The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-04-21 00:00:00

THE VISIT OF THE YEOMANRY.

.% public meeting WM held in the Guildhall on
Wellutsclay esening for the puns•se of making
the necessary arrangements for the reception of the
ipweit's Own I toilet Yeomanry Casalry oil the
..c.maion .4 the annual training. Owing t.• the
unavoidable absence of the N.ayor, Mr. H. N.
Howard was soted t.• tin clear. Tin atten.lance Was
nut
The Ctivanivx mi.' it Wft.4 With extronw planture
that the townall...lll.- would hear that the v...!ntattry
were again going to visit this town, and that inatead
of staying the uoial eight 114), they were going to
remain ten flay.. I Hear. hear. I The Yeostuutry were
a Isslv of met. .1 which this countv as a osnity I sight
t•• fee) proud. Tb. pqul...f Weymouth mould 10.
clehmhted to m.o. then,. He sp..ki. in ti. BMW ..f his
fellow townsmen when he sahl tiny would do their
ts.,.t to give them a hearty welcome - (applapael -
especially AA the colonel and officers of the regiment
were county friends. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. PaLl.l 11.10rICII was of opi ll ill n that the remarks
made by the Ilmirman woukl be generally endorse.).
Mr. J. H. llowets and Mr. H. Groves were
appointed joint secretariat aleng with Mr. John
(hi the tin if Messrs. ()KAHAN and Daimp, the
.dd emanate.. waa re-appointed, with power to add
to their number.
Mr. .k Dairy remarked that the Yeomanry would be
in the town •nt Whit-Monday, and that it wut unfor•
, Innate that the tide., w0..1.1 hardly he R., favourable
• Cl.lllll he deviirell. It would be high water at 3.30.
It was decided that the committee sit at eight
•,'clock each Monday evening for the punster of carry-
ing ••tit the various arrangements for giving the
Yeomanry a hearty welcome, and that any pertain
feeling interested in the matter would be welcomed at
the meeting.
The C14.1110/.01 auggested that the usual hmtwement.,
he provided, witti auch additions as may be thought
necessary owing to the prolonged stay. He hoped the
committee would be Able to arrange for special amuse•
mem,. om Whit Monday MO AM to attract viaitont
generally, also that neighbouring town,. would aup-
tawt them by not having asmotentsmts on that day. It
w•iiil.l this year be an imperative nectstaity for the
t..witspeople to increaae their aubacriptiona so that the
amputatee might have the nece.sary funds fir carry.
ing wit the I.lllll.elllerit., and that they would give as
little trouble as possible. in respect to them.
Mr. CorrmAs Was, of opinion that since the marches
round the town had ceased the aubscriptions had
di CI ...rd. He had spoken to Cohonel
respecting the matter, who wished to know the
tin public meeting, innimuch as he Would
do anything he could to gratify the wishes of the
people. (Applatnis,) Some metaled to think the men
should Parch to and front the church. further, that the
ahould!be the ordinary and not a special one.
A2i the militia %mould be here the 'ante time mt
the yeomanry they could (writ:tips let the militia
have one day's Mpl bee:slew tiny were dmervedly
entitled to a hear)—aspecially as in all
twobability it would not be long ere they were called
uts.n to fight for mar hearth, and home.
The CHAIRMAN. having stated that the auggestions
made should ha aulnyitted to Colonel HAMM., the
meeting terminated.