Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-24
WELCOME HONE.
The American Team on Their Return
from Ireland Received with Fclat
by TheiF Friends and country
men In New YORK.
A Grand Reception Parade-AddreEsCs s
OF welcome and; RespOnses-street
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Last Efghg
at GIImOre's. Garden.

NEW YORK, August 23.-The mil.
itary are forming here preparatory for g
| public welcome to the American Inter.
national rifle team. There fare but few
decorations along the prescribed liDe O1
march, either in the way of flags or mot
toes. At the city hall the flags of the
nation and State are flying, and flags
are also disposed in folds about the Gu
| pola aud festooned across the balcony.
| Above the porch on the TOtunda, there
are two circles of small fisgs. In the
| governors room there is no preparation
| besides the festOoning of few national
| flags in the windows and two or three
| State flags and regimental guidons
about the walls and over the dOOrWsys.
The procession will move up Broadway
and along the prescribed route to the
! Army and Navy club, where there will
| be an informal lunch. No official action
| has been taken by the club in regard to
hOnors to the rife team, and none but
the team and the reception committee
will assist in this part OF the exercises
This evening, at GilmOre's Garden, the
prizes brought home by the team will be
on exhibition. The musical programme
at the garden has been arranged with
special reference to the occasion.
About two o'clock the teain was driv-
en- up to the city ball in carriages through
the open space, including the width Of
the plaza. On their arrival they were
received with three ringing cheers by
the crowd They then alighted, and
passed in by the police to the mayors
private Office, Colonel Gildersleeve and
General Shaler leading the line. After
ten minutes informal conversation and
ha d 10 10 hn
party adjourned to the governors room,
the crowd pressed after, and in q few
moments the reception-rO0m, corridor
and stairway were uncomfOTtabiy
packed. The party arranged themselves
in semi-circle, when, after a brief
pause, General Shsler introduced the
team, and Mayor Wickham welcomed
them home in brief speech. At the
close Of his address, heshOok hands with
all the members of the rife team. Col
onel Gildersleeve, in reply, hoped that
the msyOr and friends who had so kind
ly rendered them the reception would
accept their sincere thanks; that they
had gone away with some friends and
returned to find many; that the place
he was in should inspire him to give
thanks in fitting terms, but inspiration
failed him. He spoke Of the warmth OF
the teams reception in Ireland, and said
that being people OF American
citizenship had been passport every
where abroad.
At the close Of the proceedings in the
mayors Office, the military and civil
procession was formed. The team and
invited guests took their places in the
procession, and under the escort of the
TWenty-secOnd, SiXty-ninth and One
Hundred and Twentieth regiments,
marched up Broadway over the pre-
scribed route to the Army and Navy
club, where a banquet was given, at
which speeches were made by members
Of the club. The progress up Broadway
was an enthusiastic one, ana notwith-
standing driZzling rain, many specta-
tors crowded the sidewalks, 10 honor the
return Of the ritiemen. Many buildings
along the line OF march were decorated
with colors, and at the approach Of The
procession, cheers were given and con-
tinued until it had passed.
GilmOTe's immense cOncert-g2rdens
was crowded tonight on the occasion of
the special musical reception to the
American rifie-team. Just inside OF the
Madison avenue entrance were sus-
pended four American flags, four union
jacks ard four Irish flags. The team
entered amid the cheers of the vast audi
ence, and occupied two alcOves especial
ly reserved for them. The first part OF
the programme was then performed by
the band, consisting Of the march
Triunphdte, introducing "See the Con-
Quering Hero Comes.n After the per-
formance of a number OF Operstic airs,
the team took a position on the music
stand, and the mayor introduced Gen
eral Sharpe, who delivered an address
of welcome, which was responded to by
Colonel Glldersleeve. The remainder Of
the musical programme, consisting Of
Irish and American airs, was then car.
ried out, and the audience dispersed.
The trophies won by the Americans
were exhibited at the upper end Of the
garden, and at the lower end were post
ed up the names of the victOrs with
diagrams of the scores each made at
DollymOunt.