The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
CORDIAL WELCOME HOME.
The Colonial Secretary and Mrs.
Chamberlain Warmly We'll
coined Back to England.
A GREAT GATHERING AT SOUTHAMPTON,
A Large Crowd, Including Premier
BaIfOur and Practically the En-
tire Cabinet Met Them on Arrival
in London and Gave Them Cor
dial Welcome.

London, March IA" -"Southampton
welcomes home Britains empire
statesman in huge letters sur
rounded and intertwined with Union
Jacks and Stars and Stripes, was the
motto that first greeted Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain and Mrs.
Chamberlain on landing at Southamp-
ton, Saturday, from South Africa.
The travellers had a magnificent
greeting. The quays were elaborately
decorated, the ships were dressed
rainbow fashion and rounds of cheer
ing and the blowing of whistles and
sirens greeted the liner Norman as
she passed up Southampton water
with Mr.. and Mrs. Chamberlain, ac-
companied by Lord Selborne, first
lord of the admiralty, standing on
the promenade dack.
The Reception at Southampton.
As soon as the steamer was warped
to her dock Mr.. Chamberlain fam
lily went on board the Norman. They
were shortly afterwards followed by
the mayor and corporation of South
a4nptOn, who welcomed the travellers.
= he mayors daughter then handed a
bouquet to Mrs. Chamberlain and a
procession was formed with the may
o. and Mrs. Chamberlain leading, and
Mr.. Chamberlain and the mayors
daughter coming after them, and
walked through cheering crowds to
the reception hall. Mr.. Chamberlain
was brOnZed, but he looked very thin
and appeared to have aged Considera-
bly,. He showed evident pleasure at
the heartiness of the welcome. The
party then entered carriages and
drove through the thronged and dec
GRATED streets to Hartley hall, the
scene of so many previous functions
connected with the South African
war.
An Address of Welcome.
There an address of welcome
was presented to Mr.. Chamberlain,
who, in the course of his reply,
warned the country not to overesti-
mate the results he had actually
achieved. He was hopeful and even
confident that the Dutch of South Af-
rica would hereafter Loyalty take
their place as members of the en-
pire to which they now belonged, but
it could not be expected that the long
record of vacillatiOn and weakness
which led to the war would be wiped
out in the twinkling of an eye.
subsequently, Mr.. Chamberlain and
his party took train to London,
where a large crowd awaited their
arrival. Premier BalfOur and prac-
tically the whole cabinet were pres
ent at Waterloo railroad station to
meet Mr.. Chamberlain. The greet
ings which he received were every
where most cordial.
Shared With Her Husband.
Mrs. Chamberlain came in for full
share of the welcome. Special cheers
were given for her and in the greet
ing of the deputation from Birming-
ham, which went out to meet the
Norman in the Solent, she was spe-
cially mentioned. Referring to this
in the course of the reply to the
Birmingham delegation, Mr.. Cham
berlain said: Il thank you very much
for including, as indeed you should,
the name of my wife. 1t is indeed
true that her companiOnship has
been of the greatest assistance to me.
Indeed, 1 hardly know how 1 could
have got through the great task L
undertook but for her cooperation" !"