The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-12-20
PRESIDENT HEADS PARADE
Grand Military and Civic Demon
stration on Second Day of
Atlanta's Jubilee.
THE CITY is CROWDED WITH VISITORS.
President Mckinley Makes speech at
Piedmont Park and Defends His
New Expansion Policy - Georgia
Legislature Adopts a Compliment
taFy Resolution.

tary Resolution.
Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 15-The second
day of the Atlanta peace jubilee opened
auspiciously. The temperature had re-
Taxed its rigor considerably and
warmth in the rays of the sun was
early perceptible. As on Wednesday,
the crowds were enormous, excursion
trains arriving at short intervals from
all directions. The hotels have been
turning away people since noon
Wednesday, and the overflow has
found accommodat ions in the numer-
GUS clearinghouse throughout the
city.
Civic ana Military Parade.
The feature of the day was the civic
and military parade, which passed
through the streets during the after
noon. Starting from the corner of
Garnat and Whitehall streets at noon,
the procession proceeded to EXPOSE
ton park, over Alabama, Broad, Mari
eta and Peach Tree streets. The pa !.
rade consisted of ten divisions, under
command of Grand Marshal A. j. West.
Six thousand infantry, 10000 school
children, 400 carriages, containing
1000 people, 1000 members of secret
orders, 500 confederate veterans. un-
der command of Gen. Joe Wheeler, 1 900
laboring men, 100 officers and mar
shals, 10 bands, 100 grand army
men, squad of policemen, 200
mounted police, members of the
Young Mems Christian associa-
ton and Minister'S Evangelical as
ISOLATION, 200 members of the Capital
City club and Fulton club, the Atlanta
fire department and representatives OF
500 civic organizations from all parts
OF the south took part in the parade.
President Is Cheered. 4
The president and other distin-
guished guests in carriages were at
the head of the pageant. They were
escorted by the Third New Jersey and
Fifteenth Pennsylvania regiments,
which came over from their winter
camp at Athens for the occasion. The
fine marching Of these two regiments.
under command of Brig. Gen. William
9. Oates, as they swung into Peach
Tree street, under the jubilee arch,
caught the thousands who packed the
downtown streets and was a source
OF much qualification to Gov. Voor-
hees, of New Jersey. who was in car
rage ahead. The president was COM
PEELED to bow almost continuously to
the cheers which assailed his ears from
the crowded sidewalks and the windows
OF the buildings along the line Of
march.
A roar OF welcome denoted the posi-
ton of Gen. Joe Wheeler and his band
OF cavalrymen who followed him
through the civil war, and the wizened
leader was at times compelled to force
his horse through throngs of would
be worshipers who blocked his path.
Arriving at Ponce de Leon avenue,
the president and party reviewed the
parade. Among those on the stand
with the chief executive were:
Mrs Mckinley, Maj. Gen. shafter, Hon.
Norge r. Peck. Hon. Lyman j. Gage.
q: Charles Emory Smith. Hon. Charles
Warwick, Secretary of the Navy Long.
81 -ut. Hobson, Hon. John Addison Por-
ter, Gov. Allen D. Gambler, Mayor Collin.
leSol. William A. Hemphill and ex-Goy W
M II Atkinson.
hen. fter the parade had passed the re-
John ing stand the president and the
9. her guests of the city were driven to
-sYedmont park, where they were the
guests of the Piedmont Driving club
at an elaborate luncheon.
President Speaks at Piedmont Park.
President Mckinley addressed the
public in the auditorium at Piedmont
park. The building has seating ca
pacity Of 10000, and was jammed.
President W. A. Hemphill, of the
Jubilee association, was master Of
ceremonies, aud after short address
watroduced Mayor C. A.. Collier, who
welcomed the distinguished guests and
visitors to the city.
Gov. Allen D. Gambler spoke ON part
Of the state and formally welcomed the
distinguished party to Georgia.
The president, who was introduced
by Col. Hemphill, was given tre-
mendous ovation by the audience. He
spoke in part as follows:
Other parts Of the country have had
their public thanksgiving and jubilees in
honor of the historic events of the past
year. but nowhere has there been greater
rejoicing than among the people here, the
gathered representatives of the south I
congratulate them upon their accurate OBJ
Gervation Of events, which enabled them
to fix date which insured them the priv
ilege of being the first to celebrate the
signing Of the treaty of peace by the Amer
lean and Spanish commissioners. Under
hostile fire on foreign soil, fighting in q
common cause the memory Of old Disagree
ments has faded into history. From camp
and campaign there comes the magic heal
ing which has closed ancient wounds and
efaced their scars. For this result every
American patriot will forever rejoice. 1t
Is no small indemnity for the cost of the
war.
"This government has proved itself An
vincible in the recent war, and out of 1t has
come nation which will remain indivis-
Able forever more. No worthier contribu-
tons have been made in patriotism and In
men than by the people of these southern
states. When at last the opportunity came
they were eager to meet it and with
promptness responded to the call of coun-
try. Entrusted with the able leadership
OF men dear to them, who had marched
with their fathers under another flag.
now fighting under the Old flag again, they