Show MAR rs A I 1 T D H special services in all mela mel bourne churches afternoon and ana evening melbourne Mel bourrie monday august augu at 31 rear admiral sperry commander of the american fleet expressed him self as highly appreciative of the warm welcome wel conic extended exton ded himself and the der him and the kindly greetings ot callang ra both at sydney and at melbourne has developed a feeling of gratification throughout the fleet all are looking forward with pleasure to the coming week of which this Is the official landing day the weather Is fine and hospitality prom ages to be abundant sunday was set get down on the program as a free day nothing in the way ay 0 of f formal entertainments ants having been arranged for tho the visitors hut nevert nevertheless beless those who came ashore from the warships managed to spend some bome enjoyable hours driving and sightseeing sight seeing seventeen military trains rains arrived sunday morning from the various centers throughout the country bringing into Melbo melbourne ume a large body of cavalry ury which will participate in the grand review on thursday twenty five hundred men of the ships were given shore leave sunday sunda of which one thousand marched marched through collins coiling street to st patricks cathedral where pontifical high mass was had at noon the american blue jackets and marines were preceded by two thousand cabets cadets and a number of bands were in the procession tho the streets were thronged thron ged with spectators who gave the men a hearty welcome after the services were ended the men were served with lunch in the cathedral hall special services were hel held 6 d in all the protestant churches and later the melbourne automobile club in touring cars took the officers of the fleet to view the points of interest in the city during the course of the afternoon numerous private entertainments were given there ivere were comparatively few visitors to the on account of tile the distance the vessels are lying from shore but those who made the trip w were ore enthusiastic in their expressions of admiration for the beauty and powerful appearance of the american men of war the pulpit of st patricks PatrIck Ps church was occupied sunday evening by the rev father gleason chaplain of th the 8 connecticut and the congregation overflowed the edifice services in the other churches were again well attended in the evening much informal individual hospitality was shown to the sailors and marines and many of the officers and men enjoyed the pleasure of sunda sunday y meals at the family board |