Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-21
IN WASHINGTON.
Enthusiastic Reception Given
in Honor Of Boer Delegates.
ENJOYS Welcomed by Chairman Su!-
ger, the First Speaker.
The Visitors Speeches Wild Pi;tures OF Beer
Contest Tor li.ertj.

| Washington, May 20.-An audience
| remarkable for its size, sympathy and
enthusiasm greeted the Bocr ENJOYS at
the reception given in their honor, to-
| night, al the Grand Opera house under
the auspices Of the Compression and
| citizens committee. Long before tn
time for the meeting To open the house
was crowded tp sunocatinn ana many
We're turned away unable ID gain ad-
mittHncc. The interior was appropri-
| atcly decorated with the national tri-
| colors If both the United safes ana
| the Transyaal While official Washing
| ton was not rcpr, scented iii any man
ncr. there were probably 20 members
" th- Senate and the House occupying
| seats in the auditorium and on the
stage Speaker Henderson was in one
| ~ the b .xcs ana others present We're
Senators Daniel Of Virginia. Teller
Tnlman. Pcttigrcw. Mason and Well
ington, Repre- sentatives Shafroth. At
wat, Slayden. Glynn. RUPERT
Gaines. Latimcr. Lentz. Sulzrr. Lanlis
| Linnoy. Ryan. Green. CMassD, Henry
Hay. DeArmond Clark. Mo. Meirs
| Rh,a. Ky. one Of tn b xes it is stat
| ID had been res rived for the President.
- ''iiliIi4tt'' 4l't ilIt II sum ~ NlIt
/ White II use with tickets Of admis-
sion to the opera house. but no repre-
sentative ola tha Presidents official
household was on hand. Chairman
| Sulzer If tho reception committee. pre-
sided ana number II addresses. AIT
of them patriot. in character ana
earnestly supprting tn cause Of The
| Beers. We're made the speakers. ir-
Guiding MesSrs. Fischer. Wolmarang
ANA Nv, sstls. the Rocr ENJOYS. Senator
Wellington. Hon. Bourka Cochran WIZ
| Nau York. and Nh. SuIzer. Tia invo-
cation was pronounced IN thr rev
| Father Maxim NJ this citv.
Chairman Sulzer vas the first sneak
.r After welcoming th. enyoys ANA
-muhatic4Ilv stating that rha. ncrasiYr
yrs n,n-partisan ana non-r,Iitical IN
chIractar HI sail III mart. "In Hin
| iu.irrlrnt uine-tanth ~ tha American
...l. 1,a against F,n-Iand III mis-
| ','s ~ ,y3r If .,nntt.-+ fn,. e.,r.5i4 .,,ir,
. -. . , $50, =,
| '' ~! ''t'.'''' VIII ''I' DUETS
! england is u NV ami always has
| o.. q the a-.-t.. Ssn7- AGAINST -h. Eo.,s
| 80 .,,.ri Ill., -, 60.
| 90 '''lIi'Il'n lIi' h''iS /" strike HrSI
| 'it" Doors viii never SURF al"r their
| , ,-. az Iih.rt,-
| ...I ,-,,,. .,,,. -, r,-,;,
| 'i'i -4dII tHit the f-hS.lNA army
| i'' mover reach Pref 'ri2.
| The three rny4ys w. r.. intr,6llca1 in
| nv, nv NJ l,,.1,.,. "a - ~. -,
| 600 ~ w ''"' ~ anu ''''i vi 'iltili
! N'-' given CORDIAL reception. Their
| marks We're listened t. with clos.
| ~, 49," '
'''' h'l"H- me audience gave a stand
/ ne gre, tugs ~ CummisSi nrr FiSch-
| NIL Who told his hr1rrr. vhy tha an
| m mn "--f 'ii' 'i'
hal come t' th.S country ana
| Nn't they nor 4 IN accomplish.
| we have come across TIL, Seas from
! rwn different rcrul,Iir, IN. -aiJ wv, ..
! u.n...t,.,. ,,... t
| "At'htf h"Ir lh lhc hearts I'M tA, people
| w 4 great sister republic thc .nirit W.
| nl.,r,. tb., WIN ,-.,.. . v; .!t,
r '-'''', ''o Hg1iS 'Iu N SuII LilNt'
| "''' l'''l '"e Hc''lii','t that caused lts
| people 70 take up arms tt obtain its free
| lnm il strong pr,1,.h wv r,..n.r,,iy. ,t,
| r...Ii,,, ,......,-...., I'LL. III
'Vo!'lE PoSSesS'u n III. W. come ~ YEN
AZ 2 great OVERWHELMING people ill whom
| thc sense. HI iu.tir, ,rd f,ir n1,,- u
! s,,,,,.- ., f'' +
o-'7 II" io"h % H"u to ma z practical
| scheme 70 obtain peace with Justice. The
| receptions which We have been given
| nave been most gratifying to us ever
| since we have set foot on Your shores.
| we look TO you To help Us il possible.
| anu "hcther We get assistance or not.
| appreciate the kindly feeling which has
| nerh manifested for Us.
| tommiSSIoncr Vessels speech WIS a
VIVID picture of the Beers in the contests
Tor their rights; of the charity and dcvo-
tion which characterized their manner
| anu OF the patriotism with which they all
| went IN to night their battles. He felt
| sure mat the audience would admit that
| tht boer had many good characteristics
| anu was not as black as he had been
| painted.
| We are DONG the hEhting in the re-
| nuoilcS. ne Said. and nave kind friends
| IN America VINO Will do the speaking
| Tor us.
| Mr.. NolmarlnS, who spoke in Dutch
| SAID TO the audience that while the en-
voys dld expect to be symrathcticaly re
| celVca IN TINS country. vet they did not
| anticipate tnat they would receive such
4 strong welcome AZ had been shown
mem N New YORK CITY ana the capital
| oi the nation.
| Ing speech Of Senator Wellington.
Whlch came next, bristled with patriotic
utterahces ana was checrcd 70 the echo