New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-13
,rKJNLEY PROCTOR'S GUEST.
TUT, PRESIDENT ENTERTAINED BY
VERMONTS SENATOR.

Jo1-RSEy RY LAND AND WATER.
fey TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBuNE.l
Proctor VT. Aug 12-Presdent Mckinley and
President Hobart. accompanied ny "rs'
Mckinley Mrs Hobart General Russell A. Al
ger Secretary of War. and Mrs Alger' hao
pleasant voyage to-day across Lake Champiaih'
from the Hotel Champlain to Burlington ana
thence an equally pleasant journey southwark
by rail sixty miles TO the home OF senator froc-
tor in this place The party left the Hotei
Champlain pier this morning at 1890 o'clock on
the beautiful steam yacht Washita, owned ana
commanded by Henry w. Putnam, jr.' of New
York 1t is "A big white yacht, sixty feet IN
length Flags Of various coors were displayed
aloft The sail across Lake Champlain. nne
breeze blowing the blue surface of the lake UP
into whitecaps. was delightful
Ex-Governor Woodbury. of Vermont and Mr.
Putnam acted the escort of the travellers to
Burlington. There they were met by Percival
" Clement president of the Rutland Railway
COMPANY and also Mayor of Rutland Mr.. Gle
ment had a well-eQuipped special train at the
burlington station to transport the party to
Proctor 1t consisted of w. Seward Webbs OBJ
servation engine Nehasane, a dinins-car and
the private car of Chauncey NJ. Depew The
train departed for Proctor at II o'clock The
day was cool and sunny and a pleasant one in
which TO make such journey. All the way TO
Proctor the Green Mountains We're in sight At
all the large towns and especially at Middle
bury the site of Middlebury College, there were
large crowds Of people around the stations to
see and cheer the President and the Vce-Presi-
dent.
The train arrived here at o'clock. For many
miles before it entered the place there evil
dcnce in blocks Of marble heaped up scat
tered along the railway tracks that the scene
OF a great marble uarryng industry would soon
be reached. Proctor is the centre Of the marble
trade Of Vermont. Tons of marble blocks are
seen about the railway station and the chief
nlarble-sawing building is itself made of marble
The portico Of the Proctor Public Library is also
Of marble but Senator PrOctOrs big cottage
which crowns a hill overlooking the railway sta
ton is not of marble but OF plain American
wood. painted brilliant white, it is true but
nevertheless of wood.
President and Mrs Mckinley and General
AIger and Mrs. Alger left the train here and be
came Senator Proctor's guests for the night
Vice-President and Mrs. Hobart had long before
accented an invitation from Mr.. Clement 10 he
his guests at Centre Rutland. for the night. and
after an hours visit at Senator Proctors home
they proceeded To Rutland and thence TO Mi
Clements house. Mrs. Hobart also met AT MI.
Clements house Mrs. Sanford, an old friend
The grounds OF Senator Proctor's house were
brilliantly illuminated tonight in honor OF
President Mckinley and the Secretary of War.
Wires had been stretched from tree 10 tree. ana
there were red, white and blue electric lights all
around while an arch of evergreen in front OF
the house held a beautiful star of electrical
lights in various cOlors The inside Of the house
MAS also finely illuminated.
4 special train from Rutland brought 10 the
Slace several hundred men and women, ana
there also gathered on the ground two thou
sand persons from Proctor and lis neighbor-
hood There had been built in front of the
house stand for speakers and soon after
o'clock President Mckinley. General Anger and
Senator Proctor appeared on it. Mrs. McKin-
icy and Mrs. Ager were on the veranda with
Mrs Proctor All were greeted with great APP
pause, and a band played Hail TO the Chiei.
Senator Proctor advancing, said:
Fellow Citizens: FIVE years ago the Governor
Of a Western State came here TO advocate protec-
Of his political party. and when presented him
10 you stated that he would probably lac me next
guess nor prophecy, ont losis9l deduction from from
TTorhesy i is now fHct' and We are glad to vel
come here the President OF the United states,
kinney
President Mckinley greeted with pro-
Ionged cheering When it had ceased. he said:
Fellow Citizens My visit five years ago. to
which Senator Proctor has alluded, was most
pleasant one and therefore am giad TO renew new
my acquaintance with YOU. am glad To- sec
about me the men and women of this village
accompanied by their girls and boys. There Is
q SUGGESTION here of the family. Where virtue
abides is the family and it is the foundation of
a family ! trust We shall always preserve our
homes. Thence comes good citizenship.
am glad to enjoy the hospitality of your dlstln-
guished Senator once more and once more to
receive such abundant evidence of your s"od
Will Good night.
Senator Proctor then introduced General Aigor
t. the audience. saying that he knew they
would gladly welcome the Secretary on war
who had been a brave soldier, ana as Such the
comrade of many veterans of the war present.
General Algcr in the course of a brief speech
In reply, sad:
This is my first visit TO Proctor AMI ! am dc-
lighted with it. Senator Proctor has sai That ms
place just nature made IT, Wei. TINS Is }iie
hfeld You Apparently have electricity growing in
tric.ty and 10 buy f. ! grateful 10 Vermont
saprenely for one thing It gave me GOOD wife
served with the lst Vermont Cavalry. II was
composed of brave men. and they were always IN
me often al Washington. He acts though he
was still Secretary Of war, ani mas made nine
10 satisfy him | think shall let him make ali the
remainder.
After this speech President Mckinley went to
the end of the veranda and there shook hands
with several hundred of those present. Mrs
Mckinley and Mrs Alger were introduced u
the throng at the front Of the house, ana bowed
their thanks in response 70 cheers
President and Mrs Mckinney, Vice President !
and Mrs. Hobart and General and Mrs. AlGer
will visit the military encampIhent OF Vermont /
at Chester tomorrow and witness the annual
review of Nermonts soldiers. They will journey
back 10 the Hotel Champlain tomorrow evening !
THE GOVERNORS VACATION OVER.
Troy. y. Y. Aug Ex-Governor Black has fin
i>hed his vacation in the Adirondacks. lie re-
turned TO Troy yesterday afternoon. This after
noon he started for Bluff Point TO consult win
President NJ Kinley in relation to the latcrs Visit
Troy on Friday, August 20 at the reunion OF the
Society Of the Army Of the Potomac