The record-union., 1897-07-08
WITH FRUITS AND FLOWERS.
HOW THE INCOMING ENDEAV-
oRERs ARE RECEIVED.
urward of Twenty Trains Are Yet
to Pass Through Sac
ramento.

The incoming of Christian Endeavor-
ere from the East still continues. They
are mourning into Sacramento hourly on
their way TO San Francisco to attend
the national convention, and come from
all quarters of the country.
Between = and a. ~. the sections
containing the Wisconsin and Indiana
delegates arrived and they were foI-
lowed by the New York delegation
1t was LOO when the first section OF
the Massachusetts delegations train
rolled into the depot and large crowd
waiting to receive it. Eight sleepers
were filled with delegates. and they
were glad to step out into the Sac
ramento Valley and be welcomed by
those who had gathered for that pur-
pose. Father Clarke, the founder
of the society, was with them. There
was a loud shout as soon as he was rec
ognized, and he made a short address,
but as he had to talk against an en-
gine that was running up and down
on the other side of the train, only dis
connected sentences could be heard by
those who We're not close to him.
Those who We're in the car with him,
however, made themselves known by
the refrain they chanted, which ran
this way:
Car five, we're alive,
Cool as ice, sweet and nice,
See. jolly We,
Bound for Frisco, by the sea,
Endeavor ever. Car five.
Then the delegation from the Hub
took up the refrain and chanted:
Rah, rah rub; we're from the Hub.
Boston, Boston, with a VIII,
Plymouth Rock and Bunker Hill
Tea in the harbor sleeping still
Then the EndeavOrers, both local and
visitors, sung "Beulah Land and
"Blest Be the Tie That Binds" and
as the train moved out of the depot
they gave three cheers for Sacramento.
They expressed themselves as delighted
with their reception, and what little
they had seen of California.
Many excursionists came on the reg
ular train from the East.
When the second section Of the Mas
sachusetts train of EndeavOrer excur-
sionists arrived at 1:20 Mr.. Shaw. the
manager of the group, was called out
and made a most felicitous speech. He
has been here before. and knows some
thing about California. He said all
along the route the Massachusetts peo-
pie had been treated with the broadest
hospitality, and the greetings had been
soulful. But Sacramento in her well
come was at the top Of all. She came
with fruits, flowers, songs, open palms
and no formality whatever, but just as
if the delegates were old, old friends.
Indeed said he, this rousing welcome,
this hearty frank, open-handed greet
ing. this profusion of flowers, these
loads of fruit-they speak from the
heart, and we say III all sincerity, God
bless you, Sacramentans'
The New Hampshire and Canadian
delegates arrived at 4:30 p. M, and
the two Pennsylvania delegations in
the evening, the first, which was from
Reading. carrying fourteen passenger
cars, and being the largest that has
passed over the road. The second sec
tion was from Philadelphia.
At II o'clock yesterday. twenty-six
of the fiftytwo special trains that are
coming over the Central Pacific had
passed Wadsworth, New, and the other
twenty-siX were between Salt Lake and
Wadsworth, the last of which is ex-
pected TO reach here some time to-
night. These late trains have about
200 persons each.
When the Reading section of the
Pennsylvania train arrived last night
the depot was packed with a solid mass
of people from one end to the other
and they had to be pushed back TO keep
the train from running them down. 1t
seemed as if every woman had from
one to half a dozen bouquets to give
10 the visitors, who received them as
If they had been gold pieces Fruit
was also passed along the cars and the
visitors for the first time probably,
tasted figs and apricots. When the
train finally pulled out, cheers for Sac
ramento were given.
When the Canadian train arrived an
incident took place that was UNIQUE
among the arrivals. The excursionists
let the cars and sang God Save the
Queen" followed by America" and to
finish up with, sang "Blest Be the Tie
That Binds
Trains came thick and fast during
the night. The second section of the
pennsylvania train did not arrive till
IU.IO p. m, and the third section at
II p. m. The Indiana train was sched
uled for II m, and the Connecticut
train for l2:30 a. m; the first New Jer-
sey train at l a. m, the second at .
a. m. mixed train at 8 a. m. and the
Illinois train at a. m.