The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-21
RECEPTIONS AND PARADE.


CINCINNATI, Sept. 2o.-President Roose-
welt and rarty arrived on time at 10 a. m
at the Pennsylvania depot, and was escort
ed to the st. Nicholas Hotel by a long line
OF carriages with Senator Foraker, Mayor
Fleischman, President Frank w. Fields.
the directors of the Cincinnati Fall Festi-
val and prominent citizens. AS the train
entered the depot detachment of police
men lined up and officers were stationed all
along the line of march Salutes OF twenty
one guns were fired from several points on
the hilltops as the train entered the city.
The decorations are elaborate all over
the city for the fall festival and special
attention was paid TO the displays along
the line of march for the President this
morning. as well as for the lines of the
march of the parades in the afternoon and
evening. Thousands Of portraits Of the
President were displayed.
Notwithstanding the effort TO make time
from the depot TO the hotel. as the Presi-
dent was passing the two engines that
pulled his train he stopped to shake hands
with Road Foreman of Engines Sam
Mider, Engineer +. r. Doten and Fireman
]. T. Dwyer. of the first locomotive, and
Engineer 7. b. Earhart and Fireman Le-
roy Pray, OF the second locomotive. AS
the President passed through the gates of
the train shed into the station a mighty
cheer went uD from the crowd in the sta
tion. IL was taken up by those on the
outside and echoed and re-echoed until the
President had taken his seat in the carriage
with Senator Foraker, Mayor Fleisch-
mann and Secretary Cortelyou.
The line Of march from the Pennsylvania
station TO the ST. Nicholas was a con-
tinuous throng of people for over a mile.
The crowd was so dense that all could
not see the President, but they participated
in the cheering the President passed,
bowling and swinging his silk hat.
The President held an Informal reception
during the forenoon. with Senator Foraker
introducing visitors. Other members of the
party also received visitors at their rooms
From IL to II o'clock the President divided
the time with representatives of organiza-
tions calling In bodies. He held a half
hour reception for ladies. and Just before
state officials called in a body These re-
ceptions were held in the parlors occupied
by Mckinley on his visits here and they
were tastefully decorated The noon lunch
con was limited To one hundred plates All
of the presidential party were included. as
well as the fall festival officers, Senator
Foraker. Governor Nash, Mayor Fleisch-
man and others.
With pleasant weather I'm the afternoon
and evening the demonstrations I'm honor
of the President were phenomenally sue
cessful The parade in the afternoon, con-
sisting of several battalions OF the Ohio
National Guard. cadets from the univer-
sity. schools and other institutions and va
rious civic organizations, started from the
St. Nicholas Hotel before O'Clock The
artillery and other heavy detachments
moved ahead I'm line before the President
took his carriage at 1:50.
The first great incident OF the parade oc-
CURED when the posts OF the Grand Army
moved into line and the President for the
time stood up in his carriage and greeted
them. These veterans formed the last sec
tion OF the parade. From that time on the
cheering was continued over line OF
march of several miles. The head OF the
procession reached Music Hall and the
grounds OF the fall festival at 3 p. m. and
While all available space along the streets
and in buildings was filled with people
along the entire line of march. the multi
tude In Washington Park. where the fall
festival is in progress. and In the surround
ing streets. was beyond estimation. In the
ident reviewed the military and other or
ganizatons while standing up in his car
riage and the crowd INDUCED In the Wild
est demonstrations. These scenes continued
while the President was escorted through
the grounds and the exposition hall for an
hour
Meantime Music Hall. with a seating ca
pacty Of 500. was packed 10 overfiowing
In anticipation OF the Presidents speaking
at that place at D. m. The auditorium
was elaborately decorated with bunting. a
large portrait OF President Roosevelt being
its seating capacity fixed the same for
the large choruses during the May musical
festival There were over thousand seats
on the large stage. which were occupied
by the Presidents party, members OF the
Chamber of Commerce, Business Mems
Club. Manufacturers Association and 9TH
ers. The sseakers divided their attention