The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-22
FAST GAINING STRENGTH
MRS. M'kINLEY MAY BE ABLE TO
TRAVEL By SATURDAY.
Yesterday She Was Able to Sit Up
dent Speaks to school Children.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21-The conval-
escence of Mrs. Mckinley is very rapid,
and she is fast regaining her normal
strength She was able to sit up to-day
and read the papers. SO marked is her
Improvement that it is very probable the
presidential party will start for Washing
ton next Saturday. If no untoward devel-
Cpments should occur it is thought that
Mrs Mckinley will be able to endure the
journey by that time.
President Mckinley to-day reviewed
nearly $1,000 school children of this city.
Both sides of Vanness avenue, from Jack
son to Market street. were lined with
cheering and enthusiastic children the
President and members of his party and
local officials in carriages were driven from
Jackson to Market and back the avenue TO
jackson. The President the recipient
of a continuous ovation. Almost every
child had been provided with a good-sized
American flag and their voices and flags
were worked in unison. Each little girl
wore white and most of them had red
sashes. Thousands of youngsters had gath
cred large bouquets, which they threw at
the President as he passed In some cases
every pupil from a certain school carried
bouquet of the same variety and &C Or of
flowers. Some classes spread the flowers
in the street that the President and his
party might literally ride among the roses
President Mckinley rode with his hat in
his hand. bowling and waving from right 70
left smiling continually and receiving the
ovation with evident pride and happiness
The avenue was rich In color. In adultlYil
to the thousands OF hags carried ny tne
bunting and flags and the school banners
OF silk, bearing the names OF every school
in the city, were conspicuous opJecls a EIi
the line of march. Half way between Can
fornia and Sacramento streets the Pres-
dents carriage and the other conveyances
came to a StandSull
Speech! Speech! Speech rang out along
the avenue and the children swarmed
about by the thousands. President Mchln,
lev sat in his carriage. reaching down and
He finally rose and was greeted with
cheers. The President spoke briefly, say
ing, in part: -
the Measure which has been given 10 me to
meet the As 600 school children of the city of
San Francisco 1t has given me an intro
duction into the countless homes Oh your
great city and has permitted me TO witness
the sunshine which this vast numDer Oh
young people bring to the flresldes OF the
city. 1 know of no richer possession than
TO obtain it, We cannot all be great scnol-
ars but we can all have good scholarship.
l want to assure you young people lhaC
there is nothing so eSSentlal 10 your easy
advancement and success in after life
good education. .
IF those of us who have battled in the
rivalries and contentious of busy world
could go back to our youth and school days
we would embrace cheerfully our neglected
opportunities and pursue them with indus
try and delight. Ii the testimony OF the
active men of San Francisco and of the
country could be taken IL would be uni
form in the declaration of the embarrass-
mentS which they had SUFFERED from scahly
mental training in youth.
Nothing has given me more pleasure in
my long trip from the Atlantic TO the Pa
cific than the scene which we have Wit
messed here this morning-every child waV-
ing the flag of our faith and our hope ami
every little heart filed with love of coun-
try. [Great applause.1 What an army Tor
liberty and union and civilization Why,
we have in the public schools OF the United
States four-fold more children than there
were people when this government was
founded. and ali of them proud of their
country and all of them revering the insu-
tutions and all of them meaning that when
the time comes for them TO take the re,
sponsibilities of administration they VIII
be prepared to do their duty and pass along
this free government with ever-increas-
ing virtue, intelligence ana PATRIOTISM
Enthusiastic applause.l
Il thank you and wish for all of you the
realization of every worthy ambition
[Great Applause.l
After reviewing the school children Pres
ident Mckinley and party drove to the
Preside. General Shafter and members
OF his staff were on hand TO welcome the
oOmmander-in-ch chief, and he was escorted
about the grounds and shown the camps
where thousands of volunteers going to and
coming from the Philippines have been
quartered, as we'll as the camps of the reg
ularS.
If no unforeseen circumstance presents
the President will tomorrow attend a re-
ception by the knights Templars Of Cali
fOrnia The reception Will be Preceded by
a parade of the knights in full uniform
as an escort to the President. Other fea-
lures of the original programme will be
carried out during the Presidents stay if
Mrs. Mckinley continues to improve.