Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-12-19


Governors, marching soldiers and
cheering throngA all In . city gay
with the national ooi0rs, oelebrassd
the fact that one hundred years ego
last Wednesday the Government va
established In Washington. The CEN
tenisl exercises began ~ 10 o'clock q
the White House and ended In the
evening with . reception 70 the Wis
iting Governors and their stsffs ~
the Corcoran Gallery of Art At
ten o'clock President Mckinley en-
tered the Blue room 70 meet the Wis
ting Governors and other State dig
nitaries- Colonel Bingham, super
intendent of Public Buildings and
Grounds, acted ~ master Of oeremo-
nies, introducing each gentleman -
he stepped up to shake hands with
the President After the reception
the guests were ushersd into the
East room where they were shown .
handsome model of the future White
House done In plaster of paris, Col
Onel Bingham briefly outlining the
history of the present White House
aud detailing the advantages of the
proposed changes. The cost of the
additions that be has designed will
be In the neighborhood of 81 100, 600.
Henry B. (. mcfarland. President
of the Board of District Commission
ers, followed Colonel Bingham, his
theme being The Development of
the District Of Columbia" Govern
or Shaw, of lows, spoke on the "Ds-
velopment of the States During the
Century" Owing to the illness of
Ex-Governor Wolcott, of Massschu-
sets, the address on the programme
Development of the Nation During
the Century" was not given After
the speechmaking in the East room
the President and Governors and in
vited guests sat down to lunch. At
1:30 the centennial procession started
from the White House on its journey
to the Capitol, aud the pageant made
q sight we'll worth seeing as it stretch
ed down the broad avenue First
went q platoon Of mounted police,
closely followed by the civic escort,
Lieutenant General Miles, the Grand
Marshal, and his staff and q brigade
of United States troops. Then fol-
lowed President Mckinley aud his
Cabinet in carriages The were e.
corted by the National Guard Of the
District and closely followed by the
visiting Governors with their stats.
AT 2:3O the President reviewed the
centennial parade from the stand in
front of the Capitol. Then the Pres
ident and his Cabinet, the Governors
and their stats with the Invited
guests and al the crowd that could
tnrOng into the galleries, sdjournsd
to the House chamber. Tns hall,
which had been appropriately deco
rated, was crowded from door to gal
lery. The blackro0sd Judges of the
Supreme Court. grouped In the pit,
presented q striking and dignihed
contrast 10 tie gala attire aud nnttsr
OF the crowds IN the gallery. The
statesmen OF the nation aud the Dip
lomats Of the world seemed 70 present
= solid phAlsnx OF mAsoulinity against
g background of the pIumss and dow
els worn by the fAirer sex. The :hud
of the huge ivory gAvel welded by
Speaker henderson brought czlmness
rs the sightless Senate chaplain pro-
nOunced the invocation. The exer-
cises were begun ut the appointed
hour. Senator Frye, president pro
ten of the Senate, Was given control,
and representative Richardson, of
tennessee, launched into his histori-
Cal sketch of the transfer of the na-
tiOnaI capital from PhiIAdelphiA.
Representative Payne of New York
continued the story and told of its e.
tablIshment In the District of OoIum-
bia. The progress made during the
hrst century was detailed by Senator
McComas of Maryland, aud the fu-
ture was graphically pictured By SEN
ator John w. Daniel of Virginia
Senator George +. Hoar of MAsssch u-
sets concluded the addresses by .
reminiscent and historical sketch.
In the parade, In which nearly ev-
cry State was represented by their
Governor and STAFF, the Virgins fea-
ture was the most admired and cheer
ed. Governor Tyler headed the con-
tiugent from the Fld Dominion. He
wore high silk hat and . Prince
Albert coat, and sat his charger with
q grace and ease that challenged the
admiration Of the people, and elioited
comparisons between him and Gener-
al Fitzhugh Lee, when the latter rode
In Cleveland's inaugural procession
years ago, and when that Virgins
cavalier brought forth the tumultous
plsudits Of the assembled thousands.
Following the Governor with his
staff, all mounted, and brilliant in
their uniforms Of blue, with gold tss-
sells, and wearing cooked hats and