Show AT my FORK the party at the cila of lie celebration NEW 29 this morning the presidential party landed at the pier at the foot 0 wall street and immediately proceeded to abo equit reception and lunch took place the scene it the embarkation of the president andi lia parly at was an attractive one the sun biad come out in brilliancy brill ianco and there was u stair breeze winch kept the yards of banting 0 very where displayed fluttering vigorously lor tha reception abid embarkation of the ruesta of the day at the port where elaborate and effective the despatch arrived out in waiting from tho city at half after nine and immediately chairman asa aird gardiner chairman of the naval committee put off launch to receive the visitors entitled to board the steamer president alar and vice morion were rowed as rapidly aa possibly amid a veil niji deafening of whistles to the launch and in company hilti sir gardmer an 1 captain irban rowed down tle stream to the despatch tho local directed the departure of the remaining members of the party assigned to the despatch se and postmaster general justice fuller justices Jast ices field and ord am ax juanice mr walker blaine colonel blarr U B A lieutenant mason U S A lieutenant the presidents personal abilo mr U H potter chairman of the committee ou transportation the committees photographer and a representative of the associated press ft ho was tho only newspaper man accompanying the president on the boat the attini 1 had freshened up considerably by time and the transfer from the ehg to the fit cainer waa asade with considerable difficulty but fortunately with no mishap that alie daiy diy pained oil with no luci ilent it may be reum bei in pining wai of profound gratitude Krati tude on the part of president who expressed his appreciation of the eu orla of every one interested to make the occasion occa aion the brilliant it was when president II arrison and vice president boiton reached tha in the alcyona barge the former waa received at alie asang way by 8 on behalf of the committee on navy without any reinaria rei narka further alian a re Biec tul salutation and greeting mr introduced alie president ti the other members of die committee and alie president was then escorted 0 o the knain deck and prevented ed to several of the patty on board tl e same routine aa carried out in the reception of alce president morion on the dispatch besides those named above on its trip to the city were the members of alio llio committee on navy in whose technical charge the governor hill mayor hugh J arant admiral divid U porter gen john M Scho neld secretary tracy and liia son frank secretary proctor secretary noble atty gen miller general sherman commodore itambey of the kavy yard and james M of lie plan and scope committee there waa a little delay in netting tho dispatch under way part of which president II arrison ollied in securing a boso doso of quinine as a preventive against possible harm from exposure on the bay while waiting for the boats to start die president ident remarked to alie associated representative that the demonstration at elizabethport Elizabeth port far exceeded ua expectations that in fa t it WAS a great to him lie alluded to the great interest shown by the keople in an event of a hundred years ago as a eviden e of devotion to the country its history and its binally at a quarter past 11 a horus thorus t bt whistles and hiim berleig dilutes brorn of vari carbra of the boat and ashore the Dee pitch began its trip oer the same course covered a century ago by tho first president of thin republic such a as the boat turned beaten loland point into the hay froin kill von kull may be nowhere elfie on the eartle and those who were fortunate enough to have seen to duys naval display in kew york bay will carry to their bravi the memory of a acte unique in all ree peLts words fail to it four hundred vea arla in lonn lines of one hundred each radiated from alie despatch in ion lines that maintained their integrity with a falth falness that waa under llie circumstance the millions of spectators alio viewed the eiene from every available bite making the shores a dense black aoud cailoa roro of power and resource that waa president lar raaon Is not a man given to mut manifestation of bedine or sentiment Benti ment but those who were near him as lie stood on alio bridge of the dispatch gazing upon the moving aa was the associated press representative saw in an expression that cornea into it only as he contemplates an object of his deepest that which bairs tho of bis being there vat little on hoard the IB iid h during alie fioura run to alie ani burard bif alie toot 0 all street to anent special ip ecial Sli orlly alter alie finui had been veil formed in alio ituala an ay from staten leland into alie bay alie uen anti li almost ran domi a benall sailing morsel that was apparently drifting about with no purpose in view alie aadla bring lowered it wai a narrow escapa fur alie ano and an annoying that disarranged alie excellent plans laid for the display to alio best advantage every aseel in lanu being compelled to stop with alio despatch to president evidently as to many on despatch the lino of american men of war and was the most attractive the display beginning with the ll oton from the peak of which floated atie brals four stars io a blue field in the line cacia alie atlanta yorktown juniata jamestown brooklyn januc kearsarge and chicago the latter hying atie pennant of the secretary of the navy they all in turn the despatch as she steamed past a deep boom 0 reverberation tollo wini the discharge of their guns a grateful change broin alie sharper reports of pony pieces on the merchant marine and biad made a terrible din along the way As the president came in front of each of these boats lie responded to the salute by raising his hat and liia steadfast sazo indicated deep interest in the mana ii arcs of the men on the yard arms and bowsprits bows the new bessels were the cynosure of all ees and favorable opinions of their strength and ability were expressed but hero a turn into east river was anade and he awat headed fur alie landing off alie foot of wall street this vi as speedily found and in just an hour alter elating in kill von kull the anchored and president II arrison descended from his stand on alie bridge the air rebounding with shrieks of whistles the cheers of enthusiastic thousands and the wild college cries from students in boata around immediately after party proceeded to the banquet at the building in propos og the first loaft of the day william 0 hamilton chairman of the committee on stales as ol lottS mr president As chairman of alie committee on states I 1 haio the honor 0 present to you in alie name of the general committee of the centennial celebration of the inauguration of georgo wash nylon as the first of the united estate a souvenir of this aus bious occasion we have yil hered uth ua the lio nored represents ive citizens from the varied pursuits of life which have made this nation w hat t is at the present moment re law science ait and commerce all striving to do honor to the name of washington so beloved is lie by all americana eliat ve call him father go delfied deified and in our hearts that but one other birthday mr president that our administration may be to wisely ordered ahat you will be known aa one equally honored by all americans is lie wish of this united nation gen will please nil your glasses and drink to george washington the athar of his country the t consisted of six beautifully engraved carda tied vilh yellow and blue ribbons u the first ono was em a picture of washington he second engraving hid andieu in now mork in 1780 on the laird a picture of fit paula chapel in portraits port raita of bishop Proy ift livingston Living iton and various members ol 01 the legislature the fourth haq an of alie lall and statistics of the period the fifth page had portraits of president barnson Har governors clinton and hall mayor Daane and mayor brint lr int tha six page bears an engraving of hie budding and in cherry street as well as tho menu of the luncheon president II arrison was introduced to hie guests at alie table by hamilton fish prisident II arrison merely blaed in recognition of bielia remarks and this ended the formal reception the guests almost immediately taking departure the reception and lunch at tho equitable building was scheduled to end at p ro and another after time to the air of hail to alie chief by cappad band president II arrison emerged alie branue and again entered the fr riago for alie journey to lie city hall vice morton and hl dridge T berry followed in hie next vehicle tho order of procession and alie guard of honor was substantially the same as that which made he march from tha foot ot wall street As the various organizations arrived at the city hall they drew up in line before it from atie foot of alio marble stairs leading up to the municipal building and away into the rotunda vms a double line of whito clad public school and normal college girla each with a basket of llo were from which they strewed the of the men there were fully a among them being two colored garla arrived at the top of the president harrison was tendered an address of welcome delivered by annie A abrahams at the conclusion of which be was givan a conater bouquet of la france coues president harrison arm in arm with mayor grant and hill vice president morion and tho committee then entered tho city party A ere oscor tod to the governors nors room where the president began receiving visitors he blood on a slightly raised platform chich was backed with a brass i ailing and in the rear of which was alie presidents chair beside this was Washing tona writing desk president took his position on the right side with vice president morion governor hill bcd mayor grant beside him to the left in tho order named ilia throng of people was at ad bitted and came in a steadily moving body fur nearly an the throng was largely made up of Bl rangers in this city a fact which was too apparent in many instances tho deses were about squally divided and the number of children proud parents pointed out to them the of washington waa io count one ot aliu visitors waa n district tle raph boi who bore for alie president ha to read it without interfering with the reception it waa 03 follow a april 29 five thoi ifland people 0 illinois in will boef sentiment rom tho president of die united tomorrow to morrow plaise pla ise us today to day CE COMMITTEE at five minutes before G thu president returned to the carriage and with alie vico president and governor hill ere brhen to marions Mo rions tai itai i ft liero ap and mrs harrison mil IN ansta stay |