The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-04
PRESIDENT AT PITTSBURGH.
lie Receives an Ovation In that city
"Founatr's Day" a, oArnsEss Music Hail
Receives Election HstnrRs.

he Receives an Ovation In that city
"FounasT'l Day" a, cATnsEis Music Hail
Receives Eisctlon RstnFns-
PITTSBURGH, Nov. S-'Founders
Day" at Carnegie library, art gallery
and music hall was ushered in with
lowering clouds and a raw wind, but
this did not deter large crowds from
assembling at Union station and along
the principal thOroughfares over when
the parade escorting President Mekin,
ley passed on It's way TO the East END
hours before that event
AT ll:05 q. m. the boom Of a gun hred
by detail OF Battery b OF the N. g. Y
stationed on Bedford Basin, announced
the arrival OF the President at the AL
legheny station Of the Fort Wayne rail-
road, and within ten minutes thereafter
Pittsburgh was doing honor 70 the
President OF the United States on MS
first visit TO Pittsburgh since his elee,
tIen. The dark clouds which obscured
the sun earlier in the day had been seat
tered and the sun shone forth with q
pleasant warmth.
Before the last gun OF the presidential
salute had been bred the President haa
been met by the local committee OF ar
rangements and had been escorted 10
the carriage waiting for him.
Mrs, Mckinley and the ladies' IN the
marty remained on the train, which was
taken 70 Shadyslde, where they were
met by Mrs. Robert Pitcairn, whose
guests they we're to be at luncheon
Al 2 O'Clock this afternoon the Presi-
dent and party were driven to Carnegie
music hall, where the exercises Incl
dent 10 Founders Day were carried out
After an organ prelude by Frederick
Archer and an invocation by Rev. DR..
Dorchester, William N. Frew, president
Of the Carnegie institute. delivered an
address, and then introduced President
Mckinley.
The President eulogized the founder
of the Carnegie library, art gallery and
museum, and said that in no other ma
tIon could such realization have peeh
possible In four years.
Following the address of tho Presi-
dent. short addresses were made Dy
Colonel S. II. Church, Rev. DR.. Holland
and Hon. John Daizeh.
At the conclusion OF the exercises
President Mckinley announced the
awards decided upon by the committee
as follows:
Medal OF the first class-J. ]. Shan.
non, London; picture Miss Kittie,'
1880.
second-Frltz Thaulow. of Paris
s, 900, "a Morning in May on the Banks
of the Cauche."
Third-J. Alden wler, New York, $500
Face Reflected In Mirror"
Honorable mention was made oi
Louis Paul Dessar. Paris. for his pic
ture, "Mendlng the Nets" and Wiltor
Lockwood, Boston, "Violinlst"
| After the reception the President wai
| driven 20 the residence OF Robert Pit
cairn, general agent and superintendent
of the Pennsylvania railroad, wher'
dinner was served to the following
guests:
| President and Mrs Mckinley. Cover
nor and Mrs Hastings. Rev. DR., anC
Mrs. w. ]. Holland, Mr.. and Mrs. w. N
Frew, Senator and Mrs. ]. G. Burrows
| Mabel Mckinley, Secretary j. Addison
Porter. Mrs. George +. Hun. Mr.. ant
Mrs. William McConway. Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph r. MCDOWELL, Mr.. and Mrs. G. L
Magee, Mr.. and Mrs. George Westlng
house, jr.. MIR. and Mrs. John Caldwell
Mr.. and Mrs. benjamin ThRw. Mr. ant
Mrs. H. C. Frlck and Mr. and Mrs. p
C. Knox.
This evening President and Mrs. Nc
Kinley were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pit
cairn at the first concert OF the Pitts
burgh orchestra.
Tho occasion was made the principa
society function OF the season and wa
brilliant affair In every respect. AZ
ter the concert the President was givei
by private wire at Mr.. Pltcairns HON,
extracts from the Associated Press re
ports on the political situation in whicl
he was greatly interested. He decline,
10 give expression TO any opinion oil
the subject tonight.
AT II o'clock the President and part!
boarded their special train at Shady
side station and left for Washington
where they are expected to arrive abou
0 O'Clock in the morning.