A picturesque contribution during the Royal drive was that of a group of Red Indians, who greeted Their Majesties with their old war cries.
The culminating event in Their Majesties' visit to Montreal was the city banquet held at the Windsor Hotel, at which, instead of speeches, a programme of old French-Canadian songs was arranged, Throughout the day, as the Royal of silver and blue passed through areas that marked some of the first settlements in Canada, on their way from Quebec to Montreal, were accorded enthusiastic receptions by those who had gathered to welcome them.
Brilliant sunshine prevailed throughout the whole of the journey.
Their Majesties stopped at Three Rivers on their.way to Montreal. They travelled to Three Rivers on a single-track line through farm lands and past wayside stations, where clusters of rural folk gathered to cheer them.
At Three Rivers, the Mayor and City Councillors, with their wives, assembled early for the honour of being presented to Their Majesties.
Seventy-five thousand mill work ers, school children and other residents cheered vociferously from the station approache:
After the presentations, the Royal train continued on its journey to
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