Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-27
DOLE IN CHICAGO.

Hearty Reception of the President of the
| Hawaiian IsIands-He is Met by a Dis
tIneuished Party, Representing the Fed
| eraI Governments. aud Driven to the
| Auditorium, Where He is Welcomed by
Mayor Harrison-Mrs. Dole Favor
lite.
CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-President and
Mrs. Sanford b. Dole of Hawaii, ar
| rived in Chicago at five minutes past
eight o'clock yesterday morning
| Notwithstanding the heavy storm
which DELAYED suburban trains in the
vicinity of Chicago, half an hour, the
first section of the Chicago & North
western railroad train No. 2, known as
the Overland Limited" from san
Francisco, pulled into the depot at
Chicago within 30 minutes of the
| schedule time.
A distinguished party greeted the
! president of the little island republic
on his arrival, The federal govern
ment was represented by Judge Gross
cup, Gen. John c. Black, United States
| district attorney, Mr.. Thomas K. Mac
| Millen, clerk of the United States dis
trict court and Hon. Thomas w. Grid
| Ter, of the state department at wash
ington.
Chicago was represented by Mayor
| Harrison, and the army and navy by
| Mai. Heistandt and Lieutenant-Com--
mander Phelps, respectively, who were
resplendent in full dress uniform and
several pounds of gold lace. In addi--
ton to these gentlemen, the president
was welcomed by Gen. Brooke and his
staff. consisting of Capt. Richards and
Lieutenants Dean and McKenna; Hon.
+. NJ. Hatch, minister to the United
States from Hawaii, VIM. Penn Nixon,
DIR. Henry C. Lyman and the Chicago,
consul, Mr.. f. w. Job.
President Dole's party consisted OF
himself, Mrs. Dole, Secretary Iaueka
and Dr. Ray, his physician. The fol-
lowing ladies were also present: Mes
DANES Grosscup, Harrison and Brooke.
On arriving in Chicago the reception
committee entered President Dole's
private car and welcomed him to Chi
cago. The first to shake hands with
him was Judge Grosscup, who said:
President Dole, l am instructed by
the president Of the United States to
welcome you here. l am pleased to in
! troduce you to Secretary Cridler, rep
resenting the president, and to Mayor
Harrison of Chicago"
After the exchange OF courtesies,
and welcome to Chicago on behalf of
the city by Mayor Harrison, President
Dole cordially responded to the greet
ing, and seemed greatly pleased ut the
hearty reception given to him.
Mrs. Dole, who won the hearts of
everyone present by her unaffected
and pleasant manner, thanked the Ia
dies of the committee for coming out
SO early in the day to welcome her,
The party at once proceeded in car
riages to the Auditorium annex, where
suite 1I02 had been reserved for the
guests. Their. rooms are situated at
the northeast corner of the hotel on
the parlor floor and are the same
apartments occupied by President Nc
Kinley two years ago, when he visited
Chicago to address the Marquette club.
The suite, which was decorated with
La France roses and draped with an
Hawaiian flag consists of IL drawing
room and three bed rooms.
On arriving at the hotel Gen. Brooke
extended an invitation to President
and Mrs. Dole to visit Fort Sheridan
on Monday morning, where a parade
of the garrison will be given in their
honor. The invitation was accepted
and the party will leave Chicago this.
morning at nine o'clock by special
train on the Chicago & Northwestern
railway, returning to Chicago at noon.
At one o'clock to-day u luncheon will
be rendered the distinguished guests,
at Kinsley's by mum Der of former
residents of Hawaii and other friends.
DIR. Henry Lyman has charge of this
affair, which promises to be very
pleasant reunion of old acquaintances.
At three o'clock a formal reception
will be held at the Union League club,
to which invitations have been for
warded to all the clubs in Chicago, and
which will give President Dole an OPP
portunity of meeting a representative
body of Chicago citizens.
While the arrangements are not en-
tirely completed, it is probable that,
President Dole will leave Chicago to-
morrow morning by the Baltimore g.
Ohio road, this company having ten
dered him the use of the finest private
car in its service.
One of the attentions most appre-
ciated by the visitors has been the offer
of Manager Stevenson of the Long
Distance Telephone Co. of the free use
of their wires while in Chicago.
Minister Hatch, Secretary Cridler.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Phelps and
Maj. Helstandt were entertained at
dinner by Ferdinand w. Peck at the
Auditorium Annex palm garden Satur-
day evening.