The Portland daily press., 1899-06-17
COMING TO NEW ENGLAND.
President and Party Left washinsson
Yesterday.

Washington. June 16.--President Nc
kinley and party left here on special
train at $50 O'Clock this afternoon for
Holyoke, Northampton and other points
In Massachusetts,. The party comprised
President and Mrs.s Mckinley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ahrer Mckinley, Mr.. and Mrs.
George n Morse of San Francisco, reia-
tives Of the President, Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy and Mrs Allen, MIR. George
b. Cortelyou, acting secretary to the
President, Messrs. George Barnes and
Rudolph Forster Of the White House ex-
ecutive staff, DIR. p. N. Rixsy, U. s. N,
the Presidents physician, Mrs Ida Bar
ber of Canton. Ohio, and Miss sarah
Duncan, also Of Ohio. who have been the
guests Of Mrs. Mckinley here. A party
OF officials including Secretary Hitchcockl
Simth and Adjutant General Corbin were
at the Pennsylvania depot to see the
President of and fair sized crowd OF
spectators had also gathered behind the
gates. The train which will carry the
party ON its trip OF about ten days Is
made up of four Pullman coaches, COM
prising tho private car Cleopatra. the
dining car Lafayette and the oompart-
rrent cars Patagonia and Atlantic.
IS The President and Mrs. Mckinley oc-
cupy the Cleopatra. The train will go
over the Albany route and Ia sched uled 70
reach Holyoke at 1880 tomorrow morn.
ing and will leave Adams, Mass., the last
in. point In the itinerary by the 2Sth inst.
returning direct to Washington.
HoLYoKE's WELCOME.
Holyoke, June l6.-Final arrangements
for the reception of President Mckinley
and the other distinguished members of
his party tomorrow, have been compieted
and Holyoke win welcome the 5hief exec
utiye of the nation In the true American
style, with martial music. gorgeous deco
rations and the cheering of thousands OF
cibizens and visitors from all the neigh
boring tow Ms The city Is rapidly filling
up with people anxious to do honor to
the President.
The Interest Of the citizens OF Holyoks
will center in two events tomorrow-the
arrival Of the Presidential party at 1880
O'Clock In the morning and the parade
and review by the President at three
O'Clock In the afternoon. A police and
military escort. together with q commit.
tee OF citizens will welcome the pal ty on
arrival and a short parade will DO given
the objective point being the inognifcence
of Hon. William Whiting. Here the
President and MIRA Mckinley are to be
cntFEp1&hcAs hASu 1sslbtauo sceor5ttrf u
the Navy and Mrs. Allen, Miss Mabel
Mckinley and Assistant secretary Corte-
lyou.
The others of the party win be driven
direct to u hotel, where they will be
zaartered during the events which viii
occupy the next four days. The Presi-
dent will rest and lunch at the whiting
residence until three o'clock when he viii
be driven TO Athletic park and thers re-
view the parade. All the secret oIganiza-
tions In the city, thirty five in number
will participate, the local militia, the
grand army and many of the business or
ganizations and merchants will take part.
II Is estimated that over 5000 people will
be In line.
The programme for the next four days
comprises church service ON Sunday at
Holyoke and South Hadley. visit to
Smith college at Northampton on Mon
day; the graduation exercises at Mount
Holyoke college on Tuesday and the re-
cAption by the city Of Springfield on Wed.
nesday. The Presidential party will ther
go to Adams on Wednesday afternoon tc
remain there the balance of the week az
the guests of Mr.. W. b. Plunket