Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-13
tooth ANNIVERSARY.
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House grounds, connected to the pres
ent mansion by curved wings, the
quadrangle being completed by re-
building the Conservatives at the south
end of the grounds.
This plan leaves the present man
sion unchanged: not an outer door or
window of room is closed, the eX-
tensions being on the prolongationS OF
the main corridors. Architectural har-
rnony has been preserved. Careful but
not final estimates on the extensions
proposed. Col. Bingham said, amount
to 81. 100 600, including partial furnish
ing.
Hon. II. Il. F. MacFarland, president
of the board of commissioners of the
District of Columbia. then delivered an
address on The Development of the
District During the Century 1S00-l900.
Gov. Shaw of Iowa. closed the speech
making at the White House with an
address on The Development of the
States During the 18th Century Gov
ernor said that the close of the most
remarkable century in the flight OF
time finds Americans the best housed
IN, best fed. the best clothed. the best
educated. the best churched. the most
profitably employed and the happiest
because the most hopeful. of any peo-
pie at any time under any sky Mar
yelous are the pages of their history:
unprecedented and unparalleled the
record of their deeds.
Destiny or mans wisdom, call II
which you will. has placed both ASIA
and the islands of the sea under Amer
lean tuition. and has made the flag OF
freedom the harbinger of better things
to eight thousand millions OF people,
the natural distributing point for
whose more than twenty-five hundred
millions of commerce is now under the
sovereignty of the United States.
Surely the future is big with posi-
bilities To be a parent and response
BILE for the development and education
Of the baby in the cradle is "a great
charge; to be of the faculty OF a UNI
versity with Il thousand students Is
quite enough to make one thoughtful
and serious but to be citizen 10 IN
s,ruct u strange and ancient people III
things new and in ways righteous ana
in acts honora BILE, and to be ansWefd-
ble to the world and God for results
should inspire not pride, but mummy
and should demand of the least OF all
the exercise of greatest wisdom.
The addresses We're concluded a
about IL 40 o'clock, when the president
and the members of the cabinet retired
Ia the state dining room where lunch'
con was served to the invited guests
Among those present We're the mem
hers of the United States supreme
court. the governors of the states, theii
ladies' and their chiefs of StaffS, th'
sneaker of the House and the Presl
dent of the Senate. the district com
,nittees of Congress. the District His
torical Society the commissioners o
the District of Columbia, members o
,h. American Institute of Architect:
and a large number of distinguished
citizens of the District.
The great public spectacle OF the da!
was the parade and escort of the Presi
dent from the White House to the cas-
front of the Capitol where he reviewed
the marching thousands. At the hea'
Of the parade rode Lieut.. General Mel
son 4. Miles, chief marshal. in full UNI
form His staff included Brig. Gen
breckenridge. and many other prom
uent officers mounted and i'll uniform
presenting brilliant appearance. IN
military forces participated included
the % Artillery. Lieut.. Col. MyrlcR
commanding, and three battalions o
artillery from other regiments. The 81
u. &. Cavalry acted as Immediate es
cort of the President under col VIII
liam A. Rafferty,. AS the President ap
neared the cavalry salute was give
the troopers wheeled in column o
the lNpnJl
toward the Capitol with the Presiden
were the various members of his capl
net in carriages Then came the Ma
tional Guard of the District OF Coluh
hia. three regiments strong, Brig. Ger
Parrien commanding
Vieing with the Presidential party i
the interest excited was the notap!
proression of governors of the state
and territories with their staffs an
military escorts. This gave a touch
individual interest to the people f'oi
many states and the chief executive
were warmly welcomed ali along u
line of march. The governors marche
in the order of the admission OF d
states to the Union, Governor TUNE
,f Delaware, coming first.
Following the governors came IN
Grand Army of the Republic. SPANS
war veterans, the old guards ana spec
ally invited guests.
The parade moved down PennsylVanl
1vcnue between two densely pache
rngssas of humanity. AS the parac
reached the Capitol it swung northwaI
to c street and Delaware avenue to II
broad plaza on the east front. The ca
rtages of the President and his cabin'
Tooved ahead and took position on Il
reviewing stand directly at the caster
entrance of the Capitol. n the stand VII
tie President and his official family We
members of the Senate and House ar
either prominent men. At the close OF u
rcview the various organizations depar