The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-03-12
OKLAHOMA IS MAGIC WORD
Delegation is Banquetted
by Col. Nathaniel
Mckay
,l..hlnnlnn. 3. q. Mareh ll.--Last

Vveanesday was Oklahoma day at the
s.y,.t,o ho,ise. Nc less than sixty CIT
&c.. from the territory visited the
.sosnfiva mansion and paid their ie"
,ra,fs to the president, while hah az
,.,, neople from other states TOOK
advantage OF the opportunity ana So,
.n,nlv asserted that they to were from
ollahona I'm order 10 reach the noie
cxclusiye precincts or the eNeou.iNe
,,,nsion. IL was n great day, thor
.,,ghlv enjoyed by the Oklahomans anu
. novel experience for President nc
syt,i., for scarcely since his mays
,rotio,, the hrst time has there been
a delegation Of equal proportions Nls,'
ga the white House which ana noe So''
tain number of applicants TOT % olliee.
Early in the morning Deiesate plyi mn
arranged for reception by lhe we
fdent of the Oklahomans secIe ,a'
corteiyou issued orders to his supui
dinates 10 admit an ohahomohs 70
any norton of the White House aeees-
eibia 10 the general public Aeeoru'l's
~ when the territorial contingent con-
nenced To arrive they received plo-
fo,na and mnrked attention from the
aoorlteepers. ushers and other attaehes
"a the executive mansion.
among The FIRST to reach the door OF
tt,a white House were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ioseph McNeal Of Guthrie. In a quiet
modest way MI McNeal informed the
aoorkeepef that he was from OKLA
hona ana desired TO see the executive
,,analon. enough was said. The door
ev,,nr wide open and the candidate Ior
..,h.rnntorial honors and his wife were
,n,n,ediatelv shown into the cast roopi'
'rbev were soon followed by members
of the baud from Guthrie ana other
visitors from the territory.
The reception commenced earlier ~
the morning when Major II. w. Pente-
cost ana Captain Maine as members
az Governor Barnes staff called upon
the president IN their official capacity
accompanied by Mrs. Barnes In
previous dispatch / stated that they
We're accompanied by Delegate Flynn.
This was a mistake. They were un-
accompanied by anyone and were re-
ceived In their official capacity, the
president having been previously In
formed OF their relations with Gov
ernor Barnes and the part which they
had taken in making arrangements for
the bringing OF the Guthrie band TO
the capital to participate in the inSpg-
ural ceremonies Their welcome was q
cordial one. Formally was dispensed
with ana the president received them
IN the most cordial way, expressing ap-
preclntion OF their Kindness coming all
the way from the territory to the ma
tlonal capital TO assist in nl2klng he
inaugural exercises a grand success.
OF which they had contributed In no
small way. Major Pentecost assured
the president that Il was always a
pleasure for oklahoma republicans TO
participate IN the Inauguration OF a
republican president and that In the.
present instance Il was not only look
"a upon as pleasure but honor, as
the people OF Oklahoma had been the
recipients OF more general prosperity,
due largely 10 the wise and patriotic
course OF the administration in power
than ever before In the history OF
the territory. lie also referred to the
benefits IN the way Of national legis-
lation which the territory had received
and assured the president that the peo-
pie Of the TERRITORY We're grateful TO
their present republican president for
the part which he had taken ia bring
ing this about.
After Major Pentecost and Captain
Maine had taken their departure from
the executive mansion Delegate Flynn
arrived and then followed "A reception
20 the entire Oklahoma contingent. AZ
Flynn humorously put II, "the officers
had gone first and now came the pri-
Yates" The procession started, Flynn
standing by the side OF the president
and presenting each person in line.
AT Intervals there We're pauses and
confusion. Stragglers from other
states had fallen into line under the
pretext OF being Oklahomans who were
foreign 10 Dennis Flynn Quickly
srasping the situation, however. the
delegate would ask them their names
and then present them 40 the presi-
dent, The reception was a great sue.
cess, and when the last member OF the
party had passed Flynn turned to the
president and thanked him for his
Kindness. Mr. Mckinley replied that
the honor was his and that it was d
pleasure 20 meet the people from the
territory. about whom ne had heard s,
much.
Last Tuesday night Nathaniel Me
Kay rendered the oklahoma visitors 3
banquet which was followed by music
and dancing. The tables were beauti.
fully arranged, while the decorations
were OF the most costly apd rare va
riety. There were flowers IN profus
ion and it should be remembered tha
flowers IN Washington az this seasor
Of the year are decidedly at a premium
The colonel however, ala not considu
the question Of expense IN making th'
entertainment a grand success He d
noted as one Of the most liberal. ever
lavish entertainers az the national cap
ital and this was NO exception 10 IN,
rule
Under the mellow rays Of the mean
descent lights and candelabra the par
~ formed one OF the most artists
groups that has assembled az tn
Dewey Hotel (Which Is cue OF IN
most noted hoptieries of Washington)