Worcester daily spy., 1860-10-20
m. pr,nce Of wales in Boston.


way successful As the principal ceremonies
were necessarily all crowded into Thursday
and Thursday evening that was very busy
as well as a great day for Boston. There was
a kind ot evee at the state house, musical
festival, a military display on the common,
and ball in the evening at the Boston Theater,
otherwise called the Academy of Music.
First came the governors reception at the
state house. OF this the Daily Advertiser
gives the following account
"At precisely twenty minutes before one
o'clock the carriages containing Coils Thomp-
son and Stoddard, OF the governors staff, with
the Prince OF Wales and the gentlemen OF his
suite, drove up to the front entrance of the
state house in Beacon street, in the presence
OF vast concourse Of citizens, and amid
cheers and the waving of bandkerchiets by the
ladies, who crowded the windows OF houses
commanding view of the scene. 1t was a
beautiful sight The fountains were playing
and the small lawns OF grass on each side of
the steps of the state house, closely shaven,
presented under the October sun an appear.
ance as bright hue of green as in the begin
ming of summer. The corps OF cadets were
disposed about the entrance i'll such manner
to make continuous lines of soldiers on both
sides, between which, on alighting, the princes
party passed up the steps, going through the
Doric hail, and taking the main staircase to
the council chamber. The ordinary furniture
had been removed from this beautiful apart
meut, which is one of the most finely proper
toned rooms in any of our public buildings.
The reporter of the press were stationed in
the governors S private room adj joining, with the
door open. The governor and his party re-
ceived the princes party standing. Colonel
Reed presented the prince to his eXcellency,
and the prince presented the principal mem
bers OF his suite. The governor made very
brief speech of welcome, expressing, in the
name Of the people of Massachusetts, great
pleasure i'll welcoming the Prince Of Wales to
the commonwealth and its capitol, and regret
ting the princes tour was 50 short and his stay
here so brief. The prince bowed in response.
The governor then presented altogether the
lieutenant governor, staff, council, and secre
tary, who bowed. The prince bowed, with
very graceful smile, and shook hands with the
aids.
The governor then requested the prince and
his party to walk through the halls in the
State House where the legislative business of
the commonwealth is transacted. The prince
asserting, the governor lead the way into the
representatives chamber, the seats of which
were filled with ladies, who had been admitted
for the purpose of relieving the blank vacancy
of empty benches and also to allow them TO
participate in the pleasure of seeing and wei.
coming his royal highness. Without pausing,
the governor and prince with the gentlemen in
their company proceeded into the senate
chamber, where was similar collection of la.
dies, but the seats at the senate board were oc-
pied as usual by the members OF the valuation
committee, now in session. The governor
explained briefly to the prince the nature of
the duties of the committee, 1.-THE chairmen and
members rising) and the prince bowed 10
them.
The governor and prince, with their follow
ers then passed out upon the balcony, which
afforded magnificent coup deH, with the nat
ural panorama of water aud hills in the back
ground, and the common, lively in martial ar
ray, underneath. Passing from the balcony,
with very little pause there, the governor and
prince, with their respective suites proceeded
to the area in Hancock avenue, where horses
were awaiting them, and they all mounted.
They then proceeded to the reviewing ground
or the common"
The review, on the common, which follow
ed next, was very fine. 1t lasted an hour and
quarter, and, of course, "all the world was
there to see." The review being over, the
prince returned with the governor to the State
Hou e, where an elegant lunch was served to
the following personages His Royal High
ness Prince OF Wales and suite go"ernor and
council; Marquis de Lousada, British consul
at Boston chief justice and associate Justices
OF the supreme court the mayor and commit
tee of the city of Boston on the reception pres.
ident OF the senate and speaker of the house of
representatives; Hon. Henry Wilson and
Hon. Charles Sumner, United States senators
from Massachusetts ; Gen. Whitney, collector
of the port OF Boston Com. Hudson. United
States navy Major Arnold, United States
army, Fort Independence; Hon. Lemuel
Shaw, Hon. Edward Everett Hon. Hannibal
Hamlin, United States senator from Maine
Hon VIM. Dennison, Jr., governor of Ohio
Professor FELTON,, president of Harvard Col
lege Major Gen. Samuel Andrews and staff
The council chamber, governors private
room, and two ante.rooms had been thrown
into suite for the reception. They were very
beautifuly decorated. The ante room at the
northwest corner was the lunch room
The musical festival took place at the Music
Hall, at five o'clock P. M. 1t was successful
beyond expectation. The principal interest
centered in the school children, and in the ode
prepared for the occasion, which was sung
with wonderful effect The Advertiser
says -
Gas the prince entered the hall at a quarter
past five, the scene was one of surprising
beauty. The decorations of the hall which
are described below, were admirably designed,
and the effect of the whole was strkingly
beautiful, as the eye passed along the richly
ornamented balconies with their fair occupants
to the end OF the hall, where were the twelve
hundred children, placed on each side, and
rising tier above tier 20 the level of the highest
pale9ny' The prince and suite, accompanied
Dy the governor and the mayor of the city,
entered by rallied pasIaQe-way reserved on
M ..e ienout street side Of the hall, and lead.
ing % ene 'front.' Of the platform, opposite the
choir 50 tlat when seated the prinee was
very nearly IN the middle Of the hail A, liz
right sat the governor, with Lord Tvon. Ia "a
the Earl of ST. Germans next bevond ~, 80, a,,u atu
princes left was the mayor. and No.. on .ie n
latter the Duke of Newcastle Con p,'1.i ~ sue
and Capt. Hudson of the United States 49,,
were also Of the party. The prince did ns,
appear here in his uniform, but in pIain
clothes, wearing black coat, gray trousers
and layendercolored gloves, and carrying /
light cane. As be entered and approached
his seat the audience rose and cheered. ane
the excitement OF the children reached II
highest point Twelve hundred pockethand
kerchipig were in an instant Hnttar;n, M,