The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-08-22


tic carnival. Friday, September the
9th, the President and his party will
be invited to visit Niagara Falls and
take the Gorge trip to Lewiston. The
u. S. Marine Band will play during
the Presidents visit. Special invi-
tatiOns will be sent to the members
of the Cabinet, the Judges of the
Supreme Court, the Diplomatic
Corps, Senators Depew, Platt, Han
ma, Foraker and other members of
the Senate and House.
September the 10th, or Rhode
Island Day, will be marked by fit
ting ceremonies. This day is the
anniversary of the great naval vic
tory won by Commodore Oliver
Hazard Perry, of Rhode Island, ,Over
the British fleet in Lake Erie, Sep
tember 10, 1913. 1t should not be
forgotten that Virginia officer, the
late Capt. Hugh Nelson Page, of
Norfolk, Virginia, distinguished him
self in the battle of Lake Erie. Capt
Page was promoted by the President
for bravery in this engagement, was
presented with two jewel-hilted
swords, one by the Congress of the
United States, the other by the Leg
isIature of Virginia. 1t is to be
hoped the Perrys, the Pages and
many other descendants of men who
won the fight that day will be rep
resented here September 10. The
citizens of Rhode Island are making
elaborate preparations for apprOpri-
ating celebrating the day. Natur-
ally there will be an immense crowd
and widespread interest in the feat
ures of this notable occasion. Charles
N. Kingsbury, Esq, the accomplish
ed special commissioner from Rhode
Island, has prepared most attract
i've program.
September 18th has been de6ni-
tely, although a futile effort was
made to change it. Gov. w. S.
Jennings and his staff, escorted by
three military companies and two
bands from Florida, will enter the
grounds at IL o'clock and proceed
to the Temple of Music, where the
Director-General will deliver an ad-
dress of welcome. The orator of
the day will be Charles Parkhill,
Esq, of Pensacola, Florida, one of
the most eloquent speakers in the
South. The presiding officer will
be Colonel Thomas NJ. Wier, of
Tampa, special commissioner to the
Pan American Exposition for Flor
ida. Appropriate music will be in
terspersed. This program may be
elaborated if the Press Association
of Florida, five hundred in number,
can attend on the date designated,
September IL.
Last night many of your readers
would have felt very much at home
on the Midway. Some of them, es-
pecially the Confederate veterans,
would have experienced peculiar SEN
sations when they saw groups of
West Point cadets wearing uniforms
the color of the genuine old Con-
federate gray! A group of these
cadets stopped in front of the
"Streets of Mexico" when a sight
seer called out to them.
"What's your State?"
"Dixie," answered several of the
cadets.
With this some one cheered, and
the bandmaster, overhearing the re-
ply, ordered "Dixie' to be played.
This was the signal for a spontane-
Gus outburst which swept the Mid
way from one end to the other. The
Darkies in the "Old Plantation"
came out and sang to the bands ac-
compartment. Soon the crowd and
cadets joined in. The spielers sang
and Harry Langdon led the chorus.
In the language Of a local news
paper, the ''Lane of Laughter be-
came the Street of Song" Horns
blew, drums beat, other bands took
up the melody, the crowd yelled!
As the music and the cheering ceas-
ed Langdon said:
"Talk about your exposition airs
Let band play Dixie Then watch
the crowd"
CHARLES EDWARD LLOYD.
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