New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
,cK1NlEY OFF TO BUFFALO.
,1s VACATION AT LAKE CHAMPLAIN
ENDED YESTERDAY.


rpy TELEGRAPH To THE TRIpuNE1
,,o,o, Champlan. New-York Aug 23-Presi
..nt Mckinley completing his prepara-
,or. for departure to-day. and In the small
,.,rs of tomorrow morning he will be Jour
wing toward Albany. and thence onward
% Buffalo 20 he present at the National
, ,,,csmpment Of the Grand Army OF the Re-
,hc Those who the President on
.,s arrival here over three weeks ago and re-
member his weary look. viii be glad to know
,a. to-day his step IS brisk. his eyes bright and
.,s countenance is indicative OF renewed strength
o,d GOOD health Vice President Hobart and the
,,emhers OF the Cabinet here have been appre-
,ensiye that the President would go about the
country so much in response to invitations to
,.,sit this place that place that he would not
no able 10 gain sufficient rest to recover his nor
NAL strength OF body. but these fears have
,roved TO be unfounded. Mr.. Mckinley has
managed 10 get rest and has also taken several
excursions. which have brought him into contact
Nth thousands OF his fellow countrymen.
The Lake Champlain region has proved happily
inaccessible to office seekers. or possibly this
class Of politicians have considered it good policy
70 abstain from bothering the President while he
was endeavorng to obtain a little recreation.
The guests OF the Hotel Champlain have re-
trained from intruding upon the Presidents
n,,vacy and he could stroll about the grounds
or through the building. he did to-day about
noon. without attracting any attention of an
annoying nature
One of the features OF life here which seemed
10 please the President especially was the morn
,rg parade of the 21st Regular Infantry, sta
toned at the Plattsburg barracks. on the lawn
NJ the hotel. In token of his pleasure over this
narade the following letter was sent to-day:
Colonel Jacob Kline. 2lst Infantry United States
Army. Plattsburg. n. Y ,..
wish 10 express in his behalf and for all the mem
W Of party sincere appreciation Of the d many many
Command The presence OF your regiment here has
ssS S Sn Know 10 has ne been The daily
rades instituted by Secretary Alger have been fSIa a
5eut ;eut's and Secretary Of war their friends and the
guests Of Hotel Champlain for the beaptng equipd
IN every particular. No regiment in our Army
impression during observation of its attractive
must not fail to add an especial acknowledge
men, in behalf of Mrs; Mckinley and the other
and serenades rendered on several occasions re-
Gently at Hotel Champain by the excellent mu-
SfS m snrs Si that President Mckinley and his party
will always remember the 2lst with an especlai IN
recalled with equal cordiaty by the regiment
The flag presented last Wednesday Is tr1s hn d
Presidcnt's party' and / hope that in accepting IT
%h Rnd Tesards a8d Sd"b 0
ever my dear Colonee, !VuI5 !V65,GcnT c1iSi P3RTER T
Secretary TO the President
Colonel Kline said this afternoon that he
would have this letter read to the regiment on
parade tomorrow morning. The final parade
Of the regiment took place on the lawn OF the
hotel this morning. Upon its conclusion Colonel
Kline marched the regiment nearly up to the
walls Of the hotel his object being to enable
the private soldiers TO see the President ana MIS-.
Mckinley and General and Mrs. Alger Ihe OIL
acers then walked up the front steps or the
N~-al md were presented by the Presiaeht 10
a.s Mckinley and Mrs Alger
General Alger said tonight that the PRESIDENT
would occupy his present rooms in the Hotel
Cbauplain next year. There promised, ne
added to be an even larger representation of the
Cahine, next year. as rooms had been engaged
in the hotel by Cornelius n Bliss Secretary OF
tho Interior: Postrnaster-Genera Gary and hlin-
self Two other Cabinet members ne 'housn''
would come to Lake Champlain 80 ,
Mrs Mckinley has much better health than
when she arrived here. To-day. in company
with Mrs Alger she visited the STUDIO OF GeoIee
" Seavey OF Boston, the flower painter. Later
one of the oil paintings, picture or sonle
violets was bought by relative OF MrS' MI
Kinlcy and presented TO her. .;
4 New-York Central train arrived here TINS
afternoon
vev tho president and Mrs Mckinley and Cen
ersl and Mrs Alger TO Buffalo. 1t consists Oh
Chauncey NJ DepeWs private car. the Washel
car Idl,r and combination smoker ana pds-
rage-car 1t will start from here for Albany AT
o'clock tomorrow morning. and VIII arrive
at Albany at o'clock. There draWlhs,foolii
car containing Governor Black and his mlntary
STAFF will be attached To it. The train VIII run
Special through the State, and is expected 10
,rrl,.e in Buffalo at 30 D. IN. Mr.. COrtelyou
the Presidents chief executive clerk. accom-
panies him. j. A. Porter. secretary 10 the fiesi-
dent will remain here for week ana VIII 'heh
Ion the President in the West. Major Pruden
and other members of the White House stan
will take weeks vacation.
-bo prasident's partv on their arrival in Buff
.alo will go TO the Niagara Hotel In lhe eNeh
ing the President and General Alger VIII atIenu n
banquet to be given in their honor at the Ell
co,t Square Club. on Wednesday they VIII re-
view the parade Of the veterans. on THURSDAY
the President and Mrs. Mckinley expect 10 san
in Senator Hanna's yacht up Lake Erie ana OH
ward through the Great Lakes. $500
Smith Nj. Weed was guest or the fres'ue"'