Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-12-14
TH[ Capital CIIY IN TIT,
Washington Celebrates One Hun
dredth Anniversary.
STREETS GAY WITH COLOR.
1mpos ng Parade from White House to
Capitol building : Feature OF the
s " Programme Msiy Governors Are
Present. M.

Washington, D. G., Dec. 1s The ma
tional capital was in gala garb all da,
In celebration of the Tooth anniversar.
OF the establishment of the seat o
federal government at Washington
For the time being the wheels OF gov
eminent ceased revolving; business
public and private, was suspended
while the president and his cabinet
the senate and house of representa-
tives, the federal judiciary, the gov.
errors of many states, and a grea'
e0ncourse of citizens and visitors
Joined in the elaborate festivities o.
the day.
A Great Gathering.
Perhaps never again will this gen.
Grafton witness such a significant
gathering participated in by the heads
OF states and the chief executive Of
the nation. One hundred years age
the transfer of the seat of government
was made from Philadelphia to Wash
Sngton and the site previously selected
by President Washington was taken
possession of by the various branches
of government, President and Mrs. Ad-
ans driving over from Philadelphia,
the senate and house holding their
sessions here for the first time.
For months Washington had been
preparing fer a fitting commemoration
Of this interesting historical event, and
the celebration today was designed to
bring out the development which a
century has brought forth, both in the
capital and in the nation.
Scenes on Pennsylvania Avenue.
From an early hour the streets were
filed with an eager and expectant
throng. Pennsylvania avenue was a
blaze o. color from END to end, the
business houses being hung with bunt-
ing, flags and patriotic devices. The
great public buildings added their
share to the brilliancy of the spectacle.
From the front of the treasury radi-
ated an enormous sunburst of red,
white and blue.
Further on, the war, state and navy
departments and the department OF
justice were respondent in the ma
1ional colors. At the other end OF
Pennsylvania avenue the massive front
of the capitol was hung with long
streamers, and from the dome fluttered
a myriad of flags, while the front of
the huge postofice department was
severed with national colors.
The Days Programme.
= The program of the day began with
a reception at 10 o'clock by President
Mckinley and members of his cabinet
to the governors of the states ana
territories at the executive mansion.
This Was followed by the unwilling in
the east room of the model Of the pro-
posed enlarged executive mansion,
which is to be lasting memorial OF
the celebration.
Met by Mckinley and Cabinet.
At just 1920 o'clock the president
descended the west stairway with Sec
rotary Hay at his side Immediately
following were the other members OF
the cabinet, walking two and two, the
only absentee being Attorney General
Griggs. AS the president and party
entered the west corridor the marine
Band orchestra in dress uniform struck
up Hail to the Chief
Gov. Roosevelt of New York, who
had been spending an hour with the
president in the library on the second
floor, came down a few minutes later
AID joined the other governors in the
.ed parlor. AS the orchestra struck up
the inspiring strains OF my Country
IT'S Of Thee" the reception began, the
presentations being made by Colone
Bingham, United States army.
Many Governors Present
The following governors were pres.
ent: G. w. Atkinson, West Virginia;
d. ". Bloxham, Florida Represented
By Col. F. @. Brown; G. M. Barnes
Oklahoma; D. W. Jones, Arkansas; ]
A. Mount, Indiana; c. S. Thomas, Col
orado; E. w. Tunnel, Delaware; L
III. Shaw, Iowa; Llewellyn owePrs
Maine; F. W. Rollins. New Hamp
shire; F. M. Voorhees,, New Jersey
J. H. Taylor, Virginia; M. A. Otero
New Mexico; S. Steunenberg, Idaho
Gov. Stone, Pennsylvania; E. Soho
field, Wisconsin; D. l.. Russell, Nort]
Carolina; Theodore Roosevelt, New
York; A. e. Lee, South Dakota; N. Q
Murphy, Arizona; William Gregory
Rhode Island; J. w. Smith. Maryland
W. NJ. Crane, Massachusetts,; Gov. "
W. Heard. Louisiana.
The addresses at the white hous
we're as follows: History of the Ex
ecutive Mansion During the Century,
Col. Theodore A. Bingham; "The De
yelopment of the District Of Columbi
During the Century" Henry B. Nc
Farland; "The Development Of tn
States During the Century" Gov. Les
Lie NJ. Shaw Of Iowa.
= Plans of the New Mansion.
Col. Bingham, U. S. A., superinten
dent OF public buildings and ground;
gave an interesting account Of tn
plans for the enlargement Of the exec