The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-06-15
OHIO DAY
At the Tennessee Centennial the Biggest
and Grandest Day Since the Opening.

the biggest and grandest day since the
opening of the Tennessee centennial.
PRESIDENT Mckinley and Gov. Bush.
nell, OF course, were the chief attract
ions. Multitudes of people passed the
turnstiles, variously estimated at from
80, 600 to 80, OOO
The presidents party arrived here at
o'clock Friday morning over the Lou
isville & Nashville railroad half an
hour late. The Union station at Nash
vile was packed with dense throng.
The reception and other committees
were there. The police made a, clear
way for the party. The president,
with Mrs. Mckinley on his arm, passed
through the open line to their car
riage. The feature of the reception
was an escort of 10 confederate yeter-
ans, attired in gray uniforms. wearing
sabers and mounted on horses. They
were commanded by Capt. George F.
Hager.
After the party had breakfasted at
the Maxwell house and enjoyed a
brief rest Gov. Taylor, of Tennessee,
Gov. Bushnell, of Ohio, and Mayor
Mccarthy, of Nashville, called on the
president, followed by the executive
committee of the Women's board. At
IL o'clock the presidential party, the
reception committees Gov. Taylor and
Gov. Bushnell and their stats and the
mayor of Nashville, preceded by the
Cincinnati police force as the presi-
dents escort of honor, left the Maxwell
house in carriages for the custom
house, several squares away, where
military, civic, police and other bodies
formed and paraded through the prin-
clpal streets to the exposition grounds.
In passing to the grounds national
salute of 40 guns was fired, the last
gun being fred as the party reached
the main entrance.
AS the president entered the gates the
centennial chimes in the tower of the
auditorium were rung for the first
time. At the exposition gates the pro-
cession was met by the exposition
guards and military band, and es-
corted to the auditorium, where other
formal exercises in honor of the presi-
dent and Ohio day began.
Fully 10000 people were in and
around the auditorium when the exer-
cises began. and there were thousands
more who could not gain entrance.
The Innes band opened the exercises,
followed by an address of welcome by
President John w. Thomas, of the ex-
position. Gov. Taylor, OF Tennessee,
made the address of welcome on the
part of Tennessee, and Mayor Nc
earthly in behalf Of Nashville.
State Senator w. Z. Clark, of Cleve.
land, O., responded in behalf of the
Ohio Centennial commission, and Gov.
Bushnell, who was accorded an en-
thusiastic welcome, spoke in behalf of
Ohio.
The Innes band rendered patriotic
airs Then President Mckinley was
introduced. The demonstration was a
wonderful one.
Round upon round of cheers greet
ed the chief magistrate, who bowed
his Acknowledgements repeatedly. He
finally waved his hand for quiet, only
to be wildly cheered again. After 10
minutes of frantic demonstration quiet
was restored and the president began
to speak.
The president and some of his party
fISiCCA Vic WHICH, Is LIE drG
repository, and the children's build
ing, and then repaired to the west side
club house. a handsome structure near
the administration building and 'front.'
ing the Parthenon. In the ladies' par
lor there Mrs. Mckinley held an in
formal reception. Later in the after
noon she and the president gave re-
ception to women only in the women's
building. During the luncheon the
residents of Vanity Fair" which is
similar in many respects to the Mid
way Plaisancep at Chicago, formed an
unique procession and marched past
the club house, from the galleries of
which, on which the luncheon was
served, a good view could be obtained
of the camels, Asiatics, Cinnamon and
old time Negroes, together with the
representation of dragon, which at
tracted attention even from the most
distinguished dignitaries When lunch
! con drew to close there was general de-
mands for speeches from one or an
other of the men of national prom
inence present, and Gov. Bushnell,
Gov. Taylor, Secretary Sherman, Col
c. 81. Grosvenor, Mayor McKisson, of
Cleveland, and Col. Charles Page
Bryan, of Illinois, responded. All the
speeches were in the light vein suita-
BILE to the occasion and many lively
sallies and humorous illusions met APP
preciative reception.
From six until half past seven in the
evening and Immediately following
the reception by the president and his
wife in the women's building, the
visiting newspaper men were heartily
entertained by their local brethren
in the press building At o'clock
a fine display of fireworks over
the lake and on its shores was
viewed by Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley and
their party from the steps of the Par
thenon. The distinguished sight-seers
were guarded by a Gordon of regulars
and evidently greatly enjoyed the ex-
hibition.
Not at all inferior to the fireworks
was the illumination of all the princi-
pal structures by means of search and
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