The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-13

Mrs. Mckinley began at the Woman's
| Athletic club, and a reception to Pre-.
| mier Laurier by Canadian-AmericanS
| At p. m. there is a reception to the
| president and guests at the Chicago
club. The weather has been ideal since
the festival began.
| ChicagO'S great Auditorium which
has been the scene of many notable
events, never held a greater gathering
! than last night when the Chicago Day
banquet was held within it's walls un-
der the auspices of the Fall Festival
| Committee. The stage, upon which
1000 people can easily find standing
room, had been enlarged. The hall was
lavishly decorated with flags and
draperies. Back of the raised table at
the west of the hall, at which President
Mckinley and the guests of honor
were seated, was an elaborate peace
arch twenty feet in height, constructed
of pastry. 1t was decorated with flags
tastefully draped, from folds of which
! twinkled hundreds of little electric
lights.
| The president, who was the guest Of
| honor, sat at a raised table on the
right of Melville E. Stone, the toast
master. Other distinguished guests
were at the same table, among them
| being Vice President Don Ignacio
| Mariscal, Premier Wilfrid Laurier,
| General John G.. Black, Governor John
| r. Tanner, Mayor Carter H. Harrison,
Senior Manuel de Aspiroz, Secretary
| Hay, Secretary Gage, Attorney Gen
| eral Griggs, Secretary Smith, Secre-
tary Long, Secretary Hitchcock, Secre-
tary Wilson, General David B. Hen
derson, Senator Penrose, Major Gen
eral Merritt, Senator Cullom, Brigadier
General Thomas NJ. Anderson, General
Russell A. Alger, Senator William e.
Mason, Senator William 3. Allison
Senator Mcmillan.
Governor Tanner in a short address
welcomed the visitors on behalf Of the
state of Illinois, Mayor Harrison and
Senator CullOm gave the other well
comes, and addresses were made on pa
triOtic themes by Secretary Long, Gen.
Henderson, General Anderson, General
Merritt and others. Premier Laurier
and Vice President Mariscal (of Mex
leo. President Mckinley concluded
his speech as follows: MAY we not
feel assured that if we do our duty
Providence, which favored the under
takings of the fathers and every step
Of our progress SINCE will continue His
watchful care and guidance over us,
that the hand that led us to our pres
ent place will not relax His grasp till
we have reached the glorious goal He
has fixed for us in achievement of His
end
sIn closing his speech Premier Lauri-
err said: Can we not hope that if
ever the banners of England and the
banners Of the United States are again
to meet on the battlefield they shall
meet entWined together in defense of
some holy cause, in defense of holy
justice, for the defense of the op-
pressed, for the enfranchisement Of
the down-trodden and for the advance
ment of liberty, progress and civiliza-
ton"
Perhaps during the entire evening
there were no sentiments more raptur-
ously applauded more enthusiastically
received, than those in Premier
Laurier's address.
ARRIVAL OF THE CITY's GUESTS.
President Mckinley, Mexico's Vice Presi
dent and Canadas Premier.
Chicago, Oct 9.-The celebration Of
the Chicago autumn festival began in
earnest Saturday night with the ar
| rival of President Mckinley and the
members Of his cabinet, Vice Presi-
| dent Mariscal, Of Mexico, and party,
and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier of
/ Canada, with other Canadian nOtables.
| Saturday night also the first of the
series of parades and banquets were
held. Vast crowds cOngregated in the
| handsomely decorated and brilliantly
| Illuminated court of honor, and along
! the line Of march in the downtown
| streets, and the distinguished visitors
were given OvatiOns whenever sighted.
! One of the features of the night S
celebration was the bicycle procession.
| Over 1000 uniformed Wheelmen with
I their wheels paraded over the down
town streets. The parade was to have
! been reviewed by President Mckinley,
| but on account of the lateneSs of the
! hour at which the Marquette clubs
| banquet was concluded this was i'm
possible. Great interest was taken in
! the arrival of the Mexican dignitaries.
| Governor Tanners party left Spring
| field at 8 o'clock Saturday morning.
United States Marshal John G. Ames,
representing the Chicago committee,
met the governors party at the station
and offered his services as an escort.
He accompanied the governor to Chi
cago and acted in conjunction with
the local committee during the recep-
ton given the visitors upon their ar
! rival in Chicago. The governor met
Mariccal at Champaign and escorted
him to this city.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier of Can
ada, and party arrived in Chicago late
Saturday night and warm welcome
both official and unofficial-was ten
dered the distinguished guests at Dear
born station. The distinguished party
was met at the station by Chairman
Gordon and T. B. Bryan. Two lines
of policemen kept the large crowds
back, and when the guests and the re
ception committee had entered their
carriages they were escorted to the Au
ditorium Annex by the First Illinois
cavalry escort and the United States
band.
The most imDOrtant function yaSter