The Portland daily press., 1896-10-01

The Second Day of the City COunclfs Eli
grimage to the Hub-A Drive Through |
the Famous Park Way and Trip Down |
the Bay-visitors Royalty Entertained.
ESPECIAL. TO THE paEss.1
Boston, September 3d. Tonight the
Portland city fathers returned home de-
lighted and enthusiastic over their trip
to the Hub. From the moment OF their
arrival In Union station, Boston, until
their departure they were treated like
princes. given every facility for seeing
the public institutions of the city and
dined and entertained in the hospitaele
manner which has made the Boston city
government famous all over New Eng.
land. The lavish expenditure made by
the city government Of Boston and the
ceaseless attention and courtesy with
which they cared for their guests have
made such a deep impression on every
one who was fortunate enough to have
been entertained by them that 1t is the
wish and desire of all Of the Portland
party to have an opportunity SOM etime
in the near future of reoiprooating and
all wish to express through the PRESS
their hearty appreciation of 5he many
oourtesies enjoyed and kindness shown
| by the Boston Solons to their visitors.
| There is but little doubt that 1t will
become a regular custom for the Port
land city fathers to play the Boston city
government a game Of baseball and a
| vic nd To rtofn In
the men from the Hub. II certainly
will be a regular thing if the Portland
men can make 1T so. and as both cities
gain great deal by the two city coun-
ellis exchanging visits, it is to be hoped
that tie annual baseball game and
exchange visit may become an estab-
lished thing. The recent trip Of tho
Portland city government which ended
last night was brought about by the
efforts of Alderman John B. Kehoe, who
has many friends in the Boston city
government and who ia deservedly popu-
lar among the Hubs Solons. To his
untiring endeavors to make things pleas
ant for the Portland pnrty and the.com-
bined efforts of Councilmen Stone and
Mcdonald, 1.-THE good time enjoyed on the
trip is due. In Boston, City Messenger
Leary, Aldermen William F. Donovan.
3 John J.Mahoney and Charles II. Bryant
and Councilmen G. Waldron Smith,
Timothy MCCARTHY and Alfred New
march, Bryant, Callahan and Others.
were untiring in their attentions anc
courtesies. and made many friends
among their guests from the Fores
City.
The programme that was arranged TO-
the party was a superb one and ther'
, was not moment of the party's stay II
! Boston which was not utilized to ad
vantage.
On Tuesday night after the ban que
the Portland people were taken to th
Grand Opera house and afterward
while many of them retired at once +
bed others formed parties and unde
: the guidance of policemen, aldermen an
: fire commissioners. paid visits to tn
I: slums, police stations and engine houses
t It was lats hour when every on
turned in and not then until patre
J. was organized and parties engaged 1
+ hazing various Nom bers of the oit
officials were broken up and sent to bed.
j. Wednesday morning the rain fell
!; torrents while the party were at breal
fast at the American house, but Cit
Messenger Leary shortly arrived an
said he had made arrangements wit
:, the weather clerk to have the last da
of the Portland Solons' visit pleasar
one, and sure enough hs had for Il
clouds soon cleared away leaving I'll
/: day as warm and delightful AZ a Nj
morning. At 10 O'Clock special cars We
D. taken and run out to the entrance
- franklin Park, where in open carriag
l. the visitors were driven through I'll
r magniotient park system of Bosto
y which has already cost IS. 600, 600. and
not yet completed. Over two hou
were passed here most pleasantly al
profltably and after most enjoyah
er drive the visitors were again escort
IN to special cars and taken to the Ea
a. Boston ferry, where the steamer
lis Putnam Bradley was boarded for II
land people had all of the interessil
" things pointed out to them on the 81
- u down the bay and on arrival ut Deer L
n n: and were met at the wharf by the supt
"a intendent of the institution, Commission
e. of Public Institutions, Alfred B. Heat
~ NJ. D., and Assistant Commission
Thomas Francis Hunt. who WELDON
the visitors most cordially.
At O'Clock fine course dinner, O
1e borately served by one of Boston's b.
NV caterers, was enjoyed, after whioh an
IN spec tion of the Deer Island prison "
nt made.
be
i'd The instit ution Is an ideal one, but
ao yond this Is great deal like many ot
T. or institutions of similar character.
d it fare 1915 prisoners, male and foma
among whom many faces familiar
Portland were recognized. The MI
notable thing about the Institution v
ndd nd one woman A years old, who had ser,
on | % sentences on the island for druukt