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McNaughton and the interim between his deatli and the qualification 

 of his successor, tlie work of the chief executive officer was ably per- 

 formed by his confidential secretary, Mr. John II. Reynolds, and the 

 financial secretary of the board, Mr. George S. Stevens. 



On August fourth Governor Flower appointed as chief executive 

 officer ex-Senator John Foley, of Saratoga Springs. Mr. Foley is 

 prominently known in legal circles throughout the State, and was for 

 many years district attorney of Saratoga county. He was a member 

 of the fifty-sixth Senate with Mr. McNaughton, and like him elected as 

 a Democrat in a strong Eepublican district. To step into the field at 

 this late day, unfamiliar with all details, and take up the work where 

 Senator McNaughton left it, was a delicate and difficult task ; bat the 

 result justified the confidence reposed in him by the Governor. His 

 popularity and ability, combined with a high degree of executive firm- 

 ness, made him particularly well fitted to bring the affairs of the board 

 to a successful close. 



Westeen ITew Yoek Day. 



The week of August twentieth to twenty-sixth included many features 

 distinctively New York's. The West Point cadets were in camp on 

 the plaza before the Government Building and attracted universal 

 admiration for their soldierly bearing, accurate drill and gentlemanly 

 conduct when off duty. On Monday a reception was given Colonel 

 Mills, the Commandant, and the cadets at the State Building. On 

 Tuesday, the twenty -second, a grand ball in their honor was also given 

 in the New York Building, which was attended by the prominent 

 officers and society people at the fair and in the city. 



August twenty-third was reserved for Western New York, and over 

 4,000 people from Buffalo, Rochester and other cities and towns came 

 in special trains. An attractive programme had been prepared, and the 

 low rates and excellent arrangements made by the local committee 

 induced so large a delegation to come. In the banquet hall, at four 

 o'clock in the afternoon, Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago welcomed 

 the Buffalonians in one of his witty and characteristic speeches. Mayor 

 Bishop of Buffalo i-esponded on behalf of his constituents, and the Hon. 

 Thomas B. Bryan of Chicago delivered the oration of the da}'. In the 

 evening a banquet given by the New York Board of Managers to the 

 Buffalo committee pleasantly terminated a most interesting day. 

 Covers were laid for forty-two guests, and Senator Foley, as presiding 

 officer, called out many bright impromptu speeches by the toasts he 



