Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-23
Royal Greeting at Augusta.

Beautiful weather welcomed the pil.
grms into Augusta.
While the soldiers were breakfasting
the civilians were taken to the Ma.
sonic hall. where welcoming speeches
were made by Mayor Young. Senator
Patrick Walsh and Congressman ]. G..
e. Black. Senator Walsh and Con.
gresham Black were particularly elo-
quent In the addresses. and both were
loudly cheered by the Chicagons. Gov.
Altgeld. Mayor Swift. +. W. Peck and
Gen. A. l.. Chctlain made short and apt
speeches. and X. G. Givins replied in
behalf Of the Two Million Club of Chi
cago. He said that IL Augusta wants
to establish itself more firmly on the
map 1t wants to get into closer coinmun-
cation with Chicago. and the Augusta
people all agreed with him.
These ceremonies were followed i'm.
mediately by a parade of the local and
visiting military. The Sixth Georgia
infantry Is composed of various com.
panies In this section of the State. and 1t
Is only for extraordinary occasions that
inc regiment turns out.
On this occasion It marched with al.
most Its full quota Of men. one COM
pany came from Waynesboro, twenty
four miles away: another from Sanders
vile. eighty.four miles distant. and
another from Washington. travelling
over seventy miles to reach Augusta.
The parade was down Broad street. a
thoroughfarc that II as wide as Grand
boulevard. but unlike the Chicago ave.
nue.. 1t Is one driveway. The Georgia
military marched first. and all the Chi
cagOnns cheered these boys In blue.
The GcorgianS chcercd and yelled for
the Chicago boys In gray and pcltcd
them with flowers. From tho old.fash.
ioncd iron balconies the women of Au.
gusta waved greetings and tossed bios.
some on to the heads of the men car.
rylng guns. Such q reception In q
Southern city was not expected by the
most enthusiastic of those who planned
this Southern invasion. Old men of
the South. as well as doubtcrs from the
North. who have thought such a thing
"ouu h'NtI Dc' ioohcu VII tHc sCcuc
and cheered.
The visitors were then treated to q
collation. In the Commercial clubrooms,
after which cars were boarded for the
big cotton mills on the outskirts of the
city. which have made this town known
as the Lowell of the South. The extent
Of these Industries surprised the people
from the North. and the method of
work Interested them.
Governor Altgeld and party were the
guests of Senator Walsh. and Mayor
Swift was looked after by Mayor
Young.
In the afternoon Company NJ Of the
First Regiment. commanded by Cap.
tain Switzer. gave an exhibition drill
In Broad street. In front of the Arling-
ton hotel. 4 big crowd saw II. At
least 5000 people crowded about the
Enclosure In which the drill took place
ana chcered the precision and alacrity
with which the cvolutiOns were made.
The men We're dressed In white trOus-
ers ana blue coats ana made a beautl.
full show. The sidewalks were pack.
etl, detail OF Georgia militiamen be-
Ing required to keep the people out OF
the street. This was the first time the
members Of the Chicago party have
seen this exhibition, and they. too. en.
joyed the exhibition of the splendidly
drilled company.
After the drill came tho review of
the troops by Governor Altgcld ana
Senator Walsh. Then the boys OF the
Chicago regiment found they had not
exhausted the enthusiasm of the Gcor-
gla people In tho morning. crowds all
along the line cheering as only these
Southcrhcrs can cheer, and the First
Regiment band ana drum corps making
more noise than has been heard In this
town since the war; The reviewing
party was on temporary stand at
Broad and Eighth streets.