Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-25
Greatest Celebration Of
Ter-centennary Week.
Observance of De M0nts' Land
ing at St. John. N. B.
Warships Of Three Nations and All
Shipping Dressed in Bright colors-
Weather Clear and Delightfully."- Cool
Most Fitting Occasion.

st. John. N. E., June 24.-Historically
in this city the calendar was turned
back. Friday, to that great French pa
tronal festivity i'm June. 1904. when this
EarbOr was discovered by Sieur Dc
MOnts and Samuel De Champlain and
named by them in honor of st. Johr
the Raptiste. The landing of the in
trepid explorers of old France was re-
produced with it's attendant scenes as
nearly as possible. The day was a pub
lie holiday and the celebration was the
greatest of tercentenary week.
Salutes were fired at sunrise and
the war vessels of three nations anu
all the merchant shipping in the har-
Dor were dressed in bright colors long
before the citizens We're astir. At every
hand on land and water We're displayed
the British flag, the Stars and Stripes
and the tri-color.
The weather was clear and delight
fully cool. Thousands of persons, many
of them from the United States are in
the city and so great was the crust,
that hotel accommodations were Sc
vercly taxed. From Houlton, Me-,
came a party of 12O Knights Templar,
headed by the Houlton Band.
The feature of the forenoon was the
repr esentatiOn of the landing of Cham
plain. De Monts and Poutrincourt from
their vessels. the Timotnee. Il. Il. Lam
talum represented Champlain, II. NJ.
Stanbury. De Monts and ii. Harrison,
Poutrincourt. A large number Of
French and Indian characters accom-
panied the landing party. For the oc-
casiOn an old vessel had been built over
to resemble as nearly as possible the
original ship.
Half hundred yachts accompanied
the French vessel. A parade through
the streets followed. A number Of mi
litia companies and local societi IS
marched to the north end Of the city
where monument in River View park
to the Canadians who fell in the South
African war was unveiled. Thousands
Of persons We're present
Later a tablet in the new Carnegie
library was uncovered in honor of
Chamnlain's memory. Representatives.
of the French and United States gov
ornments saw this ceremony.
Detachments of blue Jackets from the
United States cruisers Detroit and
Topeka were in the procession to the
monument. They were loudly cheere1
by the crowd which lined the route of
march. The commanders Of the Tope-
ka and Detroit and the French cruiser
Troude, occupied prominent places on
the reviewing stand during the fore
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of Boston: Arthur Lord Of Plymouth,
Mass; Rene Benoit of Lowell: Prof
Thwaites of the University of Wiscon-
SIN; Prof. GanonG of Smith college.
Northampton, Mass. and DR.. James p.
Baxter. president of the Maine His
torical Society. were among the guests
of the day.
During the day the Royal Society OF
Canada held 4 general meeting at
which historic papers were read. In adj
dition to the regular program of gen.
eral events throughout the city there
were numerous athletic games.
The American and French guests
were entertained and driven about the
city by a committee appointed by the
city government. 1t was arranged that
they should leave. Saturday. and parti-
cipate in the exercises at the mouth OF
the st. Croix. ut which representatives
of the Maine and New Brunswick gov
ernments will hold joint celebration.
The warships will also proceed to the
mouth of the ST. Croix
The Houlton knights Templar left
on the steamer Calvin Austin for East
port. Tomorrow they will go to Calais
and st. stephen.
Mayor White gave an official dinner at
the Union Club. this afternoon. to the
guests. among those present
being Capt. Dillingham; of the United
States cruiser Detroit Capt. Aubrey OF
the French frigate Troude. and Capt.
browning of II. NJ. S. Aradne. The prin-
cipal feature of the celebration this nj
ternoon. was the unwilling of a tablet to
('hamplaln and Dement'S In the new Car
negie library. Mayor White officiating On
the ia blet the twin flower, which grows
profnsely here, has place. and DIR. q. u.
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