Rock Island Argus., 1899-10-11
LIGHTS ARE ALL OUT.
Chicago Puts on the Apparel of
Business and Ends Her
FestiVity.
"TAFS' IN THE COURT OF HONOR.

| illumination Ceases for q Year and the
| Pleasure Seeking Crowd Goes Homo
After a Week of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ent
| and Party Have a Busy Day and Depart
at Midnig ght for the Metropolis of South.
ern Indiana.
Chicago, oct. 11.-GeSterday was a
day of business for the president. who
was going from 10 Il. m. to midnight
when he went to Evansville. Ind. The
first function he attended was a Tecep-
ton hy the Army of the Tennessee.
When the president arrived the Army
OF the Tennessee was engaged in rou-
tine work. but suspended proceedings
and called for a speech. President
Mckinley spoke As follows, in part,
referring to the words of the chairman
in presenting the president: Il needed
no such pledge from your chairman: L
could have known without his stating
il where this Grand Army or Army of
the Tennessee would he. when the flag
was aSSailed or wherever ii was
sailed. carried by soldiers and sailors
OF the republic. | would know where
this veteran army would stand when
l should recall. for an instant. its his
tory. with its Grant, Sherman, Nc
Pherson and Logan.
Women Receive Mrs. McKi inley.
President Mckinley sat beneath a
spider web of aSpara gus and orchids
and drank from 4 golden cup Which
the great Napoleon once owned. This
waS at the breakfast given by the
Woman'S Athletic club in honor of the
president and his wife. The nations
chief. his w1fe. and other distinguished
persons We're welcomed into the
sumptUUuS club honSe M 100 Michigan
avenue by IL receiving committee com
posed of many of the most exclusive
women of Chicago, and met about 800
guests. They saw Il swimming eXhi-
hitiOn in the marble pool 10y Nine.
LilicnStolpe. and they heard good
music. Mrs. Mckinley was given Il
basket made Of spun candy and chair
made entirely of American Beauty
roses. The president addressed the
ladies briefly AMI said he was glad he
had come.
Visit TO the Press Club.
The president was ahead of time 1T
the Chicago Press club reception. In
honor of tn" presidential reception the
/ oUmS of the club presented Il festival
Prominent i'll the decora-
tionS WAS the American flag. which |
wound its CulOrs between masses of
ferns and plants and hung in folds |
from pillar and balcony. Conspicuous
among the banners was the old flag !
" hiCh has been in the clubs possession |
for more than twenty years. Though |
past its usefulness for active service
the flag is still hOnOrpd. ana for the |
occasion was lonpcd over the m ding OF |
the musicians gallery. The reception |
was purely informal
Ar he PuhIic R.caDtion
The presidential party next attended |
"A public reception in Memorial hall OF |
the library building. Here he shook |
the hands of thousands. At 6::fO - m
there was banquet given by the
Commercial club. At $50 y. IN. the
industrial parade wound through the
downtown streets. and was Il fine feat |
ure of the festival During tn. even
ing he dropped in at Bricklayers' hall |
and attended for II short time IA meet
ing held there. making Il short speech
Al | 80 p. III. he boarded train for
Evansville, Ind. To attend the Blue
and Gray reunion there. the lights i'll
the Court of Honor went out, and Chi
-1no'S festival WIS over