The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03
THE TOURISTS VEL.
COINED
Manila Keeps Open
House for Them


The waterville Sentinel has receiv-
ed the following communication from
H. E. Walker, formerly of Oakland
and now in Manila, Philippine Is
lands:
Caribou. Ellsworth. SKOWHEGAN
and Portland were represented by the
marty of Maine people which arrived
here on Sunday, Dec. 10, 1909, and
sailed December 81 for Hong Kong
with the other members of Clark's
around the world tour on the Ham,
burg American liner Cleveland.
Practically $4,000 miles of ocean
travel have these residents of Maine
covered before reaching Manila, be-
sides hundreds Of miles In Egypt and
through India, In the latter country
spending II days of the trip.
Several weeks ago list of the pas
sengers ON the Cleveland was re-
ceived in Manila, and the residents
of this city, which IL famed through
out the length and breadth of the
Orient for It's hospitality, set to work
making preparations for suitably re-
ceiving the visitors.
In many OF the places visited, es-
pecially some of the British posses
stems, the tourist Is not appreciated
nor wanted, and Manila set out to
give these visitors from the homeland
q welcome that they would never for
get. How well they succeeded you
people In Maine cen tell by asking
them upon their arrival there in Feb
ruary.
The simplest and most effective
way of doing the entertainment JUS
tice and at the same time seeing that
each and every visitor was made to
feel at home seemed to be the or
ganization of state committees.
This was done, and each state
which had sons or daughters on board
the Cleveland had committee APP
pointed to look after them as soon as
they arrived.
LOOMS F. Goodale, supervising
railway expert with the Philippine
commission, was made chairman OF
the Maine committee. He is q down
easter and q graduate Of the Uni
versity OF Maine. FRANK s. CAIRNS.
colector Of customs at Iloilo, former
ly Of SKOWHEGAN, was member
Of the committee, AZ were also w. b.
WEBB Of the Manila branch Of the
International Banking corporation,
formerly of SKOWHEGAN, Attorney
George N. Hurd, H. e. Walker OF the
Manila Times STAFF, and several other
Maine people who have cast their lot
with the Philippines and have been
here for several years.
Representatives from all the New
England states formed one large gen.
eral committee, and each state had
sub committees. Badges of blue silk
ribbon with the date at the top. New
England diagonally across from top
to bottom, and the name of the state
across the bottom, were prepared to
pin on the breasts of the visitors as
soon as they arrived.
The Cleveland arrived in the bay
early Sunday morning and a commit
tee of knights Templar, of whom
there are large number on the YES
sell went out In a launch with the
famous constabulary band 10 miles to
meet the vessel and awoke the pas
sengers just as the tropical dawn
showed on the eastern horizon with
the music of that organization which
has become famous throughout the
length and breadth of The United
States, first by It's record at st. Louis
in 1904 and last year at the inaugu-
ration of President Taft and later
tour of the country.
AS soon a. quarantine was passed
the chairmen of the various state
committees hurried on board from
the waiting launches and by the time
the vessel had reached the dock, the
second on the trip and the only one
since Naples that she has moored at,
some men and women from each state
had been located.
FRANK CAIRNS got busy and
found DR.. SAWYER and FORREST
GOODWIN Of Skowhegan, and other
members Of the committee succeeded
in locating Hannibal Hamlin Of Ellis
worth, Atwood Spaulding of Carl
bou, and Mr.. Eastman Of the firm
of Eastman Brothers & Bancroft Of
Portland, and the families of DR.. Saw
yer and Messrs. Goodwin and East
man.
On the big dock, which was decor
ated with fiags and bunting, stations
had been arranged for the various
state committees and each location
was designated by . large shield with
the name Of the state ACROSS II Here
the members Of the reception COM
mittees were on hand at o'clock on
that beautiful tropic morning to well
come and give the glad hand In fell
lowship to the huAdreda who had
been wandering In foreign lands for
weeks and were now again under the
folds Of Old Glory and among fellow
Dozens Of automobiles and SCORES