The record-union., 1897-06-14
They Visit Commissioner of Pensions
Evans.
In Accordance With the Presidents
Wishes, the Chattanoogans nade
No Demonstration of Hospitality,
But He Gave Them a Short Recep-
tIon-Missionary Ridge and Chick
amauga Battle-Grounds Visited by
the Party.

CHATTANOOGA (Tenn). June 13-
After a week of travel sightseeing.
speech-making and social duties some
What onerous, though pleasant in per-
1ormance, President Mckinley. Mrs.
Mckinley and the official staff had a
sabbath of restfulness. The heat, while
intense, was more or less tempered by
a northwesterly breeze, which. how
ever, was not much in evidence in the
railroad station into which the train
pulled from Nashville, just as day was
breaking. The run was made very
slowly, purposely, in order that the
President and his wife would not be
disturbed. Immediately upon their ar
rival here they breakfasted in their car,
and Immediately after, much to the re-
gret OF many prominent citizens who
wished to meet the Chief Executive in
the morning, drove to the residence Of
Hon. H. Clay Evans, United States
United States Commissioner of Pen
slons. 1t was not the desire of the
hospItable citizens of Chattanooga,
however, in any way to controvert the
Presidents wishes.
At half-past 10 o'clock the President,
accompanied by ex-Postmaster-G Cen
eral Key and Mr.. Evans, went to the
First Methodist Church. Mrs. McKin-
ley did not accompany him. The pastor
of the church, DR.. S. T. Westhafer,
preached from Genesis xxi, IA: I'm
the mount of the Lord it shall be seen"
The general subject of the sermon
was "Transfigured Humanity" and no
reference whatever was made to the
distinguished guests in the sermon or
service, except that the blessing of
Providence was asked for the President
and his administration in the opening
prayer The music at the service was
py an octet of male voices. assisted
py chorus of young people. The
church was, of course crowded and
many We're unable to obtain admission
AT the go-.ss ee the services the Presi
dent returned to Commissioner Evans,
home, where he quietly rested un+i1
about D O'Clock, when the Mesdames
Mckinley and Evans, the President
and Commissioner drove to Orchard
KNOB one of the crucial points in the
battle of Missionary Ridge. They re-
turned in time for dinner, after which
the President gave a short reception in
the Read House, which commenced at
$50 p. m. The reception. owing to
longed beyond twenty minutes.
AT o'clock the President went to
the house of Captain H. S. Chamber
lain, a personal friend, where he re-
mained a short time, afterwards going
again to Commissioner Evans home.
whence he escorted Mrs. Mckinley to
the train.
That Chattanooga did not give any
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earnest manifestations of welcome was
due solely to the desire of it's people
to fall in entirely with the wishes of the
Chief Magistrate and the fact that it
was the Sabbath
Secretary Of State Sherman did not
attend divine services, but remained
with his daughter at the residence of
William Lassley, whose wife is a rela-
tive of the Sherman family. Mr.. Sher-
mans daughter, Mrs. McCullom, was
affected by the heat in Nashville last
Friday, and to-day was quite indis-
posed.
Secretaries Alger and Wilson attend
ed the Second Presbyterian Church, DR..
w. Q. Trimble, pastor.
Secretary to the President Porter and
many of the Presidential guests, to-
gether with the large representation of
the newspapermen, left at $40, bound
for Chickamauga Park, stopping at Lit
tie HILL where a number of convey
ances were in readiness to take the
party over the historic ground. The
members of the party were fortunate
in having as cicerones General
Grosvenor of Ohio and General j. T.
Wilder of Johnson City, Tenn. Both
of these gentlemen bore distinguished
parts in the battle of Chickamauga
and the other conflicts which make
Chattanooga and its environs so great
a factor in the history of the Civil
War. Among the others were Colonel
Xenophon Wheeler, General Willard
Warner and Colonel H. b. Chase. When
Snodgrass Hill was reached the party
alighted, and General Grosvenor in
brief address described the events OF
the afternoon of that fateful Sabbath.
Returning to the city, Lookout
Mountain was visited and the delightful
afternoon was spent on that elevated
plateau.
The Presidential party pulled out be-
tween 10 and II o'clock and went three
miles to Sherman Hill. There 1t re-
mained until the schedule time for
leaving. the purpose being to avoid the
heat of the city.
The special train with the Preslden-
tial party aboard left Sherman Hights
at 2:15 a. m. for Ashville. N c., where
the day will be spent.