The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-13
THE CELEBRATION
AT WASHINGTON
s
Its Centennial as the Nations S
Capital Observed.
THE PROGRAM OF THE DAY
THE PROGRAM OF THE DAY
Reception of Governors by Mckinley
and his Cabinet.
JOINT EXERCISES BY HOUSE AND SENATE
Reception to the Governors at the Corcoran Arl
Gallery. Model of Proposed Enlarged
Executive Mansion Unveiled
at the White House.
at the White House.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
Washington. Dec. 1.-THE National
Capital is in gala attire today in cele-
bration of the Tooth anniversary of the
establishment of the seat of Federal Gov
ernment at Washington and for the time
being the wheels of the Government have
ceased revolving; business, public and
private, is suspended, while the President
and his Cabinet, the Senate and House.
Federal judiciary the Governors of many
States, and concourse of citizens and
visitors join in the elaborate festivities of
the day Perhaps never again will this
generation witness such a significant
gathering OF executive heads of the States
and the Chief Executive OF the Nation
One hundred years ago the tranfer Of
the seat of Government was made from
Philadelphia TO Washington, and the site
previously selected by President Wash
ington was taken possession of by the
various branches Of Government, Presi-
dent and Mrs Adams driving over from
Philadelphia, the Senate and the House
holding their sessions here for the first
time
The program of the day began with a
reception at 10 o'clock by President Nc
Kinley and the members of his Cabinet
to the Governors of the States and Ter
ritories at the Executive Mansion. This
was followed by the unveilng in the east
room of the model of the proposed en-
larged Executive Mansion, which is to be
a lasting memorial of today's celebration.
The other events were parade from
the White House to the Capitol. partici-
patcd in by the President and other dig
nitaries and visiting and district militia
and joint exercises by the Senate and
House in teh hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
Tonight a reception was rendered the
Governors of the States and Territories
at the Corcoran gallery Of art
RECEPTION OF GOVERNORS.
The exercises began at 10:30 o'clock
with reception at the Executive Mansion
given by the President to the Governors
of the States and Territories their ladies
and the members of their staff. The east
room the red green and blue parlors,
the corridors and staircases had been
tastefully decorated with flowers and
foliage plants in great numbers and they
presented a spectacle of rare beauty. The
President entered with Secretary Hay,
Immediately followed by the other mem
bcrs Of the Cabinet walking two and two,
the only absentee being Attorney Cen
eral Griggs. Governor Roosevelt, of New
York, who had been spending an hour
with the President joined the other Gov
ernors in the red parlor
The presentations were made by Col
onel Bingham, IT, S. A. Following is the
list of Governors present. G. w Atkin-
son. West Virginia; ID. w. Bloxham, Flor
ida, represented by Colonel f. Q. Brown
c. NJ Barnes, Oklahoma; d. w. Jones,
Arkansas; J. A. Mount, Indiana; C. S.
Thomas, Colorado; e. w. Tunnel, Della :
ware; l.. NJ. Saw Iowa; Llcwellyn,
Maine; f. w. Rollins, New Hampshire
Il. M. Voorhees,, New Jersey; J. II. Tyler
Virginia; NJ A. Otero, New Mexico; r.
Stuenberg. Idaho: Stone Pennsylvania
e. Scofeld, Wisconsin: D. L. Russell
North Carolina; Theodore Roosevelt, New
York A. f. Lee, South Dakota; N. O.
Murphy, Arizona: William Gregory, Rhode
Island; J. w. Smith. Maryland w. M
Crane, Massachusetts, and W. w. Heard
Louisiana.
Governor stephens, of Missouri, was
represented by Governor r-elect Dockery
and the Lieutenant Governor. Governor
Stickney, of Vermont, was represented
by Adjutant General w. H. Gilmore. The
following exGovernors also were present
Llowd Lowndes. Maryland; A. S. Bush
nell, Ohio; A. W. Fly, Texas; A. A.
Markham, California.
Governor Benton McMilIin. of Tennes-
see, who had come OH to attend the cele-
bration, received a telegram today an
nouncing the death of his father. az their
homo in Kentucky and returned to Ten
nessee on the first train.
Following the reception Colonel Bing-
ham exhibited his medal of tho proposed
enlargement of the Executive Mansion
and explained its details.
He advocated Mr.. Harrisons plans for
extension, consisting he said, of build
ings about the size Of the present house,
enc on the east side and one on the west
side of the White House grounds. con
nected to the present mansion by curved
wings-thc quadrangle being completed
by rebuilding the conservatores at the
south end Of the grounds. This main
tans the present openness to sun and air
toward the south and southwest-and pre-
serves the beautiful unobstructed view
to the south. This plan leaves the pres
ent mansion unchanged. He estimated
the cost at 81 100000.
President H. 3. II Macfarland, Of the
Board OF District Commissioners, review