Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-06-02
Uncle sam and Admiral Dewey.

the kindergarten children, dressed to
represent Uncle Sam, Admiral Dewey
and company of United States sailors.
\ At 4 o'clock the children formed in
front of the old palace, and were es-
corted once around the plaza by the 1st
regiment band, after which they en-
gagged in drill evolutions according to
the most improved military tactics.
Each child carried a large American
flag and the procession formed a most
beautiful display. To the ingenuity of
Mrs. r. l.. Baca is chiefly due the sue
cess of the enterprise. The plaza and
streets were densely packed with people
and rounds of vociferous applause greet
ed the children as they marched.
The names of the children were: I'm
Gle Sam, Eddie Downey; Admiral Dewey,
Mignon La Brun. Sailors: Adeline
Yrisarri, Alice Kahn, Richie Seligman,
Myrtle Hample, Sylvia Morrison, Cath
arine ChaveS, Anita Baca, lime thinner
man, Ramona Baca, Gladys Linnen,
Edith Hampel, Anna Belle Davis, Edith
Linnen, Margaret Davis, Genevieve
Morrison, Edna Downey.
The Evenings Exercises.
The exercises of the evening were car
ried out with the pomp and eclat char
acteristic of Santa Fe people, when
they make up their minds to do a thing
in the right manner
At Z O'Clock the pupils of st. Mich
aeCs college, in their base ball uniforms.
marched to the front of the grand stand.
| They were tlanked by company B, 1st
Regiment N. M. N. G.. The band occu-
pied the plaza pagoda and RECALLED the
crowd with a concert until 3 o'clock,
when the speakers and choir assembled
in the grand stand.
Many people crowded the plaza and
streets and standing room within hear
ing of the speakers was at a premium.
George A. johnson, secretary of the
committee on arrangements, to whose
interchangeable work was largely due the
! successful elimination of the Dewey
day arrangements, opened the exercises
by the announcement: ''In behalf of
the committee on arrangements l have
the honor to announce to you that Mr..
A. i. Morrison has been selected presi-
dent of this celebration, and Judge j..
R. McFie, Hon. G. F. Easley, M. R.
Otero, Judge Walker, Manuel Valdez,
Sol. Spiegclberg, Gavino Ortiz, Mayor j..
R. Hudson and W. j. Slaughter, vice
presidents"
The ladies and gentlemen comprising
the choir were:
Miss M. A. Morrison, chairman; Mes
danes Sterne, A. L. Morrison, Jr.,
Schaaf, George II. Cross, j. M. Diaz, viii
Upton, Yrisarri, M. j. Warner; Misses
Cole, Lamy, Gulliford, Amy Gulliford,
Otero, Hesch, Blanchard, Messrs. E. A.
Johnston, A. McCord, Geo. w. Knaebel,
Crichton, Roy Crichton. Accompanist,
A. l.. Morrison, Jr.
President Morrison announced that
there would be no Interpreters and that
three addresses would be delivered in
English and two in Spanish.
Secretary Johnson then read a letter
from Chief Justice VIM. j. Mills, OK
pressing regrets that a previous engage
ment prevented his attendance.
President Morrison then addressed the
assemblage as follows:
speech Of Hon. A. l.. Morrison.
Ladies' and conference.-the First of
May was made ever memorable by the
marvellous naval battle which was fought
in Manila bay on that day. In the
morning Captain Dewey was an almost
unknown officer of the navy with no
more fame, OF reputation, than any
other comrade of equal rank, but before
sunset he had taken his place among
the immortals who were moi born to die.
The demigods of the American navy,
Barry, Jones, Decatur, Lawrence, Perry,
McDonough, Preble, Porter and Farra-
gut have found another brother hero
who is splendidly worthy of their glo-
| rious company: and when the future
historian or poet tells or sings of their
deathless deeds, they will crown the
Dewey with the same laurels of fame
which encircle other heroic brows. No
nation on earth can point to such a SUI
perb trio of victories as Lake Erie, Lake
Champlain and Manila bay, all of which
were fought in the holy cause of liberty
and humanity. We seek in vain, out
side of American history, for such vic
tories as this we have met tonight to
celebrate, but inside of that history we
find a few which closely resemble Dew
ey's superb achievement.
son Christmas day in ever glorious '76,
2,4O8 half famished, badly armed, poorly
clad men, lay in chilly squalid camps on
the banks of the Delaware. Beaten in
half a dozen battles they had retreated
over the frozen SHOWS of the Jerseys at
ter II desperate retreat they had placed
the broad river between their shattered
ranks and the eXulting British enemy,
and flung themselves on the frozen
earth in despair. That was the last
army, and the last hope of the infant
republic. With them the spirit of free
dom was to live or die. You have all
seen that fine old picture in which a God
like form stands as erect as a lance and
as firm as granite in a slight skitf, which
| stalwart arms are driving through huge
masses of broken ice. 1t is washing
ton crossing the Delaware" In the
midst of a furious tempest Of binding
snow, that devoted band, led by Wash
ington, Sullivan and Greene, swept
down on the Hessian camp, killed and
| captured 1900 horse, foot. and artillery,
of the enemy, lost two of our men and
saved the republic. On January 8. 1915,
on the lower Mississippi, q few hundred
backwoodsmen from Kentucky and
| Tennessee clay behind some low slight
breastworks, with the grim old fighter,
| Andrew Jackson, In command.
''The battle began at in the morning
and was won before o. jackson lost six
men killed and the encmy's loss was
over 2,1OO, including their general,
Packenham. The rest escaped to their
boats and never returned. And now in
our own days ome the most wonder
full victory of them all, when Admiral
Dewey destroyed the entire Spanish
feet without the loss of a single man or
ship. And W. are just waiting for the
news of another victory from where the
gallant Schley has Cervera's feet cooped
up In the harbor Of Santiago de Cuba,
from which it will never issue except as
our nri2ns of 1unr Mofhnrs of Amnrinn