The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-23
GROVER IN THE GATE CITY.
an IMMENSE CROWD GREETs HIN
AT THE STATION.


Along the Route 10 AtIanta-The
Programme for To-day
Atlanta. Ga. oct. 22-President Cleve-
land and his party of cabinet officials ar
rived here this afternoon ar 4o5 O'Clock,
promptly on schedule time Twenty thou
sand people were massed at the union sta
ton The carriages for the visitors We're
grouped in front of the Markham house.
Il was an orderly crowd and the police
had very little trouble in keeping an open
way from the palace cars TO the carriages
Ar Cleveland was greeted with cheers
when he stepped upon Georgia soil He
was ushered into a carriage drawn by four
white horses. President Charles Collier
Of the exposition, Vice President w a.
HempEu and Mayor Porter King OF At
Ianta took seats beside him
Secretaries Carlisle, Lamont. Herbert,
Smith, Wilson and Morton. with the lady
members of their families, and Generai
Passenger Agent Turk of the Southern
follow ed quickly in other carriages, es-
corted by members Of the exposition board
of directors. The party were driven
through two lanes of humanity along
Wall to Pryor, and thence north to Peach
tree street and on 10 the Aragon hotel,
where they are auartered.
It was probably as large a crowd as
was ever seen at the union station here,
not excepting the occasion of Mr.. Cleve-
lands first VISIT here in 1887.
The President bowed and smiled as he
passed up the familiar streets. This is
his third visit, and he is probably famil-
lar with the faces of Atlantaians by this
time At all events he seemd to recognize
a number Of people in the throng They
may have been ladies. or. possibly, old Of
fee seekers from Georgia. all of whom
were not successful.
The party did not linger in the Aragon
Hobbies but minute or two and soon
were hidden from the public's curious eye
The trip down was without special Incl
dent Danville, Greensboro. ~ c., and
Salisbury did not get a glimpse of the
President. as he was not up when his
palatial flyer shot through those towns.
Although the hour was early, there was
crowd at each point. but they were
doomed to disappointment.
Charlotte was the first town at which
Mr.. Cleveland showed himself The train
stopped there for twenty minutes and the
President shook hands with a large pro-
portion of the 1900 townspeople who had
assembled. Twelve hundred school chill
dren marched past and two or three mill
tary companies were drawn up in line.
Spartanburg turned out 5000 or 5000
strong to see the visitors. Greenvine, S.
G, was reached at 1870 O'Clock. The
President shook hands with all who could
get to him and he had "A pleasant word
Tor the children. The cabinet members
also took part in the handshaking, for
nowhere In the land is the great
American passion for shaking the hand
of digntaries stronger than in the south.
This programme kept UP all down the
line, at Central, Seneca, Tocca, Ga,
where the train crossed into Georgia, and
finally at Gainesville.
At $50 o'clock tonight the President.
the cabinet members and 100 prominent
citizens were entertained at dinner by
Mayor Porter King at the Aragon hotel
The table was in the design of the letter
c. Mayor King sat in the center of the
outer line with President Cleveland on
his right and Vice President Adlai Ste
NcnsOn on his left. Gov. Atkinson of
Georgia sat directly in front OF the
mayor, with Secretary Carlisle on his
right and Secretary Lamont on his left
I he other secretaries We're in the lmme-
date vicinity of the President and Vice
President. The dining room was elabo-
rately decorated with tropical plants and
The national colors. The dinner was IN
tended to be representative and the
guests included the state, county and
city officials, and the jury of awards at
the exposition, which is the strongest
body of men that eyer served an expo
While the gentlemen were at dinner the
ladies of the cabinet party were the guests
of Mrs. Secretary Smith, at the grand
opera house. witnessing the production
OF 1892 The boxes We're tastefully draped
with the national colors and hags of
foreign countries. Mr.. Deceive, the owner
of this beautiful house. secured Deautltul
effects in the decorations
There were no speeches at the dinner.
II was expressly stipulated that there
should be nothing in the nature of toasts.
The only public utterance which Mr..
Cleveland expects 10 make Will be the
address, which he is to deliver tomorrow
in front of the government building.
Tomorrow will be the greatest day at
the exposition. Atlanta is jammed with
visitors from all parts of the country. but
chiefly, of course, from the adjoining
states. Business of all kinds will be sus-
pended.
In the first place the mayor has issued
a proclamation. appealing TO the citizens
of Atlanta to abandon all business and at
tend to the proper reception of the Presi-
dent of the United States and his cabinet.
The city offices will be closed, and all bust
ness houses are requested to shut up shop
and go to the exposition grounds. There
is no doubt that this mandate will be
obeyed. A stranger reaching the city
about noon tomorrow will think the
place has suddenly been evacuated and
will look around for the coming of some
invading army. The smokes from the fac
tories will cease to climb TO the skies and
workmen, working girls and their fami-
lies and all their country relatives will
make for the exposition. Only sick babies
and the aged and decrepit will be left at
home tomorrow
Mr.. Cleveland will leave the hotel for the
exposition at 1920 o'clock in the morning.
He will not have a military escort but
will review the troops from a stand in
front of the government building. He will
make his address from this stand and not
in the auditorium as al first announced.
He will see the government building first
and then all the party Will have lunch
con at the Piedmont Driving Club.
In the afternoon the guests will he es-
corted through all the buildings. In the
negro building there viii be a reception of
the race. At night there will be fireworks
at the grounds, a reception down town and
at midnight the party viii leave for Wash
ingtOn over the Southern.
The run down was very smooth. 1t was
made on perfect time. and the travellers
arrived not al all fatigued.
At the dinner President Cleveland spoke
for a minute, congratulating Atlanta and
the south on the exposition and express
ing his pleasure at being here. when ne
bowed in acknowledgment of the toast
TO the President of the country. He said
II hardly know how TO reply to this, and
shall attempt to do but little more than
TO return thanks for the kindly attention
that has ben shown me. Ever since my
visit to your city l have been reminded
constantly that l was in a country OF
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