The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-10-27
The Great Military Parade Postponed Until
Tomorrow.
The Railway Station Thronged
With People to Greet the Presi-
Dental Party on Their Arrival
"A Dinner and Reception Ten
dered the Chief Executive in the
Evening.

city in the midst of the enjoyment OF
its peace celebI alton, he found a dreary,
desolate condition of affairs, and many
thousand citizens and soldiers were dis
appointed at the interruption of the
peace jubilee exercises by the rain.
The days program included the civic
parade. At 5 o'clock this morning,
however, rain began to fall heavily, and
until 10 o'clock there was heavy
downpour. During the remainder of the
day heavy rain fell at frequent inter-
walls Early in the day the Citizens
Committee concluded to abandon the
days program, and to postpone the
parade until Friday.
The Presidential party was met at
the station by Reception Committee
and escorted to the Bellevue Hotel,
which will be the home of the party
during their visit.
Vice President and Mrs Hobart ar
rived from Washington an hour earlier
than the President. General and Mrs.
Miles also arrived shortly after noon.
There was a great crowd at the
Broad street. station when the Presiden-
tial party arrived, but the police Kept
a clear passageway, through which Mr..
Mckinley and his companions walked
without difficulty. A squad Of mounted
police was in waiting outside the sta
ton, and escorted the carriages Of the
party to the hotel
General Miles was accompanied by
his staff and Captain c. Paget of the
British army, who went through the
entire war as spectator for his Gov
eminent
General Graham and his staff arrived
from Camp Meade early in the after
noon.
President Mckinley was this evening
rendered dinner and reception at The
Union League Club. The dinner was
entirely informal and was given by the
Board OF Directors of the League.
There were sixty at the tables
President Stuart of the League well
coined President Mckinley, and the lat
ter responded very briefly, simply with
few words of thanks
Among those at the table were Vice
President Hobart, Postmaster General
Smith, Secretary Wilson, Secretary
Alger, General Miles, Commodore
Philip, Captain Robley D. Evans, Cap
tain S'gsbee, Generals Shafter, Whee'er
Shaffee, Patterson, Summer, Lawson,
Young and Sickles; Private Secretary
Porter, Commodore Carey, Captain A.
Paget of the Royal British navy, Gov
ernor Hastings and Mayor Warwick.
AT the reception which followed there
were fully 1890 guests The crowd was
so great that the President was not
even asked to say anything. He stood
in enc of the side rooms, the line of
lei o,,1 -I.o
the hand. The Marine Rand and the
FIRST Regiment Band and the regular
orchestra of the league were in at
tendance.
Tomorrow President Mckinley will
review the military parade, and he ex-
pressed his regret that he will not be
able to remain to see the proposed civic
parade on Friday. He says that there
Will be an important Cabinet meeting
on Friday morning, which will require
his presence at Washington, and
furthermore, he desires to begin the
preparation of his message to Congress
He will leave for WASHINGTON to-nor-
row night
1t is learned that the President has
had with him at ell times since leaving
Washington body guard of three de-
tectives. The President said Tonight
that he never felt so safe as he did
while in Philadelphia.
The only speech made by the Pres
ident was brief one as he was leaving
the Union League shortly after II
o'clock. A tremendous crowd of peo-
pie had assembled in the street out
side the building. Mayor Warwick and
Naval Constructor Hobson passed out
the door just ahead of the President,
and on reaching the top of the steps
leading to the sidewalk the Mayor pre-
sented Lieutenant Hobson to the crowd.
A great cheer rose, and the hero Of
the Merrimac bowed his acknowledges
ment.
Then the President was introduced to
the vast concourse of people by the
Mayor. When the cheering which fol-
lowed the introduction of the President
had subsided the President said:
You have cheered the President of
the United States and also cheered a
hero of the late war. If YOU will be
patient few moments you will have
an opportunity to cheer other heroes of
the Merrimac.''
The President then withdrew, and
was escorted to his hotel A moment
later four OF the crew of the Merrimac
came from the building and were pre-
sented to the crowd. They received a
most tumultuous greeting. The Merri-
mac heroes then retired, and the crowd
gradually dispersed.
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