The record-union., 1898-12-16
The Presidents Stay at Atlanta One
of Marked Enthusiasm.
Closes With an Elaborate Banquet A.
tended by Many Persons Of Note.
Great Crowds of People Throng the
Streets During the Day to Wit
ness a Monster Civic and Mill
tary Parade-The Presidents
Address to a aLrge Gathering
at the Auditorium.

ATLANTA, Dec 15.-The President
OF the United States boarded his spe-
cial train at midnight tonight, after
famous two days stay in Atlanta. His
visit here has been a history making
event, and the result will be felt for
years to come. The words of his IA
nous speech before the Georgia Legls-
lature echoed through the banquet hall
tonight
In his opening remarks Hon. Clark
Howell, the toastmaster Of the occasion,
read the Joint resolutions adopted by
those bodies to-day. The memorable
words of the President having reference
to the part Of the North in caring for
the graves of the ConfederateS was
cheered and cheered, and it was with
difficulty that the POSTMASTER proceed
ed to the introduction of the guest of
the evening.
Before the President was permitted
to begin his speech there We're three
cheers and tigers, thrice repeated, and
it was with difficulty that the toast
master could quell the enthusiasm. The
President was in splendid humor, and
Dixie" as repeatedly as he did those
of Yankee Doodle"
1t was a noticeable fact that in all
the gorgeous decoration of the banquet
hall not one Confederate flag appeared.
The Presidents train left the Union
Station shortly after midnight
BIG MILITARY AND CIVIC PARADE,
ATLANTA, Dec. 15.-The second day
of the Atlanta Peace Jubilee opened au-
Spiciously. The temperature had relax
ed its rigOr considerably. The crowds
were enormous, excursion trains arriv-
ing at short intervals from all sections.
The hotels have been turning away
people since noon yesterday and the
overflow has found accommoda ton in
the numerous homes in the city The
President spent the morning in his
room. He was called on by Colonel Will
lam Hemphill and other prominent citi-
Zens. The ovation given President Nc
Kinley at the Capitol yesterday was the
greatest reception ever given an Amerf-
can citizen in Atlanta and his speech
having relation to the care of Confeder-
ate dead reached the hearts of the
Southerners. General Joe Wheeler is
cheered at every step and Generals
Lawton, Young, Otis, and other army
officers are enthusiastically greeted.
The feature of the day was the civic
and military parade which moved at
noon. The procession consisted of ten
divisions under command of Grand
Marshal A. J. West.
Six thousand infantry, 10000 school
children, 400 carriages containing 1,GO0
I
500 Confederate veterans under COM
mand of General Joe Wheeler 1000
laboring men, 100 officers ana marshaIs.
u bands, 100 Grand Army men, a squad
of policemen, 200 mounted police. mem
bers of the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation and Ministers Evangelical
Association, members of the Atlanta
Fire Department and representatives Of
5OO civic organizations from all parts of
the South took part in the parade
The President and other distinguished
guests in carriages were at the head of
the pageant. They were escorted by the
Third New Jersey and Fifteenth Penn
sylvania Volunteers who came over
from their winter camp at Athens. The
fine marching of these two regiments
under command of Brigadier General
William c. Oatis as they swung into
Peace street, under the jubilee arch.
caught the thousands who packed the
downtown streets and was a source of
much qualification to Governor Voor-
hees of New Jersey. The President was
compelled to bow almost continuously
to the people on the crowded sidewalks.
A roar of welcome denoted the position
General
of cavalrymen, who followed him
through the Civil War and the Cuban
War
Arriving at Ponce de Leon avenue the
Presidential party reviewed the parada
Among those on the stand with the
Chief Executive was Mrs Mckinley.
General Shafter, Hon. George r. Peck.
Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Hon. Charles
Emory Smith, Hon. Charles F. War
wick, Secretary of the Navy Long,
Lieutenant Hobson, Secretary J. Addi-
son Porter, Governor Gambler, Mayor
Collin and Ex-Governor w. Y Atkin-
son.
After the parade had passed the re-
viewing stand the President and the
other guests of the city were driven 10
Piedmont Park, where they were the
guests Of the Piedmont Driving Club at
an elaborate luncheon.
The club reception ended, the Presi-
dent was driven to the Agricultural
building of the Exposition known as the
Auditorium: Several thousand persons
rose from their seats as the Chief Exc
cutlve entered the Auditorium. The
band played the Star Spapgled Ban
ner," amid considerable applause, but
when the strains of Dixie filled the
building the crowd went wild President
Mckinley stood up and waved his hat
above his head
Mr.. Hemphill President of the Jubi-
lee Committee, made a lengthy speech.
He was followed by Governor Cam
dler in an address of welcome
AS the President stepped forward the
large audience applauded heartily His
speech was punctuated by constant
cheers, but there were no outbursts
similar to that which marked the Pres
ident's reference yesterday to the Con-
federate dead. He spoke in part as
follows:
"Other parts of the country have had