Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-12-13
AMERIOUs. GA, THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 10, 1900.
NATIONAL CAPITAL
IN A BLAZE OF GLORY
Opening Exercises of the Gen.
tennial Celebration.
RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT

Governors of the States and Terrific
ries Entertained by Mr.. Mckinley.
Exercises at the Capitol Commence
rating Removal of Government.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12,-The national
capital is in gala attire today in honor
of the celebration of the hundredth an
niversary and for the time the wheels of
government have ceased revolving, bust
ness, public and private, is suspended,
while the president and his cabinet, the
senate and house Of representatives., the
federal Judiciary, the governors of many
states and a great concourse of citizens
and visitors join in tEe elaborate festiy-
tiles of the day. Perhaps never again
will this generation witness such a sig
niticant gathering of the heads of states
and OF the chief executives of the nation.
One hundred years ago the transfer of
the seat of government was made from
Philadelphia to Washington and the
site previously selected by President
Washington was taken possession of by
president and Mrs. Adams driving over
from Philadelphia, the senate and house
holding their sessions here for the first
time For months Washington has been
preparing for a fitting commemoration
of this interesting historical event, and
the celebration today is designed to
bring out the development which a CEN
fury has brought forth both in the capt.
tai and the nation
From an early hour today the streets
were filed with an eager and eXpectant
throng. Pennsylvania avenue was a
blaze of color from end to end, being
hung with bunting, flags and patriotic
devices The great public buildings
added their share to the brilliancy of
the spectacle. From the front of the
treasury radiated an enormous sunburst
of red, white and blue. Further on, the
war, state and navy department and the
department of justice were Respondent
in the national colors. At the other end
of PENNSYLVANIA avenue the front of the
capitol was hung with long streamers
and from the dome tluttered a myriad
of flags, while the front of the huge
postoffice department was covered with
the national colors
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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 and terri
tories at the executive mansion. This
was followed by the unwilling in the
east room of the model of the proposed
enlarged executive mansion, which is to
be a lasting memorial of today's cele-
bration.
The other events of the day were a
parade from the White House to the
capitol, participated in by the preside lent
and other dignataries and visitors and
the District militia; joint exercises by
the senate and house in the hall of the
house of representatives and a reception
at night rendered the governors of the
states and territories at the Corcoran
gallery of art.
Following the reception Colonel Bing-
ham exhibited his model of the proposed
enlargement of the executive mansion
and explained its details.
Hon. HI. B. McFarladd, president of
the board of commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia, then delivered an adj
dress on 1.-The Development of the Dis
trict During the Century 1900 1900"
Governor Shaw of Iowa closed the
speechmaking at the White House with
an address on ''The Development of the
States During the Nineteenth Century. 3"
The procession to the capitol was one
of the most imposing ever seen in Wash
ington.
At the capitol great crowds had gath
cred to witness the ceremonies, which
were held in the hall of the house of
raDreSent a ri YES
President Pro TEN Frye of the senate
presided.
Speeches were made on various sub
jects, all of which were listened to with
the greatest interest.