The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-20
ROYAL RECEPTION
Extended to President Mckinley
by Northampton.
PROCESSION '|l'']'l IN HIS HONOR,
And the City Gnily Decorated for the
Occasional Visit to tho Smith Col
lcgc- Mrs. Mckinley Presented
With a Loving Cup by the Ladies' of
Bethesda Chapter of tho Order OF
tho Eastern star-Pnrty Returns to
Holyoltc.

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, June 10
Northampton was dressed In It's best
to-day, to welcome the President Of
the United States upon his arrival from
Holyokc. Considerable effort at gcner-
4 nj decoration had been made and the
public buildings. together with many
!, residences, were gay with bunting and
flags. From every trolley pole, along
the entire route Of the parade were
suspended large flags, while from yards
Z were long streamers running to each
side and caught up in the center over
the trolley wire, forming a long, bright
archway. ii,
The Presidents train arrived on time
4 and was greeted with salute OF TWEEN
{ ty-one guns. William Whiting. the
Presidents host at HoIyoke, was with
the party, and at the station here May
or John L. Mathcr and Hon. A. L. VIII
liston, OF this city; Hon. w. B. Punk
I EFT, of Adams; Miss Helen. Mckinley.
sister Of the President; Mrs. Ella Buck
ingham. OF Canton. Ohio, and Mrs. G.
K. Glldden. of Boston. were waiting to
join the visitors, s'5 Z
A rousing cheer went up rs the
train came to a stop and President Nc
Kiulcy stepped down from the platform
to enter the waiting carriage. This
welcome was repeated at Intervals and
the President and Mrs. Mckinley were
1.-THE cheers. The presidential train
stopped at a point where the carriages
could be entered from the car PLATFORM,
A reception committee, representing the
city, greeted the party. and the local
militia company with the Grand Army,
6 presented arms. The procession was
then formed and moved through the
+ main street to the grounds Of Smith
college. The senior day chapel exer-
ciscs were nearly concluded wher the
( company arrived In the college
grounds.
When the chapel was reached the
presidential party were given seats up
on the PLATFORM, while the seniors oc-
cupied the front row Of chairs in the
auditorium,
The exercises were opened with sing
ing and prayer. and an address was
made by President Seelye. of the col
lege. He spoke Of the triumph In the
struggle to remove the almost univer-
! sal and unfair prejudice against higher
education OF women, and turning to
President Mckinley said the college felt
that the chief executive. by his pres
ence, had given practically national
sanction to the higher education OF wo-
men. He added that he considered the
visit Of the chief executive as u fitting
and browning event OF the last year of
the nineteenth century. The speaker,
on behalf Of the college. expressed ad-
tnlration Of the national adn,tnistrn-
ton and the determination of the
President to give the blessings OF free
and enlightened government to all the
people over whom we may be called to
rule
He then requested that the President
be given the respectful and graceful
salutatlon 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
ceremony Of planting the Ivy. Mean
while, in one Of the rooms of the COL
lege Mrs. Mckinley was presented
with beautiful loving cup by the Be-
thesda chapter. order Of the Eastern
Star. Of which she Is n member Mrs.
General l.. c. Hastings made the pre-
sentation speech to which Mrs. McKin-
ley responded very briefly. expressing
her pleasure and appreciation Of the
gift.
AS the President passed through the
grounds to rejoin his associates. Gen.
3. E. Cook. nlnety-six years Of age.
who commanded a brigade OF the state
militia about fifty years ago and father
of Captain Frank a. Cook. commander
OF the cruiser Brooklyn. during the
Spanish war, was introduced to him.
AS soon as these incidents had been
concluded the President and his friends
took their carriages and were driven to
the residence of Captain Harry L. Wit
liams and after n light lunch the party
participated IN n short drive through
the city. Their course took them by the
school building, where the students az
scmblcd upon the lawns and was re-
viewed by the President, who was CIV
en- salute by the pupils. each waving
an American flag.
AS the presidential party returned
from the drive, they were met by the
military company and escorted to the
station. As the train moved away
three hearty cheers for Holyoke were
given by the spectators. The weather
was delightful. adding not n little to
the pleasures OF the occasion.
Because Ofhis Wifc's Death.
NJ nt,t Tat