The Portland daily press., 1871-07-26
The Goit EyeYrSiauts,s,

This organization, now become one OF the
institutions OF Worcester, Mass, left the heart
OF Massachusetts, yesterday morning by rail en-
route Tor Boston, and on the way picked up at
oinerent stations members of the party, aid at
Boston went on board the steamer New Bruins
WICK Tor Portland, Eastport, st. John, N. b.,
anu other along shore stopping places. At III
ociocE, numbering 1876 persons, they took tneir
departure, and arrived in Portland at ~. AS
the steamer came up the haroor she was
greeted with guns and the whistles OF the
| steam vessels At Railroad wharf the party
| was received by the Mayor and large con-
course ef citizens The Portland Band was in
| attendance, aud headed by platoon of police,
| the procession of ladies and gentlemen walked
| through the damp atmosphere to City Hall,
which had been prepared for their reception.
After music by the band Mayor Kingsbury
gave them full and hearty welcome in
speech in which he referred to the pleasant as
sociations formed on the occasion of the visit of
the Colts last year. He hoped that they would
come under less inauspicous circumstances,
when the breaking clouds would illuminate
our city with tn. rays of the setting sun, and
the young moon battle the foliage and harbor
with her silver sheen; but the earth required
ram, and on that account he hoped they could
welcome the rain il it had come for ar hour or
two. He spoke of the CELEBRATION of lines be-
tween States and peoples and said that if he
should canvass his Worcester audience no
doubt he should find in it many natives of
MAINE. We raise beside hay and potatoes men
and women and Massachusetts often gets the
benefit of the crop. Maine is the daughter of
Massachusetts, and he believed the new State
would never blot out the record OF the old. He
believed he expressed the sentiment of the
people OF the city in bidding them cordial
welcome, and give it to you, he said, as hear
tily as 1 would grasp each of you by the hand
We have placed this hall at your disposal, and
tits yours. 1 imagine there is to be dancing
was brought up in the old way and my legs
persist in going the orthodox, evangelical way;
aud cannot join; and hear that you have
some clergymen in your number Ifyour en-
ioymentis not harmonious with their ideas, l
have ordered the Mayors office to be lighted.
There they can resort and amuse themse Ives in
their own way.
President Mecorney responded in a happy
and elegant manner. He would not saw that
this hearty reception was unexpected. 1t is
like you. When swe came year ago your
Mayor gave us a whole-souled and hearty well
come, and we found as we walked your streets
friends who greeted us warmly and insisted on
showing us the beauty and magifcence of your
city-the most beautiful city We have seen in
our travels. The remembrance of that visit
has fingered with us whole year, and we re-
greet that we could not ind room in our boat
for many who had been melted by the reports
of your kindness that we carried home last
year. But more OF us are coming Somehow
or other they will visit you soon. Mr.. Mecor-
ney then gave brief history of the Colt Ex-
curson, and in closing replied to the sentiment
of Mayor Kingsbury in regard to the immigra.
ton of natives of Maine to Massachusetts,, by
saying, "You have sent to our State some of
the nobest men you ever raised.".
Alderman = Collector = Sheriff - General
Sprague, soldier with bright record follow
ed, paying handsome tribute to the bravery
of Maine troops in the war of the rebellion.
Captain j. B. Coil of the International Line,
to which the New Brunswick belongs, thanked
the visitors for their good opinion of the steam
er and her officers and said that if the ten
boats he had built wishin twenty five years he
considered her best of all. He spoke of the
excellent condition in which the boat was re-
turned to the owners last year and attributed
it to temperate and moral people.
Rev. DR.. Asa Billiard, formerly resident of
Portland, regretted that he was too late to
join the excursionists but he persisted in being
taken with them as far as Portland. He took
some credit to himself for the high moral con-
dition of the people Of Maine. He had spent
some years in his early life in gathering the
children into day and Sunday schools, and be-
lieved the seed then sown had brought forth a
good harvest. The people Of Worcester had
devised another excursion to Maine on the
same boat, and on about the 9Th of August the
people of Portland might look for another del.
egation OF Worcester people,
President Mecorney referred to the wonder.
full recuperative power of the people of Port |
land, in so quickly recovering from the disas-
ter OF 1866, when Mayor Kingsbury very feel |
ingly referred to tho experiences of those un-
happy days, and disclaImed that it had all |
been done by the city of Portland. 1t was the |
sympathy and prompt, open-handed generosi. |
ty of the people of Massachusetts-oi whom |
Worcester county was foremost-that encour- |
aged the people of Portland to 60 on and re-
trieve the disaster of that fearful event.
The floor was then given up to the dancers; |
and the Portland Band, which had furnished |
good music between the speeches, gave some OF
their best selections for the exercise, and re-
ceived the thanks Of our visitors. Shortly af-
ter 10 o'clock the party broke up, and returned
to the steamer, which sailed at II o'clock for
Eastport. The organization of the Colt Assoc
citation is as follows:
President-Wm. Mecorner of Worcester.
Vice President-O. P. Maynard of West
Brookfeld.
Secretary-A. Fl. Davis of Worcester.
Treasurer-A. B. r. Sprague of Worcester.
Chaplain-Rev. j. V. Osterhout of Webster
Surgeons-Dr. E. Schofeld of Worcester
and DR.. Geo. f. Forbes of BrOOkfeld.
Steward-Henry Glazer of Worcester and
Thos w. Davis of Boston. -