the after.
neon in his apartments where he and
Mrs Cleveland received q number OF
visitors, mostly personal friends. This
evening they dined with President Har-
rison at tho White House. The hour
set for dinner was half past o'clock.
but Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland were delayed
in their departure and did not leave the
Arlington until five minutes after that
hour. At half past not more than
riage entrance to the Arlington, drawn
there by suspicion that the President.
elect and his wife would appear.
few minutes later the Kings County
Democratic Association, with Congress-
man Clancy and ex Congressman Archie
Bliss, conspicuous in cad Of the column,
came along the broad plaza in front OF
the hotel, band rendering Tho Bow.
cry with vigor. The purpose of the
association was to serenade the wives of
a mum Der Of its n EN- bers and. incident
ally, the President elect. 1t so hap.
pened that just as tho association and
band came 10 halt little Ruth Cleveland
managed to pull up the curtain in one
of the windows in the Cleveland apart.
ments looking out on tho plaza and
pressed Ter nose against the pane in an
endeavor to soc the band. Members Of
the Kings County Association and
crowd of fully one thousand people who
had gathered about them saw tho child
and set up cheer. The leader
of the band, correctly surmising that
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland had lett their
rooms and were about to appear, in.
fluenced in this belief, perhaps. by the
appearance OF an elegant equipmt Mt at
the entrance way, quickly changed the
air to Hail TO the Chief" ami to this
familiar rendition. the President elect
and Mrs. Cleveland came out OF the
doorway with Private Secretary Thurber
clos, at hand. There was shUiiliug of
feet nd a cry of There he is" and
then mighty roar went up from the
throng. Mrs. Cleveland entered the
carriage first and the President elecs
followed. The carriage whisked away
in an instant, the cheers growing louder
az it passed through the crowd, and
Cleveland dotted his has in recognition
OF the demonstration. Owing to the
great number OF people that blocked