The Sunday globe., 1901-06-02
PERSISTENT EFFORTS
To see William in New Orleans by
lady who writes her experience.

Mrs, Rosalie o. Goulding, the we'll
known newspaper writer at present in
Buffalo doing" the exposition for a
number Of the most influential papers,
sends The Globe the following extract
Of letter received from her friend.
in New Orleans, whose efforts to see
President Mckinley are picturesuuely
and graphically described.
The Globe hopes to be able in its
next issue to present the initial mum.
ber Of a series Of exposition letters
from the pen of Mrs. Goulding, as ar
rangements have been perfected with
her to do So These letters will be Of
general interest both to those who in.
tend to visit the exposition as we'll as
to the unfortunate who are compelled
to sweat it out in Washington with
out such desirable recreation.
The following is the extract referred
to:
well, I came near forgetting to tell
you the piece de resistance Of news.
| saw Mckinley! And l not only saw
him, but | saw her and the whole LAY
out And still more, / attended the
swell reception at the Cabildo heard
his short address i'm the chief Justices
room and also the one he made from
the balcony to the people on the out
side, and had the honor to stand right
by his carriage as he got into it and
was driven off. Later I saw him come
out Of the st. Charles with Mrs. Nc
Kinley on his arm, and I was almost
sorry I had seen her; she looked so
dreadfully i'll and weak. Her counte-
nance was death-like in its paleness.
New Orleans did herself proud to show
honor to the President, and I do not
think he has cause to complain of his
reception in any way. | know you will
wonder how | could attend the Cabildo
reception, so | will tell you. About II
o'clock that day our cashier told me
he had a ticket he would be happy to
give me if I could arrange to 60 I
Immediately interviewed the vice pres.
ident Cthe president was at home sick)
and he said certainly to go and stay
all day if I wanted to. I rushed home
to change my waist, got a bit to eat,
boarded the Magazine car and started
down. 1t was stopped and seemed to
fairly crawl. The Levee and Barracks
car which l went for next, was block
AIDED, but came along eventually. When
| reached Jackson Square ! got out and
pushed and showed my way through
the dense perspiring crowd of all col
ors and conditions of men, only to find
the street by the Cabildo blocked with
a rope. An old nanny informed me
I'd have to go around the entire block,
and back | started to shove my way
out again. The reception began at IL
so you can imagine how eager was to
arrive at my destination, as | knew it
was more than that then. Well, I fin
ally pushed myself through and ar
rived, as / said, in time to hear the
Presidents response to the address Of
welcome, etc. | expect | was the poor
est person in that assembly, for it was
largely made up Of swelldom and the
literary set. Invitations were exceed
ingly scarce, owing principally to the
small size of the room. AS said, was
almost sorry I saw Mrs. Mckinley; she
looked so wretched. She could not
attend the reception in her honor
When they stepped out of the st.
Charles, the crowd started to cheer
and hurrah but in a minute it died
away, as If awed and hushed by a sight
Of her paid face. She smiled family
in recognition of the spontaneous out
burst.
"The whole city turned out, and
there were the prettiest decorations on
the streets that I think we have ever
had. The American flag was flying
everywhere, except perhaps on Memo
rial Hall. Phineas gave us stools In
front of his store, and the parade was
worth seeing. The cavalry, artillery,
and infantry we're out, not to speak OF
the Governors staff in their gold
braid and trimmings, all well mounted.
The carriage rolled by for so many
blocks that I have no idea how many
there were. The Governor the mayor,
the Louisiana Senators and Congress
men also, in all his glory and elation
Wimberlyl know how he must have
chuckled to himself to think how men
who would not consider him a social
equal on other occasions had to hobnob
with him then, and how tickled he
must be. A Republican paper here,
though. says he is not as elated over
the visit as one might think, as Nc
Kinley heard too much while he was
here. Well all this is nothing to you;
you are accustomed to such things, but
to me II was fine, and I chased around
like a sFxteen-year-old. I said after.
wards I never thought I'd run so far
after a man!
Sincerely