The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-17
0hioans Greet the EY. President at Their
State Building in Jackson Park.
Short Speech Of Welcome, After Which the
Distinguished HoOsier Submitted to the
Usual Handshsking Ordeal
Fully $4,000 Visitors at the Fair Yes.
terday and 20O,706 on Thursday.
Illinois Editors Listen to an Address BY Vice
President Stevenson-The Blarney Stone
Ready to Be Kissed at the rish Village.
HARRISON AT THE FAIR

HARRISON AT THE FAIR
The Ex-President Given . Reception by
Ohioans-Illinois Press Association.
CHICAGO. June 16-"Germsn day" Ap-
pears to have started boom &C tho White
City. Tho reaction which usually sets in
the day following big event did not occur
to-day. While the attendance was not a.
large as that of yesterday. 10 was above
the average. Visitors beRsn coming early.
and at noon it was estimated that 100000
people had passed through the turnstiles,
and tonight the officials Of the bureau of
admission estimate that tho total attend
ance for the day will be 125, 600. Many of
the excursionlsts who took advantage OF
the reduced railroad rates on account of
German day" to attend the exposition are
still in the city and were out. and through
out the day there was steady click at tho
turnstiles. There were no special attrac-
tions at the park. except the illinois Press
Association celebration at the Illinois State
building, and the persons visiting the fair
were bent on sightseeing. In this respect
the crowd differed from that of yesterday.
which was on holiday jaunt. Superin-
tendent Tucker, of the board of admissions.
this afternoon gave out the official figures
for the attendance yesterday as 2OO. 70o
For the corresponding day at the Centen-
NAL the attendance was 6O.099.
Ex-President Benjamin Harrison Yves
rendered reception at the Ohio State
building. this afternoon. by the State CON-
missioners. Long before the hour set for
the informal function large crowd gath
cred at the door or the building. The sx-
Presidents and party were met at the Ad-
ministratlon Building by Commissioners
ID. j. Ryan and H. P. Platt and driven to
the Ohio building In carriages. The party
consisted of ex-President Harrison. Presi.
dent and Mrs. Palmer. Mrs. Dimmick. Mrs
bridge, wife and daughter, and May Pin
gree. General Anderson and other com.
missiOners met the party at the door, and
General Anderson said:
General Harrison-The State OF your nativity
desires very much to sh ow you the appreciation
they have OF you and your position, both in peace
and in war. They wish to give you a welcome,
and they desire now to extend to you and your
party the hospitality OF our building.
General Harrison did not make q speech,
simply replying: II thank you very much
and am glad to be with your people again."
Within large number of OhiosDs had
gathered, and they were presented to Gen.
Harrison. The doors were then thrown
/ 1pen. and the ex-Presdent experienced
handshaking ordeal. Ho was then shown
through the building. Ohio has q unique
department. presided over by +. 4. Schwarz-
kop. to which foreigners visiting the fair
are invited and entertained. The visit
lasted about an hour. after wilch the party
continued sightseeing.
After the reception General Harrison
visited the Michigan building. where about
five hundred people greeted the ex-Presi-
dent. Escorted by President Palmer, Gen.
Harrison soon found place TO stand and
several hundred Wolverines and their
friends were presented. The Michigan re.
ception was impromptu and informal and
was soon over. Earlier in the afternoon
General Harrison paid an extended visit to
the California building in company with
Governor Markham, who has come to CHI
oaRo to dedicate the structure. The ex-
President and Governor Markham are old
friends. -.
Editors from every point in Illinois, q
large number accompanied by their fsmi-
lies, were at the fair to-day. The Illinois
commissioners had designated the day as
Illinois press day. and Presidens Rosetta
secured the attendance of large portion
of the members of the Illinois Press Asso.
citation. The press rooms in the Illinois
building were decorated handsomely, and
here the hosts gathered this morning Vice
President Stevenson arrived early and
was rendered an impromptu reception.
Seats were placed at the south entrance to
the building, and here the ceremonies took
place. MIR. Stevenson was the principal
speaker. He said in part:
since the opening of the exposition each sue
ceeding day has made its generous contribution
10 the wonders of the great event which is to
leave its indelible impression on the age in which
We live 1t ia, indeed, worth while to have lived
N ae closing yeaFs 0f ne sa
could have dreamed the things which our eyes
behold Chicago. the great central city in the
continent. is itself the marvel OF the age. Here,
midway between the oceans, within lifetime
has sprung city. having to-day population
one-haif as great as the entire country at the
time of the Inauguration OF Washington. Here
are gathered the representatives Of every cline.
OF every civilization. Before us and around us
our eyes behold the products OF the
field, mine and sea- of furnace and of LOOM Far
reaching will be the influence Of the matchless
discussions of the many congresses brought
together by the Columbian exposition. The
giant strides shown In every art is here re-
counted-what @ half century OF ceaseless agita-
ton has accomplished for woman, how her con-
dition by legislation has been improved will be
told. The best methods to be pursued along the
thousand pathways OF human endeaver Will be
teacS. " In nav a Word. whoever by tongue or pen can an
make contribution great or small 70 the sum OF
human learning Will have his day in court.
Ladies and gentlemen OF the Illinois Press
Association, this is your day-you have con-
quersd the right TO be heard. In fitting words,
by eloquent hps something OF what you have
less than the schoolmaster, is abroad. Your
power was never SO great as at this moment
Literally. 1t Ia yours to make or unmake. You
can bend or loose. From the great centers of
human endeavor you give out that which is
worth knowing. In making possible the success
which has attended the great exposition the
press OF Illinois has played no mean part
Miss Clara Barton. of Washington, the
famous president of the American Na-
tlonal Red Cross Society. was rendered q
reception in the Iowa building this morn
ing. DR.. j. b. Hubbell. general field agent
of the Red Cross Society. who has just re-
turned from distributing American relief
In Russia, presented Miss Barton to hun
dreds of visitors B. 4. Iillinghast. of
Davenport, Ia. who is secretary of the
Iowa relief committee. which sent a ship.
load of grain to Russia, and DR.. Gardner
of Bedford. Ind, who has given 500 acres Of
neutral ground near that city 10 the Red
Cross. were also present.
The Children's Building. which was
opened last week. is dong q thriving busi-
ness III its nursery department., and the
gymnasium on the lower floor proves q
strong attraction. Glasses In ply al
culture. which are added TO daily, have
been formed, ana are drilled every morn
ing by Prof. HartuDg, while the chi ldren's
many babies are being taken care of. A
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