Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-12-24
Long Street Parade Part Of the
Festivities.
GREAT BANQUE T
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laoAec crossed thursday IA ctaEo OF glory.
The chief events were As follows
Street parade. starting az noon.
Address by President McKinlsy At the au-
ditorinm, In Pisdnont Park, a. p. M.
BaaQust 20 the Psesident ~ : y. NJ.
The banquet was the most notAbls svsnt ot
at, for ~ brought together a. speakers Pres
ident Mckinley. Secretary Gage. Postmaster
General smith. Generals Wheeler. ShAner
aad Young and others Of aA,i0nAl promi-
nence.
The civic and military parade started from
the corncT OF Garnat and Whltshan streets
and continued 10 Exposition PARK over Ala
hama. Broad, Marietta and paachtree
streets. In consisted Of ten divisions. an
Ter command ot Grand Marshal A. J. West.
He star included. sroag others. the follow
Ing
Major Cleveland wilcoxson. Finh Georgia
Infantry. chief OF sssr, Lieut.. Col. william
2. Hall. adiutant-generai, Department oi the
ouifi Cob A. T. Cieary, Capt. ID. A. Frsder-
tex, United states Army J.. G. Mel. Carter
United States Army; Gen. James o. Ladd
south Carolina; MAJOR c. L. wing. second
Arkansas Volunteers aud Lieutenant Moore
head Wrighs. Second Arkansas voiunlssrs.
Great Pageant in the Streets.
SIX thousand Infantry. ~. 600 school chill
dren, 900 carriages containing 4. 500 persons.
]. 900 members Of secret orders. 500 Confed-
crate Veterans under command Of Gen.
Joe" Wheeler. I .O0o iaboring men. 100 mar
shall. II hands. 100 Grand Army men, a
squad % policemen. 200 mounted police.
members % the Young Men'f Christian As
aociatiea and the ministers of the Evangsl-
teal Association, 100 members Of the Capt
tai City Club and TIE Fulton Cluo. ths AZ
lantA Gre Department and Representatives OF
500 stvic organizations from AL parts OF the
south took part In the parade.
The krese1ant aud Glnar dIstfngutahed
gneste. IN carriages wers az tho had 81 the
pageant. They wrre escorted by the Third
,1ats'w &rrsey a no sane1is.eie
Regiments. ehich came over f2Qm their VIA.
ter camp. az Athens, for the occasior Tbs
due marching Of these two rexlments undsr
command - gadicr-General william &.
Oats. Of Alabama. caught the thousands
who packed the downtown streets aad wac
a source Of much qualification % Governor
Voorhees,, % New Jersey. who uEs In car
riags ahead.
Mckinley and whse1eE Llsafn@d.
The President was compelled 20 bow al
most continually 90 ths cheers from the
crowd aud from the windows Of the build
/ lngs along the route Of march. A roar OF
welcome denoted the position Of General
Whesier and hts band ot cavRirynen. who
bad followed him through the civil war.
and the wizened leader was AZ times con-
pelled 90 force bis horse through throngH
that blocked BITS path.
Arriving az Ponce ne Leon avenue. the
/ President and bis party reviewed the pa
rade. Among these on the stand with the
Chief Executive were Mrs. McKinley. Gen.
eral ShRfter. Hon. Lyman ). Gage. Hon
Charles Emory Smith. Hon. John ID. Long
Lieutenant HobsoD. Hon. John Addisor
Porter, Governor Allen ID. Chandler, Mayo
Coliisr. Col. William A. Hsmphill and en-
Governor W. Y. Atklnson.
Fresldsnt Waves HnS at ~Dixts."
Seven thousand persons aross Ia theil
seats as the Chief Executive eDtsfed the An
ditorium In the afternoon. The band playes
the ''Star Spangled BAaner" amid applause
bUt when the strains ot Dixie filled tn
b0fdinR, the crowd went wild. The Presi
dent stood up and waved hts hat above hi
head.
As the Prssldent stepped forward "a
large audisnes applaudsd heartily. III
speech was pnnstuated by constant cheers
but there were nc outbarst similar 10 thn
which marked his referenco % the Confed
crate dead.
a Great Yell for "Fig hsing Je<"
At the conclusion OF the speech, 0ensra
Wheeler arose from bis seat on the platform
Thea came such enthusiasm. suoh psndsn
onium as IL seldom seen For three snfn
uses the audience oheered and yelled 80,
waved hats. Over and over again The liits
Southern general tried 90 speak and owe
and over again no was compelled TO wal
Tor she cheers 10 stop. Thea tue band playe,
"pixis' aud once more the crowd broke In
to frantic cheers.
General Wheeler suleglzsd The Presiasn
and expressed his great pleasure ~ the re
ccption glsen 10 Mr.. Mckinley BY Ge0r
xfs-
MeRsrsbfs H2nqr~t sesa~.
Is the Beautifully decorated dining rcou
% the kimbsI House the lnoilee eaded wftl
the banquet ~ night. Clark Howell, edifo
81 the Alishta Constitution, vas the toast
master. AZ the Presidents liable we're sssts.
he feiiowing: President Mckinley, Hon
Jobn p Lonx. Hop- Charles Emory smith
Gov Allen d. Caodisr. Hon. James w1lsoa
Ma. -Gep- W. n. Shsfter. Hon. Il. A. Alxer
Charles r. Warwick. Jssut h. d. Spauld
iDx. stephen O'Nssr4. Major IixinEssol
uime. John Ad< <ee Porter. Capt Il y
Lowry. Cen ICY ,. Penningtes. Gov
ye&f<rss<c e NJ Jersey; Hon. Hoke smith
o<>E Re1co. frsnk r. Rice. Geo. H-nry "
I ,,cn. sfss a Bas.oek. George n. Pscs
<r Jos. J9ta>ton. Of Ai.nsma. MAJ Gen
o. Whe>;er. Col W. A. fkenvhssi an
sy6< g a. f1l;tef.
wonnp&. thnfssr noa D-nsrs.
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