The age-herald., 1902-02-04
HOME OF OLD HICKORY WELCOMES SANTIAGO
 HERO WITH OPEN ARMS
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of members of the Retail Merchants As- sociation and at the rear of these the great public.
 In the gallery were the prettily uni formed girls from local seminaries. hun- dreds of school children from the public schools and thousands of citizens.
 Hail to the Chief"
 When the admiral and his party arrived the vast crowd arose to shout its well come while the band played Hail to the Chief" as the party were seated the music changed to Dixie" and the crowd fairly raised the roof" After a num- Der of speeches. John T. Lellyett, on be- half of the Nashville Councils of the Royal Arcanum, presented to the ad- m1ral the jewel of the past regent of the order. In accepting. Admiral Schley said:
 MT Chairman, my Brothers and the Royal Arcanum and my Very Dear and Sweet Friends-The welcome you have accorded me in coming into your midst leaves me without the power of words to speak. I realize now that not one-half had been told me of your illimitable love and hospitality. I have concluded that the home Of Crockett and Jackson and Polk and Farragut could not be other wise than sweet and hospitable.
 And you have, l think, in your pres, ent estimable Governor and his beautiful wife, fit representatives of the noble men and women of Tennessee of old.
 Paralyzes His Tongue.
 My brothers of the Royal Arcanum this gift comes so unexpectedly that 1t almost paralyzes my tongue. I had no expectation--of such a gift, but 1t does not require anything to make me love and remember that the members of this order are my brothers
 "1 belong to a profession which has done everything that has challenged fear. In war the history you all know, but in peace you know little of the exile and we aave wondered what it meant. But often we have looked to the flag and found the answer there.
 But when the order came to come home the order was then up anchor boys, for Gods country, and it was but few moments until the anchor was at the bow and the ship started for the fair est country on Gods green earth.'
 He then paid beautiful tribute to the flag of the nation, telling how that on board ship when the flag is taken down it is never allowed to touch the deck. but it is carefully caught and folded in the air and laid carefully away.
 That" he said. lis what we think of the flag
 'I want merely to say that my habit has been heretofore to address my au- dience through the trumpet I am not used to addressing audiences of this size and I get what is known as stage fright" But I can only thank you for the welcome which you have given me and for the love you have shown, which will go with me all through life as one of its best and sweetest memories.
 Blue Honors Gray.
 'T want to say to my old friends in gray that we of the blue honor you for your valor and the day is at hand when valor on every field will be an heritage"
 The band played Dixie again and the admiral had hardly taken his seat until he had to rise again to greet the shouts and cheers.
 At o'clock Admiral and Mrs. Schley dined quietly with Major and Mrs. F. B. Stahlman at the latter's residence in Vaux Hall Place and proce .ded from there to the University Clr- where Ma jor and Mrs. Stahlman -ssertained in their honor.
 The affair was on 1agnificent scale and at its conclusion the distinguished visitors formally took leave of Nashville as they start for Chattanooga tomorrow morning at an early hour in the private car of President Thomas of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway,