Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-01
President Mckinley and Party Enter
tanned by Admiral Philip.
VERMONT FIRES NATIONAL SALUTE
They Inspect the Stores and Ves-
seIs at the Yard.
MRS. M'KINLEY SHOPPING

| NEW YORK, May president and Mrs.
| Mckinley breakfasted early this morning
| at the Hotel Manhattan. After breakfast
| the President received a number OF callers,
among them Gen. Grenville NJ. Dodge At
9:45 o'clock the President, Abner McKinl
and Assistant Secretary Cortelyou entered
carriage and drove to the foot OF East
23d street, where they boarded a govern
ment tug and went to the navy yard.
Mrs. Mckinley remained at the hotel.
Later in the day she and Mrs. Abner Nc
| Kinley did some shopping
The presidential party. which included
General Dodge, w. w. Heaton Surgeon
RiXey, L. S. N. and Col. W. {. Brown,
were received on board the government tug
Nina by Commander J. ID. J. Kelley, L. s.
N, who was delegated to escort them TO
the navy yard by Rear Admiral J. w.
Philip.
salute From the Vermont.
The tug reached the yard at 1910 O'Clock,
and the visitors landed at the foot of Main
street. As the Nina turned into the Wall
about basin the guns on board the YER
mont belched forth a salute OF twenty-one
guns in honor Of tha President. Rear Ad-
miral Philip, with Capts Miller. Ide. Farm
holdt and Arnold, greeted the President
and his escort when they came ashore.
President Mckinley and the commandment
then led the others up the yard to the Iy-
ceum building, in front OF which all the
officers on duty at the yard were lined
| up in special full dress.
One hundred marines, in command of
Col. X. w. Huntington and Capts. W. G.
Neville and w. J. McKelvey, faced the
building. AS the President approached the
marine band played Hail TO the Chief"
and while the marines presented arms the
officers and spectators doffed their hats.
Admiral Philip introduced each of the off,
ba uh
with every one of than.
Luncheon with the Commandant.
After this the party was escorted through
the stores and factories and then visitec
the Yosemite and Glacier, which they in
spected After the inspection they were
invited to luncheon at the commandments
residence.
After luncheon the President ard the
other visitors returned TO the city on board
the Nina, and as the vessel swung into
the East river another salute of twenty-one
guns was fired from the Vermont on which
vessel the Presidents flag was flying.
President Attends Church.
The President attended service ia New
York yesterday AT the Calvary Methodist
Episcopal Church, of which Rev. DR.. Wis
lis P. Odell is pastor.
When the President left his hotel a large
number of persons were gathered about
the entrance. When the President came
out with Abner Mckinley there was clap
ping of hands, to which greeting the TWO
gentlemen responded by lifting their hats.
The President and his brother were driven
through Central Park, escorted by
mounted policeman. Arriving at the churcE
they were greeted by large crowd.
Twelve policemen were on hand To see thaf
there was no crush The church was pret-
tily decorated in the interior and a large
American flag futtered from the hagpole
on the roof The pulpit was draped with
a silk flag, and there were numerous clus-
tiers of lilacs and other flowers about the
platform.
The sermon of Dr. Odell was purely doc
trinal as the President had signihed his
desire that no reference to him or politics
be made.
At the conclusion of the services there
was rush on the part Of the congregation
for the pew occupied by the President.
Many women struggled in through the
crush to shake hands with the President.
On leaving the church President Mckin-
ley was again greeted by a large crowd.
The crowd cheered as the carriage drew
away from the church the return to
the hotel. The President had dinner in his
rooms.
During the afternoon there were many
callers, among them General Wesley Met
ritt and wife, General Fred Grant and
wife and eX-Mayor William l.. Strong. In
the latter part of the afternoon the Presi-
dent, with Mrs. Mckinley, went out for
drive.
on his way back to the hotel. when at
9th avenue and 59th street, the President
passed a detachment of Troop A which
was returning from attendance at the an
nual troop service in the Church OF the
Heavenly Rest. The troopers saluted and
President Mckinley acknowledged it,
After dinner President Mckinley received
some of his more distinguished callers IN
cluding Senator Depew, General Daniel
Sickles and General Anson G. McCook.