Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-09-13

! in the Temple Of Music. The police
had found no trouble OF any kind, and
when the Presidents carriage, contain
ing, beside the Chief Executive. Presl-
dent John G. Milburn, Of the Pan
American Exposition, and Private Sec
re;ary George B. Cortelyou, drove up
to the side entrance to the Temple It
was met by mighty salu!e OF cheers
and applause
The three alghted and were escorted
to the door OF the building.
| Almost Immediately a carriage con-
tanning Secret Service men George EOS
ter and Samuel r. Ireland drove UP,
and these detectives, with seTeral other
Secret Service men, entered the build
! ing together Inside they were met by
Director General Buchanan, who had
arrived but moment before. and he di-
rected them as to where 10 stand.
In passing to the place the President
took off his hat and smiled pleasantly
to a little group OF newspaper men and
! to the guards who had been stationed
in the place. To one of the reporters
he spoke smilingly, saying:
1T is much cooler in here, isn't it?'
President Stood In Aisle.
The interior OF the building had been
arranged for the reception. From the
main entrance, which opens to the
southeast from the temple into the wide
esplanade, where thousands had gath
cred. an aisle had been made through
the rows OF seats in the building to a
point naer the centre This aisle was
about eight feet wide and turned near
the centre to the southwest door OF the
temple, so that there was a passage
dividing the south part Of the structure
into right angle.
Ii was so arranged that the people
who would shake hands with the Presi-
/ dent would enter at the southeast door,
meet the President in the centre and
then pass on out at the southwest door
Where the aisle made the curve in the
centre OF the building the corner had
been decorated with tall palms and
green plants, so the President stood I'M
der a bower. Both sides OF the long
aisle were covered with continuous
strips Of purple bunting.
Soldiers Were at Hand.
From the southeast door and extend
ing on up to and around the curve was
line OF soldiers from the Seventy third
Seacoast Artillery on each side. These
were interspersed with neatly uniformed
guards from the Exposition police, un-
der the command OF Captain Damcr.
When the Presidential party was with
80, &ba h,,i1d;pu rho eold;ore mo W "ot
tention" and all took their places. The
President was escorted TO the centre Of
the palm bower and Mr.. Milburn took a
position on his left, so as to introduce
the people as they came in.
Secretary Cortelyou stood by the
President to the right Secret Service
man Foster, who has Travelled every
where with the President, took a posi-
ton not more than two feet in front OF
Mr.. Milburn and Secret Serviceman
Ireland stood on his left, so that Ire
land was the same distance in front of
the President as was Foster in front OF
Mr.. Milburn.
Was Ia Fine HumOL
Through this passage the people who
would meet the President must pass.
When all was ready with detectives
scattered throughout the aisle, the
President smiled to Mr.. Buchanan. who
was standing near the corporal in
charge OF the artillarymen, and said that
he was ready to meet the people. He
was very pleasant and as he waited TOR
the doors TO open he rubbed his hands