Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-23
Old Town, Bangor, WateNle and Portland Will
Turn Out Big Crowds Today--Cook Sees No
Reason for Submitting His Data to Peary.
MAINE AWAITS PEARY.


of Maine, within whose borders Com
mander Robert f. Peary, the Arctic
explorer, spent his boyhood and young
manhood days, awaits his home COM
ing from the Far North with wide
open arms tonight Meanwhile the
man whose name is the topic of con-
versation in every home is speeding
across New Brunswick on the Provin-
cial Express toward his own natvc
land.
AS the flyer tore over the Intercol-
onial rails the city fathers in Port
vile and Old Town were busy per-
fecting the details of celebrations
planned in his honor ever since the
first announcement was flashed by
wireless from the coast of Labrador
that he was coming directly home TO
Maine. The out of town residents, foi
10 miles or more around the stopping
places of the Peary train. were count
ing on driving in to see the first Maine
man to go North of So"
The first official greeting which the
| dauntleSS Arctic traveller will receive
will take place at Old Town, d place
! of some 5000 inhabitants between the
city of Bangor and the Canadian Dor
| der line The Provincial Express is
| scheduled to pull into Old Town short
| ly before | o'clock and when Comman-
der Peary steps onto the platform Of
his car flags will be waving and Il band
will be playing a lively air. TIL
church bells will chime forth 4 wei
come back to Maine and the Unite
States. AS the train waits prominel
citizens of Old Town will extend con
gratulations on his wonderful achieve
ment The Bowdoin College yell wi
be given by the High school boys.
| Bangor will be the next stoppin
place of the Peary party. which in
cludes the commanders wife and tW
| children. The train is expected at l.
and the plans, as completed tonight
| allow more than tWo-hourS ston
the city. The party intends to catch
the Bar Harbor Express which leav
at $40. A monster crowd is expected
at the station to welcome the explorer
| Mayor Woodman and members
| the committee with other promnc,
persons, will entertain the celebrate
visitor at luncheon. if there is tim
| The presentation of a loving cup al
| propriatey inscribed will take plac
on the balcony of the Bangor Hous
| where it may be witnessed by thou,
ands of people President Hyde
Bowdoin College, from which Pear
graduated, will be invited to attend.
| The first stop Of the Bar Harbo
Express, after it leaves Bangor on it
way to Portland. will be Watervill
As soon as the approach of the trai
| is heralded, the city government, head
eel by Mayor Frank Redington. wi
take carriages ard drive to the rail
road station. Company Fl of the Main
| National Guard. under command o
Capt. II. l.. Pepper will act as a
escort. The express pauses at Water
Vile but l. minutes, thus leavin
little time for many formalities. J.
large crowd is looked for howeve
and there will undoubtedly be niue
cheering and waving of flags.
The train will then roll on to Port
lana. reaching it's destination at "a
O'clock. if it is on schedule time.
Portland ard her sister city, Sout
Portland. anticipate a right royal We
come for the hero of the severe Arcti
storms. He will be met at the Mair
Central station by the mayors Of tt
two cities. by the four local miltf
companies. two bands and large es
cort Of citizens. all carrying red fir,
which is to be burned all along the
line Of march to the Auditorium
where a public reception will be he
until go o clock
This will be followed by a banquet
at the Falmouth Hotel, which is like
to go down as one of the creates
event, in the history of the two cite:
President Hyde of Bowdoin. Governo
Fernald Mayor Leighton of this cit,
Mayor Hamilton of South Portlan,
will all welcome the explorer. Jude
Edward c. Reynolds. his intimat
friend will preside. 1t is hoped thu
Commander Feary will give his fir:
extended verbal account of his expe
dition to his friends here.
Invitations were received tonight b
members of the Maine supreme cour
beHch. the federal bench and other dis
tiDguished guests. The invitations ar
very elaborate. During the evenin
a handsome loving cup. properly in
scribed. viii be presented by the citi
Zers Of the two cities to Commando
Peary. The cup is of simple but mas
sive design.
1t is expected that Commander Pear
AMI his family win spend the night il
Portland and go to their Eagle ISLAM