The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 12, 1901, Page 13

0444444244444 544444444%0 Pages 13 10 24 4444444444444 44 444444+ Otist444 + ARSAAARASAR RS ] Pages 13 10 24 T e At ananans’ Ottttttte -~ + + + + + ° 1] @4444444 VOLUME T,XXX]X—N(;. 1€ PRICE F1VE CENTS. PRESIDENT McKINLEY MINGLES WITH FORMER COMRADES IN ARMS AT THE GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENT IN PACIFIC GROVE AND LOOKS UPON HISTORIC MONTER Distinguished Guest Is Introduced {0 0ld Soldiers Simply as “Comrade McKinley.” - x ment of resi sa and there was more when he re- | terey, welcomed him. Then the President to the passing of the veterans and | a ity of loyalty whick passed on heir they a he e sentiment of the meeling | d fnto those few words than | f in any he had previously | ered. | as contained rm from which he spoke was |t h flags and s and in | P sts of honor around him were the | @ of the Grand Army and |V One man, “Comrade” | was in the regiment in which in officers H bbard poke not more than fifteen | Grove, where, while the rest of the party place, ddr sed the people, principally the chil- From Monterey he was driven to Pacific rove bravely through the crowd to the ront entrance of the veterans’ meeting he was, driven to a side entrance in before any one knew it. After the President was escorted s to his carriage and after riving to th ner of Franklin and Al- arado streets his carriage was stopped nd he spoke to the peopls, who by this nd he exerci v the vete e | time hed blocked both thoroughfares. , - r t McKinley sbouldered his musket and | Hastens to His Wife’s Side. . requir: marched to the front. Outside of the hall| The seventeen-mile drive was next in a8 w s and ¢ ces were guarded by the \at,‘nrd:r, the President’s carriage going ¢ = - who, with rifies of forty years ago, | 90Wn Forest nue #@nd traveling very otis Woskeite Woks s walked their pests as they did in the o)d |¥aPidly. THe “drive” had been closed, His meeting the veterans makes | It ful speech that the Pres. “aF : 6 % an epoch in tour of the nation, - > . At Hotel Del Monte. 4 nearly 11 o’clock this morning be- McKinley and his party ich had been standing on Monte from 2 o'clock There was a crowd at the so large at ed everybod of the hour as he { in & |k looked straps the edge ome places, d it cheered ppeared. with him, leaning on his % gain weakened and | 5 He supported her to | oy words : they were driven rap- | Pe ut the gates are at the end of Forrest venue and there was nothing to prevent eople following down that way at least far as the gates. The Tennant Home | for Aged People is on the avenue and the nmates were lined up in front to give reeting to the President, which he ac- nowledged with more than usual cordial- Thes: were the last of the people of ific Grove to see the President, for afterward, while the President's went on down the drive, a red- oon arty wheeled surrey and the best team from the Kinley back to where his Del Monte Hotel was speeding Mec- vife lay i1l Then the reason for all the hurry be- k low and clear- | jdly ® entrance of the hctel, | came apparent. Few recognized the s with a suppress the people who had reached the | President, but frequently he bowed and oty porch by short cuts from the station. The | raised his hat to knots of people, who flutt President and Mrs. McKinley ‘went at{nodded to the four in the fiying rig, per- to their rooms. mile drive was scheduled (or the come t was of the e aps because they looked like strangers, nd learned it was McKinley only after kind | forenoon. but on ecount of Mrs. McKin- | recognizing, too late, the now familiar the heart than | jey’s ness it was postponed untii the | features. the brings the | afternoon and the President remaineq | 10 the back seat with the President was ar soone s 1n | quietly in the hotel until after luncheop, | gnTy T. Scott and in front with the se if | ariver w oster, the Chief of the Secret At half-past 1 o'clock the party started | gorvice, and a member of ‘the President’s when | for Monterey where the people were on | party. They whisked through Monterey vels have T, tiptoe with expectation. The Prcsident | and on up the drive through the Del been ir ouch with 2 | W gulded through the streets of tae old e grounds, around to the rear en- men witk 11 from '61 fo | town, through. lines of singing school | trance again, where President McKinley 65" and t followed | zhildren and over the m of flowers | Sprans out and at once disappeared in the el . felt the [which they bad thrown in his patk, aud | 0L, 0 i be period of rest o fellows r it. There | to the old Spanish pla where in the | o). The President will attend the Metg- was more app he derlared, |shadow of the flag that fluttered over | odist church at Pacific Grove, but he will ““The Union whi 1 must be kept | him R. F. Johnson, the Mayor of Mufl-j take no part in any function. EY’S QUAINT AND Decorations and Vociferous in Its Geeeting. ES i | | | I | - +* ['the column of carriages will move slowly through the -business section. The will be gathering at n of the Grand Lodge | and the Uniform Rank will probably turn out- strong:" On reaching Mam and Dorado streets the marching columns wi pass through th the time for a sess residence portion Veterans Chee President of the United States. | —_— £3 '3 ACIFIC GROVE, May 11.—At the entrance to Pacific Grove the President was met by a number | of the members of the reception committee, who escorted him in a circuitous route through several streets to the assembly hall. This was done to avold the immense crowd as- sembled in the main streets and to save time. At El Carmelo Park he was greeted by the children of Pacific Grove, who, dressed entirely in white and carrying smali flags, sang “The Star-spangled Ban- ner” and strewed flowers along the way over which he passed. Hearty cheers and a great fluttering of handkerchiefs greet- ed him at every step of the way through the little city, and when he finally emerged from the assembly hall, where Continued on Page Fifteen. | | as the Mexican war. | full of people of the town itself and all | ONTEREY, May 11.—All was in reaafness for his reception when the President entered the old town of Monterey and the first capital cf. the State was in gala attire to welcome Her distinguished guest. , Well nigh house ulong the route—and many mote that there was no possibility of any of the Presidential party catching sight of them—was gay with streamers and all sorts of arrangements of bunting in the national colors and specimens of Old Glory, from tiny banners to battle scarred flags that had seen service as far back The streets were every S0 Te- the surrounding ecuntry eager to see and hear the President, and a most enthusi- astic reception was accorded him all along the route. Entering Taylor street, he was driven past the old Washington Hotel, once the rendezvous of the fashionables of Cali- fornia, and across the old Spanish plaza into Alvarado street. Here 500 children from the Monterey schools met him and passed down the street ahead of his car- riage, throwing flowers in his path. On arriving at the cypress arch he was accorded the official welcome to the old town by the citizen's reception committee, at the head of which was Mayor R. F. Johnson. The Mayor spoke briefly in greeting in behalf of the city. He said: Talks to the Children. The President responded with great cor- dlality, speaking from a raised platform at the side of the arch. He said: My felfow citizens: "It gives me very great pleasure to recelve the words of welcome on behalf of this people, so heartily expressed by your honorable Mayof. I am glad to stand in this memorable city. This is Indeed historis ground. This quaint cld town of .toll and traffic, of traditions and of history, is most in- teresting to your fellow countrymen generally, and is especially Interesting to me. I am glad to be welcomed not only by the people at large, but to receive the greeting of the schaol chil- dren of this community. It will only be'a little while till the older of us shall have passed away, and then must rest upon these school children now gathered around me the responsi- bility of the home, of the:community, of the state, and. the graye responsibilities of the T ' Knights of Pyth | - will be versed. A big man f combine harvesters will. have one of the biz ma- chines In operation at some route. The President will have a restful drive and will nog be called upon do any handshaking or speechmaking unless he should choose to address a few words to the school children, who will bled in parks along the route. Decorations will be mostly confined to a liberal dis- play of flags. EFL BTN CITIES OF SOUND IN CONTROVERSY sylum - grounc factory | nation. I am glad to know that there is no | | community anywhere beneath our flag where | | the humblest chiid cannot receive an education | to fit him for the responsibilities and dutles of | Tife. (Applause) That is our chief joy; that | is our chief satisfaction; aye, it is the very bulwark of our strength and our greatest se- curity. The poorest boy or girl In the United States has every door of opportunity opened: to him or her. (Applause.) The humblest in the town of Monterey to-day, with integrity and indus- | try, taking advantage of those opportunities that, are furnished him by the State, may reach not only the Important places in the busi- ness world, but the highest place within the gift of the government of the United States. (Applause.) Thank God, we have no classes in the United States (applause), and we bave no platform except our country and our constitution. (Ap- plause and cries of “Good!”) We may differ about local things; wa may differ about public policles; but we never differ in any interna- tional contest. There e are united. I thank you for this greeting, Mr. Mayor and all my fellow citizens, and bid you good morning. (€ontinued applause.) A pretty ineldent of the Monterey wel- come was. the eager manner in which the children gathered around his carriage. He was very much pleased with this tribute and addressed most of his brief talk to them. Entering his carriage again, he was driven past Monterey’s custom house and toward Pacific Grove. He was kept constantly doffing his hat ip response to greefings all the way through the town. TWO HOURS' K DRIVE ABOUT STOCKTON President Will Not Be ,Expected to Speak or to Do “Any Handshaking STOCKTON, May 11.—The President ar- rives.here at 1:15 and leaves at 3:15 May {20 He will not leave the carriage during his two hours' stay in Stockton. After the President is informally greeted at the | depot he will with the other members of his party be escorted to the carriages in waiting and, accompanied by an escort of G. A. R. men and fraternal organizations point un the to be assem- PortTownsend, Whatecom and Everett People In- sist on Presidential Visit TACOMA, May 1L.—Tacoma and Seattls committees having in charge tke enter- tainment of President McKinlev on Puget Sound are anxiously awaiting the return of Senator Foster from the East that he may assist in pacifying the citizens of Port Townsend, Whatcom and Everett, who are displeased because tha President is not likely to visit these towns. The President’s party will arrive hera May 23 and will be entertained in Taco- ma that day. The towns named are so anxious to see the President that arrange- ments are partially made for the party to travel by steamer at night from Tacoma to Whatcom, returning to Seattle next day via Port Townsend and Everett. Sec- retary Cortelyou has wired that .his pian is not wholly satisfactory because the President and party wish to rest that nigkt. ‘Seattle now demands that its com- mittee take charge of the party when their reception in Tacoma ends. Thi¢ course will result in cutting .ut the Lower Sound towns. Senator Foster must decide which plan shall be adopted. e Public Reception Postponed. Owing to the fact that the Ohio Congres- sional delegation had made previous ar- rangements for visiting San Jose on Mon- day the reception which was to have been tendered to them by the Merchants’ Asso- clation has been postponed. The meeting was Intended to give the visiting states- men an opportunity to acquaint theme selves with the commercial needs of the Pacific Coast. - i | 1 t | |