New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-15
THE PRESIDENT WELCOMED.
IN PHILADELPHIA FOR THE wAsHING-
TON MONUMENT UNWILLING.
HE ATTENDS BANQUET AT THE UNION LEAGUE
AND MAKES BRIEF ADDRESS-THH
PROGRAMME FOR TODAY

PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY.
Philadelphia. May 14.-President Mckinley
Vice-Presdent Hobart and the members OF the
Cabinet. with the exception OF Secretaries Sher-
man and Long. arrived in this city late this
afternoon to take part in the ceremonies at the
unveiling OF the Washington Monument to-mor-
row. Representative Bailey, of Texas. and Sec
retary Porter accompanied them. The Presi-
dent escorted to the Hotel Walton, and the
Vice president to the Lafayette. Both imme-
diately retired to their rooms for short rest
The President afterward called upon by
committees from the University Of Pennsyl-
vania and the Manufacturers Club.
Tonight a banquet was given at the Union
League by its president and directors In honor
of the President. the Vice President and the
Cabinet officers. About fifty persons were pres
ent The address Of welcoma was made by c.
Stuart Patterson. president of the Union
League. after which he proposed three cheers,
which were hcartily given President Mckinley
made n short reply. in whicn he said:
Il thank you much for this great honor and
the warmth of this reception from the rep
resentatves Of the Union League. j realize and
apprec!at: what has been said with so much
cloquencs by your president, Of the great men
and grea. memories tha. have been honored by
this organization. thank you. gentlemen. for
your extreme courtesy Nothing has beer more
gracious to me than this great welcome to
Philadelphia and 1t will ever remain with me
az precious memory" (Cheers)
SOME OF THE OTHER GUESTS
The members Of the Cabinet present were Sec
retaries Gage. Ager Bliss and Wilson, Postmas-
ter-Genera Gary. and Attorney General Nc
Kenna. Others In attendance were Governor
Grggs of New-Jersey Governor Hastings OF
PENNSYLVANIA, Governor Tunnel of Delaware.
Mayor Strong Of New York. Mayor Warwick OF
Philadelphia George c. Thomas Silas w. Petit.
John Russell .,oung Senator Boies Penrose Gen.
era Charles II. Grosvenor. c. c. Harrison. pro-
vost Of the University OF Pennsylvania; Frank
Thomson, president OF the Pennsylvania Rail
road; Joseph S. Harris president OF the Reading
Railroad; Clement A. Grscom, A. j. Cassatt, DR.
William Pepper, Charles H. Cramp, Thomas DO
Ian, William NJ Singerly. Theodore c. S. Search.
General Rugges and General Brooke.
Following the banquet there was a reception at
which several hundred members of the Union
League and many invited guests met the Presi-
dent and his party. This was brought to close
at 1890 o'clock and at III o'clo;k the fresiucht
retired for the night.
President Mckinley will make brief address
at the unveiling ceremonies tomorrow. and will
return 10 Washington in the evening.
In spite of a heavy rainfall the city MAIN
taine0 a holiday appearance all the evening
While the President was dining at the Union
League celebrations were being held in other
places and at the Academy Of Music Sousa IN
honor Of the occasion. played for the first time
his new march, THE Stars and Stripes Forever
READY FOR THE UNWILLING.
All the details for the ceremony Of unveng
the Washington Monument In Paramount Park
Tomorrow are practically completed. Many
business houses and dwellings have been deco
rated with flags and bunting. and the city mas
already assumed gala appearance. Inc FehH-
sylvania National Guardsmen began 10 arrive
early this morning from different parts OF 'he
State and continued to come In throughout tHe
day The Pittsburg and Allegheny troops ar
rived at o o'clock. Fully 5000 Guardsmen are
I'm the city tonight. The United States troops
,ybo will take part in to-morrOws parade have
been encamped since Monday in paramount
Park The blue Jackets and marines from the
Texas and the Terror. now lying in the Della ware
River will have place in the processloh' as
will also the sailors from the French manor
war Fulton The parade promises TO he grahu
military pageant Nearly al. the members Of
the Pennsylvania Legislature are in the city,
ard at 10 o'clock this morning they were taken
CITY Councils. The party went on poaro
steamer a, that hour. and were taken down the
Delaware River TO gloucester Where d. p'''i"e
shad dinner served
The Washington Monument. an imposing ana
beauti,, structure has been erected by the Penn
svlvania Society Of the Cincinnati, ana after II IS
unveiled will be presented the city OF Philadel-
hi, 7, is in Farmount Park at the Green-st. en-
france The movement 10 erect the monument had
RS inception in 1910 A German sculptor, Rudolph
sIemering. designed 1t. and 1t was constructed
abroad arriving in this country In l@7 The monu-
men, a full description OF which was published in
The Tribune OF April % last Is forty-four feet high
An eouestrian figure of Washington stands twenty
feet above the pedestal. At the four corners OF the
nIatform are fountains served by alegorcal figures
of American Indians, representing the Deia ware.
IIudson Potomac and Mississippi rivers Each foun-
tan Il guarded on the sides by typical American ami
mals-the moose buffalo, deer and bear-and on the
front and back of the pedestal two allegorical
groups.