The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-06-17
OHIO DAY
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NASHVILLE, June 12.-Ohio day was
the biggest and grandest day since the
opening of the Tennessee centennial.
President Mckinley and Gov. Bush.
nell, of course, were the chief attract.
ions. Multitudes of people passed the
turnstiles, variously estimated at from
1000 to $4,000
The presidents party arrived here AT
o'clock friday morning over the Lou
hour late. The Union station at Nash.
vile was packed with dense throng.
The reception and other committees
were there. The police made clear
way for the party. The president,
with Mrs. Mckinley on his arm, passed
through the open line to their car
riage. The feature of the reception
was an escort of IL confederate veter.
ans, attired in gray uniforms, wearing
sabers and mounted on horses. They
were commanded by Capt. George f.
Hager
After the party had breakfasted at
the Maxwell house and enjoyed q
brief rest Gov. Taylor, of Tennessee,
Gov Bushnell, of Ohio, and Mayor
Mccarthy, o. Nashville, called on the
president, followed by the executive
committee of the Women's board. At
II o'clock the presidential party, the
reception committees, Gov. Taylor and
Gov. Bushnell and their staffs and the
mayor of Nashville, preceded by the
Cincinnati police ,orce as the presi-
dents escort of honor, left the Maxwell
house in carriages for the custom
house, several squares away, where
military, civic, pol ce and other bodies
formed and paraded through the prin-
cipal streets to the exposition grounds.
In passing to the grounds national
salute of As guns was fired, the last
gun being fred as the party reached
the main entrance.
AS the president entered the gates the
centennial chimes in the tower of the
auditorium were rung for the first
time. At the exposition gates the pro-
cession was met by the exposition
guards and a military band, and es-
corted to the auditorium, where other
formal exercises in honor OF the presi-
dent and Ohio day began.
Fully 10000 people were in and
around the auditorium when the exer-
cises began. and there were thousands
more who could not gain entrance.
The 1nnes band opened the exercises,
followed by an address of welcome by
President John w. Thomas, of the ex.
position. Gov. Taylor, OF Tennessee,
made the address o. welcome on the
part Of Tennessee, and Mayor Nc.
Carthy in behalf of Nashville.
State Senator w. L. Clark, of Cleve.
land, O., responded in behalf of the
Ohio Centennial commission, and Gov.
Bushnell, who was accorded an en-
thusiastic welcome, spoke in behalf of
Ohio
The Innes band rendered patriotic
airs Then President Mckinley was
introduced. The demonstration was
wonderful one.
Round upon round Of cheers greet.
ed the chief magistrate, who bowed
his acknowledgements repeatedly. He
finally waved his hand for quiet, only
to be wildly cheered again. After 10
minutes offrantic demonstration quiet
was restored and the president began
to speak.
The president and some of his party
visited the Parthenon, which is the art
repository. and the children's build
ing, and then repaired to the west side
club house, a handsome structure near
the administration building and 'front.'
ing the Parthenon. In the ladies' par
lor there Mrs. Mckinley held an in
formal reception. Later in the after
noon she and the president gave q re-
ception to women only in the women's
building. During the luncheon the
residents of Vanity Fair" which Is
similar in many respects to the Mid
way Plaisauce" at Chicago. formed an
unique procession and marched past
the club house, from the galleries OF
which, on which the luncheon was
served. a good view could be obtained
of the camels, Asiatics, Cinnamon and
old time Negroes. together with the
representation ofa dragon, which at
tracted attention even from the most
distinguished dignitaries. When lunch
con drew to close there was general de.
mands for speeches from one or an
other of the men of national prom
inence present, and Gov. Bushpell,
Gov. Taylor, Secretary Sherman, Col
C H. G-osvenor Mayor McKisson, of
Cleveland, and Col. Charles Page
Bryan, of Illinois, responded. All the
speeches were in the light vein suita-
BILE to the occasion and many lively
sallies and humorous illusions met ap-