Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-10-11
The Volunteers Excursion.
A CORDIAL RECEPTION AT TROY.

! CORDIAL kkCkPTlON AT TkOf.
Troy. N. Y, Wednesday,
evening, October ?.
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times:
After the plessantest OF pleasant days
and the most jovial of joval rides the Vol
unteers arrived in this city at 2:25 this af
ternoon. and found the members OF Arba
Read Steam Fire Company, accompanied BY
Doring's Band. waiting at the depot to re-
ceivo US. After passing and salutirg each
other. the line was formed. Doring's Band
sud the Read Company in front. A num-
I Der of Carriages followed the Volunteers,
containing the guests Of the Burlington
Company. The line Of march was down
Broadway to Fifth, to Federal, to River, to
Thud. to CITY Hall, where an address @.
| welcome was delivered by Col E L. Cole
thence down Third to Washington Park. to
Second. to Broadway. to River, to Troy
House, aud dismiss.
After entering and being seated in the
City Hall, Doring's Baud played the Fest
Overture" after which Mark II. llubbell,
captain of the Arbs Read Company, with a
iew welcoming words to the Burlington fire
men, introduced Colonel E. L. Cole.
THE sPKICB OF WELCOME.
Col. 4. l.. Cole spoke substantially as fol-
lows:
Assaredlya pleasant tack has been allotted to
me, when am welcome you to our city TO our
homes and to our heartbsides.
In our character as hremen of the city OF Bur-
llnston, you are members Of that great fraternity
who, the vide world ever, ever hold themselves
ready for the task Of rsking life. limb and health
II by so Going the great stoehouses, the acto les
the stores and the homes Of the land may be ed
from the torch OF the red flames, from the NAV of
conhagration. You are welcome the imned-
ate guests of One OF our home fire companies.
company that can call you a I'D who
hope to make your brief stay their guests, of
unaloyei pleasure snG happy hours Of each day and
hight. You are welcome as men who have b. en-
hosts 10 our hremen in days gone by, Tor from time
10 time, In summer season autumn tide. some Of
our hremen Ourncyed northward TO the Green Hiils
OF Vermont, and have tsrried at your own home
city. You made them welcome that for the
time your city was theirs. You gave them days of
PLEASURE and nights OF music, and when the parting
that the regret that they must leave you and |
your city. They have since bided their time,
waiting until the day should come when you |
should come to them. in their own city SO |
they hayele.t the latch string down. and kept their
weather eye an ear open for your coming. and as
me brings all things even, you are to-day on Tro-
~ repay your kindness to and ours. We shall |
ieel that part OF our debt o: gratitude. pleasant |
pleasant debt r US to carry, has been PAID. Here
IN the Guildhall Of our corporation We formally |
give unto the freedom OF the city. Ifyou shall
memories that nav 5. green 10 your re ~
more strand vii be added to the chord Of good
;eeliEg that unitos your city to ours = he Tree
dom Of the city Is yours.-y'ur immediate hosts,
the Arba Re ad steamer company, your ready-to-be
hosts, the rest of our citizens al large.
W. Ii. Root, E,q,, was then introduced
by Ii. R. ConCer, foreman of the Volunteer
Hose, and spoke as follows:
Colonel Cole Mr.. Foreman aud Members ofns
:or the words welcome with which you have
greeted US, We are not all strangers in Troy;
some OF US have elpsrisnced your overlooking hos
pitalty in dass gone by We needed no assurance
that you would give us hesrty welcome and gen
erOus entertainment. I'VE have been here before
As iook around this room and the Of
Troy contributed to Burlington. Richard Z.
whose memory We sill cherish. upon the right,
that Of John L. Flagg, which Burlington con-
tributed to Troy-the honored mayor of your city.
Besides the ties linked by iron. are those OF KIN
shp-fUr blood 10 even thicker than iron. Some OF
US have nearer relationships In your beautiful city,
lHop that our visi, will be peasant You
have spUken Of the perils ana the dangers which
all over the world" the fireman under Oes in his
line OF duty. ana the work Of philanthropy let me
|
this and more. lit pays its own bills" Tor | can
yOuch that since Its organization, has never seen
the crlOr Of corporation mon'y. Again, in behalf
OF this company, thank you for this generous
Upon the conclusion of the reply of Mr.
W. II. Root. the St. Adams Brigade Band
played a selection from Verdi, Simon BOoe
nagra, the fine execution Of which was
loudly applsuded.
At the close of the exercises at the City
Hall the line of march was resumed, as
follows:
Down Third, to Washington Park, to
Second, to Broadway, to River, to Troy
House.
Arriving at the Troy House. the guests
were taken in charge by Colonel q. I.
steenberg, il his hearty, characteristic and
way, and under his guidance
were a-sigred to rooms in the hotel
After tea .be visitors were prevented BY
a slight fall OF rain from Dong the city"
very much, and mustered at the Arba Read
Steamer House. which reflected the care and
good taste of the committee OF arrange
nents and Of the employees. The house
never looked better, and from every room
IF the elegant building there beamed the
light of warm welcome.
HAPPY sURPRIg.