Evening star., 1901-09-17
FLORAL OFFERINGS.
Some of the Exquisite Tributes to the
Dead President.


Dead President.
In floral sense the tributes to Presi-
dent Mckinley were as marked as they were
In every other direction. At no other
American funeral were such exquisite and
numerous offerings known. In Europe the
wreath is almost the sole form of such
tributes. and 1t was noticeable that a very
large proportion of these remembrances
sent in sympathy for Mrs. Mckinley were
of this design. The offerings represent ed
the world, and the Executive Mansion and
Capitol were beautified by them. Mrs. Gar
ret A. Hobart Mrs John Addison Porter
and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh sent exquisite
Roman wreaths Of orchids and lilies Of the
valley to the White House last night. A
large wreath Of orchids bore the signifi
cant inscription, From the Municipality
of Havana" A striking Offering was a
huge white shield bearing in it's center q
figure 8 In red. white and blue. In purple
flowers white streamer of white i'm
mortelles above it was Tribute From the
Army in the Philippines" This was pre-
pared by Instructions cabled from Manila
by General Chaffee. The old veterans Of
the United States Soldiers Home sent a
wreath of galax leaves and roses. The
commissioner of pensions and the employees
of his bureau sent magnificent Roman or
Amphion wreath decked with orchids, lilies
of the valley and American beauty roses;
the bookbinders Of the government printing
Office sent an especially beautiful tribute.
It was an open book of yellow roses and
lying carelessly on one of the golden pages
was bookmark Of satin bearing the words:
Gods Will Be Done" Three American
flags were draped in the background.
Costa Rican COlors.
The Costa Rican minister and the men,
bers Of the legation sent two magnificent
wreaths twined with the colors Of that
republic. The Colombian legation sent
wreath with yellow, blue and red ribbons.
Secretary Cages tribute was a superb me-
mortal wreath. Col. Wallace A. Randolph,
U. 8. A., sent a large wreath Of ivy leaves
and red roses. A large wreath Of palm
leaves and orchids was sent by Mr.. and
Mrs. R. r. Hit. A wreath bearing stream
ers upon which words Of sympathy were
inscribed. was sent by the Guatemalan min
iSter.
The tribute of the bureau Of American
republics was an immense cluster Of Amer
lean beauties tied with white ribbon. Gen.
and Mrs. Nelson A. Miles sent large
wreath. A Roman wreath, with purple
and black streamers, came from the Ar
gentine legation.
The British embassy sent an exquisite
wreath of palm leaves, American beauties,
orchids and lilies Of the valley Adjutant
General Corbin's offering was beautiful
wreath, and the same design marked the
tributes Of Mrs. James A. Garfield, Secre-
tary and Mrs. Hay, Secretary and Mrs.
Hitchcock, Gen. Horace Porter, DR.. and
Mrs. Rixey, the Chilean legation. the COM
missioner Of pensions. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
A. Moore and Miss Marjorie Tucker.
From His Comrades.
The Department Of the Potomac, G. A. r.,
sent Grand Army badge eight feet high,
made Of American beauty and Augusta Vic
toria roses and lilies Of the valley. Lin
coin Post, No. 8, and the Lincoln Woman's
Relief Corps, No. 8, sent large past COM
mander's badges OF white immortelles. The
employees Of the main press room Of the
government printing office sent a magnifi-
cent cross and crown, composed Of Ameri-
can beauties, orchids, lilies Of the valley
white roses and palm leaves.
The Washington Hebrew congregation
sent q large standing wreath Of American
beauties orchids, lilies Of the valley and
palm leaves.
Commander -in-chief Terrence Of the
tiful token. It was a cushion about five
feet square, with a field OF white carnations
on which was worked out in bold relief the
badge Of the GAR Those letters were in
one corner. The whole design was embel-
lished with American Beauties orchids and
other flowers.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison sent wreath
Of red roses and lilies of the valley. The
tribute OF the president of Brazil was a
wreath Of Brazilian orchids six feet IL
diameter. The president Of Costa Rica sert
a wreath. Columbia. Commandery No. g
knights Templar, sent a beautiful cross
and crown. The Masonic fraternity of the
District of Columbia sent a wreath with
the square and compass. Beautiful wreaths
were the tributes OF the Military Order OF
the Loyal Legion, the citizens of Vicks-
burg, Mississippi, and the city of Yonkers,
New York.