The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16
A ROYAL WELCOME.
IL is Extended to President Mckinley ut
the Tennessee centenn5al-GOv. Bushnell
and staff Present.

It IL Extended to President Mckinley ut
the Tennessee Centenn5aI-Gov. Bushnell
and Stan Present.
Nashville, Tenn, June 12-President
Mckinley and party arrived at the
Union station, this city, at 7:30 o'clock
Friday morning, and were met by Maj.
j. w. Thomas, president of the Ten
nessee centennial exposition and the
members of the exposition executive
committee. After cordial greetings had
been extended to the visitors they were
taken in carriages to the Maxwell
house, Mr.. Van Leer Kirkman escort
ing President Mckinley and Maj.
Thomas acting as escort to Mrs. Nc
kinley. The Union station and Church
street leading to the hotel were crowd
ed with people and the visitors were
heartily cheered as they passed by. At
the Maxwell house the party break
tasted and at 10 o'clock Gov. Taylor,
of Tennessee; Gov. Bushnell, of Ohio,
accompanied by their stats, called
upon the president
Leaving the hotel at II o'clock the
party arrived at the exposition grounds
three-quarters of a hour later. The
streets along the route were densely
crowded and many houses were beau
tltully decorated in honor of the occa-
sion. The weather was delightful.
Accompanying the president and party
were Cows. Taylor and Bushnell and
their staffs, Mayor Mccarthy, of Nash
vile, and Mayor Caldwell, of Cincin-
natl, President Thomas and the execu-
tive committee of the exposition. A
detachment of ex-Confederate veter-
ans acted as guard of honor.
The procession, which was greeted
with cheers from the thousands of
people who lined the streets, moved
out Church street down Broad to the
custom house, where the Sixth infan-
try, U. S. A., commanded by Col.
Miner, joined the procession.
The line of march continued out
Broad street to West End avenue and
out West End avenue to the main en-
trance to the exposition. While the
procession was on its way a salute of
25 guns was fired. Entering the expo
sition gates the party proceeded to the
auditorium, under the escort of the
Centennial guards, the centennial
chimes being rung for the first time as
they marched up the broad avenue.
Exactly at noon President Mckinley
walked down the main aisle, on his
arm the stately Mrs. Van Leer Kirk
man, president of the women's board.
The president was greeted with hearty
cheers anu so were Secretaries Sher-
man, Alger, Gary, Wilson and the 9TH
er distinguished guests and their ac-
companying ladies.
President Thomas was very brief,
but extended the heartiest of welcome
to the president, whose presence as the
chief magistrate OF the greatest nation
on earth was high, honor to the men,
bers of the cabinet, to Gov Bushnell
and visiting Ohioans and to the repre-
sentatives of the press
President Mckinley then made a
speech which will long hold place of
highest honor in the annals of Tennes-
see. Applause was frequent during
the speech and hearty at all times, but
it reached a climax when the refer
ences to the preservation of the Union
were made.
No more loyal demonstration was
ever made in any state or section of the
Union than that which helped to make
yesterdays celebration memorable. At
the conclusion of Mr. Mckinley s
speech hickory cane, unadorned, but
sturdy, and made from wood grown on
the Hermitage, was presented to the
nresident