The Yale expositor., 1901-08-30
THE PRESIDENTS Day.
A Most Notable Gathering At the
Pan American.
THE PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK
Justices, The Diplomatic Corps, and
other Distinguished Persons to be In
Buffalo on September 9th.

Americas on September 9th. That day
has been designated at the Exposition
las Presidents Day. 1t will witness
the most notable gathering of distin-
gulshed statesmen, jurists and diplo-
mats which has occurred for some
time, as the president will be accom-
panied by members Of his cabinet, JUS
tices of the Supreme Court, and many
members of the diplomatic corps, who
will gather ut the Pan-American and
meet the representatives there from
| Pan-American countries and join in n
special inspection of the exhibits rep
resenting the progress OF civilization
in the western hemispheres. Military
pageants. banquets and receptions will
mark the presidents stay ut the eX-
position.
He will speak from the band-stand
in the west esplanade, addressing per-
haps an audience of several hundred
thousand persons. for the esplanade is
capable of holding 100000 pepole
| Presidents Day will therefore be in
many respects the greatest day among
all the great days of the exposition
! season.
The presidential party will leave
Washington at s a. III. on Sept 4th, by
special train. over the Pennsylvania
railroad. There will be six drawing
room cars. one car being for the SUI
preme Court members. another for the
cabinet members. two for the diplo-
matte corps. There will also be Il din
ing car and smoking car. The train
will be in charge of Assistant General
Passenger Agent Boyd, OF the Penn
Sylvania. This train will arrive III
Buffalo ut p. M. on Sept. 18th. There
will he no formal ceremonies that
evening and the president and his fam
lily with DIR. and Mrs. RlNey Will sim
ply be met ut the station by suitable
escort. and conducted to the home of
the president of the Pan-American En-
position Hon. John G.. Milburn. Pres
!dent Milburn has beautiful home 1T
1856 Delaware avenue. the most fash
ionable residence street of Buffalo. and
this will be given up to the use of the
president aud his family during their
stay in Buffalo.
The exposition will be at its best at
this time. and the climate of Buffalo
in early September is usually ideal.
With favorable conditions. the expo
sitlOn on that date will present per-
feet scene for the imposing demonstra'
tiou which it is likely to witness.
Orders have been issued by the war
department to the commandant ut Fort
Porter, the famous military post over
Hooking Lake Erie and Niagara river,
to assign an escort from the garrison
TO the president during his stay in But
falo.
The splendid Marine band. OF Wash
ington, will be ut the exposition at this
time. and there will be encamped here
various detachments of United States
forces in the divisions of artillery. in
fantry. hospital corps, etc. All these
will take part in the parade on Presi-
dents Day.
The formal entrance to the expo
sition grounds is through the Lincoln
Parkway gate. ON the south. and the
roadway leads by the military camp,
across the park lake. and the United
States life saving station. and the fam
Gus statue Of Gen. Washington. by
French. Along this route the presi.
dental party will pass into the main
court Of the exposition. via the trium-
phal cauSeway. which expresses the
welcome OF the United States to visit
Ing nations. On arrival at the espla-
made the president will be introduced
TO the assembled thousands by Presi-
dent Milburn. of the exposition. and
he will then make his address. Upon
its conclusion the party will continue
through the exposition grounds to the
great stadium for athletic sports,
which is capable of holding more per-
sons than any amphitheater of the
kind in existence. There the troops
will be reviewed by President Nc
Kinley.
\ luncheon. rendered by the New
York state board of managers for the
Pam American Exposition. will he ten
dered i'm the New York state building.
The president will devote the after
noon to the inspection of the exhibits
i'm the United States government build
lug, which will be cleared OF people
and locked for short. time TO permit
the president TO make the inspection
The government board will give a re.
ccption in his honor.
After dinner at the home of Mr..
NIilburu with his family the president
VIII return to the exposition and will
again be escorted from the Lincoln
Parkway gate to view the illumina-
tons OF the exposition.
The committee on ceremonies, OF
which Mr. Edward II. Rice is chair
man. Is perfecting details of the pro-
gram for this great day at the Pan
American. and further plans will be
announced as they are completed.
Chairman Edward 4. Rice. of the
Pan-American committee on ceremon-
les. ANNOUNCED to-day the following
1 plan for the second day of President
McKinley's stay at the eXposition:
The president and his party will be
invited to spend the early portion Of
Sept. 9th. the day following Presi-
dents Day. at Niagara Falls. special
cars being provided for the purpose.
On their return from the Falls pub
lie reception will be given the presi-
dent at the temple of music. from 4
TO > p. IN. IL has also been decided 70
erect special stand near the north.
west pylon of the triumphal
bridge. for the accommodation of the
presidential party, on Sept. 9th. and
the president will make his address
from that place on this day. after
which the review will take place in
the stadium. as originally planned.