Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-02

A Day AIN[N' ORLEANS
President Mckinley Addresses
Colored Students at South.
ern University.
Negroes Of New Orleans Have
Large Share in Presi-
DENTAL Program.
Five Thousand colored People
Attend the Reception..Last
Nights Banquet.

Attend the Reception..Last
Nights Banquet.
New Orleans. May 2-The president.
accompanied by Governor Heard and
Mayor Capdeville. escorted by
mounted detachment Of police and the
Louisiana cavalry troops left the st.
Charles Hotel, after breakfasting in
apartments with Mrs. Mckinley, ard
proceeded to Southern University, COLI
ored institution. where he was enthusi-
astically received by the faculty and
students. The weather today was clear
and warm.
AS the president entered the grounds
CT the university he was welcomed with
Hail to the Chief" sung by chorus
of thousand school children and ac-
companied by students orchestra.
Brief addresses were made by two pu-
pills of the school. The president made
a felicitous response, In which he said,
addressing the negro children: 1 am
glad to know that al. over the south,
where most of you dwell. the states have
provided institutions of learning where
every boy and girl can prepare them
selves for usefulness and honor under
the government in which he lives. The
thing today is to be practical. What you
want is to get an education and with il
) GU want good character and with these
f,tt ,.fr
have these three things you will have
success anywhere and everywhere. God
bless you.
Five thousand negroes attended the
reception. The president was received
by Governor Heard, state officials ard
members of the supreme court prompt
f lv at noon and was escorted TO a scat
on the right of Chief Justice Nichols.
President Alceo Fortier, of the Louisi-
ana Historical Association. delivered an
address, the president made brief re-
ply and an official record was made on
the minutes OF the visit of Mckinley to
1.-The court. Afterwards the president
spoke briefly from balcony to an Inn
lsmense assemblage In the streets.
Arrival NJ New Orleans.
New Orleans. May 2.-For the first
time in its history New Orleans is en-
tertaining president OF the United
States. President Mckinley and his
party arrived just at sundown.
The air was full of the blare of bands.
the booming of cannon, and the scream
of whistles from the harbor craft as the
train drew into the station.
The president and his party We're
[ ~ ~ IL,
lvlelle. Senator'S AlcEnery and Foster
THE entire louisiana delegation in con-
igress, the city council, and representa-
|.tives Of the various commercial ex-
i'changes.s
The president and his cabinet passed
out of the station between a line of
smart looking militiamen on one side
and a smarter looking line of young ca
diets from Jesuit Military College here
on the other.
| A military parade. consisting of the
| Louisiana Cavalry Troop. the Washing
ton Artillery, and all the militia from
this end of the state, escorted the party
along Camp and Canal streets to the
new ST. Charles hotel.
4 The city wasliberally but not lavishly
adorned with the national colors. But
/ the crowds In the streets were tremend-
Gus. Never, except in Mardi Gras times,
We're they known to be 80 choked and
jammed with snrgIng humanity.
i Mrs. Mckinley and the ladies' of the
party dined quietly at the hotel. and
llater received the women of New Orr
|leans. The president and his cabinet.
with the other men of the party, were
given banquet at the hotel in the eve
ming. About 300 of the prominent men
of New Orleans were present, and the
Idinner was said to have exceeded in
every respect anything OF a similar
character attempted heretofore in this
lefty.