The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-04
BADGE PRESERVATION.
prs,ldsht.El,ot Recipient ola Handsome
COLLEGE society PIN.


WASHINGTON, March 9-About
$3.50 o'clock this morning notice came
to Mr.. Mckinley that delegation
souyht 10 met hi,n and make a preseiI-
tation An appointment had been
made In advance for this call, so the
President elect descended from his
rooms to the second floor or the hotel
where the delegation was In waiting.
This was headed by Postmaster Gem
erai Wilson and Included Hon. JOIN "a.
Capers. or the attorney geIfcraIS once;
Rev. william y. Cnpers, OF virginia;
Representative Harrison and W. -.
Dunlap, OF Alabamu: Nathan Heard
of Pennsylvania; Judge Charles HOW.
~, OF the Court OF Claims bench. anu
A. NJ. Austin. OF Ohio. They were all
members Of the Stigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity. and called 20 present Il
badge OF the order
The President elect greeted his CALI
ers with the greatest cordially if
was In good spirits aud seeing Post
master General Wilson in the van, was
reminded OF the old days OF their SER
vice IN the house OF representatives.
Taking him by the hand he exclaimed:
II have not seen you since the storm or
last November. Come over by the
window, where can see you plainly
and make cure you look as you DID i'll
the good old days when you were on
one side and on another"
After reCIprocatlng this greeting In
the same spirit the postmaster general
proceeded 20 make j little speech In
entirely informal language He was
charged with the presentation TO the
PresIdent-elect OF a badge which, un-
fortunately, he did not have himself
As an earnest OF his good faith he pro-
duced the receipt OF the express COM
plny ind telegram announcing the
shipment OF the article, but up 60 the
time set FOR the prcseatatlon II had not
been received II was hardly possible
that the PreSident.elect could spare
time for another appointment, 60 the
committee thought II best to make this
explanation and send the bndGe Itself
along later. The President-elcct him
self ~ a member Of Sigma Alpha EpsI-
lon. and sim takes great Interest in the
welfare OF the fraternity
When he was inaugurlted governor
OF Ohio he wore on the lapel OF his coat
u very pretty badge, and tomorrow on
his inauguration AZ President he VIII
again wear his college fraternity pin.
This time however. the badge, though
similar in general dgAlSh. Is more ehD-
crate and costly, and IA the gift OF tue
fraternity al large Tho national con
vention OF the order az st. Louis In
December last provided Tor the pur-
chase and presentation OF the badge,
and It Is probably the handsomest ana
most costly badge possessed by any
member Of the order
The PTrsldent-eleci thanked the del
ecation in suitable terms and prom
ised 10 wear the badge, II, as he re-
marked. loosely, there really was any
such badge and his visitors We're not
Joking THIS point was soon met, how
ever. for Just ~ the party started
away an express messenger brought In
haste the delayed package POsimas-
ter General Wilson Immediately
0pened Il. assisted by the President
elect. aud disclosed beautiful work
Of the jewelers. art. studded thickly
With diamonds When this ceremony
was over the President-elect spent
some time IN exchanging greetings
with the friends who had gathered IN
the parlor, and 4; was noticed that he
gave 4 particularly warm greeting TO
Representative FARMER, OF Pennsylya-
MIA. and held a whispered conversation
win him,