The morning times., 1897-03-08
M'kINLEY'S QUIET SUNDAY
His First Sabbath in Washington
Was Uneyentful.
A WALK In THE AFTERNOON
Success Of Camera Fiends in Get
ting SNAPSHOTS The Coachman
VINO Looks Like epew-Abner
Mckinley Mistaken for His
Brother-How Evening Was Speat.

President McKinlcy's first Sunday in
Washington was passed very quietly Just
such Sunday as, according to all ac-
counts, he was wont to pass in Canton.
The weather was as fine as that of
! March /. The sun shone into the south
windows of the White House all the morn
| Ing and made it seem almost as if snmmer
| had come.
crowds walked through the grounds all
| day and fingered AT the north front portico
and many offered their cards to the mes
| sengers, but Mir. Mckinley was not at
home except TO members of his family
At Il O'Clock the President and MS
| mother, Private Secretary and Mrs Porter
| Mr.. Abner Mckinley and Mr.. and Mrs
McWiilidms went together 10 church al the
| metropolitan to hear Bishop Newman
| preach, as is told in another place in The
| Times. Mr.. Mckinley went in closed
| carriage, one Of the new Nick inley car
| riages recently purchased, and did not walk
| as it was rumored he might He reached
the White House again at nearly ] after
| long service, and did not go out after
| ward during the day, except for tbs after
| noon walk.
This short walk between and in the
| afternoon is an old habit OF his He used
| to take it when he lived here, six years
! ago, rs Congressman, and in Canton it has
| been Il daily diversion and recre alton His
daily walk is one OF the things with which
his elevation TO the Presidency will not
| interfere
On Saturday his companion was Private
Secretary Porter. Yesterday he went with
Mr. McWilliams, his brother-in-law
They left the White House shortly after
4 o'clock and started briskly out of the
west gate They went up by the A arlington
and through Mcpherson square, returning
in twenty minutes by way of the east gate
Mr.. Mckinley walks easily and strongly
ana as + he much enjoys the exercise As
lie walks he chats pleasantly and inconse-
quently, not caring much what he talks
about, so that it is not business People who
have taken these daily jaunts with him sa '
that he exhibits his lightest and brightest
moods then, and is a most engaging com
panon.
The camera fiend was early about the
White House grounds yesterday morning.
in the person OF men, boys and pretty
women.
The carriage in which the President
went TO church, the White House coach
man, who If he were white would be
a double for Mr.. Depew; Mr. Mckinley.
as he took off his hat and bowed TO the
group about the porticO before getting
into the carriage; ana afterward Mr. Nc
kinley again, as he started out for his
walk, were regarded as lawful spoil.
When MIR. AbIer Mckinley made his ap-
pearancc shortly before the start to church
he was photographed. too, under the i'm
pression that he was the President He
bears very close resemblance TO his
brother
One or two policemen were in sight all
day about the front of the White House
grounds. Their services. however, Were
not required. The crowds. though at
times large. were orderly and wen-man-
nered.
Shortly after the President returned
from his walk with Mr. McWiliams, Mr..
W. NICK. Osborne, his cousin, the gentle
ma n who is to tie consul general TO London,
arrived. There was a family dinner
party at $50. Mr. and Mrs. McWilnams,
Mr. Osborne. and others of the visiting
relatives of the President being the only
guests.
The evening was spent quietly in the
Red and Blue parlors. There was a little
music. Miss Mabel Mckinley the Presi-
dents niece, sings well and has en1ivened
two Of the evenings since Thursday She
and Miss Grace Mckinley and, in fact,
all Of the others Of the family, not in the
President 'simmediate household, VIII leave
Washington today and during the early
part of the week.