The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-08
Boston AnCientS Received
With Open Arms.
Late Arrival InterfereS With
Englishmen's Program.
Enthusiastic Expressions of Friend
ship Were Exchanged.

Enormous crowds OF people had gath
cred in and about the station, stretching
away In all directions along the route
the Americans were TO follow. I'm
mediately after the train stopped the
Salem Cadet band alighted and drew
up on the platform. where it played
GOD Save the Queen" while the crowds.
bareheaded.- cheered until they were
hoarse. The bands at the station re-
peated the British national anthem, and
then played Yankee Doodle" the
crowds remaining uncovered and cheer
ing. After Yankee Doodle" had been
played once there was a voclferous de-
mand for an encore.
Representatives of the field battery
of the London company were detailed
to escort the Americans to the armory
Of the Honorable Artillery company on
Finsbury square. The main body OF the
Bostonians, all I'm full uniform, were
drawn upon the platform. after which
they boarded omnibuses in waiting and
started for the armory.
The whole route 10 Finsbury square
was lined with cheering people, and the
10 or more omnibuses conveying the Bos-
tonians had the greatest difficulty in
traversing through the crowds pressed
around the vehicles In the enthusiasm
of the greeting accorded the soldiers
from America, In spite OF the fact that
they had been waiting all day long. on
all sides were TO be heard cries Of
"Hurrah for the Stars and Stripes"
Good old America" They're splendid
fellows" etc. Warm greetings were
showered upon the Bostonians all along
the line by the crowds. The visitors ex-
pressed unbounded pleasure at the
hearty reception they met with.
The party which reached the Honor
able Artilley companys armory on
Finsbury square numbered nearly $50
persons. The cheering was deaftening,
and all traffic in the neighborhood was
stopped. Upon entering the headquar-
ters, the Artillery men Immediately went
TO the reception hall, which was a bril-
liant sight, and perfect blaze Of uni
forms Standing in a vacant space was
Lord Colonel Vile OF Culross, in even
ing dress, and the Earl of penbigh and
others in full uniform. They welcomed
each guest as his name was announced,
and this was the signal for more bud
cheering.
In the procession from the reception
room 10 the dining hall, one member OF
the Boston company and one member OF
the Honorable Artillery company OF
London walked abreast. The procession
was headed by the Earl OF Denbigh and
Colonel Walker, walking Srm in arm
The bishop of Marlborough. chaplain
of the Honorable Artillery company
said grace over the repast at 10 o'clock
The dining han was very appropriately
decorated. over the chairman's head on
the wall was an elaborated device
made up of the Stars and Stripes, and
the Union Jack, intertwined and fianked
on the right and left by the state flag OF
Massachusetts and the flag OF the An
cient and Honorable Artillery company
Of Boston.
The chairman toasted the queen, and
said that her majesty was showing the
greatest interest I'm the visit of their
guests The toast TO the queen was
drunk amidst enthusiastic cheers
Colonel Walker OF the Boston company
led a separate round of cheers by the
visiting Americans, and the whole as
sembly sang, God Save the Queen"
The chairman then toasted the Presi-
dent of the United States. IN proposing
the toast, he said that is was corrolary
of the preceding toast to the queen.
This remark wee greeted with an out
burst of cheering by the company, which
lasted fully five minutes. The company
drank the toast to the president stand
Ing, and the band played. "The Star
Spangled Banner"
The chairman then toasted the Prince
or Wales and the other members OF the
royal family. He referred in his speech
to the Prince of Wales connection with
both military companies, with the Lon
don company as a member. and with the
Boston company as an honorary mem
ber.
Toasts to the army and navy and to
the auxiliary forces followed.
The chairman then proposed the toast
OF the evening, by saying: Comrades
from Massachusetts With much pleas
ure l bid YOU the heartiest possible well i.
come A body of armed invaders for
the first time in 500 years has success
fully landed on our shores. We are
truly glad TO see you, and we welcome
you not only as friends and comrades,
but as relations. We hsse that IL will
not be presumption II we say that the
Honorable Artillery company greets its
visitors as its fond parent would greet
Its only offspring.
"All we can say is, IL isb4sh time that
YOU came here and reported yourselves
to headquarters. You will return to
fHserica with an increased affection for
the English people, and you will dis
seminate IL among your countrymen.
j now invite all to drink TO the health
of our visitors. and trust that this will
commence an epoch OF real peace be-
tween the two peoples"
Captain Henry Walker. upon rising
TO reply was cheerod for many minutes.
When he was allowed TO speak he be-
gan by saying: Friends: We all return
sincere thanks for this candid welcome
the forerunner OF many greetings -
come from the blood of our race. IL is
the same blood still. and this is our home
across the waters" Captain Walker
then delivered an eloquent eulogy Of the
record OF the Honorable Artillery COM
pany OF London. lie said: we come
here on a pilgrimage, and we know that
there are warm hearts behind this re-