The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-30

behalf of that city will congratulate.
M the directors and officers of the sew.
eral railroads on The completion OF
their vast enterprise. He will tell how
only few years ago Boston had ff6t
single creditable station within her
limits. Each road had it's little insig-
mficant depot, poorly constructed and
poorly managed. But now all that is
changed. By union and pooling of mu-
tual interests, the city has two big
\. passenger stations that will stand com
parison with the best depots in the
World-the Union depot, accommodate
ing all roads from the east and north
and one from the west, and the Ter
Ininal station for the others entering
. the city from the south and west
Invitations to attend the dedication
4 have been received within the last few
F. weeks by many prominent people. The
invitation is ornamented on one side
with q handsome steel engraving of
the station On the other appears the
following inscription:
The Boston Terminal Company.
Your presence with ladies is re-
quested at noon Friday Dec. 30,
1898, for the purpose of inspecting
\ Fthe provisions made for the comfort
A and convenience of the public using
A the railroads entering Boston on
the SOUTH
II The formal exercises attending
n the dedication of the terminal is
appointed for 1 o'clock of that day,
in the general waiting room, and
will include an address by the Hon.
Josiah Quincy mayor of the city.
The station will remain open for
the public on Saturday, the 3lst,
and trains over the Old Colony and
New England roads will commence
its use on the 1st of January, 1899.
By order of the trustees,
James w. Perkins, Clerk.
Boston, Dec. "a, 1898.
Several thousand invitations have
been issued. Owing to the size of the
building the Terminal company has
been generous in the issuance of tick |
cts. The only limit in the number
K granted is the size of the main wait |
ing room, where the exercises are to be
held. But as the dimensions of this |
room are 800 by 70 feet, there is lots
s5of room. 1t is estimated that at least
l0O Worcester people will attend the
dedication.
n Aside from the speech by Mayor |
&Quincy, the main address will be made
by President Clark Of the New York, |
New Haven and Hartford Railroad. lie
Twill present the Importance OF the new
station from a railroad standpoint, and !
twill give an historical sketch OF the
building of the depot from its ffst
inception to it's final completion with
the close of 1898. Presidents of the 9TH
fer roads interested have been request
ed to speak, but will probably decline:
1t is more than probable that some Oh
the leading officials and directors VIII
make five minute speeches.
Guests are invited TO come at noon
z n order to allow them full hour be-
fore the exercises commence to inspect |
he various rooms Of the station. To- |
morrow the building viii be thrown
ppen unreservedly TO the public for eX-
Amination A full day will be set aside |
to allow the people of Boston to eX-
anime every room before its oceupa-
#Ion
Beginning with midnight tomorrow
night, trains on the Old Colony and
New England roads viii arrive in and
leave from the terminal station. Other |
Dads will not be SO fortunate, and Will !
II all probability fail to run into the |
lepot before several months have |
passed.
Director Davis of the Boston and AL