The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-03-21
CORDIAL WELCOME HOME.
The Colonial Secretary and Mrs.
Chamberlain Warmly We'll
coined Back to England.
A GREAT GATHERING At SOUTHAMPTON.
Large Crowd, Including Premier
Hnlfour and Practically the En-
tire Cabinet Met Them on Arrival
In London nnd .ase Them Cor
dial Welcome.

London, March southampton
welcomes home Britain's empire
statesman In huge letters sur
rounded and intertwined with Union
Jacks and Stars aud 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 n magnificent
greeting. The qnnys 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, nc-
companied by Lord Selborue, first
lord of the admiralty. standing on
the promenade daek.
The Reception nj southampton.
As soon ms the steamer wns warped
10 her dock Mr.. Chnmberlain's fam
lily went on board the Norman. They
were shortly afterwards followed by
the mayor and corporation of South
a.npton. who welcomed the travellers.
: he mayors daughter then handed n
bouquet TO Mrs. Chamberlain and a
procession WIS formed with the may
or 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 hive aged considera-
bly,. He showed evident pleasure at
the heartness Of the welcome The
party then entered carriages and
drove through the thronged and dec
GRATED streets 10 Hartley hall, the
scene of 40 many previous functions
connected with the South African
war.
An Address Of welcome.
There an address of welcome
was presented 10 Mr.. Chamberlain,
who, In the course of his reply,
warned the country not to oyeresii-
mate the results he had actually
achieved. lie WIS hopeful and even
confident that the Dutch of South AZ
rica would hereafter Loyalty take
their place as members of the en-
pire to which they now belonged, but
ID could not he 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 a train to London,
where q large crowd awaited their
arrival. Premier Balfour and prac-
tically the whole cabinet were pres
eEt 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 n full
share Of the welcome. Special cheers
were given for her and In the greet
ing of the deputation from Birming-
ham, which went ont 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
berlan said. ~ thank you very much
for including, as indeed you should,
the name of my wife. 1t Is indeed
true that her eompanionship has
been Of the greatest assistance TO me.
Indeed ] hardly know how / could
have got through the great task ]
undertook bat for her cooperation"