Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22
THE JUBILEE ENDED
Feature Of the Second Day II the
Peace Celebration At Atlanta.
1 GRAND PARADE IN The AFTERNOON.


Atlanta, Ga, Dec. le.--The second
day Of the Atlanta peace jubilee
opened suspiciously. The tempers-
ture had relaxed its rigor consider.
ably and warmth in the rays Of the
sun was early perceptible. The crowds
were enormous, excursion trains ar
irving at short intervals from all
directions Breakfast was served to
the president and the members Of
his party in the private dinirg-room
Of the Kimball ct nine o'clock, after
which the cabinet members devoted
On hour to their mail The president
spent the morning in his room. He
was called on by Col. William A.
Hemphill, president Of the jubilee as
ISOLATION, and several other prominent
citizens, who extended greetings and
inquired for his health. The ovation
given President Mckinley at the CAPT.
tai yesterday by the members Of the
legislature was the greatest reception
ever given an American citizen in At.
lanta and his speech having relation
to the care Of confederate dead has
fred the hearts of southerners with
admiration for the chief executive.
Gen. Wheeler is cheered at every step
and Gems. Lawton, Young, Oates and
other army officers are heartily re-
ceived at each appearance.
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
Garnet and Whitehall streets the pro-
cession proceeded to Exposition park
over Alabama, Broad, Marietta and
Peachtree streets. The parade con-
sisted Of ten divisions under command
of Grand Marshal A. j. West Six
infantry, 10000 school-chil.
dren, 400 carriages containing 1000
people, 1000 members Of secret or
ders, 500 confederate veterans under
OF Gen. Joe Wheeler, 1000
men, 100 officers apd marshals,
~ bands, 100 grand army men, a squad
Of policemen, 200 mounted police, mem.
bers of the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION and Ministers Evangelical
200 members Of the Capital
City club and Fulton club, the Atlanta
fire department and representatives OF
500 Give organizations from all parts
VI the south took part in the parade.
The president and other distin-
yuished guests in carriages were at
the head OF the pageant They were
escorted by the Third New Jersey and
Fifteenth Pennsylvania, which came
over from their winter camp at Athens
Tor the occasion. The fine marching
If these two regiments under COM
nand Of Brig. Gen. Oates, as they swung
INTO Peachtree street under the jubilee
lrch, caught the thousands who packed
he downtown streets and was a source
# much qualification to Gov. Voorhees,,
# New Jersey, who was in carriage
head The president was compelled
% bow almost continuously to the
,heers which assailed his ears from
he crowded sidewalks and the win
lows Of the buildings along the line
II march. A roar Of welcome denoted
he position of Gen. Joe Wheeler and
lis band OF cavalrymen who followed
lin through the civil war and the
leader at times was compelled
o force his horse through throngs of
vould.be worshipers who blocked his
'ath.
Arriving at Ponce de Leon avenue
he president and party reviewed the
'arade. After the parade had passed
he reviewing stand the president and
ther guests Of the city were driven to
'iedmont park, where they were the
.uests of the Piedmont Driving club
It an elaborate luncheon.
The president afterwards made a
hort address in the auditorium at the
ark and at ten o'clock at night left
atlanta for Tuskegee, Ala.
,TpE I'M THE KANCAC CApTT0T.