Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-23
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT
To the Western Massachusetts
Cities.

Washington Friday afternoon. The party
COMPRISED President and Mrs. Mckinley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Mckinley, Mr.. and
Mrs. George f. Morse of San Francisco,
relatives of the President, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy Allen and Mrs. Allen,
George b. Cortelyou, acting secretary to
the President George Barnes and Rudolph
Forster of the White House executive staff,
DR.. p. NJ. Rixey, the Presidents physician
Mrs. Ida Barber of Canton, Ohio, and Miss
Sarah Duncan, also of Ohio, nieces OF the
President who have been guests of Mrs.
Mckinley at Washington.
The train carrying the party on its trip
of about 10 days is made up of four Pull
man coaches, comprising the private car
Cleopatra, the dining car Lafayette, and
the compartment ears Patagonia and At
lantic. The President and Mrs. Mckinley
occupy the Cleopatra, the rear coach.
The Presidents train was greeted by
large crowd at Westield and 10y over 1000
people at Springfield Miss Grace McKiu-
ley, the Presidents niece and ex.Congress-
man William Whiting and a delegation of
Holyoke citizens met the party at Spring
field. The President spent the five min
utes there in shaking hands with the peo
pie There was a notable demonstration
on arriving at Holyoke, where thousands
of people were in waiting. The President
was cheered repeatedly during the drive to
Mr.. Writings house. The procession in
cluded the Holyoke band, a platoon of po-
lice, the presidential party in six carriages,
and accompanying guard of honor of Hol-
yoke men. Holyoke had never been so
handsomely decorated, all the buildings
along the route followed by the party be-
ny covered with national colors Presi
dent and Mrs. Mckinley had dinner at Mr..
Writings residence, the other members of
the party going to the Hotel Hamilton. In
the afternoon the President, from stand
occupied by 400 guests of honor, reviewed
the military and civic parade, in which
1000 men Joined, in nine divisions.
The President, Mr. Whiting and mem
bers of the party attended services Sunday
at the Second Congregational church, Hol-
yoke, where the pastor, Rev. Edward \.
Reed preached an expansion sermon. The
afternoon was spent in attending the bac
calaureate sermon service for the senior
class of Mt. Holyoke seminary at South
Hadey. The trip there was made in the
palace electric car, Rockrimmon.
The presidential party visited Nothamp-
ton Monday. The band played the "Pres-
ident's Call" as the train drew into the sta
ton. The streets were lined with men,
women and children, all anxious to catch a
glimpse of NIr. Mckinley. The decorations
were profuse. The party attended chapel
exercises at Smith college, President Steelye
and Mr.. Mckinley walking down the aisle
together. After the service the ivy eXer-
cses took place.
An interesting incident before the Presi-
dent left the college was the introduction
to him of Gen. B. E Cook of Northampton,
who is in his ninety seventh year. The
general is the father of Capt Frank A.
Cook, who commanded the armored cruiser
Brooklyn during the war. Another
incident was the presentation to Mrs.
Mckinley of loving cup of cut glass with
silver trimmings, with the letters "McK."
wrought into a monogram and engraved on
the silver trimmings. 1t was the gift of
members of the Bethlehem Chapter of the
Order of the Eastern Star, of which Mrs.
Mckinley is a member.
Leaving the college grounds the presi-
dental party drove through the prettiest
parts of the city. At the close of the drive
President Mckinley and his party were en-
tertained at luncheon at the residence of
Capt. Harvey L. Williams, who command
ed Company l. Second Massachusetts vol
uuteers, during the Spanish war. Early
in the afternoon the President left for Hol-
yoke. On his arrival there the party took
a trolley car and rode up the incline rail
way to the top of Mount Tom, enjoying the
magnificent view. Then they returned to
the Whiting residence and the President
rested during the evening.
An exciting incident occurred Tuesday at
Holyoke. The President was about to en-
ter his carriage when runaway horse at
tached to a heavy vehicle came dashing
down the street. The horse passed within
20 feet of the President. No harm was
done beyond startling the party
President Mckinley received degrees
from two colleges Tuesday They were de-
gree of doctor of civil laws from Mount
Holyoke college and LII. D. from Smith
college. He is the first man to have an
honor conferred on him by Smith
1t was Mount Holyoke's day to enter
tain the President. Not only did Mr.. Nc
Kinley present the diplomas to the seniors,
but he made a brief speech of thanks for
the honor conferred on him. He also spent
the day in South Hadley with the Presiden-
tial party, partaking of dinner served by
the townspeople and holding public re-
ception on the green, The town looked its
prettiest and all the surroundings had a
gala appearance. Mount Holyoke was also
honored by the presence of Gov Wolcott.
When the Presidential party arrived at the
administration building of the college, Mary
Lyon Chapel, in which the exercises were
held, was filed with students and hundreds
of invited guests, including well-known
Springfield, Boston, Holyoke and North
ampton, men and women. Grace McKin-
ley, the Presidents niece, was one of the
graduates who received diploma from the
hands of her distinguished uncle.
The President and his party made the
trip down the Connecticut from Holyoke
to Springfield Wednesday in the little
steamer Mascot. Efforts were made to at
tract the attention of the party at different
points along the river by firing salutes,
blowing whistles, etc The president was
at Chicopee, and by several thousand peo-
pie at Brightwood. Several groups of chill
dren waved flags as the Mascot went past,
and small boats followed in the wake of
the little steamer. A big crowd had gath
ed at the boat club landing in Springfield,
where a salute was fired by company II of
the naval brigade. The party was driven
about the city, Mrs. Mckinley and the
ladies going to the Nyasset club house,
and the President and the men Joining
them later, lunch being served there.
In the afternoon the President held a re-
ception from a stand in Court square, and
80 1000 people gathered to see him. The
President was escorted to the stand by a
battalion of the I'd regiment. Ex-Lieut.
Gov. Halle presided and introduced the
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