Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23
A DAY OF PLEASURE
Closes the Visit of the Presidential Party
in Bcston-Nisited the Massachu-
setts Legislature and Were Then
Tendered IA Breakfast at the
Algonquin Club.

bfcaktdSted at y O'Clock ana at 10 O'ClOClS
was en- route to fremont Temple, where
| he spoke to the members of the MasSa-
ohusetts department of the G.. A. r., who
were assembled i'm annual conventions
Immediately following this carriages
were taken for the state house, whcr" tn.
President visited the Legislature Ia JOINT
session and made an address. Her" also
| Secretary Long created much amusement
| 10y his wttiCiSms and his illusions To- the
| time when he welded the gaVol as spolk-
or of the Massachusetts House of Repre-
| sentatiVcS
After short reception the prcsid initial
party was taken ON Il tour through the
subway and thence TO the Algonquin cub,
where ~ breakfast was rendered to the
gentlemen by the members of the Com
mercial club. composed of the principal
business and professional men Of the city
of Boston.
At $50 the party was driven to the south
terminal station and left for Washinston
on their special train at $40.
Secretary Long did not return with tie
party prrfcrrng to 90 to his home at
bingham with Mrs. Ions ami start for
Washington in the morning. Hon Ferdi-
nand Peck. commissioner Of the United
Statcs to the Paris exposition. with Ills
wife aCcomp lnied the Pres dent As far a.
New York. The President left in excellent
health ana expressed himself is having
enjoyed every moment of his trip and as
being we'll pleased with the Welcome and
greeting he had received at the hands of
the Home Market club, whose especial
guest he has been, ana from the citizens
OF Boston and the commonwealth.
He was warmly received by the Icgis-
laturc in Joint session During "A shorl adj
dress he said, in reference to the Philip
pine problem: I'VE may regard the situI-
ton before us as a burden or as an OPP
portunity. but whether the one or the
other it IS here and conscience and civii-
cation require us to meet il braVely. De
sertion of duty is not an American habit.
1t was not the custom of the fathers ana
will not be the practice of their sons"
The Grand Army veterans gave tn
President rousing reception and he al-
dressed them briefly
President Mckinley spoke in a low tone
and with deep feeling. He said:
| Mr.. Commander, Comrades of the 6. A.
r.:
Il count myself most fortunate to lind
upon my visit to the city of Boston my
comrades OF the G.. A. X. in session in the
same city. thus giving me an opportunity
once again to look into your faces and cX-
change the friendly greeting of comrades
with each and every one of you.
you fought in a holy couse, which. I'M
der the Providence of God. triumphcd You
not only We're good soldiers. maintaining
-
litY of the flag we love so much bat
since the war and in YOUR relations us
citizens to the government Won have p.cu
loyal and faithful. preserving in peace
the government which you secured in war
The sad feature about all thes. reunions
Is that our numbers are d!minishing
Every annual roll cali disclos.s one ar
another of our comrades not uresant lint
accounted for They have gone to ioin
their comrades on the other side now in
the majority sleeping within mat low
green tent whose curtain never turns If
has occurred to me, as it has to every Old
soldier of the war that the cunsnicuous
commanders those who cav. nrd.rs VIZ
loved to obey. have all gone from among
us-Cirant and Sherman and sheridan and
Logan and Hancock. and a lon, lin lo-
side that are treasured in TN. mo,norics of
the soldiers of the republic
Il am glad to have an opportunitv Of
living as YOU have in living i'm this last
year when the American neonla have
again manifested their patriotism. thcir
love of country. their devotion 20 Amer
lean honor and want to see an the men
of the Spanish war. North and South. in
some great organization and | knoW none
better than the Grand Army of the Re-
public. | thank Won and b,d vou ali rood
morning"
After the applause had subsidized thorc
were loud cries of "Alger. Alrer you'ro
all right" The secretary OF war arose and
said among other things.
"One of the proudest memories of NV
hre. one Of the proudest memories of vo,r
lives was the gathering here in lSoo. when
the G. A. r. was AT hipb wntar mark
Such a demonstration of uatriotism mad
never been seen before and never viii
again. The material is beginning TO u,t
a little old We have got n new crop as
the President says, but thew are not tbn