The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-31
Receptions, Luncheon, Musicale and
Banquet in Honor Of Himself and
Wife Yesterday and Last Night.
PRETTY SCENE At KIRSCHHEIM
WHERE THE PARTY WAS ENTER
TANNED BY MRS. sCHMIDLAPP.
Speech by Mckinley at the CONNER
ciaI Club Dinner, and Brief Adj
dress at the Chamber of Commerce.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 30.-President Nc
Kinley has had continuous ovations here
to-day from the time Of his arrival at 1850
a. m. till after midnight, when the banquet
OF the Commercial Club was over He re-
ceived ovations at Xenia and all along the
Little Miami valley before reaching this
city. When the presidential party left the
train at Terrence road there was a multi-
tude of subu-banites to greet him, and the
ovation continued en- route to Walnut Hills,
where "Kirscheim," the Schmidlapp man
sion is located. Then followed the ovations
Ell route into the city at noon. the public
receptions by the Chamber of Commerce
and the Young Mems Business Club in the
Afternoon. At luncheon with the President
there were present at the st. Nicholas Col.
Myron It. Herrick, j. Addison Porter, ].
G. Schmidlap Judge w. H. Taft, Henry S.
Fechheimer. DR.. Max Koehler, C. II. KEEL
1ogg,. Herman Cooper, J. Ledyard Lincoln,
George H. Bohrer, DIR. Gustive Zinke.
George Juckenberger and John Goetz jr
From these downtown" receptions the
presidential party was driven back to the
Kirscheim mansion to attend, late in the
afternoon, the musicale given by Mrs.
Schmidlapp in honor of Mrs. Mckinley. The
Swo hundred guests were confined to Mrs.
Sehmidlapps friends, with the exception of
Colonel and Mrs Herrick, of Cleveland, who
accompanied the presidential party. The
great picture gallery OF Kirscheim made
tit setting for the beautiful music rendered
by Gorno, Marion, Mattioli, Marie Schwill
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hoase. The President
and Mrs. Mckinley occupied chairs beneath
the archway which separates the picture
gallery from the great reception hall and
made evident in no uncertain manner their
enjoyment of the programme. The Presi-
dent rose from his chair to greet Miss
Schwill after her ballads had been sung,
and told her of the pleasure her singing
had given him.
Mrs. Mckinley remained seated through
out the programme and the reception which
followed. She looked very beautiful in her
gown of heavy satin brocade pale blue in
color, the bodice swathed in point lace
which extended in falls over the sleeves.
Superb solitaires glittered III her ears, and
some pearls and diamonds CLEANED among
laces. The little Schmidlapp children how
cred about her chair constantly and were
her most devoted admirers. The group
made charming picture. Mrs McKinley's
soft gray hair and fine profile brought out
by the dark background of the carved high
back OF her chair and the boy and girl in
big lace collars perched on the broad arms
of the chair.
The guests included the most prominent
LADIES in Cincinnati, notably Mrs Fleisch-
mann, wife of the Hon. Charles Fleisch-
mann, state senator; Mrs Perry S. Heath
wife OF the first assistant postmaster gem
eral; Mrs. Lawrence Maxwell wife of the
ex-solicitor general; Mrs. Judson Harmon
wife of the retiring attorney general; Mrs
Charles z. Taft, wife of Congressman Taft:
MRS. j. T. Carew, and Mrs. Gavin S. Brice,
wife of Senator Brice. Mrs Schmidlapp
was assisted by her two sisters MRS DR.
Koehler and Mrs. koehler
me Chamber of Commerce reception was
q genuine crush. Half an hour before the
time for the arrival of the President the
vast room, cleared of its blackboards and
grain tables, was packed with men and
women, and the stairways were wedged
with struggling men desiring to gain en-
trance. Colonel Cochrane, with a detach-
ment of sixty infantry, formed in line in
front of the building, and when the Presi-
dent appeared gave military salute When
the President and party had reached the
rostr0n,, amid the cheers of the throngs on
the street and in the hall, President Mccall
lister, of the Chamber of Commerce. intro
duced the President of the United States.
When the applause subsidized President Nc
Kinleyi speaking with clear voice, said:
1t gives me pleasure to see this repre-
sentative body of the busin sss men of the
Chamber of Commerce of the city Of Gin
cfnnati. Among the many causes of con-
CALCULATIONS to be observed in country
none gives me greuter qualification than to
observe the prevalence of a fTaternal spirit
in all sections of the United States Love
Of country, patriotic sentiment. devotion to
our free institutions everywhere are mani
fest in every portion of our great country.
(ApplauSe.) Bat | am not here to speak
to you, but only to enjoy the pleasure of
greeting you, according to the arrangement
of your committee, which shall now pro-
coed to do
Descending then to a temporary rostrum
on the floor the President, with cheerful
face and a word to acquaintance, shook
the hands of many could pass before
him within the time allowed. From the
Chamber of Commerce the President went
TO the st. Nicholas, where another reception
was held for guests invited by the Young
Mems Business Club.