The Portland daily press., 1892-07-02
THE TOWN Is THEIRS.
Portland Captured by Canadian
Knights Of the Gripsack.
HOW THE CITY WAS sURREN
DERED TO THEM.

The Speech of the Mayor and the Visitors
Response-A Glance at the National
Game-Latchstrings Out at the Doors of
the Local CIubs-Last Evenings Jolli-
fication.
Portland didn't put on her most sednc-
tive smiles yesterday to welcome the
gentlemen of the grip from the Do
minion, but what was lacking in point of
weather was fully made up in the cor
diality of the greetings they received
from their Portland brethren.
Before IL o'clock the vicinity of the
rooms of the Maine Commercial Travel
lers' Association assumed lively ap-
pearanee as the members of the organic
alton gathered to do escort duty to the
visitors. The rooms were prettily fes-
TONED with the English, French and
American colors, while the front of the.
building was arrayed with bunting.
Badges were furnished; white, with the
full length figure of a drummer, for the
association, and blue for the reception
committee. The executive committee
wore blue badges with heavy gold fringe,
ornamented by large sixteen pointed
star.
At 11.30 the committees from the vari-
Gus organizations, appointed to act with
+1or 1l1x,o
selves took horse cars and proceeded to
the Union Station, accompanied by
Chandler's full band There was a
slight sprinkle of rain at the time, but
not enough to notice. The city govern
ment was represented by Aldermen
Stevens and Tolman, President MCGOWAN
of the city council and Councilmen
Smith, Kehoe, Leighton and Chute. For
the Board of Trade there were NJ. N.
Rich, L. A. Cloudy and Charles S. Fobes.
Messrs. Pooler, WEIGH and Ilsley repre-
sented the Portland Lodge of Elks. Mr..
John D. Printable and members of the
executive committee were present from
the Lincoln Club. There was a large
delegation from the Young Mems Demo-
cratic Club headed by Vice President
Nathan Clifford. Messrs. Albert G.. Rol-
Inns and MILFORD G. Chapman represent
ed the Young Mems Republican Club.
Mr.. Robert Rexdale and Mr.. Fred Ell.
Fassett represented the Press Club. Luz
Their A. Roberts was chief marshal with
S. G. Lang, J. N. Davis, C. Gilman, S.
Schwarzschild as aids. The route was
lined with spectators.
At11.45 precisely the train from Mon
treal pulled into the station and the
Montreal men were greeted with cheer
on cheer. There were 1T in the party.
including ladies, when it left Montreal,
but lumber passed through to Boston.
Carriages were furnished for the ladies.
President Loring of the Maine Associa-
ton bid the guests welcome and then the
procession started for City Hall. At this
time it was raining quite briskly and the
array of umbrellas presented a curious
appearance. Chambers band with its
inspiring music however drove off all
thoughts of the weather.
Upon arrival at City Hall line was
formed and Mayor Ingraham, attended
by City Marshal SWEET and Vice Consul
George H. Starr, stepped to the portico
and welcomed the Canadians in these
words:
Mayor Ingraham's Address.
In behalf of the city government. I
have great pleasure in welcoming the Do
minien Commercial Travellers Associa-
ton to the hospitality of the Forest City.
We trust that during your brief So
journ you will be made to feel that our
people appreciate the overwhelming
kindness with which you received and
entertained your brethren of the Maine
Commercial Travellers Association a
year ago. Their visit has brought us to
realize more than ever the vast resources
OF your Dominion, stretching, like ours.
from ocean to ocean, and the benefits
that will result from closer relations.
Within our memories, our fathers with
heroic energy, overeame natural barriers
and linked with iron bands two great
commercial metropolises-the one the
imperial city of the ST. Lawrence and
the Atlantic coast.
We invite you to look over the broad
bay and the land-locked harbor where
we see with so much pride your magnifi-
cent fleets, coming and going, bearing the
products of yours and other lands We
invite you to visit the verdant islands of
Casco Bay, where thousands of your
countrymen breathe invigorating sum
mer breezes. We ask your earnest at
tention to the statistics bearing upon the
trade and commerce of this port, and
embodying suggestions that may prove
at profit and advantage to business. We
confidently indulge the hope. that the
visit of such an influential or
ganized body of representative
men will hasten the realization of
the dream long cherished among us
when custom house barriers will be
broken down and Montreal trade and
commerce become permanently estab-
lished on the broadcast basis of reciproei-
ty and commercial union with the Cana
das.
We bid you all welcome, thrice vel
come to our hearths and homes. Nav
our intercourse become riveted in bonds
of perpetual friendship, and may this
oreat event of vo11r visit ha forauar fro