Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-10
BUSY DAY FOR BOS1ONIANS
Ancient and Honorable Artillery.
men Visited New York Shore.
Ausable Chnsn,. Plattsburgh and MILE
tary Reservation Inspected-Even-
Ing Passed mt Ethan Allen Club
H0use-TO- days Program.

The Ancient Honorablcs-who, by the
plies-had large time yesterday
They set sail Mt 9:O5 in the morning on
the Ticonderoga, for a day on the New
York shore. Arriving at Port Kent they
entrainod in special cars for Ausable
Chasm. There the majority OF the MEM
hers OF the company took the trip
through the great split. Some, however.
had made the passage before. and they
reserved their energies for the after
noon.
About noon the Ticonderoga. making
a special run from Plattsburgh. picked
up the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
men at Port Kent and took them to
Plattsburgh. The members of the com
pany had box lunches brought from
their hotels in this city. and these were
eaten on the ship.
1t was nearly one o'clock when the
expedition disembarked on the Platts-
burgh dock. There they were met by
Colonel Calvin D. Cowles of the Fifth
infantry. one battalion of his command
and the regmental band Escorted by
this force. the Ancient Honorables
marched up through the town. The APP
pcarancc of the infantrymen on theii
way to the dock mad aroused the inter.
est of the inhabitants. and the report
got around that something extraordinary
was in the air, so consequently there
was a crowd of good size all along the
route. The Fifth Infantry band ant
Tcel's band the latter accompanying
the Ancient Honorahles, added to thu
numbers on the ourhng. Result. Platts
burgh surrendered without firing a shot
Pursuant to the request of Mayor Golf
flags were flying along the line o
march. in token of the city's welcome.
ont to the reservation marched thu
| column. There the entire Fifth regimen
went ON dress parade. Then the quar-
| tiers were inspected by the Bostonians
ana the emptiness of the inner mai
! was ministered to at the Officers club
| The rule. welcome the coming an'
| speed the parting guest. was observed
when Captain Appleton's command wa
| duly escorted by the regulars to tn
boat. around four o'clock. and the I'll
conderoga hoisted her saiis-should say
started her paddles-fOr Burlington. A
six the voyage was over. and the mel
| from the Hub again set foot on Vernon
soil. loud in their commentator of Da
| LOOMS. whose management and person
| al supervision of the trip across tn
| little ocean had been all they could ex
pect and more than they had ant!ci
| pated.
The visitors dined with appetite at the.
hotels. as bctitted the occasion. the sa
I(D air and the strenuous campaign the
had made. After dinner there was n cor
cert by Teels band I'm the Van Mes
lobby, and the evening was spent b
most of tn Ancient Honorabes ut tn
Ethan Allen club. where Joy and goo
fellowship prevailed. and even the me
whose ards were era" proved I'll
truism that men are but boys of large
growth.
To-day the Massachusetts, men wi
taste more at ength the hospitality
Burlington, In the morning they will G
motoring II Mr.. Hooper is able to clea
the skies. In the afternoon they will wi
ness dress parade at Fort Ethan ALE
and stand at attention through III
strains of The Star Spangled Banner. |
the evening they will hold their banqu,
in the Van Ness House at S:l5. Tt
morrow morning at eight o'clock the
eight-car special will speed them ca:
on their wa to Breton Woods.