The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-09-03
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY.
THEIR ARRIVAL IN LIVINGSTON.
The Citizens Greeting through their Board
Of Trade, etc,

many distinguished men during thu
past season, but none perhaps with
seeming greater interest than those
composing the presidential party which
passed through here on Saturday.
1t had been generally understood
that the train conveying them would
not reach here until three or four
O'Clock p. M, and, consequently, there
were not half the number at the depot,
when it did arrive, about noon, that
there would have been had it come
when expected. Notwithstanding this
go0dly crowd were fortunately at the
depot when the train bearing the dis.
tinguished party came in and soon
thereafter our courteous governor,
John Schuyler Crosby, made his ap.
pearance. and securing an introduction
to Mr.. A. B. Curry, president Of the
Livingston board of trade, Immediately
ushered him and a number of other
members of the board into the presi-
Dental car and introduced each of the
gentlemen in their official capacity.
Mr.. Curry, though unexpectedly called
into the presence. remembering that
he was representing Livingston, in a
low but distinct voice addressed the
president, as nearly as we can recall,
as follows:
Mr.. President:
After assuring you of the personal
qualification it affords me in thus meet
ing you, permit me to extend to you,
through their board of trade, the con-
gratulations of the citizens of Livings-
ton upon your safe arrival from your
recent toilsome trip, your continued
good health and the highly satisfac.
tory and very impartial manner in
which you have discharged the duties
of your important and responsible Of
fee, and while they regret that your
limited time prevents you and your
distinguished associates from accept
ing the hospitalities of our young city,
they desire me to express to you their
heartfelt wishes for continuation of
your good health and personal prosper
ity.
President Arthur. who seemed to
eagerly catch every word of this brief
address, very earnestly and feelingly
replied:
Mr.. Curry:
appreciate your personal greetings
and also the kindly expressed congra.
tulations of the cltiz n, OF Livingston.
Please return them my sincere thanks
for their intended cOurtesies towards
me and my associates, and express to
them my hopes for their future sue.
cess and prosperity, during our short
stay here would be pleased to meet
with as many of them as possible. You
nor other good citizens must not think
for moment that our declining to be
entertained was intended for slight,
as we, in our hurry, have been COM
PEELED to decline invitations from a
number of cities including a very
pressing one from St. Paul. Again I
thank you.
After short personal interview of
an apparently cordial character be-
tween the two presidents, Mr.. Curry
then proceeded to introduce all of the
citizens who availed themselves of the
of meeting our chief ex-
ecutive, and did not cease until notified
that the train was at out to leave.
President Arthur is a cignified yet
exceedingly affable gentleman, cordial
without affectation, genial without un-
due familiarity, select in the use of his |
words in running conversation, and
while his stature and general appear
ance distinguish him as man of |
force, his suavity of manners wins for
him the kindest respect, and he is. in
fact, an excellent representative of the
people. over whom he has been called |
10 preside as chief executive.
We regret that Governor Crosby
FASTENED homeward so soon, in fact
before but very few Of our citizens
lad an opportunity of forming his
We regret it twice, first
because we wanted him to see more Of
Livingston, and secondly it had been
arranged TO give him a ..littleI