Louis L. Babcock, grand marshal of the Exposition, considered the building as ideal for the purpose. The large auditorium was located close to the Esplanade, in the heart of the fair, and had doorways on each of its four sides. In addition to rows of chairs on the floor of the hall, it had spacious galleries. President McKinley spent the morning of September 6 making some physical arrangements for the reception. A yọ ìjókòó ìsàlẹ̀ kúrò láti dá ilẹ̀ ọ̀nà kan tó lọ́nà jíjìn, láti ìlà oòrùn tí àwọn ènìyàn yóò gbà wọlé sí McKinley, níbi tí McKinley yóò dúró sí.
Louis L. Babcock