The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-04-27

who will unveil the statue, and Miss
Coffey. They were met at the Broad
street station of the Pennsylvania
railroad by a ladies' reception COM
mittee, of which Mrs. Charles G. Har-
rison, wife of the provost of the Uni
vehsity of Pennsylvania, is chairman.
After the informal greetings were over
| the entire party was driven to the
Hotel Walton. Mrs. Grant, being
somewhat fatigued by her journey, re-
tired to her room soon after her ar
rival at the hotel.
At 1890 o'clock today President Nc
Kinley and party arrived from Wash
ington. They were received by the
members of the reception committee,
of which John H. Converse is chair
man, and taken to the Hotel Bellevue.
For an hour previous to the arrival Of
the presidential train thousands of peo-
pie had been assembling in the vicin-
| ity of Broad street station, and when
the president finally made his appear
ance 1t was with difficulty that the po-
lice cleared a way through the streets
to the hotel for the line of carriages
which had been provided for the party
by the reception committee Passing
between two solid masses of cheering
citizens on either side of the streets,
the party finally reached the hotel,
where luncheon was served.
| At 2 o'clock this afternoon the ladies'
of the presidential party will leave
their hotels and take carriages in
waiting, which will form in line after
the presidents carriage, in which will
be the president and Attorney Cen
Griggs, to take part in the great pa
rade to Fairmount park, of which Cen
eral George r. Snowden is grand mar
shall. AS arranged, the carriages win
be as follows:
| First carriage-Mrs. Mckinley, Mrs.
Grant, Mrs. Charles c. Harrison, Mrs.
Holsman.
Second carriage-Mrs. Gage, wife of
Secretary of the treasury; Mrs Griggs,
wife of the attorney general; Mrs. John
Thompson Spencer, Miss Rosemary
Sartoris.
Third carriage-Mrs. Long, wife OF
the secretary of the navy; Mrs. Hitch
cock, Mrs. George w. Childs Drexel
Mrs Morris.
Fourth carriage-Mrs. Mary Grant
Cramer, a sister of General Grant: Mrs
Jube, Mrs. Edward Coles, Mrs. S. A.
Ashbridge.
Fifth carriage-Mrs. Sharp, Miss
Coffey, Mrs. John H. Converse, Mrs
Charles H. Howell.
Sixth carriage Fred d
Grant, Dundas Lippincott, Captain AL.
gernon Sartoris and Lieutenant Alex.
ander Sharp.
An interesting feature of the eXer.
cises will be the participation OF the
veterans of the Grand Army of the
Republic, many of whom were with
Grant in his most important cam
paigns. A tribute from China comes
in the form of a wreath from the
Chinese minister at Washington, to b,
deposited on the statue after the un
yelling. The Chinese Naval Reserves
will escort the wreath to the statu'
and personally place it in position.
Postmaster General Charles Emor.
Smith was not able to be present a
the ceremonies in Philadelphia, be
cause of a long standing engagement
to deliver an address at Galena, Ills
t on Grants birthday.
Adjutant General Theodore S. Peel
[ of the Vermont National Guard, is her
to represent the state Of Vermont {
y the unwilling. John H. Converse, tn
president of the Fairmount Park Al
association, who is to preside at tS
days ceremonies, is a native OF Vel
mont, and 1t is for this reason thu
Governor Smith. Of that state. b