The Washington herald., 1906-10-10
From the Nov Yark sun.

lumDlu COuntldnS IN New York had been
h0ning To go back ia body and look
their county seat over and review the
volunteer fire department Hudson heard
of the honing and wrote TO invite its sons
and daUghters-that had noated down
the river during the past year and had
become ManhattaniZcd, to come up for a
few old home days take look, and all
would be forgiven.
Practically every Columbia County
prodigsl in Greater New York climbed
aboard that special train yesterday morn
ing A few hours later Hudson and the
wanderers were greeting each other effu-
Sively. hudson hailing the prOdigals from
afar and falling on their necks and
weeping happily. Go, hiTelings, and kin
the fatted clam and bake it. For these.
our sons. were lost and have been found
again, and you've got your nerve with
you. Jim, TO come back 20 this place
wearing a plug hat,'
Willie Hogan Appears.
And as I live. there's Willie Hogan.
Willie, I sure am glad to
oh cut out the Willie. I'm a police
captain in New York now; and besides.
I'm old enough by this time to be call
cd
We'll William then Willie. is that
vest or wall paper2 Wen, TlI-be-dinged."
Mercy me, but New Yorku be duh to-
day with all you folks up here ia a body"
Hudson town was just beginning to feel
its real glory when the city folks rolled
into town, but the Manhattanized prodi-
gals had begun to pin roses on them
selves hours before. or as soon as the
train slid out of the Grand Central They
s9untered from car 10 ear counting Co
lumbia noses, and preened themselves
when they learned that everybody that
had ever been anybody in Columbia Coun-
" was among the home folks except
Corse PaytOn. the actor who couldn't
tear himself from his art, and c. Fair
banks. who is almost as well known IS
Mr. Paytou.
C. Fairbanks at present is Vice Presi-
dent of the United States The home
folks admit that he is a member Of the
association, but add that the Vice Presi-
dent is b0asting if ne says he Is from
Columbia County. Mrs Fairbanks. his
mother Is from AUsterlitz and so the
Vice President has been permitted to be-
come an honorary member. He never can
get any further. say the home folks.
though he try tilI ne melts
ChOate on the job.
But there was an ice chest in the buffet
car filed with bottled goods that made-
the Manhattanized complain Of the sway
Ing Of the train before Tarrytown was
reached JOY was further increased at
the end Of the run when the prodigals
learned that eX-Ambassador Choate was
on the job in Hudson. and that he would
take a look at the New Workers. when
they passed the Hotel Worth while pa
rading from the station TO the court
house to be welcomed by Mayor Henry
Hudson. of Hudson
II was CIinz Skulard. who is the town
poet and is not 20 be confused with Clin-
ton ScOilard. who first took note of the
fact that Mr.. Choate would review ua-
radc led by Capt ROte This meant that
Clink must add hastily q Choate- Rote
verse to the thiTty-UWO stanzls of his
original Columbia Home Days" song
which he had been building for weeks
At the station Clink distributed printed
copies of his song for the wanderers to
sing while parading through Hudson. the
words 10 De sung 70 the tune of Green
lands Icy Mountains.
Capt. R0te and his militia army. thirty
eight strong. stood al attention in the
oitlnS while the kissing and neck falling
was under way on the station platform
In front of the army was the white he'll
meted Hudson brass band. tuning uD for
Greenland s. Ahead Of the band were
Chief of Police Lane and a SQUAD of six
police, who led the parade just as the
New York police head professions on
Dewey days and things The other mem
Der Of the Hudson police force had TO re-
main on duty an Louis Costas fruit stand
on Warren street. because the stand runs
around the corner of Eighth street and
LOUIS can't watch two sides of his build
ing at once.
Up They Marched
hon fT4. EaF.4.1~--.l RT-..t.-a.-....
lined up back Of the soldiers and the
woman guests i'm carriages and Capt. Rote
had said Forrrd mch-ch-ch," so that lit
lie THY Schlitz had 10 fan off a fence
inen the fre Songs, church bells steam
whistles, and small boys Of Hudson de-
tonated- Up the huI toward Warren
street the captain marched his men. ana /
when he had marched them I'D the hin
he marched them down again.
Warren street was as bebadeed as the +
New Workers MaCy's tin shop had LET /
the bookkeepcr ana the clerk of for the 1
day. and II is not TOO much TO saw thar
there were many Ike instances t9 snow
how Hudson had been gripped I'm the boIi- I
day spirit While the parade was march. /
ing up the incline OF Warren street ana 1
down again string Of two trolley cars /
Was stalled for twenty-five minutes At
Warren and Fourth streets. where the
great crush of oulookers was thirlSesr /
there were over one hundred spectators
on the north side of the corners alone
The Jim Spear Company, in ''TLe Irish 1
Pdwnbrokers. put out notice I'm frqpt
Of the Elk Theater that the usual Satur- /
day matinee would be omitted because Of 4
the many other attractions in town.
tlink Skulard walked sideWiSe with the 1
procession 50 that he could watch the
time beats of the drum major and direct
The marching chorus at the same time
The marcheTs were too busy, however 4
yelling Hello. Fred. and "Howdy /
Tom to sing, SO Ciink was soloist.
Oh see the flags a-nuttcr
Oh, smell the baking clam
t9t loose. dear guests. for wc don give
A Continental DAMMIT
Band Gets las Work In.
The band had been playing when /
Johnnie Comes Marching Home" down on 4
Front street where the paveTnent isn't 4