, 1900-12-13
HUNDRED YEARS
SINCE THE SEAT OF GOVERN.
MENT WAS ESTABLISH
ED.
m Impressive CeIebration-Never
Again Will This Generation Wit
ness Such a Signific ant Gather.
ino-Reception at the White
House.

capital Is IN gaia attire today In cele-
bration of the one-hundredth anniver-
sary Of the establishment of the seat
Of federal government at Washington
and for that time being the wheels of
government have ceased revolving,
business, public and private, is sus-
pended, while the president and his
cabinet, the senate and house of rep
resentatives. the federal judiciary, the
governors of many states, and a great
ccncourse of citizens and visitors join
in the elaborate festivities of the day.
Perhaps never again will this genera
ing of the heads of states and of the
chief executive Of the nation.
One hundred years ago the transfer
of the eat of government was made
from Philadelphia to Washington and
the site previously selected by Presi-
and Mrs. Adams driving over from
Philadelphia, the senate and house
holding their sessions here for the first
time. For months Washington has
preparing for a fitting commemo-
ration of this interesting historical
event, and the celebration today is de-
signed to bring out the de yelopment
which a century has brought forth both
in the capital and in the nation.
A Blaze Of Color.
From an early hour today the streets
were filled with an eager and expect
throng. Pennsylvania avenue was
a blaze Of color from end to end, the
business houses being hung with bunt-
ing. flags and patriotic devices. The
great public buildings added their
share to the brilliancy of the specta-
Gle. From the front Of the treasury
radiated an m sunburst of red,
white and blue. Further on, the war,
state and navy departments and the
department of justice were resplend-
ent In the national colors. At the 9TH
er end of Pennsylvania avenue the mas
sive front Of the capitol vas hung with
long streamers and from the dome fut-
tered a myriad Of flags, while the front
of the huge %postof1ce department was
covered with the national colors.
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 ter
ritories at the executive mansion. This
was followed by the unwilling in the
east room Of the model of the propos-
ed enlarged executive mansion. which
is to be a lasting memorial of today's
celebration.
The other events of the day were a
parade from the White House to the
capitol. participated in by the presi-
dent and other dignitaries and visiting
and district militia; joint exercises by
the senate and house in the hall of the
house of representatives.
Tonight a reception will be tender
ed to the governors of the states and
at the Corcoran Gallery of
A.
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Following is a list Of the governors
present: y. W. Atkinson. west Vlr-
GINA; d. w. Bloxham. Florida. repre-
sented by Colonel F. Q. Brown; C. NJ.
ID. w. Jones Ar
). A. Mount, Indiana; {. 5.
Ihomas Colorado; f. W. Tunnel, Del
aware; l.. M. shaw, Iowa; Llewellyn
Powers Maine; F. w. Rollins, New
r. M. voorhees,, New Jer-
sey; J. h. Taylor. Virginia; M. A.
Otero. NewMexico; 8. Steunenberg,
Idaho; Governor Stone. Pennsylvania;
E. 8. Cofield, Wisconsin: D. L. Russell,
Carolina; Theodore Roosevelt,
New York: A. E. Lee, South Dakota;
o. Murphy, Arizona; William Greg
Dry, Rhode Island: j.. ". Smith. Mary
land; w. NJ. Crane. Massachusetts:
w. heard louisiana. governor
'tephehs Oh MISSOURI was represented
ny Dockery and the lieu
Lehah' so'erhor' GOVERNOR atichhes
J" vermont was represented by Ao1u-
al. "enera' II "''n'ore' Inc ioi
o4ins eNso'erhors were also pres
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