THE WORKMAN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1923 PAGE THREE Chesterfield ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME Given Trinidad Cricketers on Their Return Home Up knew you like em!
It the best cigarette ever tasted.
and The utmost a cigarette can do THE right balance SETTES of costly Turkish and choice Domestic tobaccos, proportioned by experts that why Chesterfields satisfy and that the utmost a cigarette can do Chesterfield The Trinidad Contigent of the welcome extended to them on West Indies Cricket Team, com. Monday. They were the beroes prising Messrs. Small, Con of every moment of their appen stantine. jur. Dewhurst. ance in private or public, the Pascall and George John, return community acting in competition. on Sunday morning in the for the privilege of offering the Harrison lider Ingoma. They heartiest and most enthusiastic received a most enthusiastic welcome possible and of daving welcome by thousands of citizens tribute to the honours they had representative of all sections gained for the Colpay in common of the cummunity. And the with the rest of the West Indies, members of the side looked the on the playing fields of Englaad.
picture of good health, and their In this whole hearted express smiling faces were a sufficient ion of official and public wele index of tbe pleasant re and appreciation the thr minisceoces th y brought with Damerara representatives hi them of an enjoyable holiday their proper sbare Mr.
tour in the United Kingdom. Browne, being a popular figar THE WELCOME Frederic Street was a blaz; of The Ingoma which was schedul colours, the stores on both sides ed to arrive at Port of Spain baing gaily decorated in honour on Sunday morning, came into of the occasion with flags and port on Saturday night but as streamers. All flew the Union pratique was not granted before Jack and there was considerable Sunday morning the passengers individual eaterprise in the enwas a successful one. Every tingent.
did not land. The voyage out deavour to portray the warmest welcome to the returned conbody on board enjoying the across the Atlantic during which, The Town Hall, where the several entertaiaments given in bonour of the cricketers ceived, welcomed and feted also were cricketers were officially reby tbe Captain and Officers of How the Union Jack while on the abip. Shortly after the the street and the portion of Ingom a bad been boarded by the Woodford Square opposite was Port Authorities, the Reception occupied by crowd of Committee comprisink Messrs thousands representative of all Fred Grant, and Kolshall, classes There was a vast Maillard, Lack, e. gathering by 30 o clock, the Sehult, Hutcheon and time fixed for the ceremony, Govia went on board.
bat long lines pouring in from all sides swelled the assembly to Messrs St. Hill, Orosco, Striking and portions, and though Wallen, Ben Sealey Bud Cyril Fraser of control of a VC. and Messrs Henry, pogge of mounted and foot Police Roach Carr of of under Sub Inspectors Walcott Stingo also went off to the the and Tottenham, the size of the Ingoma in the Rɔyal Mail launch crowd naturally made traffic Exe which was specially charter conditions difficult, it not imed for the occasion to bring the possible. It was pleasant howTrinidad representatives ashore. ever, to regard the presence of Toe lauach left the St. Vincent the crowd in Its true spirit the Jetty at 7:30 a. and within splendid support the large turn half an bour got alongside out afforded to the arrangements the ship gang way.
As the made for the official welcome.
tender approached the side of the feature of the scene presented Ignoma, the cricketers assem outside was an attractive banbled on the promenade deck and ner, the work of a local siga a loud outburst of cheers went painter, which welcomed the. of bers of the Reception Committee were given also those of Chal.
and others who went off in pri lenor Tarilton and Capt. Austin. vate lag aches as well as friends The drawings of Dewhurst beand relatives who availed them hind the wicket and Constantine selves of the opportunity of go on the field, followed the lines of sketch steamer St. Patrick, went on Trinidad Guardian of the och board, and showers of congratu instant showing Dewhurst catchlations and encomiums were ing Sandham and Constantine poured on the return heroes. stopping a hot one.
Mr. Tucker, Press Proto The Reception Hall, limited in zrapher for the Trinidad Guard. sitting and standing capacity, lan took two pictures of the was crowded at an early bour cricketers one socluding Messrs and by the time the ceremony Browne, Fernandes, opened the crowd had overC. Hunter, the British Guiana flowed to the staircase, blocking representatives who are in tran ingress and egress.
sit passengers for Georgetown, The cricketers received ovaThe Trinidad contigent along tions throughout their journey to with Mr. Brown came ashore the Town Hall and on their arHERE A NEW STUNT?
about a. As the Exe passed rival they were each greeted by sea going crafts outbursts of a cheer from hundreds of In Cleveland, Ohio, feet cheers rent the air from the throats. The Constabulary are painted on the downtown side respective crews. Hundreds of Band under Lieut. Wallace in walks to show people the right di. people assembled on the St. the square played See the con rection to cross the street. Toe po Vincent Jetty took up every quering comes which had lice had made a request to the pro point of vantage.
been preceded by Yes we per authorities to have these feet repainted as the colors had faded were filled with spectators all ers were met by the Mayor sup: Launches boats and lighters have no Bananas. The cricketso that nobody noticed tham. The keenly bent upon contributing ported by the Deputy Mayor and Scouts did the job well, and now their quoto of welcome. The re members of the Council and conthere is no danger that pedestrians presentatives were kept busy onducted to seats around the table.
will get off the track and perhaps getting to shore in responding to During the weleɔme the Band the mapy salutat, ons which rendered Robinson Crusoe greeted them. On arrival at the Isle. Line House Blues and Oustoms, a number of prominent Suez.
with the menwere delivered a stirring then photographed by a number welcome to the returning of amateur and professional cricketers also eulogising the HOUSE 1078, LA BOCA photographers after which they players from the other islands.
CANAL ZONE. were conducted through the bag; Mr. Dewhurst suitably replied gage room into the compound on behalf of the Trinidad reprewhere thousands of people again sentatives.
Office Hours to p. greeted them with loud cheers.
DAILY As was to to be Mr. Browne on behalf expected, ConstanSpecializes in all the branches the favourite of the assembly paid a war in tribute to the part tine, the youngest of the side was of the Demerara representatives of Dentistry Despite the efforts of the mount and also lauded each and every played by the Trinidad ed police under Sub Inspector Tottingham and the foot guard team.
member of the West Indies WILKINSON goder Surgeon Major Flynn and Superintendent At the conclusion of the and Sergeant King to keep the speeches the Council and guests Contractor crowd in order, the rush was repaired to the banquet hall, so great that the lines were which was tastefully decorated, and Builder Mr. Whiteman after much ors several occasions. where the health of the cricketdrunk in chamdifficulty succeeded in getting a pagne and refreshments House No. 20 snap of the men for cinema purposes. slight drizzle began to enthusiastically sung on the ini28th NOV, STREET, fall about 10. 30 m, which pre tiative of Hon. Lazare, folSAN MIGUEL svaded the thick crowd to retire, lowed by three cheers for during which the took the honoured guests. The crickP:0. Box 411, Panama, R, advantage of the opportunity and eters were afterwards conducted beaded for their Plans and Specifications Free homes: respective to the balcony and introduced to the crowd by the Mayor who First Class Workmanshlp AT THE TOWN HALL called for three cheers in their The returned cricketers were enthusiastically and there was a honour. The crowd responded Guaranteed.
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