The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-19
M'KINLEy At H0LYOKE
Crowds of People Gather at the
Church and in the Street.
SOME GIRL GRADUATES
Miss Grace Mckinley, the Presidents
Niece, Introduces Her Schoolmates
to Uncle William and Everybody
Has Perfectly Lovely Time.

the president was anything but the day
of rest that was hoped for. The contin-
| ual crowding of curious citizens the
immense jam at the church this morn
ing, and later in the day an unexpected
and totally unprepared- reception In
connection with the baccalaureate ex-
ercises at Mount Holyoke college. made
| to-day long and tiresome for all. The
president was not content with once
going to church, but went twice, leav-
ing Mrs. Mckinley in the hands of her
| lady friends on each occasion.
! The president and his entire party
were up early. A large crowd congre-
gated about the residence of William
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. Itwas an order
ly, decorous crowd and hardly a word
| was spoken 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 a side
| door that admission was gained The
| congregation arose respectfully as the
| president entered and remained stand
|
party included Mr.. and Mrs. Abner
Mckinley, Mr.. and Mrs. George F.
Morse, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whiting,
| the Misses Barber, Duncan Morse and
DR.. D. P. RiXey, the presidents physi-
clan. Mrs. Mckinley had remained at
| home with Mrs. Whiting.
| Rev. DR.. Edwin Reed, pastor of the
| church, delivered the sermon. The SER
vice was in no way out of the ordinary,
| except for an enlarged choir and addi-
| tfonal music. No reference was made
| to the presidents presence in any way.
| Mr.. Reed preached from the text Rom
| ans ii, 5, and delivered an interesting
| discourse upon the duties of steward
| ship. He detailed what he considered
| to be the duty of the individual in the
| use of wealth. education and religion,
| and spoke of the duty of the nation in
| the work of building and raising to
| higher plane, spiritually and mentally,
| the people in our far-away possessions.
| The president was an attentive listen
er and joined heartily in the singing of
| America at the close. Immediately
after the return to the Whiting resi-
| dence lunch was served, and at three
| o'clock the palace electric car Rock
Rimmon was taken and the party, in
| Guiding all the ladies' were taken over
the trolley line to South Hadley to at
tend the baccalaureate exercises at the
chapel of Mount Holyoke college, where
| on Tuesday the president is to share
| honors with Governor Roger Wolcott
and deliver the degree to the gradual
| ing class, of which his niece, Miss Grace
| Mckinley, is a member. AS the seniors
marched into the pretty little chapel
this afternoon just before the arrival
| of the president they made very pref
| ty picture each clad in cap and gown.
They took front seats in the center,
while President Mckinley and the gen.
| 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 build
ing, so they were driven to the resi-
dence of Byron Smith. near by, and
there they had slight 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
filled by several hundred high school
| girls in bright dresses. After the presi-
dent had been introduced by Mrs. E. S.
Mead, the president of the college, he
entered the chapel, the congregation re-
manning standing until he had taken
| his seat.
musical programme and prayer
preceded Rev. DR.. Jacobus' baccalaure-
| ate sermon. At the close of the eXer-
cises the president and Mr.. Whiting
walked to the residence of Mr.. Smith,
| and together with the ladies We're driv-
en- back to the special car. which stood
in front of the chapel, surrounded by a
large number of the college girls who
| had been dismissed from service and a
multitude of the townspeople. Miss
Grace Mckinley was among them and
| later introduced some of her school
| mates.
The reception which awaited the Wis
| itors as they alighted and entered the
car was so spontaneous and of such a
| rin nd oil ,,o INV hot I've