Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-19
The McKinleys Visited Smith
College Today.
LOVING cur FOR MRS. N,KINLEY.
Presented by Members of the Eastern
star-Luncheon on Mt. Tom-The Party
Heard Isaccaiaureate Sermon at Mt.
HoiyoISe sunday-Attended Church.


city sightseeing today.
About noon Bethesda circle, Order of
the Eastern Star, of which organization
Mrs. Mckinley is a member, presented
her loving cup at the residence of Cap
tain Williams. Later on a trip to the
top Of Mount Tom was made, where
luncheon was served. About ) O'Clock
the party are due to arrive at South
Hadley TO attend the performance of GA
Midsummer Nights Dream by the
seniors OF Mount Holyoke college. This
is to be given at Prospect park, in the
center OF the grove, an ideal spot for an
out-ofdoer performance. At about s
O'Clock the president will attend the
glee club concert i'll College hall.
On Sunday morning large crowd
congregated about the residence Of Mr..
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 crowded with people. 1t
was an orderly decorous crowd, and
hardly word was spoken by them dur
ing the entire journey. At the Second
Congregational church, where the Whit
ings attend, much larger crowd had
assembled, and it was only by deyiating
and entering q side door that admission
was gained Every seat was occupied
and many extra chairs and settees The
congregation rose respectfully when the
president entered and remained stand
ing until he sat down.
The presidents pew i'll the body Of
II
self, by Mr.. Whiting, Mr.. Allen and
Mr.. Cortelyou, the president sitting
nearest the aisle The others in the
They were Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Nc
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Whiting, the
Misses Barber, Duncan and Morse and
Dir. P. NJ Rixey, the presidents physi-
clan. Mrs Mckinley had remained at
home with Mrs. Whiting. Rev. DIR.
Edward A. Reed, pastor of the church,
delivered the sermon.
Dir Reed preached from the text,
Romans /, LIS, and delivered an inter
esting discourse upon the duties of
stewardship He detailed what he con-
sidered to be the duty of the individual
in the use of wealth, education and re-
liglon, and spoke of the duty of the ma
ton in the work of building up and
raising TO a higher plane, spiritually
and mentally, the people i'll our far away
possessions.
After the return TO the Whiting resi-
dence lunch was served, and at 3
o'clock the palace electric car Crock
rimmono was boarded, and the party,
including all the ladies, was taken over
the trolley line to South Hadley, to at
tend the baccalaureate exercises at the
chapel of Mt. Holyoke college about
O'Clock This was the first time Presi-
dent Mckinley had been to South Had
ley, which is the real destination of the
trip; and so ne made his first bow to the
little college fraternity where, on to-
morrow, he is to share honors with
Governor Roger Wolcott, and deliver
the degrees to the graduating class of
which his niece, Miss Grace Mckinley.
is a member.
As the seniors marched into the
pretty little chapel before the arrival of
the president they made very pretty
picture, each clad i'll cap and gown.
They took front seats i'll the center
while President Mckinley and the gem
tlemen OF his party occupied seats on
the side The ladies, including Mrs.
Mckinley. decided that the day was too
warm for them To enter the crowded
building, so they were driven to the
residence Of Byron Smith ne an by, and
there they had a light luncheon and at
the close of the exercises rejoined the
gentlemen at the special car.
In the chapel hundreds of young
women filed the auditorium while the
balcony was occupied by several hun
bred high school girls in bright dresses.
Upon the platform the college choir
was seated, a generous sprinkling of
seniors in their black caps and gowns
contrasting prettily with the cool sum
mer dresses of the others.
After the president had been intro
duced by Mrs. L. S. Mead, the president
of the college, he entered the chapel,
the congregation remaining standing
until he had taken his seat After an
organ prelude the college choir sang an
anthem, and Rev. DIR. NJ. W. Jacobus of
the Hartford Theological seminary read
from the scriptures the tenth chapter of
St. Luke's gospel.
The musical part of the program was
followed by prayer.
Rev Ir. JacObus then delivered his
baccalaureate sermon.
dent and Mr. Whiting walked to the
residence of Mr.. Smith, and together
with uhe ladies We're driven back to the
special car. which stood in front of the
chapel surrounded by large number
OF the college girls who had been dis
missed from service, and a multitude of
thu townspeople. Miss Grace McKin-
ley was among them, and later intro
4aucei sonie OF her schoolmates. She
was dressea III the regulation cap and
gown.
The reception Which awaited the Wis
itors as ley aAgh d and entered the
car was SO sp0aiaae a. and OF such
friendly and cosdlal ailrc that at Mrs.
Mckinley's * aest, president or
dered the ca s.eta pa. ure foc
few mG.aeuts. Wai.I .4e shook ties
hands Of tie tc D. wh clustered about
tine window Were the couple We're
seated. ~ Mckinley leaned from the
car window md shook aands with the
people ana spo&e a few words OF greet
ing to eacH
Over 100 people crowded around and
greeted him during the short period OF