The record-union., 1898-01-27
HaWaiia's Chief Magistrate Ac
corded Official Courtesies.
Met at the Depot by Secretary Sherman and
Escorted to a Hotel.
President Mckinley Makes a For
mai Call Upon the Nations
Guest, Which Was Later Re-
turned by the Hawaiian Presi-
dent-Their Talks Purely Uuofi-
cial and Personal.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 26 = President
Dole of Hawaii arrived here ar DO
p. m, and in behalf of the Government
was welcomed by Secretary Sherman
and Assistant Secretary McAdeq The
Presidential party was belated bv
storms along the way. and it was three
hours after the schedule time that the
train swung into the Baltimore and
ONO depot. n crowd of several hun
dred had assembled on North Capt.,
street, and three platoons of mounted
policemen were on hand TO act as an
escort.
AS the train came to a stop Mr.. Sher-
man and Mr.. Adee stepped on the
rear platform. and We're met by Assist
ant Secretary Cridler. who conducted
them inside for the first greetings TO
President ard Mrs. Dole and the party.
There was brief and informal ex-
change. and then the party filed out to
the waiting carriages. AS they alighted
Secretary Sherman and President Dole,
with Mrs. Dole standing between them,
were photographed Then Secretary
Sherman offered his arm to Mrs. Dole
and escorted her to President McKin-
ley's carriage. The platoons of Off
of the White House stepped off at a
lively gait, and the party proceeded to
the Arlington, where the Hawaiian Ex-
ecutive will be the nations guest. In
the second carriage was Minister Hatch
of Hawaii Assistant Secretary Grid
Ter and Mr. Dole's Private Secretary.
Following this was the carriage of
Assistant Secretary Adee and DR.. Day.
fhsa nh ir5n 1f
carriage contained Major Heislandt.
representing the army: Lieutenant
Commander Phelps the navy. There
was no military display, simplicity be-
Ing the order. by Mr. Dole's request
The Arlington was reached about
2:3U. Secretary Sherman. with Mrs
Dole on his arm, escorted the party 10
their rooms, and then took his official
leave. Mr.. Porter, Private Secretary
to the President, accompanied by Col
onel Bingham, was notified by telephone
of the arrival, and soon appeared. bear
ing the congratulations of President
Mckinley. and requesting to be in
formed when it would he most conveni-
ent for the President of the Hawaiian
Republic to receive him in person II
was arranged that soon after the ar
rival of their baggage President Nc
would notify President Mckinley of
their readiness to receive him.
The apartments to which the distin-
guished guests We're assigned are on
the second floor facing Vermont ave-
nue. ard / street The drawing room is
in the corner, and next on the Vermont
side are the bedrooms of President and
Mrs Dole. The private dining-room
81 10,
street front The furnishings of the
apartments are rich, but apparently
there had been no effort at display The
decorations consisted almost entirely
of American beauty roses, which had
been tastefully arranged on the man
ties ard tables.
President McKinley's call was entire-
ly formal, and did not last longer than
fifteen minutes. He was accompanied
by Mr.. Porter and Colonel Bingham,
and was met by Assistant Secretary
Cridler and Mr. Hatch. the Hawaiian
Minister. who introduced them to Pres
ident Dole, Mrs Dole and the other
members of the party. After a mutual
exchange of courtesies, Mr.. Mckinley
returned to the White House.
At 4:15 President Dole returned the
visit of President Mckinley. He drove
over to the White House in a magnifi-
Gently appointed carriage, in company
with Minister Hatch and Mr.. Cridler
and his Private Secretary, Major 1au-
kea. AT the entrance to the White
House the party was met by Colonel
Bingham, and the party was led at
once by him to the elevator. whence
they were soon transferred to the IL
brary on the second floor. There the
President was in waiting, and gave his
guest a greeting. and after a few words
of general conversation they retired to
couch and spent about five minutes
in conversation. 1t was said that this
talk was purely unofficial and personal.
The party was then escorted down
the stairs and returned to the hotel.