The morning call., 1893-03-04
FORMAL CoURTESIES.
The President and the Elect
-- Exchange Calls.

p WASHINGTON. March -President-elect
: Cleveland had a good nights rest He
awoke refreshed, and after breakfast he
received the committee on inaugural ar
Tangements, who laid its plan before him
. and asked for suggestions as to any change
:. lie might wish made in them. He expressed
himself as entirely pleased with the arrange
nents, and tile committee withdrew. With
=. Private Secretary Thurber be then took a
carriage to the White House.
:. a crowd Of 200 gathered at the entrance
as the carriage drew up to the portico and
pressed close as he alighted, but the White
House servants managed to keep the wav
d: open for him, and he entered and proceeded
to the blue room, where President Harri-
son received him.
Alter greetings and the exchange of COM
monplaces, occupying less than ten min
utes, Mr.. Cleveland made his adieus and
drove TO the hotel, where 1t is arranged that
Harrison should return his call later.
At noon President Harrison, according TO
arrangement, appeared at the Arlington
Hotel, and went Immediately to Cleveland's
apartments. accompanied by Private Secre-
tary HalfoTd and Lieutenant Parker of the
navy. Very few people gathered at the
entrance. as the hour for the visit was not
generally known. The call lasted sixteen
minutes.
President Harrison was then escorted to
his carriage by Private Secretary Thurber.
There was no attempt al a demonstra ton
and the President was driven quietly back
to the White House.
The Presldent-elect spent the afternoon
In his apartments, where he and Mrs.
Cleveland received a number OF visitors,
mostly personal friends. This evening they
dLned with President Harrison at the White
House. The hour set for the dinner was
'half-nast O'clock, but Mr.. and Mrs Cleys-
land we're delayed fn their departure.
at half-past not more than ten people
had gathered about the carriage entrance
TO the Arlington, drawn there by the suspi-
cion that the PTesident-eleat and his wife
would appear: A few minutes later the
Kings. Comfy Democratic Association
came along the byQad plaza In front Of the
hotel: the band rendering "The Bowery"
with yjgpr. 1t so hap: ened that just as the
F.. band came TO halt little Ruth Cleveland
.Riandged TO pull up the curtain of one of
The Windows in the Cleveland apartments
looking out on the. plaza and pressed her
lace against the pahe In an endeavor to see
s1he hand, The nembers. of the Kings
:CoEn1y Association and the crowd Of fully
athopsand persons that had gathered about
them saw the Child and sent up a cheer.
:. The leader Of the band, correctly surmis
ing that -ME: and Mrs. Cleveland had left
their rooms and were about TO appear,
quickly ehanged the air to Hail to the
Chief" and TO tie familiar refrain the
PEesident-el elect and Mrs. Cleveland came
out of the doorway, with Private Secretary
sThurber close. at: hand, and then mighty
roar eentnp from. the tbrpng. The carriage
was whisked awaY' in ar Instant, the cheers
glowing }aldef as:;it passed through the
crowd. AND; Cleveland. ddffed his. hat. ia
Recognition of the e.deHonslratioD. ::
Owing To. thegrcat numBe otpe ople that
blocked tie.m9Fe dfrect routeto the White
House. the. carriage ;was. driven there 1iy a
rOuudab5lt way. Mr. and Mrs. Clepefand;
were received by: President Harrison and
Mrs. Mckee, and these four, with Robert
Mckee. vsre the only peIsoDs present at