The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-09-06
Tie PRESIDENTS DAY AT TIE
PAn-Alr RicAN.
The Chief Magistrate Of The Nation
To Speak in The ESP
tinguishcd Party to be in Buff
falo on September 5th.

Buffalo, Sept President McKin-
ley will pay his official visit TO the Ex-
position of all the Americans on Sep
TENDER 5th. That day hes been desig-
rated at the Exposition as Presidents
Day. Ii will witness the most notable
gathering of distinguished statesmen,
jurists and diplomats which has oc-
Cured for some time, as the President
will be accompanied by members of
his cabinet, justices of the Supreme
Court, and many members of the Dip
lomatic Corps, who will gather at the
Pan-American and meet the represen-
tatives there from Pan-American
counties and join in a special inspec-
ton OF the exhibits representing the
progress OF civilization in the Western
Hemisphere. Military pagents, ban
quets and receptions will mark the
Presidents stay at the Exposition.
He will speak from a specially erect
ed stand in the West Esplanade, near
the Triumphal Bridge, addressing per-
haps an audience of several hundred
thousand persons, for the Esplanade
is capable of holding 100000 people.
Presidents Day will therefore be in
many respects the greatest day among
all me great days of the Exposition
season.
The President and his family with
Dr. and Mrs. Rixey will simply be net
at the station by a suitable escort,
and conducted TO the home of the
President of the Pan-American Expo
sition, Hon. John G.. Milburn. Presi-
dent Milburn has a beautiful home at
1856 Delaware Avenue, the most fash
ionable residence street of Buffalo, and
this will be given up to the use of the
President and family during their stay
in Buffalo.
The Marine Band of Washington
will be at the Exposition at this time,
and there will be encamped here var
ious detachments Of United States
forces in the divisions of artillery, in
fantry. hospital corps, etc. All these
will take part in the parade on Presi-
dents Day, together with the two Buff
falo Regiments, the famous Goth,
which was on duty during the Spanish
war, and the 74th, which occupies the
largest and most magnificent armory
in the United States.
The Presidential party will pass into
the main court of the Exposition, via.
the Triumphal Gauseway, which ex-
presses the welcome Of the United
States TO visiting nations. On arrival
at the Esplanade the President will
be introduced to the assembled thou
sands by President Milburn of the Ex-
position, and he will then make his adj
dress.
The President will devote the after
noon to the inspection Of the exhibits
in the United States Government
building, which will be cleared of peo-
pie and locked for short time, to per
nit the President to make tie inspec-
ton.
Acting Chairman Edward r. Rice of
the Pan-American Committee on Cere-
monies has announced the following
plan for the second day of President
McKinley's stay at the Exposition:
The President and his party will be
invited to spend the early portion OF
Sept. 9Th, the day following Presi-
dents Day, at Niagara Falls, special
cars being provided for the purpose.
On their ret1n fom the Falls, public
eception will be given the President
at the Temple of Music, from to 5
p. NJ
Invitations have been sent to the
members of the Supreme Court. and
the Diplomatic Corps, Senator Plat
and Senator Depew and other dis
tinguished guests to take part in the
exercises of Preside rs Day.