The sun., 1901-08-30
FOR PRESIDENTS DAY.
Pan-.American officials Plan to Make
Sept. 5 Noteworthy.
DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME
Mr. Mckinley to Take Part In a PA
xade, to Deliver nm Address, to Re-
view Troops and to Witness
the IlIuminatiOns.

Buffalo, Aug. 20.-President McKin.
ley will pay his official visit to the
exposition of all the Americas on Sept
8. That day has been designated at
the exposition as presidents day. II
will witness the most notable gather
Ing of distinguished statesmen, jurists
and diplomats which has occurred for
some time, as the president will he ac-
cOmpanied by members of his cabinet,
justices of the supreme court and many
members of the diplomatic corps. who
will gather mt the Pan-American and
meet the representatives there from
pan-American countries.
Military pageants, banquets and re-
ceptions will mark the presidents stay
mt the exposition. He will speak from
The band stand in the west Esplanade,
H addressing perhaps an audience of sew
cral hundred thousand persons. for the
Esplanade is capable of holding 250. 900
people. Presidents day should there
4 fore be in many respects the greatest
4 day among all the great days of the
exposition season.
The presidential party will leave
Washington at ) a. m. ON Sept. by
special train over the Pennsylvania
railroad. Tlis train will arrive in Buf.
II falo at y. m. on Sept. 4. There will
* be no formal ceremonies that evening.
and the president and his family, with
Al Dr. and Mrs. RiXey. will simply be
met at the station by suitable escort
and conducted to the home of the presi'
dent of the Pan-.American exposition
Hon. John c. Milburn.
Plans For the Parade.
The splendid Marine band of Wash
ington Will be mt the exposition Mt this
time, and there will be encamped here
n various dctachments of United States
\ forces in the divisions of artillery. in
4 fantry, hospital corps, etc. All these
will take part in the parade on presi
dents d,y. together with the two Buf
falo regiments the famous Sixty fifth
which was OIL duty during the Spansl
war. and the Seventy-fourth.
The formal entrance to the eXposi
tion grounds Is through the Linc0ll
Parkway gate. on the south, and til,
roadway leads by the military camp
across the park lake and the life sayili
station and the famous statue of Gen
eral Washington by French. Alon.
this route the presidential party viii
pass into the main court of the exposi
tion via the Triumphal causeway
which expresses the welcome of th
United States to visiting nations
On arrival at the Esplanade the pres
ident will be introduced to the Assem-
blcd thousands by President Milburl
of The exposition, and lie will tlcl
make an address. Upon its conclusion
the party will continue through the ex
4 position grounds to the great Stadium
for athletic sports. There the troop
Twill be reviewed by President McKiil
ley.
A luncheon rendered by the Ney
York state board of managers for tn
PAM american exposition will be give
in the New York State building III
president will devote the afternoon t
IA the inspection of the exhibits in iii
a United States Government buildin.
which will be cleared of people an
locked for short time to permit tn
president to make the Inspection.
the evening the president will view til
illumnations of the exposition.