The morning times., 1897-03-05
GREETED BY MRS. CLEVELAND.
She Met the New Mistress of the
White House.

White House.
After the departure Tor the Capitol
there was less excitement about the man
SION. MIS- Lamont ana her two daugh-
ters came over from their home and
spent u few minutes With Mrs. Cleveland
1t was supposed that MIS-. Mckinley would
arrive at the White House about 1890,
but instead it was almost .. Mrs. Lamont
had invited Mrs Cleveland to luncheon,
In company with the retiring Cabinet and
the ladies', this function ileing scheduled
for l O'Clock in order to give Mrs. Cleve-
land time to take the 3.15 train for
her new home, at Princeton, n. j.
The delay OF Mrs. Mckinley, who did
not leave the Capitol until after she had
heard her husbands inaugural address de-
nvered so shortened the time that Mrs.
Cleveland was compelled to drive from
the White House direct To the station,
where President Thomson private car
was in waiting for her She was accom-
panied by Secretary Thurber, who went
with her to Princeton.
The Clevelands had prepared q lunch
con for about fifty persons, the friends Of
the McKinleys. Upon the arrival of Mrs
Mckinley Mrs. Cleveland met her at the
door OF the Blue Room and greeted her
most cordially. l t was the first time the
two ladies had ever met. Mrs. Cleveland
in about five minutes took her departure
from the White House, making her exit
from the south entrance.
Mrs Mckinley was driven to the White
House In company with her sister, Mrs
Marshall Barber, of Canton, Ohio; Chair
man Bell, OF the inaugural committee, and
MIR Porter, the new Presidents secretary.
Mrs. Mckinley, who is quite lame, and
walks only with the aid OF a cane, was
assisted to the steps from the carriage by
Messrs Bell and Porter AS she walked
across the paving to the door, she halted
for a time as If to gain strength to con-
tinue the journey. The excitement of the
day had begun to tell on her. AS she
reached the portals of She room she ap-
peared to pause and gaZed with interest
upon the great white walls within which
she was to reside for four years. 1t was
the first time she had ever crossed the
threshold of the Executive Mansion
In the next carriage following the one
which contained Mrs. Mckinley, were
President McKinley's mother, his sister
Miss Helen Mckinley; his brother, Mr.
u
In the third carriage were Mckinley
Osborne, cousin Of the President; Miss
Grace Mckinley, q niece, and Mr.. and
Mrs. George E. Morse, OF San Francis
the latter a niece OF Mrs. Mckinley. There
were a number OF other relatives, includ-
ing Miss Mary Mckinley, niece, of Can
ton. and Miss Sarah Duncan, of Cleve-
land, also niece OF the President; Mrs.
Maria saxton, aunt OF Mrs. Mckinley, who
will make her home in the White House
Mrs. Capt H. O.. Heistand, the wife OF
the gentleman who has been the personal
secretary of Mr.. Mckinley for the past
six months; Capt. and Mrs. Lafayette
| McWilliams, of Chicago, the latter be-
ing a cousin Of Mrs. Mckinley.
Immediately after the departure of Mrs.
Cleveland, Mrs. Mckinley and her in
vited guests, numbering about forty
five, partook of the luncheon pre-
pared by the Cleyelands, and with
in the next half hour the entire party
went to the reviewing stand to await the
| coming of the new President.