Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-20
President and Mrs. Mckinley Going
to Chicago Friday.
PROGRAM DURING HIS VISIT THERE
He Will Participate in Many GAR.
Functions.
DIFFICULTCHINEsE PROBLEM

President and Mrs. Mckinley will leave
Washington Friday afternoon for Chicago
to attend the annual encampment of the
Grand Army. They will go In special
car attached to a regular train on the
Pennsylvania railroad, and will arrive In
Chicago on Saturday afternoon about
o'clock They will remain In Chicago un-
til late Wednesday afternoon Of next week,
and will be quartered during their stay at
the Palmer House. On Sunday the Presi-
dent will attend two union services in
Chicago-one of the Sunday schools in the
morning and the other of churches in the
afternoon. On Monday and Tuesday he
will review parades and on Wednesday he
will go to Fort Sheridan. He win be pres
ent at a number of banquets during his
stay. Late Wednesday the party will re-
turn to Canton, where the President and
his wife will remain until September II,
when they will go to Somerset, Pa, to
attend the marriage of their niece. Miss
Mabel Mckinley, and Dr. Hermanns Baer.
The marriage will be solemnized on Sep
tember II at the house of Abner Mckinley.
The L. v. L. Encampment Here.
The President today accepted an invita-
tion to attend the annual enca mpment Of
the L. V. l., to be held in this city from
October . to 5. The invitation was extend
organization. The program for the en-
campment has not been fully made up.
Gen. Dyrenforth says that the success of
the encampment will depend greatly on the
railroad rates. He is now endeavoring to
arrange these.
The Presidents Visitors.
Secretary Wilson, Representative De
Vries of California and Assistant Secretary
Adee of the State Department were among
the Presidents callers this morning. Mr.
De Vries recently appointed a member
of the board Of appraisers Of New York
He is a democrat and called to pay his re-
spects. The Presidents business with As
sstant Secretary Adee relates to fresh
propositions made this government by
China. The matter will be discussed fully
at the cabinet meeting tomorrow.
Now for Serious Business.
The President it is said. looks upon the
work to be done In China from now on as
the most serious and difficult of all. In CO.
operating with the rest of the world In go
ing to Pekin the President knew that there
was only one course to pursue. The entire
country fully agreed with him. In reaching
a settlemen with China however, the diff
ficult problems to be settled are almost
endless. They such as to produce many
views and possibly to invite much criticism.
Therefore the deliberations hereafter will
he greater than before, and every step will.
be taken after the most profound consider
alton and study. The Presidents hard work
is really just beginning. and it is predicted
in many quarters that he will have to cut
his vacation at Canton short to take up
these problems.
Several Virginia Post Offices.
George Z. Bowden and Park Agnew the
Virginia republican leaders had a talk
with the President this afternoon on Vir-
gnia post offices and politics, and remain
ed with the chief executive a long time.
The principal post office under considera-
ton was the one at Charlottesville. The
death of Mrs Long, who had been the
post mistress at Charlottesville for nearly
thirty years consecutively, left a vacancy.
Messrs. Agnew and Bowden have recon-
mended j. Henry Rives. a well-known bus
iness man, and 1t is expected that the ap-
point will he made soon