The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-02
The North Atlantic Squadron Will
Arrive Today.
Ball Game Will Take
Place Saturday.
Details of the Big Snow Are
Rapidly Being Perfected.

+ The North Atlantic squadron will
reach Portland today. 1t is expected that
it will be in sight about O'Clock and
win be at anchor in the harbor before 6
Q clock. 1t is of course impossible for the
committee on the celebration of Old
Home week to tell just when the ships
viii reach Portland but it is expected
hat they will get here In the afternoon.
Thousands of people will turn out to see
this, the finest squadron which has ever
visited Portland, come into port. Four
of the ships, the New York, flagship, the
Massachusetts and Indiana have been here
sew eral times before. The Kearsarge and
Kentucky, the latest additions to the
navy, have not been seen here.
This afternoon there will be hundreds
of yachts go down the harbor and outside
to meet the ships and some OF the excur-
sion steamers are to do the same. The
Eastern Promenade win be a good place
TO see the ships come in as will Cushing S
island and the Cape shore. At all OF these
places there viii be hundreds of people.
PRIZES FOR DECORATING.
The Old Home Week committee at its
meeting yesterday afternoon voted to
~ er the following prizes: For the desc
-..Ging Of buildings in the city: The first
prize will be one CT $50 for the best and
most artist1cally decorated business block
Or hotel. The other prizes will be for the
best and most artisticaIly decorated
private dwelling in any part Of the city.
For these S25 have been offered for the
drst prize and SIS for the second. Com
petent judges whose names are not to be
made public, until the contest is ended,
will be selected. The judges will make
their inspection some time Monday Oh
tuesday and their decision will be final
Those who have decorations which they
5hink will be prize winners and which
they wish the judges to be sure and see
Will address a postal card, giving the
street and number, and if a business
clock or hotel, the name of the firm, &c
the judges Of decorating, care Secretary 0.
Old Home Week Committee, City Build
ing, before Monday at p. IN.
THE BALL GAME SATURDAY.
The ola Home Week committee hav,
decided to have the ball game playet
Saturday of this week at 2.3O p. M, OF
the Portland grounds. This game win be
Tor q prize of $50 offered by the commit
tee and the contesfing mines will be The
regular army soldiers from Fort Williams
and the crack team from the flagship
New York. The game will be free and
The public is invited to attend it and
cheer whomever they please. 1t is be
lieyed that the contest win be one of the
best things of the entire celebration.
CITY FULL OF STRANGERS.
The best judges Of the strangers in the
city are the men on the electric cars anC
the railroad men who handle the baggage
at the Union Station Ths city is filling
up with people. HUNDREDS arrived here
yesterday ana hundreds more are coming
on every train. The hotels are not going
to be able to accommodate them anc
many private rooms will be required fol
those who are expected.
THE WEST END DECORATIONS.
The patriotic citizens OF the West End
have come forward and offered to put uI
beautiful arch across the foot of Con.
gress street. This is to be handsomely
decorated and Congress h i'll will also re-
ceive some attention SO that visitors first
impression OF the city will be an agree
able one.