The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-05
BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
Mckinley Escorted 10 the Executive Mansion
He Reviews tho Procession.

Mckinley Escorted TO the Executive Mansion
HI Reviews tho Procession.
WASHINGTON, March At was 2:l2 o'clock
when all the ceremony at tho Capitol was
over and President Mckinley and express.
ident Cleveland were ready to start back.
A few minutes before this tho Presidents
family had got into their carriages and started
Off regardless Of the procession. They had been
due at the White House an hour before, and
Mrs. Cleveland was to have lunched with Mrs.
Lamont before taking the train for Princeton Mt
8 o'clock. They had waited to hear the address
finished, and Mr.. Cleveland. Of course. had to
wait for them. and In consequence missed his
luncheon.
Tho trip OF the President and the cx.President
back to the White House was a repetition Of the
trip to tho Capitol. There was the same crowd.
the same enthusiasm, the same everything. The
crowd was perhaps larger. While the coremo.
MES at the Capito lwere going on the owners OF all
tho trucks and wagons and boxes In the city had
brought them around and sold seats or stands on
them for anywhere from % cents to 81. so, and
there was no lack OF business. The Street Clean
ing Department had utilized the time In sweep
ing and polishing the roadway again. 1t had
been immaculate in the morning.
THE NEW MISTRESS OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
For an hour before the arrival back at the
White House of the President and the ox.Prosi.
dent, the White House gates were swung open
fifty times 10 admit the carriages OF the Dipl0.
matte Corps, who wanted to review the parade.
1t was twenty minutes after = o'clock when the
first soldiers appeared. There wcro two OF
them, and they guarded the carriage OF Mrs.
Mckinley. the new mistress OF the White House,
With Mrs. Mckinley in the carriage we're Mrs.
Marshall Barber, her sister; Chairman Boil OF
the Inauguration Committee. and Private
Secretary Thurber. As tho carriage rolled in
at the gate the crowd in the reviewing stands
set up a cheer. Mra. Mckinley looked well.
She smiled and bowed at the applause. But II
she looked well it was plain she was not well,
for when tho carriage drew up nt the entrance
che had TO be assisted by both Mr.. Porter and
Mr.. Bell. and she walked in a most feeble man.
ner. There was tho same crowd OF specta-
tors when Mrs. Mckinley arrived ms there
had been when President Cleveland and
Major Mckinley went away. Mrs. Nc.
Kinley greeted them with a bow md a
smile and was assisted into the Blue Parlor,
Mrs, Cleveland was there. and as the door swung
had never met before. Mrs. Mckinley, IL was
said, had never been in the White House before,
Mrs. Ciereland's greeting was very. short. IL
ANd 10 De, Tor her carriage was waiting NJ tho
rear entrance OF the house, and she had 10 hurry
70 catch her train, She left the White House
Jnst three minutes after, Mrs, Mckinley
followed by a second, IN Mhi"S' were were
brother ,Abnsr Mckinley md his wife and
Miss Helen Mckinney. the sister OF President
We're cousin william Mckinley Osborne and
hrs. Osborne ana Miss Grace Mckinney, "A nj, ce
9iihe President. Ia In" next few minutes some
nlcen or twenty other relatives Of Mr.. Mckin.
icy or Mrs. Nick inley and some friends walked
n. They were, TO take lunch with Mrs. McKin.
10y The lunch was to have been Mrs. Clove-