The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04
READY FOR THE PRESIDENT
Mr.. Mckinley to First View the
Exposition This Evening.

Pan-AmericHD Officials Complete Ar
ranEements for the Reception of
the Executive and His Party-An
Elaborate Programme Arranged.
BUFFALO. Sept. A-President McKin-
ley Will have his first view of the Pan
american Exposition this evening about
o'clock. Final arrangements were made
this morning by the exposition officials
TO provide the necessary escort for the
Presidential party on its hurried trip
through the grounds
The Presidents special train Will be
taken direct TO the railroad gate and car
riages will be waiting IN the exposition
grounds for the entire party Then all
will be driven through the grounds and to
the home Of John c. MHburn, at Della
ware Avenue and Ferry Street. which has
been placed at the disposal Of the Presi-
dent during his sojourn in Buffalo
According to a telegram received by the
exposition authorities last night. those
who will be in the Presidential party are:
Mrs. Mckinley and two maids; Miss Mary
| Barber. Miss Ida Barber. Miss Sara Dun
can, Dr. Rixey, Secretary Cor.elyou,
Messrs Latta and Webster, stenogra-
piers. and two messengers
a committee Of five will meet the Pres
ident at Dunkirk this afternoon. They
are: Mr.. Mnburn. president, and y.
Scatcherd, chairman of the executive
committee; Mayor Diehl. E 4. Rice. act-
/ ing chairman of the committee on cere-
monies, and Major T w. Symons.
! As soon as the train arrives in the New
/ York Central station. George 5 Metcalfe,
James L. Quackenbush, G. o. Howard, w
/ s Grattan. and Pendennis White of the
| committee on ceremonie@. and Col. J. II
/ Bingham, chairman Of the Government
/ board, Will meet the guests The train
/ Will stop only few minutes in The sta
| tion and will then proceed over the New
! York Centrals belt line TO the exposition
| grounds. passing through the terrace on
/ the way. On the terrace Gen. S. NJ
! WeIch Will be in charge of soldiers who
viii fire a salute Of twenty-one guns and
! arrangements have been made 70 blow all
/ the factory and steamer whistles. II is
/ expected that the train viii reach the eX-
/ position grounds at 6:20 o'clock and no
| ceremonies have been arranged for to-
| day.
/ The programme for tomorrow VIII be
elaborate and viii begin at 10 o'clock in
the morning when the President and par
ty viii depart from the MiIburn home for
/ the exposition grounds under an escort
| of tweutv-four mounted policemen and
I twenty members Of the signal corps un-
der Col ". H Chaplin. Of General ROc's
/ staff. The drive will be direct 70 Lin
I coin Parkway entrance, which viii be
/ reached at 1O:I5 O'Clock. Here the PTesi-
dent Will be met by the United States
/ Marines, the Seacoast Artillery. and the
] Corcoran Cadets and escorted to the Es-
! planade. where a stand has been erected
/ Mr. Milburn will then introduce the
| President TO the people and MI Mckinley
! viii deliver an address. As the President
| enters the grounds. a salute Of twenty
/ one guns viii be fired Later the troops
I will be reviewed in the Stadium where
| they will be commanded by Gen. 5. NJ
/ Welch. No speech is planned for the Sta
4 dium. The State buildings then will be
| visited At the New York State Building,
luncheon Will be served.
At 3:5O the President viii leave the New
! York State Building and visit the Gov
| ernmenI Building, where reception to
a limited number OF persons viii be held
At 4:30 the return Will be made 20 the Mil
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| companied Mrs. Mckinley and Mrs Ham
lin and Mr. Milburn will drive 10 the Tri-
umphal Causeway Of the exposition
! grounds where that party viii view the
illumination and the fireworks. At Q
! O'Clock they viii return TO the MiIbHrn
residence
| A party Of diplomats left Washington
| this morning 10 attend the Pan-Americau
I Exposition at Buffalo tomorrow, which
I viii be Presidents Day They went on
! a special train over the 2eunsy sylvania
/ Railroad. leaving here at O'Clock, and
| viii arrive at Buffalo this evening.
] In the party were Mr.. AZpIrOZ, the Mex
/ lean Ambassador, his son, and Captain
/ Barron, the Third Secretary Of the En-
| bassy; Mr.. Wa. the Chinese Minister,
| Mr. Chung. the secretary-inte and
cation, Mr.. Takahira, the Japanese Min
ister: Mr.. Hayami, Of the same legation;
/ Mr. Cho, the Korean Minister. and mis-
! second secretary, Mr. Sin-Teh Moo; Mr..
| Carlo, Minister from Ecuador; AIR CAL
! yO. Minister from Costa EICI. and his
! two sons. Mr.. CalderOn, Minister from
Peru, and Mr.. PUlid9, the Charge DAT
faires OF the Venezuelan Legation SeCre-
| tary Wilson and Miss Wilson were also
members Of the party.
They were accompanied by Col. W H
Z Michael Chief Clerk of the State Depart
ment; ". &. Fox. Acting Director OF the
| Bureau Of American Republics. and
J Ha4-y Seymour. representing the EXDOsi-
/ tiOn Company