The Washington times., 1901-09-04
DISTRICT DAY OBSERVED.
Exercises at Buffalo in Honor Of
the National Capital.

The Reception to the Commissioner
| Followed by the Formal Ccrc
mouies-GrcctinEs to the Visitor
The Address of Mr. MacfnrIand
! BUFFALO. N y. Sept 3.-Clear skie:
and crisp. cool weather ushered in Dis
trict Day at the Pan-American EXposi
ton. Buffalo did all in her power to wei
| come the visitors from the NATIONAL Cap
ital. Special decorations were made fo
the day. and the Rainbow City fairly
cleaned in light and color.
The official party from the District o
| Columbia reached the exposition ground
in carriages shortly before II o'clock tn,
| hour fixed for the reception in honor o.
the distinguished guests from the Ma
tional Capital. The party was escorted t.
| the United States Government Building
| where the reception was held. by a de
tachment of marines. Capt Harry Leon
ard, of Washington. commanding, and th'
Corcoran Cadets. of the District of Co
lumbia National Guard
| Arrangements for the reception wer,
perfect. The receiving party stood neal
| the centre of the building with the bant
in the right. Occupying the space of th'
| closed entrance in the receiving line were
J. w Douglass, H. i. f. Macfarland, j
| w. Ross, Capt. L. H Beach, J. Il. Wright
John ]. Edson. Justice Job Barnard. ano
| John f. Wilkins. Hundreds of District
| people greeted the Commissioners.
| The Government Building is one of the
most imposing structures of the Pan
American group. 1t had been appropri-
| ately decorated for the occasion. Flags
and banners and miles of bunting draped
the walls, while huge plants and thou
| sands of cut flowers added to the fairy
land appearance of the interior. The mu-
sic was furnished by the Marine Band
the following special programme being
rendered:
! Overture. Jubilee. Weber
Music de ballet 'Astorga Albert
ta) Caprice. Hearts Message Santelnlanf
I tb) March, General Haywood - Santc!mann
CNost respectfully dedicated to Brigadier Cen
eral Haywood Commandant, L. S. NJ. c.
Grand fantasia, Faust" .................G .Gounod
The spacious Temple of Music was
packed with people at > o'clock, when the
formal exercises of District Day We're
opened by the Marine Band Occupying
seats upon the stage We're the Commits
sioners. members of the committee, and
officials of the Exposition. All the Dis
trict people in the city We're present and
thousands of others from every part of
the United States came in to listen to
the exercises of District Day.
The musical programme which preced-
ed the speeches was composed of the fol-
lowing selections:
March, THE Invincible Eagle" .Sousa
Mosaic, 'Cavaleria Rllsticana'' '........ Mascagni
March, ''The National Capital Centennial"
Santelmann
After each number Prof. w H Santel-
mann. the director of the band, had to
bow his acknowledgements of the enthu-
siastic applause accorded his musicians
When the strains of the National Capt.
tai Centennial March" died away Hon.
John W. Douglass. Chairman of the Dis
trict Day Committee, approached the
edge of the stage and raped for order
MIR. Douglass. who presided over the ex-
ercises said in part:
Fellow Citizens of all of the. Ameri-
cas-, Ladies, and Gentlemen: I take great
pleasure in calling this assemblage to or
der. thus inaugurating the simple cefe-
monies that are to mark the District of
Columbia Day at this great Pan-Amsri-
can Exposition.
The citizens of the Capital of the
United States, | can assure you. appre-
ciate fully this great International ex-
n.
and believing in common with the people
of the Continent, that it will result in a
closer union of sentiment and stronger
bond of friendship friendship which at
no distant day will be the equivalent in
the worlds affairs of united strength
and influence.
Holding such sentiments and alive
with such anticipation IL certainly must
be good to be here; and let US congratu-
late one another that we are here today
under such cheering auspices
Permit me, in behalf OF the COMMITTEES
OF Arrangements for the District Of Co
lumbfa, to thank the gentlemen Of the
management of the exposition for their
constant attentions and hearty co-opera-
ton in all of the arrangements FOR this
day"
In closing his remarks the chairman
presented Hon. John G. Mnburn. Presi-
dent of the Pan-American Exposition.
who, after the Marine Band had rendered
lsemann's The Sunny South" welcomed
the guests from the Distric: of Columbia.
Mr.. Milburn'J greeting was most cordial
He paid high tribute to the people of
Washington, declaring that by their in
tegrity and zeal and their love of litera-
ture and science they had built and main
tanned city of the highest standard and
one eminently fit to be the seat of gov
ernment of the greatest nation on earth
The President Of the Pan-American
dealt briefly with the patriotism and pub
lie spirit of the people Of Washington and
to the interest they had manifested in the
Buffalo Exposition. For these things. he
said, he was profoundly grateful and be-
cause of them he was especially glad TO
welcome their representatives to the PAN
American Exhibition. Mr. Milburn's ad-
dress was frequently interrupted by ap-
plause, and at its conclusion the Marine
Band played the fantasia by Smith. The
Voice of Our Nation"
MR.. MACFARLAND's ADDRESS.
This was followed by the principal ad-
dress of the day. that of Hon. H. b. +.
Macfarland. President of the Board of
Commissioners OF the District. Mr.. Mac
farland was received with enthusiasm.
The applause which greeted his brief in
PRODUCTION by Chairman Douglass lasted
several minutes He spoke as follows:
THE Capital OF the United States of
America brings greeting today to the
Ian-ATnerican Exposition OF the first
year OF the twentieth century. The Dis
lrict OF Columbia, home of the United
States Government seated in the city
planned by Washington. and which bears
ms name, offers its congratulations to
the managers of this exposition and to
l ne men and women Of Buffalo who made
IL possible, upon the success which they
have achieved. Congratulations have
come, or Will come, from every state in
the mon, from every one of our sister
rcpubncs, and from the Dominion Of Can
ana, nut none, We natter ourselves can
De more significant than those which
come from the official heart of the United
states OF America. where the feelings or
an the people Of our Union are gathered
up and expressed together. The District
ot columbia is highly honored in having |
TINS day set apart by the exposition for
us benefit, but it can make some return
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