Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-28
A JUBILEE BANQUET.
President Guest of Honor at
Philadelphia.
MILEs AND SKATER SHOOK HANDS
An Evidence of Good Feeling Shown In
Public by the Two Generals-Some of
the Features of the Military Parade.
Reviewed by the President.

ffeVteWeu Dy the PRESIDENT
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 28-President
Mckinley was the guest of honor last
night at the peace jubilee banquet of
the Glover club, where he met nearly
all of the distinguished visitors to the
city and the leading citizens of Phila-
delphia rs well.
President Mckinley was given an en-,
ihusiastic reception when he entered
she beautifully decorated diningroom
along with Postmaster General Smith
and Secretaries Alger and Wilson. In
response TO the patriotic introduction of
Colonel Mcclure, the president of the
club, the president made pleasing
speech.
When he finished his speech the presi.
dent left the hall to go to the reception
at the Academy of Music. As he
passed from the room General Miles
followed The head of the army re-
ceived an ovation as he pressed through
the crowd TO his seat next to General
Shafter. The latter arose as General
Miles approached, and reaching out his
hand, cordially greeted his chief. The
tween the two generals was greeted
with almost deafening applause
General Alger responded briefly on
behalf of the army and Captain Evans
spoke as o representative of the navy
General Miles made an extended adj
dress.
At the Academy Of Music the presi-
dent had an informal reception of about
two hours. With Secretaries Alger and
Wilson he stood on the stage and shook
hands with long line of people, who
passed in one door and out another.
There was no speechmaking, and after
a light lunch had been served in the
foyer the president was escorted back
30 his hotel and shortly afterwards the
party left for Washington.
Within a semi circular enclosure of
he big reviewing stand in the magnifi-
asen + court of honor President McKin-
Ter 81 pod erect and uncovered through.
out the entire military and naval pro-
cession Thursday.
Here ,a1an thsre, when some particu-
larly renowned body of troops marched
by, the president smilingly waved his
hat and lnotioned the crowds across the
way to cheer.
Mrs. Mckinley viewed the procession
from a sISa'l stand on the top of the
conservatory OF the Lippincott man
sion, immediately behind the larger
stand where the president stood. She,
Stee, was not chary of applause.
Over the president hung canopy
bearing on it's face the coat of arms of
the United States and surmounted by
the new presidents flag.
INu1sl the lo1ra1p thp nrpSi1aDt yv0G
surrounded by small party consisting
of Vice President Hobart, Secretary of
War Alger, Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, Postmaster General Smith,
Private Secretaries Porter and Cortel-
you, Mayor Warwick and few mem
bers Of the jubilee committee.
Major General Miles, as chief mar
shall, rode at the front, immediately
behind the emergency corps, which led
the parade, until he reached his special
reviewing stand at Broad and York
streets, the northern end of the route.
Here he dismounted and from the stand
watched his men file past.
General Joe Wheeler rode behind the
governors, his gray head barred for some
minutes before and after the presiden-
tial stand was reached, and bowling re-
peatedly to the presidents waving hat
and the applause of the others of the
party and the people generally.
General Sumner, Captain Bob Evans,
Commodore Philip, Captain Sigsbee
Colonel Huntington, with his marines
of Guantanamo fame, all received tu
multuous greeting, but, after all per
haps, the loudest ovation was thai
given Hobson and his Merrimac crew
They rode on tally-ho and, as they
reached the reviewing stand, all arose
faced the president and bowed theil
barred heads.
So far as any body of men was con
cerned, perhaps the Twenty first e n,
lar infantry. ''the Presidents Own,
received the greatest tribute. m,
mar I'd 500 strong under Colonel al
Kibbin.
Ii them marched the fighting
musicians of the regiment, the mel
VINO in the thick of the combat fun,
their instruments from them an
matched guns from their fallen broth
ers There are only 20 left of the orig
inal 3S bandsmen. The others fell il
the fight.
The Twenty-first carried the color