The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-26
MANHATTAN DAY AT ATLANTA.
Atlanta Exposition Turned Over to Men
From the Empire State.


Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 25.-New York
day ait the Cotton States and Interna-
tional exposition is now on record as
the complete success that was predict
ed for it. The New Workers literally
came, saw and conquered. Since their
sspescsial pullman trains began TO ar
rive in Atlanta Friday the men Of
Mania tran have been masters Of the
situa ton and tonight the town is theirs
The morning of Manhattan day dawn
ed in gloom but the elements could
not resist the spirit Of brightness and
buoy&ncy that permeated the air and
abode in greatest abundance about the
headquarters of the New York party
and before the procession eScorting
Mayor Strong and his party moved to
the exposition grounds, the sun had
scattered the last signs Of shadow. The
cavaIcade which formed at the Aragon
hotel was composed of squadron "a"
Of New York, the Governments horse
guards Of Atlanta and the Gate City
guards of Atlanta and as it moved out
Peach Tree, the city's fashionable res
idence street, between continuous lines
CO admitting southerneTS, It presented
a spectacle right glorious TO behold and
evoked almost continuous cheering all
along the route.
Mayor Strong, Hon. Seth Low, orator
of the day, Mayor King of Atlanta. and
other distinguished guests rode in car
rages to the auditorium in the EXPOSE
ton grounds, which was used for the
formal exercises of the day, instead of
the New York state building which was
found would not accommodate a fTac-
ton of the crowd. The auditorium was
crowded TO its fun capacity of 1000
and great enthusiasm prevailed
throughout the delivery Of the speeches
by the mayor of New York and the
president Of Columbia college.
Mr.. ]. Seaver Page, secretary of the
New York City delegation, called the
assembly to order while Sousa's band
played THE Star Spangled Banner"
and introduced Chairman J. Z. Gray
bill of New York state commission, who
turned the state building over to the
New York party. DR.. Parker Morgan,
chaplain of squadron "a opened the
formal proceedings with prayer. After
which Mr.. Page took charge of the
meeting as chairman in brief speech.
Mayor Porter King of Atlanta, Ga,
gave the visitors a cordial welcome, af-
ter which Mayor Strong of New York,
was introduced and spoke.
Hon. Seth Low was then presented
and delivered the Grafton of the occa-
sion in manner that provoked fire.
quent cheers.
President Collier OF the exposition
company, concluded the program with
brief address of greeting and well
come. From the auditorium, the New
York party proceeded to the Piedmont
Driving clubs house where they en-
joyed lunch.
During the afternoon there were ath-
letic contests on the grounds partici-
pated in by the visiting troopers and
later the members Of squadrons were
guests of the Governors horse guards
at an old fashioned barbecue.
Tonight came the climax in the form
of a reception rendered by the New
York committee to the people of At
lanta at the Kimball house. For this
event twelve hundred invitations were
issued and 1t was probably the most
brilliant affair of the kind ever seen in
the south.