The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-14
THE PRESIDENTS SUNDAY.
Day Of Quiet Devotion and Rest at
Chat attanooGa--visit to Orchard
Knob.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. June l3.-After
week OF travel sightseeing. speech-mak-
ing and social duties somewhat onerous,
though pleasant ia performance President
Mckinley, Mrs. Ale kinley and the official
staff had A Sabbath OF restfulness. The
heat. while intense. was more or less tenn
pered by a northwesferly breeze. which.
however. was not much in evidence in tn.
railroad station into which the train pull
ed from Nashville Just as day was break
ing The run was made very slowly. pur-
posely, III order that the president and hss
wife would not be disturbed They break
tasted in their ear and Immediately after
much 10 the regret OF many prominent Cit
liens who wished TO meet the chief execu.
tive in the morning drove To the residence
OF Hon. H. Clay Evans United States com
missioner of pensions 1t was not the de-
sire of the hospitable citizens of Chatta-
Eooga, however. in any way TO controvert
the presidents wishes. At i0.D o clock the
president. accompanied by ex-Postmaster
Key and Mr. Evans. went Ia the First
Methodist church Mrs Mckinley did not
accompany him.
The pastor of the church, DIR. S. T. West
hafer preached from Genesis 22li. In
the mount az the Lord IL shall be seen
The general subject OF the sermon was
''Transiigured Humanity" and no refer
ence whatever was made to the dsttn-
guished guests In the sermon or service.
except that the blessing of Providence
was asked for the president and his ad
ministration in the opening prayer. The
music at the service was hv sn octette ef
male voices. The church was, OF course.
crowded. and many were unable TO OBJ
tain admission.
Al the close OF the services the preSi
dent returned 20 Mr.. Evans home. where
he quietly rested until otpuf s O'Clock.
when Mesdames Mckinley and Evans
the president and the commissioner, drove
10 Orchard Knob one OF the crucial
points in the hattie Of Missionary Ridge
They returned in time FOR dinner. after
which the president gave short reception
which commenced al 20 p. M. The receI>
fion, owing 30 the sacredress OF the day
was not prolonged beyond twentv minutes.
Al o'clock the president went 20 the
house of Capt III. :. Chamberlain. n per
sonal friend. wher. he remained shnrt
time, afserwaTd going again to- Commit
siGner Evans home. whence he escorted
Mrs. Mckinley 10 the train.
That Chattanooga did not give any
demonstrations Of hospitality and more
earnest manifestations Of welcome
due SOLELY 20 the desire OF It's people 20
fall in entirely with the wishes Of the
chief magistrate and the fact that II was
the Sabbath
Secretary 81 State Sherman did not at-
tend divine services hat remained with
his daughter at the residence Of William
I.sssley hose wife is a relative OF the
Sherman family.
Secretary Porter and many Of the presi-
Dental guests together with tine large dol
egatiou Of newspaper men. left at 80
hound for ChicksDauga park stopping ~
Little Ifiit, where = number of convey
anceS were I'm readiness 20 take the party
over the historic ground. The members
of tire party were fortunate In having a.
elrerones Ger. Charles Grosyenor -
ohio. ard Gen. j. T. Wilder. % Johnson
CITY Term Both ~ thes% gentlemen
bore distinguished parts in the battle %
ChicSamauRa and the ether conflicts
which make Chattanooga and is environs
so great a factor in the history ~ the civil
war. AMONG the others were coioneI
<4ucphsu Wheeler. General Willard Wa
rer and Col. r. 3. Case. When Snodgrass
f{ilt was reached the party siiEhtea aud
Gen. C5rosyeuor. ia brief address. de-
scylbed the eTeuts Of the afternoon -
That fzteful Sabbath. Returning tn the
city Lookout Mountain vas visited. and
the delightful afternoon was spent on
that elevated plateau.
The presidential train pulled ont be-
t.eea 10 ard n O'Clock and went three
miles 10 Sherman Hssi. where Il remained
until the schedule time for leaving the
purpose being 20 avoid the hea. OF tns
CITY.