Arizona republican., 1901-05-02
FOR M'KINLEY's RECEPTION
Phoenix Prepares to Honor the First
 Man of the Nation.

At a meeting of the Mckinley recep- ] Iiion committee at the city hall last | might Secretary M. Drachman present. ed report from a sub committee on 1 he formation of the parade to take Iplace on May :, and mentioning ar Engagements along the line of march. According to the report, which was con- |curred In by the general committee, l he presidential train will be met by |the reception committee, which will hoard the train to the Congress mine. The train will return to Phoenix at II o'clock in the morning. Here are the members oi the special committee se- leCted Co accompany the presidential party to tho Congress mine: Mayor Gang. Major T K. Elvey. F. C. Norris, F. P. Parker, w J. Murphy, J. w. Evans, B. A. Fowler, Aaron Goldberg, Thomas Armstrong. J. C. Adams. w. |. Kingsbury. E. Heyman NJ. II. Me Cord, B. F. Porter. D. B. Heard, w. H.. StilWell. Frank Cox, Walter Talbot. A. ]. Chandler. w R. Lount, Rev. Lewis Halsey.
 The report arranged further that the president and party will he met at South Second and Jackson streets at il o'clock by the Grand Army post. which will have the station of honor and also hy all other military and civic organ izations At that point a parade will be formed and the different organiza- ti1ns will Ne assigned to places desig- mated by the sand mar.hal. The line of March will be from the starting point 4, h,Y on Washington street to the capitol
 A special invitation will be Issued to school children ali over the territory. AS large representation as possible will be secured from the Phoenix city schools and from the normal school and public schools of Tempe and Mesa and as many other schools in this valley and other points of the territory as care to he represented. The school children will assemble at Neahrs Addition park in charge of their teachers. and carry ing flags and flowers. Ropes encigcling the inclOsure will protect the children from the crowds The president will be requested to deliver an address of five minutes at this point.
 On arriving at the capitol also the I't fHlufHt Ntll be tSket 10 1tllNef short address from the pOrtico A re- Ception lasting fnrty-ive minutes will he held in the rotunda to give the pub lie an opportunity of greeting the first man of the nation. After the reception the presidential party will be taken to the Hotel Adams the route being east on Washington street to Center. thea north tO the hotel
 At ? o'clock a luncheon will be given to the president his party and guests at the Hotel Adams. Al 3:30 o'clock the chief executive and his party will be taken to the Phoenix Indian industrial school and after the exercises there they will go for a drive as outlined by the general committee The reception committee in session last night ad- journed at an early hour to meet again on Saturday evening
 The special committee of ladies on decoration will meet at the board of trade room on Thursday afternoon at | o'clock, when the final arrangements VIII be made for the decoration of the dining rooms of the hotel and also of Inc rooms that the president and party VIII occupy. All persons having flowers '' contribute are requested to notify NIT. Vernon l.. Clark and to deliver the flowers on the morning of May at the