Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-10

mltted to Did you welcome to the national
capital. The very elements have antici-
pated and looked forward to your coming.
Dame Nature gave us an unusually severe
winter, with unprecedented falls of snow
followed by very late spring, in order
that the grass and trees should be green
as possible and the flowers in bloom to cele-
brate your arrival. 1t is upward of ten
years since you last assembled In Wash
ington, and no doubt those of you who were
here then will note with pride and pleasure
many improvements throughout the city.
The capital of our nation Is essentially
! a sentimental capital. as Italian Rome is
also called, and in its more prominent fea-
lures will even today bear comparison with
any of the capitals of the world, while
have every reason to trust that its future
development will result in the most beauti-
| full capital of the civilized world. The city
Will probably never become an important
commercial or manufacturing center. Per-
haps 1t is better On the other hand.
| you will see here residence city of unique
| ly beautiful design with broad clean
streets and plenty of breathing spaces
which, by the way, are at present in some
danger of being treated as building spaces.
You will see one of the best-governed
| cities in the country. You will meet
unusually diversified and accomplished body
| OF scholars in all branches of intellectual
attainment. The government service and
| the peculiar social conditions of Washing
| ton have brought together here in no
other city or our country varied assort
ment Of specialists. For instance. l be-
-
! ly called science pure applied, could
| be answered offhand by one member or an
| other Of the Cosmos Club.
Particularly Regretted.
at is particularly to be regretted that
| you will not have the pleasure and privi-
| lege of meeting our President, Mr.. Mckin-
ley-a citizen of the United States of the
highest type-a man with heart as big
as his intellect. and both extraordlnary-a
rha
American men-keen and quick, pure and
honest energetic and persevering, patient
and tender-hearted, cordial and winning-a
man who, the more he is known and tried.
receives only more of the confidence and
| love of his fellowmen Unfortunately, he is
compelled to be absent from the city be-
cause he has to snatch such intervals as he
can from the necessities of the public bust
ness for rest and recuperation.
'Gentlemen, this age of the world is ne
culiarly yours. Never has the world seen
such a development of the mechanical arts
The commercial life Of the world revives or
hickers in unison with the throb of your
engines. Never have there been at the
disposal of mankind before such wealth of
devices In every conceivable branch of life
devices designed for business or for pleas
dfe In fact, 1t is almost only necessary
to express desire in these days to find
machine to fulfill 1t. You will talk shop"
IN your stated meetings and find exercise
Tor your ruling passion in some of the
events laid down on the program
But, In the main, Washington wishes to
amuse you. to please and rest you, and to
stir in your hearts a love of the capital of
our beloved country. No other city of our
country contains the examples that Wash
ington has of beautiful structures private
as well as public-beautifuI and instructive
alike to the architect. the engineer and the
artist Washington is already worthy Of
being called the Monument City for not
only are the examples rapidly increasing
IN statues of our great men. but the build
lhss that are slowly rising from year to-
year are monuments to the men who build
them. The greatest monument of the
civilized world is perhaps that noble shaft
to the memory of Washington: