The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-13

Washington, Dec. 12.-With imposing
ceremonies the national capital today
celebrated the centennial anniversary
of the founding of the seat of the fed
eraI government in Washington. The
exercises combined a brilliant military
parade, a review by the president from
the east front of the capitol and ora
tions in the hail Of the house of repre-
sentatives. where a brilliant audience
was assembled.
By act of congress the day was made
a national holiday in the District of Co
Iumbia, the government departments
were closed, business was suspended,
and the whole city gave itself over to
celebrating the capitals natal day.
President Mckinley and the members
of his cabinet took a prominent part IN
all the exercises and with them were
the chief executives Of a large number
of the states and territories of the
Union, the senators and representatives
in congress, the judiciary of the United
States supreme court, the ambassadors
and ministers from foreign courts, the
heads of the army and navy and
great outpOUring Of the people.
Although Washington is the scene OF
many celebrations, it is seldom that one
has taken place here Of greater bril-
fancy in it's outdoor features or of
more impressiVeness in it's ceremonial
exercises at the capitol and at the
White House. Early in the day the
president received the governors of the
states and territories at the White
House, and the model for a new and
enlarged White House to commemorate
today'S exercises was unveiled with
suitable addresses. At 1 O'Clock the
president was escorted to the capitol,
where he reviewed a parade, headed by
oil n
ing the full military strength or the
capital, regular and militia.
The ceremonies at the capitol began
at $3.50 p. m, and included addresses by
Senators Daniel Of Virginia and McCo-
mas of Maryland; Representatives
Payne of New York and Richardson OF
Tennessee, and a, notable grafton by
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts
A reception by the president to the
governors of states at the COrcOran Art
gallery tonight closed the festivities.
Reception at 10 O'clock.
The reception at the White House be-
gan at 1890 o'clock. The east room had
been decorated with flowers and foliage
plants in great numbers and in the Hood
of electric light presented a spectacle
of rare beauty. The distinguished
guests began to arrive at the mansion
some time before 10 o'clock and half an
hour later all of the large public rooms
were comfortably filed, the brilliant
military uniforms of the officers adding
much to the effect Of the scene At just
1880 o'clock the president descended
the west stairway with Secretary Hay
at his side Immediately following were
the other members of the cabinet, walk
ing two and two, the only absentee be
ing Attorney General Gr1ggs- AS the
president and party entered the west
corridor the Marine band orchestra, ID
dress uniform, struck up Hail to the
Chief"
Governor 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
and Joined the other governors IN the
red room AS the orchestra struck UP
the inspiring strains of My Country
iris of Thee" the reception began, the
presentations being made by Colonel
Bingham, q. S, 4.
Many Governors Attend.
Following is a list of the governors
present:
G. W. Atkinson, West Virginia; ID
w. BIoxham, Florida represented by
Colonel F. O. BROWN; c. 4. Barnes, Ok
Iahoma; D. w. Jones, Arkansas: J. A
Mount, Indiana; c S. Thomas, Colora-
do; E. W. Tunnel. Delaware; L. NJ
Shaw, Iowa; LleWellyn Powers, Maine
f. w. Rollins, New Hampshire; F. w
voorhees,, New Jersey; ]. H. Taylor
virginia; NJ. A. OterO, New Mexico; r
Steunenberg, Idaho; Governor Stone OF
Pennsylvania; E. ScOfeld, Wisconsin
D. I. Russell, North Carolina; Theodore
Roosevelt. New York; A. S. Lee, South
Dakota; n. o. Murphy, Arizona; Viii
liam Gregory, Rhode Island; j. w
Smith, Maryland; William Crane, Mas
sachusetts; w w. Heard, Louisiana
Governor Stephens of Missouri was
represented by GOveTnOr-elect DOckery
and the lieutenant governor; Governor
Stickney of Vermont was Represented
nv Adiutant General W. H Gilmore
The following ex-governors also Were
present: Lloyd LOwndes, Maryland
A. s. Bushnell, Ohio; a. W. Ely, Texas
A. A. Markham, California.
Benton Mcmillan of Tennessee, Wh'
had come to attend the celebration, re
ceived a telegram this morning an
nOuncing the death of his father II
Kentucky and, after paying ms re
spects to the president and eXplalnlnl
the cause of his departure to the loca
committee, left on the first train 10
home.
Mrs. Harrison's Plan Best.
Following the reception, Colonel The
odore Bingham, L. S. A, superinten
dent of public buildings and grounds
exhibited his model of the proposed en-
largement of the executive mansion
and explained its details.
Of all the records he had been adj
to find of extensions, that prepared un
der the supervision of the late MRS
Harrison came nearest, he said to tUl
filing certain guiding principles cOnSid
cred as necessary to be followed MIS-
Harrison's plans, he said, consist, IN
word of buildings about the size OF IN
present house, one on the east side an
one on the west side of the WHIT
House grounds, connected with IN
present mansion by curved wings-th
quadrangle being completed by rebuild
ing the Conservatives at the south en-
+ of the grounds. Perhaps the most str1b
ing advantage of this plan is that
quite maintains the present openneSs
sun and toward the south and south
vest q vital necessity-and preserve
the beautiful view to the south as unof
structed as it is today. This plan leave
the present mansion unchanged, u
extensions beginning on the proIo1sa
tions of the main corridors ArchlIe'
tural harmony has been preserved. OW
ing to the recession of the extensions
the rear. the present building is no
dwarfed. Careful but not final est
mates on the extensions propose
amount to ST, 900, including parts
furnishing.
H B. Mcfarland. president OF IN
/ board of commissioners of the Distri6
of Columbia, then delivered an addreS