Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-15
THE G. a. r.
Boston GayIy Decorated I'm Honor
of the Occasion.

Boston Gayly Decorated I'm Honor
of the Occasion.
Boston, Aug. 12.-This city was gayly
decorated with flags and bunting and
ready on Sunday to extend most cordial
welcome to the veterans of the G. A. Il.
On account of the trouble with the switch
men of the New York Central, at Albany,
the trains from the west were delayed.
The attendance from the south and west is
not as great as was expected. The Mchi-
gan delegation has very comfortable quart
ers at the Hotel Flower.
Gen. Alger is very prominent in Massa-
chuseets, and Boston people think they
cannot do too much for him. In some of
the business houses on the principal streets
where original paintings form part of the
decorations his portrait appears in panels
with those Of Grant and Sherman. The
great dry goods house of Jordan. Marsh &
Co. has grand painting called :he March
Of Time, F" representing fifty o. sixty heroes
of the war, and women celebrated for their
connection with the war period. This
picture has Michigan represented by Gen.
Orlando B. Wilcox, Mrs. Gen. Custer and
Gen. Alger. The latter stands beside
President Harrison, and is the more prom
.nent figure in that particular group. The
local committee of the Woman's Relief
Corps have embelished Gen. Ayers suite
of rooms at the Hotel Vendome with flags,
pictures and flowers in very beautiful
manner. These rooms are on the first
floor of the most prominent corner of the
motel. The coat-of-arms of Michigan is
! displayed outside at the corner. The news
papers Sunday contained reports of inter-
views with Gen. Alger confined to Grand
l,l.a hoe lou
article written by him at the solicitation
If the editor, in which he speaks of the
G. A. r., its purposes and its good work
In the course of it he shows that that or
ganization can never take any part in poll
tics, as to do so would be destructive of its
whole object. fundamentally it is preclud-
ed from political work, has always alb
stained from it, and ever will.
| After breakfast the Detroit citizens
committee, headed by the Fourth regiment
band, marched through the principal
streets and sercnaded the various news
paper offices. Every delegate was
equipped with an umbrella bearing the
words Boston, $780," in red and Detroit,
| 1891" in blue. Gov. Blair, Mayor Pin
gree. Rev. DR.. Henderson and Judge A.
G.. Boynton rode in a carriage. The party
attracted universal attention. The dele
cation drew up in line at the curb stone in
front of the places complimented with a
serenade, closed their umbrellas at the
word of command, and stood at parade.
The band then played two or three selec-
tons in admirable style, while sub-com-
mittee of three or four assembled TO the
Office and notified the people there of the
name and purposes of the visitors. The first
place visited was Faneuil Hall, 1.-The
cradle of liberty" Here the band formed
in circle with the citizens committee out
side. Irrepressible Capt. Joseph Nichol-
son briefly recited the historical associa-
tons of the place. All hats were removed,
the band played America" and the dele
gates joined in singi2c that patriotic hymn.
Every visitor to the committee headquart-
ers comes out with nice ribbon badge
inscribed, ''Michigan-Detroit 1891"