The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-20
Witnesses Closing Exercises
OF Smith College.
LOVING CUP TO MRS. M'KINLEY
h'ed By Bethesda Chapter, Order ~
eastern sisr-fleasant Relaxation Of the
iFip TO Mount Tom-To-day To he Given
Up Entirely to Commencement at Mouat
hoiyoke-fresident's Niece. Mis-, ,.,,c.
hchiniey, Among the Graduates.

holyoke. Mass, June lq-Notv,,bs,ars
ing mat the day has been lang srJ
ssuIous one. both the President and ,trs
'hChlhley stood the strain incident IN a.,
Siedt demonstration AT Nortbamuto, 50
lhe journey back 10 Holvnka yar,. c..lI
indeed. The trip to Mount Ton, in ,b, af'
tern0Cn was welcome chance sro,,, e..
turmoil Of the morning. while the oui..
hourS were fitting climax 10 a busy dav
me entire morning was taken nm viii
me Visit to Northampton and Smith col
'ese' ihe parade vas an interesting faat-
ute OF the programme. and WAS foIIouo5
.! the senior chapel day exercises of tn,
college. Here the President and his at,
occupied the platform and listened 10 t7a
exercises by the graduating class NJ r7,
!ouhs women. and resume Of the wor,,
OF the year as given b. President + :,
Seelye. of the college.
During these services y bao,,tis-r r,,.i...-
cup OF cut glass, trimmed win sfI,.or
was presented TO Mrs. Mckinley nv Roth
eSda Chapter. Order of Eastern star
Later the entire party, excepting Mr.
Mckinley, were taken for an bour.s dri,.,
ABOUT the city. The only special incidenr
OF TINS drive was when the Presldept
noticing a venerable, eray-haired man
seated IN a chair near the CurbstOne or
utred MS carriage driven near the snot
"hiie ne shook hands and spoke a few
morus 10 the aged gentleman. He wa
Ieu. benjamin r. Cook. ninety-seycu
NediS nl age, father of Capt Frank Cook
oI 'he United States cruiser Brooklyn,
Shook Hands with Escort.
President Mckinley was then driven to
the residence of Harry L. Williams
Wnere Mrs. Mckinley had been resting
Whlie the others We're seeing the CITY
Before they entered the carriages sgai,
PRESIDENT Mckinley went out upon tho
grounds and personally shook the hand
OF each OF the militiamen who had done
| escort duty for him during the parade
The trip back TO Holyoke was witbout
! incident
Notwithstanding the lateness Of tho
hOur when the car Rockrimnon' reach
ed the whiting home after the trim IN
Hoiyoke, some Of the members Of the
| party decided TO continue on to south
Hddley in order that they might witness
| a portion Of the seniors presentation os
A Midsummer Nights Dream" al Forest
Park, out among the trees. Those who
made this journey were Abner MCKINLEY
and wife, George Z. Morse and wife. Miss
Helen Mckinley, sister of the President
Miss buckingham, of Canton, Ohio and
Mrs G. X GIldden, of Boston.
Ihose who went 10 South Hadley re-
| turned about 80. and the evening AT the
| Whiting home was enlivened by singing.
| Tuesday will be given up exclusively 10
| the commencement exercises at Mount
| HOlyOke College. Here the President wiz
present the diplomas to the graduating
class; Gov. Wolcott will address them
| ana Rev DR. Justin Smith. President of
| the college board OF trustees, will also
| make an address.
| Presidents Niece a Graduate.
| Miss Grace Mckinley, the niece of the
| President, is one Of the graduating class.
and this fact, which is the primary Cause
| OF the Presidents visit, together with the
! fact that the President of the Emitted
| States Is to honor the town AMI college
by his presence, is enough 10 presaSe a
large crowd and unbOunded enthusiasm on
| the part OF the t0wnspeople and the coll
| lege girls. The party will leave Holvoke
| at $50 and will arrange TO meet Gov.
| W0lcott at the railroad station and he
will accompany them 10 the college
Final arrangements for the journey TO
| Springfield are yet uncomplefed The
| main point al issue is as to whether tho
trip will be made on board the little
steamer Mascot. down the Connecticut
| River, or whether it will be maze by cIec-
| trio cars. This matter will be decided to-
morrow. The President announced def
| ntcly to-day that he will remain al
Adams as the guest Of ". 3. Plunketr
| until Wednesday evening, June y, when
he will leave for Washington.
| Northampton, Mass, June l9-An inter-
! esting feature OF the visit OF Presidenc
| Mckinley to Smith College to-day was
! the comforting Of the degree of Ii. d. on
him by the board Of trustees. which held
meeting this afternoon. This is the first
| tIma Smith has conferred an honorary de-
| gree apon man. But one other honorary
degree has been conferred by the college
| in its history.