Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-10

| Atlanta, Ga.-Rear Admiral W. s.
Schley wss welcomed to Atlanta Sat
urday. The arrival of the train at an
early hour prevented large crowd
from being present at the depot, but
the reception was mons the less warm
In the party besides the admiral were
Mrs. Schley, Miss Letterman, Gen.
Felix Agnus and Mr.. Louis Garthe of
Baltimore, and the Atlanta reception
communities
The city's guests went Immediately
to their hotel where they remained un-
til the reception committee called for
them at 0 80 o'clock. The, events of
the day included greeting from Gov.
Gambler and a joint session of the gen
eral assembly and eliminated in the
public presentation of handsome low
ing cup from the people OF Atlanta to
the hero of Santiago. After short
reception at the Kimball Hotel, where
the party is staying, the ladies and gem
tlemen of the party were escorted TO
the state capitol, where they weere met
by a great crowd of people on the CAPT
tol grounds ard were welcomed in the
governors 8 reception rooms by the chief
executive, United States sena ators and
congressman, judges of the supreme
bench and others. From there they
were escorted to the hall of the house
OF representatives. The joint session
was presided over by President Dod-
son of the senate who introduced Ad.
mirsl Sohley.
After the exercises here the city's
guests with the reception COMMITTEES
went in carriages to Piedmont Park,
where Governor Gambler, with Admi-
raj Schley and Gen. Agnus as his
guests Of honor, reviewed long mill
tary parade, made up Of troops from
, Atlanta and several hundred United
States regular and veluntaars from Nc
Pherson barracks, who turned out as
special honor to Admiral Schley.
At 1880 o'clock the exercises at
the auditorium began in the presence
of 1900 people, Mayor Woodward
Of ATLANTA, presided and welcomed
the admiral on behalf of the city.
Gov. Gambler extended the greeting
for the state, and Col. W. A. Hemp
hill presented the loving cup bearing
this inscription: /" Presented to Rear
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley by the
citizens of Atlanta. Georgia, Novem-
ber 4 1899"
Admiral Schley In accepting the cup
made short speech which was fire.
quently interrupted by vigorous cheers
from his hearers
After the exercises Admiral Schley
and the gentlemen Of the committee
entertained at luncheon at the Pied
mont Driving Club Mrs Schley and
Miss Letterman were given a recep-
ton at the residence of Mrs Wilmer
Moore.
Admiral Schley and party departed
unday night for Birmingham where
an ovation awaited them from tue peo
pie of the Alabama metropolis.
schIey mt Birmingham.
Birmingham, Ala-Birmingham was
crowded with visitors Monday from all
over Alabama, coming to pay honor to
Admiral and Mrs. Winfield S. Schley.
The train bearing the party to this
city was late in leaving Atlanta Non
day morning and did not arrive in tine
city on schedule time. A party of es-
ecort went to Atlanta on Saturday
afternoon and left that city with Ad-
miral and Mrs. Sohley in private
Car provided by Assistant General
Superintendent j. S. B. Thompson,
of the Southern railway Monday
morning.
The party of escort was Joined by
an additional escort of ladies and
gentlemen and the whole party came
thence to Birmingham.
When the train bearing the party
reached the outskirts of the city every
engine in the city blew shrill blast
an all the bells added to the clang.
The depot was packed and jammed
with people, and the streets for
block in each direction were macs OF
crowdlng, pushing, seething humanity
A large Gordon of military, under
command of Colonel 7. O. Smith,
former major of the First Alabama vol.
unteers in the Spanish American war,
formed an escort for the admiral from