Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-13

U3y Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot)F
Washington, ID. c., Dec. 12-The Ma
tional Capital is in gala attire today in
celebration of the one hundredth ami
versary of the establishment of the seat
of Federal government at washington.
and for the time being the wheels of
government have ceased revolving.
business, public and private. is sus-
pended, while the President and his
Cabinet. the Senate and House, the
Federal judiciary, the Governors of
many States and great concourse of
citlzens and visitors join in the elabor-
ate festivities of the day. Perhaps
never again will this generation wit
ness such significant gathering of
the executive heads of the States and
OIL the chief executive of the nation.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
One hundred years ago the transfer
OF the seat of government was made
from Philadelphia To Washington and
the Site previously selected by Presi-
dent Washington was taken possession
OF by the various branches of ,rovcrn-
lnent. President ana Mrs. Adams driv-
ing over from Philadelphia, the Senate
and House holding their sessions here
for the first time.
PROGRAM OF THE DAY.
The program of the day began with
a reception at 10 O'Clock by President
Mckinley and the members of his Cabi-
net TO the Governors of the States and
Territories at the executive mansion
This was followed by the unveiling in
The east room of the model of the pro-
posed enlarged executive mansion
which is To be n lasting memorial of
today's celebration.
OTHER EVENTS.
The other events were a parade from
the White House to the Capitol, parti-
cinated In by the President and other
dignitaries and visiting ana District
militia. joint exercises by the Senate
and House in the hall of the House of
Representatives..
Tonight reception was rendered the
Governors of the States ana Territories
at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION
The exercises began at 1880 o'clock
with n reception ut the executive man
sion given by the President To the Gov
errors of the States and Territories.
their ladies and the members OF their
staff The enst room, the red green
and blue parlors. the corridors and
staircases had been tasiefuly deco
rated with flowers and foliage plants
In great numbers, ana they presented
Il spectacle of rare beauty. The Pres
ldcnt entered with Secretary Hay, i'm
mcdlately followed by the other mem
bers of the cabinet walking two and
Two, the only absentee being Attorney
General Griggs. Governor Roosevelt.
OF New York, who had been spending
an hour with the President. joined the
other Governors in the red parlcr
THE PRESENTATIONS.
The presentations were made by Col
onel Bingham, u. s. ~. Following is
the list of Governors present:
G.. w. Atkinson. West Virginia.: d.
w. BlOEEam. IiOriIl raDrespntp ne
Colonel T.. Q. Brown; G. NJ. Barnes
Oklahoma: ID. w. Jones. Arkansas: j.
a. Mount, Indiana; c. S. Thomas. Col
orado; Il. w. Tunnel. Delaware: l..
w. Rollins, New Hampshire: f. NJ
Voorhees,, New Jersey; j. Hoge Tyler,
Virginia; Nj. a. Otero New Mexico; F.
Steuenburg, Idaho; Stone. Pennsyl-
van!a; l.. Scofield Wisconsin: D. l..
Russell North Carolina: Theodore
Roosevelt. New York; \. II. Lee, South
Dakota; ID. o. Murphy, Arizona; Will
lam Gregory, Rhode Island j. w.
Smith. Maryland w. NJ. Greene. Mas
sachusetts and w. W. Heard, Louis
lana.
Governor Stephens. of Missouri. was
represented by GoVernor-clect Dock
cry and the Lieutenant Governor. Gov
elnor SticSney, of Vermont, was rep
resented by Adjutant General w. II.
Gilmore.
The following ex-Governors were
present:
Lloyd Lowndes, Maryland; A. S.
Bushnell Ohio: a. w. Fly, Texas; A.
a. Markham, California.
Governor Benton McAIillin, of Ten
nessee, who had come on to attend the
celebration. received Il telegram TODAY
announcing the death of his father at
their home in Kentucky, and returned
to Tennessee on the first train.
ENLARGED EXECUTIVE MANSION
Following the reception Colonel
Bingham exhibited his model of the
proposed enlargement OF the executive
mansion, and explained its details.
lie advocated Mrs. Harrisons plans
LOT extension, consisting, he said, OF
buildings about the size of the present
mousse, one on the east side and one on
the west side of the White House
grounds connected 10 the present man
SION by curved wings-the quadrangle
pelhs completed by rebuilding the
Conservatives at the south end of the
grounds This maintains the present
ONENESS to sun and air toward the
south and southwest-and preserves
the beautiful unobstructed view 10 the
south. This plan leaves the present
mansion unchanged. He estimated the
. cost at sl.OOO.OOO.
DEVELOPMENT OF, DIsrPTl,r
President II. b. #. AfocEar,and 90
/. the Board of District Commissioners
reviewed the century's develonment NJ
the District. He contended that II is
generally admitted that for the Dis
trict of Columbia the present form Of
government is the best possible
Governor Shaw, of Iowa, closed the