The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-05-27
THE MILANITGS.
THEIR EXCURSION TO THIS CITY
YESTERDAY.
A BIC CROWD AND ~ HEARTY
WELCOME.

Cairo seems to have become q prom
mont point for excursion parties, two OF
tho largest that we have seen for several
years having paid the city visit within
tho last week. On Friday last tho Sun
day schools of Humbolt, Trenton, Union
City and several othor Tennessee towns,
paid our city visit, ana were received
and entertained in a mos. hosptable man
ner by our people.
Yesterday the Sunday schools of Milan
and several adjacent villages came to SOC
the city and get acquainted with our peo-
ple aud though there VAS not quite so
much display as on tho occasion of the
visit Of Friday last, the reception and
welcome extended Thorn WIS none the less
sincere and heartfelt.
In accordance with tho announcement
made in the BULLETIN Of yesterday morn
ing tho committee appointed to receive
and escort the excursionists to the city,
| boarded the transfer steamer ii. 3. Nc
| Comb at one o'clock to cross tho river TO
Fillmore City whore they would meet
| tho excursion train.
| The following named gentlemen COM
posed .he committee and all Of them were
at their post: Mayor Wood, Rev IL. b.
Thayer, Rev. Charles A. Gilbert, Ii. IL
Candee, Jas. $. Swsync, l., Lincoln, j. b
Reed John Antrim, Mr.. Thoms, j. Is
Pbillis, Hon ID. ". Mum
w B Gilbert, q VI Alden, II ! CundiG
| A NJ Cundii, Hon Gamble, Is /
Parker, l. w Stillwcll, w Stralton and
| II Watson Webb and a nimber of citi
IONS.
When the transfer arrived at Fillmor,
the excursionists had arrived and wcrt
waiting to DO transported to Cairo.
A reception committee or behalf of tn
Cairo schools, and Professors Parker
Kennedy and Walker Of thu Milan excur
sionists, held a consultation with Captain
Mckinney Of the McComb, and il wa
decided to land the boat al Halliday Bro.
wharfboat, where the exctrsionists woul,
disombark, and proceed 1t once to tn
corner of Seventh street and Commercial
avenue, whore the address Of welcome an
the response would take Place. Arrive
: atthc wharfbost, the excWsionists forme
= in line, and proceed by the re
, ception committee marched dow
Sixth street, 10 the west sid
! OF and up Commercial Avenue to Win
0 ter's block, where the procession halted
0 After considerable delay and confusion
= no more, however, than usual on sucl
o occasions. Everybody wa crowded with
] in hearing of the speaker, stand. Hoi
7. w. Mum then stepped forward an
introduced to the assembly Hon. II. Wa
. son Webb Mr.. Webb spoke very brien
y but to tho point, welcoming the excu
: sionists to the city in most hearty an
T. eloquent speech.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Webb
: address, Rev. j. Z. Weaver, OF Milsi
came forward and responded to the we
| 'Ohe huurehs III shosb p"S "o''-'iHic'
and appropriate speech.
. At the conclusion Of Mr.. Weaver's r,
sponsc he announced to the excursionisi
that they would meet at tho st. Charl'
J hotel and so from there TO the boat
u return homo. And.thus ended the receI
= tlon so far as the committee was cor
r cerned, and our visitors spent the bslsnc
y of tho timo while in the city looking {
o the custom house, the steamboats, ct
l. They expressed themselves well p'ease
& with the manner in which they were r,
Q ceived, and many went away with NOR
d favorable opinion Of Cairo and her pee
}. pie than when they came.
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