The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-23
BRILLIANT.
Reception at the State
House.

Boston, Feb. 22.-The reception given
by Governor Roger Wolcott at the
state house yesterday, beat all records
in the space of time in the number Of
people who were received.
This annual event has become such
a fixture that not even the threatening
skies or the swiftly falling rain could
deter those who had made their plans
to attend the reception. From the mo-
ment that the doors were first opened
at 11.S0 a. m. until they were closed
at l2.40 p. m, there was never slack
ening stream of callers.
The crowd in waiting for the recep-
ton at 10 o'clock was large and it re-
cefved constant accessions.
The visitors came up from Doric Hall
by one stairway, passed along the cor
ridors to the room of the governors
private secretary, and from there
passed by the governor, and went out
into the room of Executive Secretary
Hamlin, and from there out into the
main corridor, and down the stairway
to Doric Hall, and out upon the
street.
The governor arrived at the state
house early, and Sid some work be-
fore the visitors began to gather. He
read his mail, dictated letters, and in a
general way accomplished quite days
work before the reception. When the
hour for the reception arrived he was
stationed at the side Of the room to-
ward Mount Vernon street, and around
him was a staff detail consisting of
Gems. r. H. Appleton and James L.
Carter and Coils. Capelle, Billings, So
hier, Soutter, Sears, Stevens Bradley,
Robins, Frye, Jewett and Converse.
The Sons of Veterans were repre-
scented by a delegation of 400 delegates
from the encampment in progress in
fremont temple. They were headed by
Commander-in-C Chief Sheppard of Chi
caSo, and there were also present De-
partment Commander Couch, Mai
Charles K. Darling, Senator Sargent Of
Lawrence. Representative Davis of
Cambridge, and others prominent in the
order
The Grand Army of the Republic was
represented officially by Department
Commander John L. Gilman of Mass
achusetts, A number of boards and
commissions of the state were repre-
scented.
Inere was large number of school
children present. Many of them had
seen the crowds coming up to the state
house. and had merely followed out of
curiosity. Some had come as a result
of careful planning and preparation.
They were all impressed with the sense
Of their own Importance when they
got as far as the entrance to the execu-
tive apartment, but would not turn
back, partly because they could not do
1t, for the line pressing upon them be-
hind. and partly because they were an
xtous to see what g governors recep-
ton was like.
The legislature was very fairly rep
resented, although not so well as
usual Senators Fairbanks of Warren.
George of Haverhill and Joy of Win
chester and Representatives Butler
Ames, Tolman of Pittsfeld, J. J. Nc
| earthly of. Charlestown, Campbell of
| Westfield, Newton of Royalston, Fol
som and Robinson Of Springfield.
| Speaker John L. Bates of the House,
Ross of Boston, Estes of Brockton were
| among those of the legislators who paid
their respects.
During the first 20 minutes of the re-
| ception 1000 persons passed before the
governor, record that has no dupli-
cate in the history of these receptions
During the hour and ten minutes of
the reception 2601 persons passed,
against 100 last year. This beats all
records for the time of the reception
In 1884 Gov. Greenhalge held recep-
ton lasting an hour and a half in
which 1858 persons passed. That was
20 minutes longer than the reception of
yesterday,