The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-19
NO REST FOR HIM
President Mckinley Attended
Church Twice.
Shook Hands With Many PeO-
pie Yesterday.
JOINED IN SINGING.
Hundreds of School Girls Greet
the President
In the Afternoon at Mt. Holy
Oke College Chapel.


the president was anything but the day
of rest that was hoped for. The contin-
uaI crowding of the curious citizens, the
immense Jam at the church in the
morning and later in the day an uneX-
pected and totally unprepared for re-
ception in connection with the bac-
calaureate exercises at Mount Holyoke
college, made the day long and tiresone
for ALL The president was not content
with going once to church, but went
twice, leaving Mrs. Mckinley in the
hands of her lady friends on each occa-
sion.
The president and his entire party
were up bright and early.A large crowd
cOngregated about the residence of Will
liam Whiting, where the distinguished
guests are being entertained, and by
the time the party was ready for the
short walk of two blocks to the church
the streets were filled with people. 1t
was an orderly, decOrOus crowd, and
hardly a word was spoken by them
during the entire journey.
At the Second Congregational church,
which the Writings attend a much
larger crowd had assembled. and it was
only by deviating and entering Side
door that admission was gained. Every
seat was occupied and many extra
chairs and settees. The congregation
rose respectfully as the president enter
ed and remained standing until he sat
down. The presidents pew in the body
of the church was occupied, besides
himself, by Mr.. William Whiting. Mr..
Allen and Mr.. Cortelyou, the president
sitting nearest the aisle. The others in
the party occupied pew further front
They were Mr.. and Mrs Abner Nc
Kinley, Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Morse,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Whiting, the Misses
Barber, Duncan and Morse and Dr. p
NJ. RiXey, the presidents physician.
Mrs. Mckinley had remained at home
with Mrs, Whiting.
Rev. DR.. Edwin Reed, pastor of the
church, delivered the sermon. The SER
except for an enlarged choir and addi-
tiOnal music. No reference was made to
the presence of the presidential party in
any way, and nothing of national af-
fairs was touched upon in the sermon.
DIR. Reed preached, from the text,
Romans It's, and delivered an interest
ing discourse upon the duties of stew
ardship. He detailed what he consider
ed to be the duty of the individual in
the use of wealth, education and relig-
ion and spoke of the duty of the nation
in the work of building and raising to a
higher plane, spiritually and mentally,
the people in our far away possessions.
The president was an attentive lis
tener and joined heartily in the singing
of America at the close of the SER
vice.
Whiting residence lunch was served
and at 8 o'clock the palace electric car,
Rock Rimmon, was taken and the par
ty, including all the ladies, were taken
over the trolley line to South Hadley to
attend the baccalaureate exercises at
the chapel of Mount HOlyoke college at
4 o'clock. This was the first time Pres
ident Mckinley had been at South Had
ley, which is the real destination of the
trip, and so he made his first bow to
the little college fraternity where on
Tuesday he is to share honors with
Governor Roger WolcOtt and deliver
To class
which his niece, Miss Grace MCKINLEY,
AS the seniors marched into the pretty
little chapel just before the arrival of the
president, they made very pretty pic
ture, each clad in cap and gown WI They They
ident Mckinley and the gentlemen of his
dies including Mrs Mckinley, decided
that the day was too warm for them to
driven to the residence of Byron Smith,
nearby. and there they had a light lunch
con, and at the close Of the the exercises re
In the chapel hundreds of young women
filed the agdi b whg the 6alf69ipg
school girls in bright dresses.
by Mrs. f. s. Mead, president of the col
lege, he entered the chapel, the congre-
taken taken his seat After an organ prelude,
the college choir sang an anthem, and
Theological seminary read from the Scrip
lures the tenth chapter of St. Luke's gos-
At the close of the exercises the presi-
dent and Mr.. Whiting walked to the resi-
dence of Mr.. Smith and, together with the
ladies. were driven back to the special
which stood in front of the chapel
surrounded by large number of the col
lege girls, who had been dismissed from
services, and a multitude of the towns
people. Miss Grace Mckinley was among
them. and later introduced some of her
schoolmates. She dressed in the
regulation cap and gown.
The reception which awaited the visit
ors as they alighted and entered the car
was so spontaneous and of such a friend
ly and cordial nature that at Mrs. Nc
KinleyS request the president ordered
the car to delay it's departure for few
moments while he shook the hands of the
people who clustered about the window
where the couple were seated Mr.. Nc
Kiney leaned from the car window and
shook hands with the people and spoke a
few words of greeting to each. over 400
people crowded around and greeted him
during the short period of time the car
remained there.
Mrs Mckinley all the while smiled and
kissed her hand or waved her handker-
chief to the crowd
The journey from South Hadley back to
Holyoke was quickly made and after the
car reached the Whiting residence and
dinner was served, the tired company gave
over the evening to complete rest. The
president and Mrs. Mckinley retired early,
but in the best of spirits.