The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 14, 1901, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1901. PRESIDENT VIEWS A DAZZLING DISPLAY OF FLORAL WEALTH IN THE GARDEN CITY JSEL‘/ Hay ASSISTING MRS TR l P CLARK | EXECUTIVE COMMITIEE o/~ ANTA CRUZ, May 1B.—Tt was a ntment to the Sea- s when the people President would pas Speaks ; rod :Av = wen 1 on. for His Chief. Mrs, Hay and 3 o mg Pacific av courthouse stan; while Mayor Parke f welcome. At tk Parker's words age and replied appear bef: ungraci g can pre- is @ the anticipated me being un- you for him Washing- ith these mani- esteem from his ut that which hLas him ) thank patriotism the people of he has passed. n to say pointment Off to the Giant Redwoods. ‘Time was pre the party was € e sta a special train visitors to the elton. The news- were put into car- to the grove over road that leads ve the voung ladies of the table with sand- s a first ex- for all the ere new bits alked around the their rough and ves into the bark greer a foliage, hoary hair, hid that tree ir Tive the trunk of which 4 and was comfort- and all questions swered , looked far up to | their | and souvenirs were | ride back was taken quiekly, and | when the special train drew into the sta- | stopped next nd the pa tne otner and were to the Presidential stepped from onc to way, while the crowd cheered lustily t was a most hospitable reception doubly so when the President's akb e and the deey bointment it caused s sered. It was a quiet one 2 he people re glad to show | good feeling, for it elegant paintinz ave been pres sorning &t the learned he g was placed is speclal car painting i= & scene in the big tr nd is a beantiful work of art. It , 28x45. and painted in o eath. It was in a e gift was from the was unbound; 1 to the President £ trees, but when If You Have Rheumatism £end no money, but writeDr.Shoop, Racine, Wis , box 127, for six bottles of Dr. Shoop's Rheumatic Cure exc.naid. if cured pay$.50. If not,it 1s frees coming the | McKINLEY PAYS VISITTO SAN JOSE| Continued from First Page. San Jose, who led him Park to where th into President, and Irene Campbell recited an original poem in which in pretty rhyme and meter she Teeted the President in the name of the Garden City. President Gazes in Wonder. | Mr. McKinley for some time marveled | at the wealth of flowers, for there was a tremendous pile of hem, reaching twen- ty-five feet up into the trees and showing all the colors that paint the gardens and the hi There were roses, sweet bt 8, wild and cultivated, carna- ng of every shade, geraniums of gor- sous red and pure white and a hundred other biossoms lending their luster and | sweetness to the great heap of prettine The President was then escorted to the grand stand, end as he stepped to the front rail and stood among bis secretaries | and the members of his party a mighty cheer arose and shook the buildings, for at last the could look upon’ the face of the nation’s chief, | The grand stand was decorated n_the al colors and the red and gold of | the carnival. [t stood on the side of First street and at the edge of St. James P: s and from where he spoke the President looked over to the courthouse, where the steps were covered with people and the great pillars standing before the entrance | were festooned with garlands of green, dotted with brilliant blossoms. And in front of e Hall of Records, adjoining, | was as great a concourse. Mr. McKinley’s Happy Speech. Mayor Martin delivered the address of | welcome. The cheers broke forth again | when the President stepped forward to re- | 2 Said y Fellow Citizens—We have m and generous greetings as | we have journeyed from the Potomac to the Pacific slope, but none have been more interesting, more generous and more mem- orable than the one which the people of Santa Clara County and of San Jose accord us to-day. (Great applause.) 1 observe that I face not only this muititude of Ameri- cans, but.l face the headquarters of a thoukand old Ohioans, who, with my other fellow citizens, slcome. We are all proud of our States, and well we may be, whether we come from the North or ther we come from the South. We are roud of our birthplace and of our State ; but above all we rejoice in the . the glory of its achievements, h represents liberty and itution of the nation that shelters us all. (Applause.) We have seen everything in California; asted the perfumes of your we have visited the anefent mis- urches where the altar of religion first raised and whose chimes have ed through the centuries their mes- ¢ hope and benediction; we have he dashing waves of your ocean, we have felt the sunshine—and we have been tanned somewhat by its rays (laugh- ter), but we have all the time felt the warm touch of your hearts. We saw at Redlands the other day that they and ered the mext day that they bored at Los Angeles and got it. (Laugh- y there is nothing that you have not got here.” We have met your people— your brave mien and-women—we have met the pioneers who builded and founded this State, we have met all conditions of peo- ple, and wherever we have gone we have seen smiling, happy and contented faces and have heard the cheers of the school sprinkled their streets with oil, ‘whirled away. —_— In Wonder San Jose's Distinguished Guest Gazes at the Giant Nosegay Presented to Him for Mrs. McKinley as the Offering of the Progressive Ladies of Santa. Clara County. CABINET PARTY 15 ENTERTAINED IN' SANTA CRUZ AND AT THE FAMED BIG TREES “eXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MRS NAY THEIR CARRIAGE A -4 o | (‘h}i’!flrcn from one end of this State to\the ther greeted in this, the first capl- ur constitution—a constitution ed the Territory of California and union forever (great ap- vhose people asked and were ad- nto the uhion of States and Te- Celved the protection of the Federal consti- stitution, and from that hour until now the people of California have been loyal to the Government and to its every interest. (En- thusiastic applause.) In peace or in war you have been faithful. We live, my fellow citizens, under a con- stitution that was made for four milllons of people, and yet it has proved quite ade- quate for seventy-five millions of people. s embraced within it and purpose and has % | never stood in the way of our development i and expansion. at instrument seems pe oy mg l||;~1 have been inspired to carry for: | MEMBERS OF THE SANTA CRUZ RECEPTION COMMITTEE AND w the holy mission o berty. seems ™ N D hot 1o have D e SNAPSHOTS OF SOME OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY IN THE | | framed it and thelr successors, but for all SEASIDE CITY AND AT THE BIG TREES. | ages and for mankind. That instrument d | stands to-day almost as it left the hands | s . 2 i of its framers. Few amendments have been | added, and those have only been to enlarge the priceless blessings of liberty and free government to the’ people, and no amend- ment can ever be made to the constitution of this country that will curtail the su- preme and sovereign power of the people. (Great applause.) We have lived under it for 1% years, in storm and in sunshine, in war within and war without, amidst pas- sions and tumult, and after a century and a quarter that great instrument stands un- sullied by a single lapse of principle. (Ap- plause. To us, my fellow eitizens, young and old, the preservation of that 'constitution is It is a sacred instrument and committed. it is a sacred trust given to us to see to it that it is preserved in all its virtue and vigor to be passed along to the generations yet to come. Glorious constitution, glor- ious Union, glorious flag! Seventy-five mil- lions of people stand together as they have never stood before to defend them all. (En- thusfastic applause.) They say We have not yet béen recelved in California for we have not reached San Francieco. (Laughter and great applause.) My fellow citizens, I want to say that we have never had greater receptions than we have received in this glorious State, and we have not yet reached its metropolis. (Applause) T thank you with all my heart for this splendid greeting. All my asso- clates appreciate it, as I do, and I cannot refrzin from saying in this public place that this great pyramid of flowers is larger than anything we have seen anywhere else. (Great applause and cheers.) Takes Early Departure. This ended the ceremonies at the grand stand, and then the President and his peo- ple were escorted to their carriaghs again and were driven through the City. The President did not go far, however, for after riding with the party for a few blocks his carriage dropped out of the line and he was driven to the station. His car was ready, and without further demonstration he entéred it and was San Jose expected more of a visit from the President, but, in view of circum- stances, the people bave tried to be con- tent and they have succeeded in making the remainder of the party feel at home and well satisfied. The officers of the Cab- inet continued on the drive after the Pres- jdent parted from them and were shown the sights in the vicinity of the town. They saw the Lick Observatory from a distance; they drove through the orchards and fields and to Santa Clara, and there they stopped while Father Kenna spoke a few words of welcome. The students were drawn up in line and cheered the party lustily. The grounds and buildings of the University of the Pacific were vis- ited and then the party returned to the Hotel Vendome, where the visitors are stoppine, 55 g 'o-night was a time of merry-making at the Vendome, where the grand ball was' in progress and in the Courthouse, where the local Ohio Society recelved and entertained Governor Nash of Ohio, his party and the vl?tlng Congressmen from the Buckeye State. - To-day was but the beginning of the carnival—a taste of the great floral show that will be held to-morrow. The floral parade, with more than forty magnificent floats, will start 9 promptly. The whole county has been preparing for this for months and the tons of blooms used in the floats, decorations and arches are tut a tithe of the floral resources of the neighborhood. hen the _procession threads its way through the bower-lined streets thousands of visitors will be here. In the afternoon there will be a band concert in St. James Park and bicycle and automobile races at Cyclers’ Park. The bicycles and ‘“‘autos” will form an illum- inated parade in the evening, ending with a ball by the wheslnien. Roncouvieri’s Band bill give a concert at the Hotel Ven- dome grounds in the evening. On Wednesday evening the city will be given over to Rex and his followers. —_—— RECEPTION FOR CABINET MEMBER Missouri Society of Cali- fornia to Honor the Sec- retary of the Interior The reception of the Missourl Society of California to Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock on Friday evening is to be held in the parlors of the Young Men's Chris- tlan Assoclation building, at Ellis and Mason streets, The Missourians have been working most industriously, and while they will respect their distinguished guest’s wishes to the extent of making the function informal in character there will be notining left undone that taste and in- dustry can supply. An ‘crchestra has been engaged and light refreshments will be served. There will be some words of greeting and of wel- come and some special numbers that will add materially to the evening’s pleasure. A pleasant surprise awaits the Secretary in the shape of a silver-mounted cut glass loving-cup, appropriately engraved. This will be presented to Secretary Hitchcock at the abcve reception. Soclety have decorated the rooms at the Palace Hotel to be occupied by the Secre- tary and his daughter, California fruits and flowers -being the principal features. | The parlors of the Young Men’s Christian Association building are also undergoing a fairylike transformation and will be a veritable fairyland by Friday evening. A committee from the socfety, headed by the president, Eugene A. Bridgford, will call upon the Secretary and Miss Hitcheock at the Palace Hotel and escort them in carriages to the Young Men’s Christian Asscciation parlors, where he will find an enthusiastic assemblage of former Missourians ready to extend to him an old-fashioned Missouri greeting. SYMPATHY FOR MRS. McKINLEY Ministers Pray for Her Health and Hope She Will Soon Be Prayers were offered and words of sym- | pathy were uttered for Mrs. McKinley by the Methodist ministers at their meeting yesterday. A committee was appointed to draw up resolutions of respect to the President and Governor Nash and they will be presented to them to-day by Rev. John Stephens and Rev. 8. D. Hutsin- piller. The resolutions express the best wishes for their welfare during their | visit. They also trust that the distin-| guished visitors will have a safe journey | to their homes. The kindest sympathy 1s | also expressed for Mrs. McKinley in her | sickness and it is ire earnest prayer of | the preachers that she recover her health and strength. 1 After a general discussion it was de- cided that the Methodist ministers. would unite with other denominations in holding a union revival meet'ng under the leader- ship of Dr. Wilbur Chapman. Chaplain Collier of the United States army, who i3 here as a member of Governor Nash's staff, addressed "he meeting as did also Dr. Lindley of Bostcu, Dr. Clark’s book on Missions was the topic of discussion at the weekly meeting of the Baptist ministers yesterday. Dr. Baldwin of Alameda led the debate, which was participated in by many preachers. Rev. John Sampson of Manchester, Eng- land, read an interesting paper before thc A committee of ladies from the Missouri ' Congregational ministers yesterday. Better PRESIDENTIAL, PART Y IN FRomT OF THE BIG TREe * AENERAL GRanT™ %z MKINLEY WILL BECOME GUEST Continued From First Page. Kinley’s illness, and also because his offi- ) cial residence there does not begin until this evening. } - Tely ehores If the transport Sheridan arrives on | I¢T; 40d he immediafely expressed : time _the troops on board of her will have | their arrival as possible, g the distinction of being welcomed by the | Both these regiments have seen hard Chief Magistrate of the country for | service and to be welcomed home to their which they have battled so long and well. | tive land by the President would be a The Sheridan is due here Thursday with | fitting honor and a just tribute to their the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth regiments | loyalty. on beard. President McKinley was made acquainted with the expected of the troops Sunday night by 2 af! Every week the Flat Brim Golf Hat becomes more popular—looks as if it is going to be the only soft hat this summer. Well, we are prepared to supply the demand—" prepared to offer a regular $2.50 value for $1.95—we sell at clothiers’ profits, not hatters’; colors are black cedar, pearl, steel, blue pearl and otter. _Out-of-town orders filled—write us. SNWO00D (D 718 Market Street.