The times., 1897-11-04
M'kIHLEY At P|TT5BuRG
Twenty Thousand People Greet
Him at the Depot.
LEYEE At THE ART GALLERY
The second Celebration of "Found-
er'> Day" to Commemorate the
Erection of the Carnegie Art
CELERY, Library aud Mnsenm-
President Makes an Address.

PittsbuIg. Nov. 3.-President Mckinley
spent a busy DAY. From the time he ar
rived in Piusburg events crowded thick
upon him. A parade, during which ne was
cheered by thousands, luncheon, and din
ner a meeting at which he listened To
speeches and made ona himself ana a
concert. All this formed tie second cele-
hralIon Of Founders Day to cou,mem-
crate the erection OF the Carnegie Library,
Art Gallery and Museum.
A Presidential salute announced the ar
rival at the Union station of the Presi-
dents special train from Canton. Twenty
thousand people packed about tile station,
cheered the President as he descended from
the train ana got into the waiting carriage.
EScortci Cy mounted Police, tie Four
teenth and Eighteenth Regiments, the
Naval Reserve Battalion and battery
of artillery, the carriage containing the
President was driven along Liberty street
ana up Earth avenue. Other carriages
contained GOV. Hastings, Mayor Ford.
Senator Burrows Cf Michigan and others
The route Of marCL was decorated with
people VIII, cheered the President en-.
thusiastcally along the five-IHile line OF
parade.
The troops did not 20 ont all the way
and the President reviewed them a they
countermarched back to town. AT this
point the President laughed heartily as u
has dealer stepped to the door OF his
store holding sheaf of wheat placarde,i
with She words: These are Mckinley
times and here : the dollar wheat
The President was then driven to the
house OF tue chairman OF the board of
trustees of the Carnegie Library, and
luncheon was Served. Mrs. Mckinley had
been driven from the railroad sta ton TO
the house OF Robert Pitcairn, where she
was met by two hundred ladies.
The Carnegie Music Hail was crowded
acC the President was enthusia s5ically re-
cei-ed he stepped on the stage. Con-
gresham John Dalzell made the address
OF welcome. Col. samuel Harden Church
read the report OF the trustees The Presi-
dent spOke in part as follows.
| have not come, as has often been the
case, 10 discuss economic questions but
rather as an interested observer to with eSS
III person ana JtstlIy 10 tnat great and Sue
cesstUl undertaking made possible by the
iuuulliCenCe or one OF yCur best known citl-
zeus and the generous neighhors whom he
mas interested IN his work They have con
ierrea upon the municipality Oh FIttsburg
the proud privilege OF being noted, not
simply as one oi tie greatest industrial
cities or the country, but hereafter to
rank as one Of the great literary. art. muSi-
I cal and educational cities of America.
but more Than this, and infinitely better,
what has been done here and all that remains
I Tor the present and future generations to
( accomplish ia perfeCting this noble lit
erary and its allied branches of culture
ana enjoyment, Is not planned simply Tor he
select few, but the too often negl ected
. many, not FOR a favored class but Ter the
people and all Of The people. he free
man cannot be long an ignorant man. The
aspiration for knowledge IL the corner-
stone for learning and liberty. With true
culture, not feigHed or proud, comes good
ness OIL Leafi, refinement OF manners, en-
erOsity of Impulse, ne Christian desire Of
helping others and The Christian chara cter
of tsharits- Ia Library s-ttItly. TIuSIC4I
Instruction, the cultivation Uf art and the
serious contemplation OF the wonders Of
nature IN raTS museum collections are
source OF delight and instruction 10 patrons
and visitors and they help to make better
! citizenship, and in 50 dong constitute
an impregnable bulvark for la " aud order.
\ Ietr-7 from Andrew Carnegie, now in
Europe, was read and the president an
! uuuncsd he following award OF prize. for
paintings, made 10y the Interna tonal Art
Jury:
Gold medal. first prize, J. J. Shannon.
Londrn England. Gold medal, second
prize, Tree Pau, London, England; Gold
medal, third prize, John Almer, New York.
Honorable mention: First, William Leffler,
Boston, s-cund, Paul De sons, Paris, France.
The winner or the first prize viii receive
S3,0oe and tie same amount will be divided
betwee;, the winners OF the second ana third
prizes.
The Presidents party adjourned to the
art gallery, where a Ievee was held. 1t
is estimated that the President shook hands
with 5000 persons. After the invited
guests, numbering 1000, had seen the
President, W. n. Frew, chairman Of the
board OF trustees, suggested that ne might
be tired, and that the doors ought TO he
closed.
is there anybody else who wants to
see me?'' said Ma ior Mckinley.
"A bout 3,O0O,' was the reply.
Then don't think of closing the doors.
Let everybody come in After the public
reception MAJOR Mckinley took dinner at
the house Of one Of the trustees and then
returned to the hall to attend the con-
cert.