The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-23
PRESIDENT At The FAIR
Nr. Cleveland and Party Arrive at
Atlanta.
OVATIONS ALONG THE LINE
Thousands Embrace the Opportunity to
Shake the Hand of the President.
Dinner Without speeches
Ladies' Witness "l192."

Atlanta, Ga, oct. 22-Presidert
Cleveland and his party of cabinet Of
ficers arrived here at iC5 promptly ON
schedule time. Twenty thousand peo-
pie were massed in the streets which
converge at the Union station. The
carriages for the visitors were grouped
IN front CT the Markham House. II
was an orderly crowd and the police
had very little trouble in keeping an
open passage way from the palace cars
To the carriages. Mr.. Cleveland was
greeted with cheers when he stepped
upon Georgia soil. He was ushered
into carriage drawn by four white
horses. President Charles Collier, of
the exposition, Vice President w. a.
Hemphill and Mayor Porter King, of
Atlanta, took seats beside him. Sec
retaries Carlisle, Lamont, Herbert,
Smith, Morton and Postmaster General
Wilson, with lady members of their
families. and General Passenger Agent
Turk, of the Southern railway, fol-
lowed quickly in other carriages, es-
cortod by members OF the exposition
board OF directors. The party were
driven through two lines of humanity
To the Aragon hotel, where they are
quartered. The president smiled and
bowed as he passed up the familiar
streets. seeming 10 recognize num-
bog of people in the trong.
Charlotte was the first town at which
Mr. Cleveland showed himself on the
trip down. The train stopped there for
twenty minutes and the president
shook hands with large proportion of
the i,00J people who assembled. Twelve
hundred school children marched past
aad two or three military companies
were drawn mp in line. Spartansburg
D.n - M
the visitors. Grecnville, 5. c., was
reached a 1870. The president shook
hands with all who could get to him
and had pleasant word for the chill
dren. The cabinet members also took
part in the handshaking. for nowhere
in the land Is the great American pas
sion for shaking the hand of dignitaries
stronger than In the Palmetto state.
This programme kept up all along the
line.
Dincd with the Mayor.
Tonight the president, the cabinet
members and 100 prominent citizens
were entertained at dinner by Mayor
Porter King, at the -Nragon hotel. The
dinner was intended 10 be a representa-
tive one and the guests included the
state. county and city officials. and the
jury of awards at the exposition. There
We're no speeches a the dinner.
While the gentlemen We're at dinner
the ladies' of the cabinet party We're
the guests Of Mrs. Secretary Smith, at
the Grand opera House. witnessing the
production of 1872 The only public
utteranCss which Mr.. Cleveland expects
to make will be the address which he
Is to deliver tomorrow in front of the
government building.
TomDrroW will no he urpa tast lay al
the exposition. Atlanta is jammed with
visitors from all pants of the country,
but chiefly. of course, from the a1iOin-
ing states. business of all kinds will he
suspended.
Programme N the Grornds.
Nr. Cleveland will leave for the ex-
rNsi,.On grounds at 1890 in the morn
irg. He VIII not have a military eg-
cert. hut win review the troops from
sand in front of the government
building. He Will make his address
from this stand. He will see the gov
ernmert building first and then all
the party WIN have k luncheon at
the Pie 1mon; Driving club.
In the afternoon fhe guests will he
escorted through all the buildings. In
the negro building there viii be a re-
c"u'ion for that race At night there
win he fireworks NJ the grounds. n
reception down town, and al midnight
the PARTY WIN leave FOR Washington.