The Portland daily press., 1885-10-14
THE MoNTCoMERYS.
Their Arrival and Entertainment In
New Haven.
A Heavy Rain Storm lnterferes With
the Programme.

The Montgomery Guards left Portland yester-
day morning for New Haven on q special train Of
a drawing room car three passenger cars and
baggage car under the charge OF Conductor
Frank Cotton, at 5.1s O'Clock. About SO active
members paraded under Capt. J. ]. Gallagher,
Lieuts. j. ]. Hankard and Z. L. Philbrook There
were So honoraries and invited guests under
Capt Hartnett, Lieuts. Lappin and Walsh
Among the guests were Alderman aBirnie, City
Marshal Andrews, Chief Engineer Cloyes, Lieut..
c. E. Holiness Messrs. Giles o. Bailey of the Sun
day Times and George s. Rowell of the Adver-
tser. AT Worcester. Mayor Deering, A djutant
General Gallagher and others were expected to
join the party Chambers Band was on board
and the chaplain of the Montgomerys-Rev
Father McDonough.
Especial to the Press.]
HARTFORD, Conn.,, Oct. lathe Montgomerys
were met here by Senator j. D. Plunkett Col. j. j
Kennedy Capt George Stevens and Capt ]. H.
Keefe, of the sarsfeld reception committee,
whose kindly welcome was highly appreciated.
mNEw HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 13.-The company
arrived here at 100 in the midst of 3
heavy rain, and were received by the Sars-
feld. Guard. The Montgomerys' honorares and
invited guests were taken In carriages to the New
Haven House, and the company marched directly
to the Grand Union Hotel, which was their head
quarters. The shower prevented the parade for
the afternoon but the visitors were kindly looked
after by the New Haven people and shown about
the city in carriages, most of them bringing up ct
the Second Regiment armory where they were
warmly welcomed by representatives of the many
military organizations of the State.
In the evening the Second Regiment armory
presented brilliant scene. The great building
was deliberately decorated as stated by the PRESS
some days ago under the supervision Of George n.
Beals OF Boston, Of the Boston Decor ating Com
Street we were met with bewiderment of bunt-
ing, flags. streamers, and everything imaginable
truss ceiling is entirely obscured, and the upper
portion of the building Is waving mass OF red
and crimson and blue and white.
Over the rear gallery depended an oil painted
bit of canvas, arranged much after the fashion OF
drop piece on the stage. 1t represents flowing
fs Beneah this Is face
of the gallery is the equestrian crayon portrait OF
Cen S. r. Smith, its frame being wreathed about
front galleries are obscured by flowing white satin
and finished cambria that sweeps across In
many folds and is caught up at regular intervals
by red and white rosettes. From each of the
huge trusses that support the roof depend broad
sweeps Of tri-colored bunting in red, white and
From the centre truss hangs a large medallion
eDcircled with flags and on It the inscription in
gold, "Sarsteld'S welcome to Nontgomerys." To
Gus colors lead up from all parts OF the building
These blend beautifully with the sweeping string
erS of moss paper that intersect the whole fabric
and fall in a hundred artistic loops directly In
front of the main entrance. Beautifully painted
banners bearing the Maine coat-of-arms In va
rious designs and the Connecticut coatof-arms
hung from various points of the roof Myriads of
small flags of all nations are distributed every
where. The walls were almost entirely blanket
ed with American flags and stringers Of bunting
and moss paper. Long rows of pictures Of war
heroes and prominent militcry men help out this
| portion of the decoration. At the rear Of the
| band stand hangs velvet banner bearing the In
| scrption, Montgomery Guards, Portland, Me-,
| 1885" over the front gallery the American coat
| of-arms is surrounded by p mass Of flags. The
effect of the whole when lighted up by the electric
| light was enhancing
Some 1000 people were present. Chambers
Band gave grand concert which was received
with great applause, followed by an exhibition
drill by the Montgomery Guards, in which the
Portland boys did their best and won the
plaudits of the immense throng. This was fol-
lowed by grand ball. On account Of the storm
the programme for tomorrow is not decided upon,
If pleasant the parade will take place in the fore
noon and the banquet will come of in the after
noon. The Montgomerys leave for home ut o.2o