Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-05
IN WASHINGTON
The Peace Jubilee Was a Great
Event at the National Capital
of the Country.
COY. OTERO PARTICIPATED
He and the Wife of the Presidents Secre-
tary Decorated the Graves of
Rough Riders at Airing
ton Cemetery.

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Washington, May 31.-The Peace
Jubilee of three days brought the larg-
est crowd to this city that has been
seen here since the &. A. Il. assembled
here, $4,000 strong. Everything was
conducted on d grand scale, regardless
of expense. Everywhere could be seer
flags of different countries and bunting
in great profussion. The court of honor
extending for three blocks in front o.
the White house, treasury, state, war,
navy and department of justice build
ings attracted the greatest attention,
with its flags, bunting, statues, paint
ings, thousands of electric lights, etc.
Each of the three days Governor Otero
Of New Mexico, occupied a position of
honor on the grand stand close to the
president and members of the cabinet
and their ladies. The fireworks each
evening in some respects surpassed those
at the Mckinley inauguration. AS the
president left his carriage at the foot
of Washington monument hill, he OBJ
served Governor Otero in m of the
boxes and sent special word to him to
Join him in his private box. This was
an exceptional honor, not only to Gov
ernor Otero, but also to the territory of
New Mexico.
1t may be of interest to your readers
to know that in seating the guests, in
the front row of honor came President
Mckinley, Secretary Alger, Mrs. Alger,
Secretary Wilson and Governor Otero.
| As the president rose to let Governor
Otero pass to his designated seat, the
governor expressed his regret to Mrs.
Porter that he had to be separated from
| her, and the president smiled. Mrs.
| Porter sat behind the president.
This Decoration day was celebrated AT
Washington, Arlington cemetery and
Soldiers home on a grander scale than
| usual. The military started early to the
respective grounds, accompanied by
numerous brass bands. 1t was a per-
feet day, though a little warm. Upon
| special invitation. Governor Otero acted
as escort to Mrs. Porter, wife of the
secretary to the president, their car
riage joining in line Immediately after
those of the president and members of
the cabinet, at the White house. Upon
the arrival at Arlington the carriages OF
! the president, members of the cabinet
and the n containing Governor Otero
and Mrs. Porter, were the only ones ad-
mitted to the grounds. Mrs. Porter had
gone down town at ) a. m. to obtain
flowers, and had passed most of the
morning in preparing with her own
hands the four beautiful wreaths and a
5-foot set piece to decorate the graves OF
the rough riders. The great profusion
of beautiful cut flowers almost hid the
carriage in which Governor Otero and
Mrs. Porter rode.
After passing over the long bridge
which spans the beautiful blue waters
of the grand old historic Potomac, which
are as clear as the skies, and passing in
side the gate at Arlington, Governor
Otero took the massive set piece and
Mrs. Porter took the four wreaths, and
with the solemnity due the occasion.
placed them to the best possible advan'
tage on the graves of rough riders who
now sleep the sleep that knows no wax.
ing, in the most historic cemetery in all
of our great country. This, of course,
came natural to Governor Otero and il
may be said it was only what would
naturally be expected of him, but fol-
one of the manifold duties and response
bilities of Mrs. Porter, and coming
from one that might be consid-
cred as disinterested, it places all
the people of New Mexico, and the
rough riders of the whole country un-
der a great debt of gratitude to her,
and which the citizens of the territory
feel that they can never repay unless
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter go out to New
| Mexico on a visit for health or pleasure
or both, when the people will no doubt
see that they have a reception worthy
of-the pen had almost said royalty
| worthy of true, loyal Americans. There
can be little doubt but what Mr.. Porter
would regain his shattered health in
New Mexico very much sooner than
where he now is in New York.
The Memorial day grafton of Assist
ant Secretary of the Interior Webster
Davis was universally acknowledged as
one of the best ever delivered at Airing
ton, or anywhere else for that matter,
and it is said that he received the
hearty commentator of the president,
members of the cabinet and many
others.
Governor Otero is doing good work in
getting the millions of acres OF land for
public institutions in good shape. lie
will also save s., 1000 to the territory in
freight for capitol supplies. Governor
Otero and Chief Justice Mills will leave
probably Friday. |. M. BOND.