The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-07
MARYLAND, MY MARYLAND''
IT'S STRAINS GREET THE BOSTON
 ANClENTS IN BALTIMORE.

ITS STRAINS GREET THE BOSTON
 ANClENTS IN BALTIMORE.
 Different Reception from That Accorded
 Massachusetts Troops In '61-The Mar
 tial Visitors Being Entertained In
 Princely Manner-Thousands of Citizens
 Applaud the Famous Troop.
 Baltimore, Oct. 6.-The Ancient and Honorable Artillery company of Bos- ton, 346 strong, arrived in Baltimore this afternoon and received a sincere welcome. The various dissensions that marked the prelude to their visit were all obliterated in the general desire to make the Bostonians feel at home in Marylands metropolis. The city coun- cil committee and representatives of business organizations prevailed upon the Ancients to be their guests at a theater party tonight and tomorrow the visitors will be taken to Annapolis on the steamer Columbia. At night the Ancients will give a dinner at Haz- azere's hall, at which they expect to entertain as their guests many of the best known men of Baltimore. The dinner will practically wind up the cele- bration, as the visitors will leave for Boston Thursday morning.
 t1yo here on a special train over the Balti- more and Ohio from New York They were met at Mount Royal station by the Fourth regiment, the First Bat talion of Naval Reserves, the council committee and the citizens committee Speeches and responses were made by the mayor chairmen and Colonel Walk CT, commanding the Ancients. The An cients presented a. handsome appear ance as they lined up on the station platform. Each officer and man wore be individually entitled and the result was that their appearance was some what incongruous.
 Men marched in the ranks with the eagle of a colonel or the double stars of a major general. Colonel Walker wore the uniform of a colonel in the regular army. With the band playing Maryland, My Maryland" the com pany marched out of the depot into the streets of Baltimore. The parks and embankments around Mount Royal were filled with people, fully interested, having gathered to see the company 9 h r,ly As orole m, ceded by a squad of police, they were cheered and greeted with waving hand kerchiefs
 The Fourth regiment was drawn up in regimental front on the north side of Mount Royal avenue, with it's right resting on Cathedral avenue. It ex- tended across Charles street, and on | the left were the First Battalion Naval | Reserves. The militia made a great showing. All of the field and staff off, cers of the Fourth regiment were equipped in full dress. There were 400 | muskets in line, and the band and field officers brought the total number up to about 450. The Naval Reserves had 150
 men in line. and had with them four | of their rapid-fire guns. Each organi- zation had it's own band and drum corps. The Ancient and Honorable company marched past the two Balti- more organizations, who saluted as they passed.
 They continued up Mount Royal ave-
 rue to Calvert and down Calvert to
 Riddle. When they arrived there they drew up on the west side of the street in line and saluted as the escort passed 1 them, and took the head of the line. | With the Fourth followed by the Naval | Reserves, the council and reception 1 committees, the line of march was then | taken up with the Ancients In the rear. In this order they marched down Charles street to Madison, up Madison | to Eutaw, down Eutaw to Baltimore,
 and thence to and around the city hall,
 where they were received by Mayor | Hooper. After this they marched to l the Carrollton to remove the dust and stains of travel, and eat dinner. | A large brass tablet resting on an easel of the same metal stood in the TO- | tunda of the Carrollton and attracted
 a great deal of attention. It was the
 welcome of the Volunteer Bremen s association to the artillerymen. After ehlGIullS SEeellHSS lO lHS NlSllOIS lllG | inscription closes as follows:
 'This visit is hailed as a. pleasing | compliment to Baltimore and her citi-
 zens generally, ard will be forever re-
 membered among her most gratifying
 memories"
 The entire lower floor and all the 1 boxes of the Academy of Music were reserved for the theater party tonight. l In the boxes were Mayor Hooper, sev-
 eral ex-mayors of the city, members of the council and other city officials and representatives of the board of trade 1 and other trade organizations. In the
 orchestra chairs were many of the best known citizens. As the visitors erter- cd the theater they were greeted with l the strains of the march composed in their honor when they made their trip | to London last summer.