The record-union., 1899-06-20

NORTHAMPTON fMass), June ID
Northampton was dressed iii its best
to-day to welcome The President of the
United States on his arrival from Holy
oke The public buildings, together
with many residences. were gay with
bunting and flags. From every trolley
pole along the entire route o. the pa
rade were suspended large flags, While
every few yards were long streamerS
running to each side and caught up IN
the center over the trolley wire, form
ing a long bright archway.
The Presidents train arrived on time
and was greeted with Il salute Of tWen-
ty-one guns. William Whiting, the
Presidents host at IIoiyoke, was With
,the party, and at the station here
Mayor John Mather and Hon. A. L.
Willston of this city, Hon. w. B. Plum
kett of Adams, Mass: Miss Helen Nc
Kinley, sister of the President; Miss
Ella Buckingham of Canton, O., and
Mrs c. K Glidden of Boston We're
waiting to join the visitors.
A. rousing cheer went up as the train
came to a stop and President Mckin-
ley stepped down from the platform to
enter the waiting carriage. This well
come was repeated at intervals and the
President and Mrs. Mckinley were con-
stantly engaged in acknowledging the
cheers. The Reception Committee, rep
resenting the city, greeted the party,
and the local militia company. with
the Grand Army, presented arms. A
procession was then formed and moved
through the main streets to Smith Col
lege The senior day class exercises
were nearly completed when the COM
pany arrived in the college grounds. At
the close of the exercises the President
watched the planting of the class ivy.
When the chapel was reached the
Presidential party were given seats
upon the platform. while the seniors &C.
cupied the front row of chairs in the
auditorium
The exercises were opened with sing
ing and an address was made by Pres
ident Zeleic of the college. He spoke
of the triumph in the struggle to re-
move the almost universal and unfair
prejudice against higher education of
women, and, turning to the President,
said: The college felt that the Chief
Executive by his presence had given
practically a national sanction to the
higher education of women
He added that he considered the visit
of the Chief Executive as fitting and
crowning event of the last year of the
century. The speaker on behalf of the
college expressed admiration of the ma
tional policy and the determination of
the President TO give free and enlight-
ened government over all the people he
may be called to rule.
He then requested that the President
be given the respectful and graceful
salutation of the assembly and stated
that at the request of the President he
would not call upon him to make an
address The exercises closed with the
singing of America
The seniors then marched to the yard,
where the President watched the cere
mony of planting the ivy.
Meanwhile in one of the rooms of the
college Mrs. Mckinley was presented
with a beautiful loving cup by the Be
thesda Chapter Order of the Eastern
Star, of which she S a member. AS
the President passed through the
grounds to rejoin his associates, Gem
eral B. E. Cook, 96 years OF age who
commanded a brigade of the State
militia about fifty years ago. and father
of Captain Frank Cook. commander Of
the cruiser Brooklyn during the Span
ish war, was introduced to him. As
soon as these incidents had been con-
cluded the President and his friends
took carriages and were driven to the