Evening star., 1897-03-04
other members of his family were

and other members of his family were
there
The presidential family party arrived at
II 30, entering the east gallery reserved for
the relatives of the President, President
elect and Vice President and Vice Presi-
dent-elect Mrs. Mckinley, accompanied
by her sister, Mrs Barber, moved down the
aisle and took frcnt seat, which had been
reserved for her. She smiled frequently as
she surveyed the crowd and chatted with
Chairman Bell Of the inaugural committee,
who sat beside her. She was dressed sim
ply in dark gown, with a large American
teauty rose at her right shoulder. Her
black velvet toque bonnet was edged with
white velvet Following the wife of the
new President came the venerable Mrs.
Mckinley, sr., garbed befittingly to her
eighty yes RS. Her kindly face was framed
in rolls of gray hair like those in old prints.
She was two seats from Mrs Mckinley. jr.,
and The two bent forward frequently for an
exchange Of happiness
On the Floor of the Senate.
Among those who occupied seats on the
floor of the Senate the side reserved
for senators were Commissioners Ross and
Truesdell. Senator-elect Heitfeld of Idaho
occupied seat on the front row OF SEN
ators, next to Senator Faulkner. On the
other side of Mr.. Faulkner was Senator
Cockrell, near by was Chairman Jones. and
back Of him were other senators who had
used their influence to keep him away
from Washington. Later on Senator Du-
bois came in and took seat beside Mr..
Heitfeld, and the two who have fought
one of the hottest political battles in
American history talked pleasantly and
commented On the events that were about
to take place.
Marshal A. A. Wilson occupied a seat on
the floor alongside the members of the
Supreme Court of the United States. Judge
Hagner was among those present
Mr. Gage, who will be Secretary of the
Treasury. was seated between Senator
Lindsey of Kentucky and ex-senator Hig-
gins. Senator-elect Platt was between SEN
ators Hoar and Lodge, and later Senator
Aldrich came In and engaged in conversa-
| tion with the boss of New ork republican
politics.
Senator-elect Clay of Georgia, resembling
| the pictures of Pugilist Corbett, with his
hair brushed in pOmpadour style, sat beside
Walthall. Mr.. Bliss and Gen. Alger, who
will be members of the new cabinet, sat
| side by side.
1t was twenty minutes past II when the
head of the parade approached the Peace
Monument on Pennsylvania avenue, be-
| low the steps to the west front of the Capt.
| tol. The marshars staff. a hundred men,
| on handsome black horses with sashes OF
| broad white satin bound across their black
| frock coats, halted at the monument as
| though undecided whether TO turn to their
| right or left. giving the people chance to
| survey their masrificence and cheer them.
| The hesitation was brief. The marshals
| wheeled to the left and moved up the
| on the north.
The parade was twenty-five minutes
passing the monument, and the manner in
| which the regulars executed the difficult
| movements required to make the double
| turn about the corners was decidedly bril-
| liant. Every company and troop in the line
| was cheered; the infantry and artillery
| heartily but the cavalry, when they clat-
| tered by, more enthusiastically than the
| others.
The Amba ssa doris.
At 1:45 the glass doors facing the pre-
| siding officers desk were thrown Open and
| in strong voice a Senate officer announced
| "The ambassadors and ministers of for
| eign countries"
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am
| bessador. dean of the diplomatic corps was
| the first to enter. He wore the rich uni
| form of an ambassador. his breast hea Willy
| faced with gold embroidery, across which
| a heavy scarlet scarf extended. NJ. Pate
| notre, the French ambassador; Baron
| Fava. the Italian ambassador, and Baron
Won Thielman, the German ambassa dor,