The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-12-24
Cav decorations were profuse, and the
nofables of the nation and the city OF
Atlanta occupied seats at the tables

Gay decorations were Pro1use' anu 'ne
notables of the nation and the city OF
Atlanta occupied seats at the tables
The following was the banquet programme:
Clark Howell ToaStmaster :,
Tho Praaidpnt ."Our Country
Secretary OF the Navy Johh D. Long;
1.-THE Navy"
Major General William R. Shafter. >,
Hon. George R, Peck. 1.-THE New Union
Major General S. Nj: B. Young. ....:....
'SThe Volunteer as Viewed by Reg
ular in Command" .................''..
Richmond Pearson HObson. ......:., :,
eve Follow Where Duty Calls.
Stephen O'Meara. ...........:..;..;,...
Santiago, the Plymouth Rock OF
Cuban Freedom. ......'.
Secretary of the Treasury Lyman >: Gage ,r ,
."How the People Paid the Bill.
Major General Joseph Wheeler.
"The South's Part in the War
Gov, Joseph F. Johnston, OF Alabama.
1.-THE State Governments Answer TO
the Call of Arms. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Hon. Charles F. Warwick. .......:..' =. g,
.."What the Liberty Bell Says About IT,
Hon. Even Settle, NJ. C.......;.:;.::.;;..t.,.
..,"Thele Is No Minority in Patriotism
After the banquet the presidential
party left for Tuskegee, Ala, to visit
Booker Washington's famous colored
school.
THE PRESIDENT AT TUsKEEGEE.
TUsKEGEE, A1A.-The presidential
party arrived here at $50 o'clock Fri
day morning and was met by the
mayor and the town council. The
trip from Atlanta was without incl
dent. The party at once entered car
riages and were driven to Booker L.
Washington's school, where the orig,
inal programme was carried out.
The train left few minutes after
o'clock for Montgomery. 81
MCKINLEY AT MONTGOMERY.
MONTGOMERY, A1A.-The president
and his party were given magnihcen
welcome in the Confederacys frs
capital Friday. The presidents tralI
was escorted from Atlanta to Tuskege'
and thence here by the state assembly
l Gov. Johnston, Chief Justice McClel
| Ian and party of ladies. The assem-
: bly's train came in ahead of the p;esi
. dents. At the union station the presl
. Dental party was met by the governor
r COMMITTEES Of the assembly, the mayo
: and city council and the commercial
il. and industrial associations. The Who'll
e party was then taken in carriage
: through the leading business and resi-
+ dehce streets to the old Confederat
i capital. The entire route was lined wit
il On enormous crowd. Capitol hill wa
d one mass of humanity when the lines c
J. carriages, escorted by the local militar
y companies reached there at 3 O'Clock
j. When Gov. Johnston escorted Pres
k dent Mckinley into the hall there wa
e tremendous demonstration.
r The presidents speech was IN I'm
l. with his Atlanta speeches. Great al
n plause interspersed his address. tn
re other speakers were Gen. Wheele
p Gen. Lawton, Secretaries Alger an
l. Long and Postmaster General Smitl
n A public reception was held for ha
ID an hour. The crush to reach tt
e president was terrific and hundred
ID did not succeed in doing so, as tt
is presidents time was limited. I'll
a. party we're conveyed back to the ira
g and at half past six o'clock, amid tt
q boom of cannon, the president left f
le Savannah.