The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-14
ATLANTA'S CELEBRATION
PREPARATIONS COMPLETE FOR THE
GREAT PEACE JUBILEE.
President Mckinley and Party En
ticipate in the Exercises.

ATLANTA. Ca, Dec. 13.-The peace jubi-
lee which opens here tomorrow and will
continue two days is the first demonstration
of its character held in the South for fifty
years. Then, as now, the occasion signalized
the termination Of a war which resulted
benefcially to the United States, the event
a half century ago being in honor of the re-
turn of the Mexican war veterans. To-
morrOws and Thursdays celebration, which
will be participated in by President Nc
Kinley. members of his Cabinet and promi-
nent figures of the Spanish war, promises
to be a decided success, not only because OF
enormous crowds, but for the reason that
Il is the first den onstration since the treaty
of peace was signed. The business portion
of the city is handsomely decorated, the
enormous arch of peace" at the intersec-
ton of Peachtree street and Edgewood ave-
nue. being finished tonight.
Governor Joseph +. Johnston and the Ala
hama Legislature will sit with the General
Assembly Of Georgia and receive the Pres
ident. The two days of the jubilee will be
crowded with events from the time of the
Presidents arrival tomorrow morning until
his departure at / o'clock Thursday night
First will come the reception by the execu-
tive and reception committee, followed by
the breakfast at the Kimball. After this
Mr.. Mckinley and party will go to the Cap
itol where he will be received by Governor
Gambler and escorted to the House of Rep
resentatives, after which he will hold pub
lie reception i'm the rotunda. When that is
over the President will proceed TO the inter-
section of Ponce de Leon avenue and Peach
tree street. where he will review the floral
parade. This will be the most beautiful
feature of the jubilee. A reception at the
Capital City Club at O'clock will conclude
the events of the day
The great pageant of the jubilee will be
the military and civic parade of Thursday.
The Fifteenth Pennsylvania and the Third
New Jersey Regiments, which are to come
from Athens tomorrow morning the Nc
PherSon battalion, the Fifth Georgia militia,
the Atlanta Artillery, the Governors Horse
be in line. The Atlanta Legion of Confed-
crate Veterans will escort General Joe
Wheeler in the parade, which will consist in
all of ten divisions. After reviewing the
parade the President and party will be the
guests at luncheon of the Piedmont Driving
Club, and at $3.50 o'clock the chief executive
will address the public at Piedmont Park.
Undoubtedly the feature of the jubilee viii
be the banquet at the kfmball THURSDAY
night. Covers will be laid for three hundred
The list of speakers includes all the notable
personageS of the government and those of
prominence in the Spanish-American war
Admiral Schley to-day wired that he was
unable to be present. His place next to the
President will be filled by Secretary Long
General Chaffee also finds it impossible TO
come to Atlanta. Colonel William j. Bryan,
who had hoped to be present, has wired the
banquet committee that he cannot be here
The temperature took a sudden drop to-
night, and the indications for tomorrow
are for clearer and cold weather.