The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-26
MANHATTAN DAY A SUCCESS.
ONE NATION AND ONE PEOPLE THE
SENTIMENT OF THE DAY.

NoNcfhoEh Horse NuHfu anu oNer
100 Carriages and TaIIy-HO
Coaches in Iine-The Oratorical
Exercises OF an Interesting Char
acter.
Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 25.-Manhattan day
will go down in history as one of the red
letter days of the Cotton States and In
ternational Exposition. 1t was cclebra-
ted with so that was characteristic OF
New York In point of attendance, in
point of distinguished men and handsome
women present, in point of interesting
ceremonies, the affair was a huge ste
cess. Mayor Strong of New York, Pres
ident Seth Low Of Columbia College, J.
Seaver Page, the master of ceremonies,
and Troop A all won new laurels. The
distinctive feature of the occasion was
the absence of reference to wiping out
the issues of the past. The sentiment
which prevaded the whole affair was that
we are one nation and one people.
The parade from the city to the exposi-
ton grounds was an imposing one. over
one hundred carriages and dozen tally
hos were in line and Troop A, the Gate
City Guard and the Governors Horse
Guard of Atlanta made a fine showing.
1t was almost noon when the head of the
! line reached the grounds. The sun broke
through the clouds which had obscured
its rays and the exposition buildings and
picturesque grounds were seen to the best
advantage
The oratorical exercises took place in
the auditorium. which was crowded to
/ the doors Afterwards there was a
luncheon at the Piedmont Club, recep-
/ tion by the ladies at the New York state
| building and field sports by the members
| of Troop A.
/ given by Mayor Strong and the New
/ York delegation at the kimban house.
| Several thousand invitations were issued
/ and the affair was one of the grandest
social functions in the history Of Atlanta.
The procession made an imposing
Nss-'e. s.ii etstSP
/ a is novelty here, and caused much
| comment, as IL led the black plumed
| troopers through the city streets and out
/ TO the exposition grounds. Following
| them came carriages in which were May
| or Strong, Hon. Seth Low, the orator OF
| the day; Mayor Schieren and Mayor-elect
] Graybill of the New York state commits
/ sion, Murat Halstead and 100 others from
| the Empire state. Arriving at the grounds
/ the procession entered through the main
| gateway and proceeded to the New York
state building. Although II o'clock was
I the hour set for speech-making to begin,
! II was nearly an hour later before the
/ exercises begun.
President j. f. Graybill Of the New
! New York state building 10 the Manhat-
tan committee for the day.
President Graybill, in his remarks, said
/ that so large and distinguished an aut
dience was an inspiration, and that If he
! had no other incentive, one was supplied
when the wife of New York's chief mag
| istrate entered the room. Mrs. Strong
was not present and the mayor looked
| puzzled a moment and then turned and
! shook hands with Mrs. Horton, who sat
| behind him, and who had been mistaken
! for the mayors wife. This caused laugh
| ter and applause.
Mr. Graybiu said that at the end of the
exposition, the New York state building
/ will be turned over to the Piedmont Driv-
ing Club, as a token of the esteem and
appreciation Of New Workers.
| J. Seaver Page, the chairman of the
committee, accepted the custody of the
! building, and acted as master of cere-
monies. He introduced Rev. ID. Parker
! Morgan Of the Church of the Heavenly
! Rest Of New York, who offered prayer.
Chairman Page then introduced Mrs.
! Joseph p. Thompson Of the board of lady
managers, who welcomed the ladies Of the
visiting delegations. She was followed by
! Mayor Porter King Of Atlanta, who cor
dially welcomed the New Workers to At
lanta and paid high tribute to the me-
/ tropolis
In introducing Mayor King, Chairman
! Page said that in Brooklyn one could not
/ get shave on Sunday, and in New York
one could not get a drink on Sunday but
! in Atlanta, he was told, that one could
neither get a shave nor drink on Sun
day.
Il would like to say" said Mayor King
about the suggestion that New Workers
/ have to go to Brooklyn for their drinks
on Sunday, and Brooklynites have to go
| TO New York for their shaves that here
| IN Atlanta, II there are either brooklyn
! ties or New Workers who want either
] shaves or drinks on Sunday, l will prom
ise them that the law shall not be rigidly
! enforced while they are here"
The mayor thanked the New Yorkers
] for the splendid representation that they
! had sent to the capital city of Georgia
! He assured them that the gates of At
lanta were open and would remain open
as long as the New Workers chose to
An address by Mayor Strong followed
that OF Mayor King. In its course, Mayor
Strong said:
Manhattan day has been observed by
| the citizens Of New York since Nov 25,
| lle5, as one Of the gala days in the history
/ Of New York and Manhattan Island. 1t
was on that day the British flag was low
efeq upon Manhattan Island and the
| soldiers and sailors of Old England left
/ our shores as formal recognition of
| American independence and left us in
! peace, quietude and poverty. daughter.
ION Manhattan day our starry banner
/ was raised 10 the top of the same flag
! pole upon the Battery, from which an in
/ stant before an English flag had been
! lowered. This is the significance of the
/ day we celebrate. This is the reason we
] selected this OF all other days during your
/ exposition as the proper one for the rep
] rcsentatiVes Of New York to visit Atlanta
and call 1t Manhattan day. With US it is
I brate its Observance the heart of every
/ member Of every financial institution OF
/ the city Of New York beats in sympathy
with the little colony Of New Workers
/ that Is here to-day and sends greetings
/ to you for the magnificent enterprises that
/ you, the people of Atlanta, have origina-
i ted and brought 70 such magnificent cul-
4 mination."
1.-THE general criticism upon the people
\ OF this great country, and have no doubt
/ IL is a fairly just one, is that we are the
I greatest consumers and the greatest
/ spendthrifts Of any nation in the world
/ But my fellow citizens we are also the
| greatest producers Of any nation IN the
world, and the very genius of our ctizens
[ is not only 40 produce every known fab
ric necessary for our use. but every arti-
/ Gle that ingenuity can invent or skill con-
/ struct for our comfort. our pleasure and
I cur advancement.
1T is a Well-known fact that we produce
I about one-twelfth Of all the manufactur-
/ ed articles in the world. and that in the
/ advanced march Of business Commercial.
! interests and the general improvements
/ Of the world, We have be-
come the largest commercial
nation upon the globe. Our inland ship-
] ping and our inland freiEhts amount 10
! nearly as much az the inland shipping
I and Inland freghts Of all Europe conn
i ALI.