The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14
THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF ITS
FOUNDING.
A GALA DAY FOR WASHING GTON
Opening Ceremony at white House.
Reception by President to Govern
tol and the Review Magnificent
Pageant-Exercises In Hall of House
OF fReprcsentatives-Br Decora-
tions and Glittering Uniforms Pro-
duce q Resplsndent Scene.

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| Washington, December 12.-The ma
tional capital is in gala attire today in
celebration of the Tooth anniversary of
| the establishment of the seat of feder-
al government at Washington. and for
the time being the wheels Of govern
ment have ceased revolving, business,
public and private is suspended, while
|, the president and his cabinet, the SEN
ate and house of representatives, the
federal judiciary, the governors Of
many states, and great concourse of
citizens and visitors join in the elabo-
rate festivities of the day. Perhaps
never again will this generation wit
ness such significant gathering Of the
executive heads of the states, and of
| the chief executive of the country.
On hundred years ago the transfer of
| government was made from Philadel-
phia. and Washington, the site previ-
| ously selected by President Washing
ton, was taken possession of by the
various branches of government, the
president and Mrs. Adams driving over
from Philadelphia, the senate and the
house holding their sessions here for
the first time.
The programme of the day began
with a reception at 10 o'clock by Presf-
dent Mckinley and the members of his
cabinet to the governors of 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 a lasting memorial of
today's celebration.
The other events were a parade from
the White house to the capitol partjc
ipated in by the president and Cher
dignitaries and visiting and ,1,strict
militia, and joint exercises b. the sen.
ate and house in the hall of the house
of representatives.
Tonight a reception. was rendered the
governors of the states and territories
at the Corcorar, gallery.
The exercises began at 1920 o'clock
with RECEPTION at the executive man
sion gwen by the president to the gov
ernCrs of the states and territories
| trleir ladies and the members of their
staff. The East room, the Red, Green
and Blue parlors, the corridors and
staircaSeS had been taStefully decOrat-
ed with flowers and foliage plants ir
; great numbers and they presented g
spectacle of rare beauty. The presi-
dent entered with Secretary Hay, i'm
mediately followed by the other mem
: bers of the cabinet walking two and
two, the only absentee being Attorney
General Griggs. Governor Roosevelt
New York, who had been spending ar
hour with the president, joined the 9th
| er governors in the Red parlor.
The representations were made by
, Colonel Bingham, u. S. A. Following
is the list of governors present: G.. w
Atkinson. West Virginia; D. w. BloX-
ham, Florida, represented by E. Q
I | Brown; G. M. Barnes, Oklahoma; D. w
, Jones, Arkansas; J. A. Mount, Indiana
c. s. Thomas, Colorado; E. w. Tunnel
4 | Maine; F. w. Rollins, New Hampshire
f F. T. Voorhees,, New Jersey; J. H. Ty'
Ter, Virginia; M. A. Otero, New Mexi
leo: F. Stuenenburg, Idaho; Stone, Penn
! sylvania; Scofield, Wisconsin; D. L
!, | Russell, North Carolina: Theodore
. | Roosevelt, New York, A. E. Lee, Soutf
' Dakota; N. o. Murphy, Arizona; Will
i liam Gregory. Rhode Island; j. w
e Smith, Maryland; w. M. Crane, Mas
j sachusetts, and w. H. Heard, Louisi
e ana
r Governor Stephens, of Missouri, wa
represented by y-Governor-elect Decker.
q and the lieutenant-governor. Governor
q Stickney, of Vermont, was represented
by Adjutant General w. H. Gilmore.
Governor Benton McMillin, of Ten
nessee, who had come on to attend thu
celebration, received a telegram toda.
announcing the death of his father a
their home in Kentucky and returned
to Tennessee on the first train.
s Following the reception Colonel Bing
Il ham exhibited his model of the propos
: ed enlargement of the executive man
: sion and explained it's details.
= He advocated Mrs. Harrison's plan
e for extension, consisting, he said, o
: buildings about the size of the presen
house, one on the east side and one >ol
: the west side Of the White hous
: grounds, connected to the presen
i mansion by curved wings-the quad
q rangle being completed by rebuilding
the Conservatives at the south end o
the grounds. This maintains the pres
= ent OpenneSs to sun and air toward tn
: south and southwest and preserves tn
h beautiful unobstructed view to tn
T south. This plan leaves the presen
8 mansion unchanged. He estimated tn
4 cost at 10000
The weather was ideal for the out
door features Of the celebration, witt
clear sky bright sun and invigoratini
air.
c AS congress had declared the day
It national holiday for the District of Co
It lumbia, the whole city presented hol
y tday aspect and the public turned on
,e en- masse.
II the sound of bands as the (Virgini
/. state troops and those from other sec
It tions arrived to take part in the process
l. sion.
The great public spectacle was tn
parade and escort of the president fror
e the White house to the east front of tn
il capitol, from which the president re
: viewed the marching thousands. A
/. the head Of the parade rode Lieutenan
General Nelson A. Miles, chief mar