The times., 1899-08-30
PREPARING FOR DEWEY
All the Committees Busy With the
Work of the Reception.
Novel Ideas Suggested for the IiIu-
minaf1on of the Line Of March of
on High Towers From the Peace
Monument TO Eighteenth street.

The preparations for the reception to be
given Admiral Dewey when he returns TO
Washington are being rapidly pushed, and
much work will be accomplished during
the next four weeks Four committee meet
ings were held yesterday and other meet
ings are scheduled for six days in each
week until the great day arrives. The
finance committee held meeting
at the Ames Building at AIS yesterday al
ternoon, with Chairman E. Southard Parker
presiding, and ]. G. Moore as secretary.
The following members~were present: H. A.
Seymour. A. A Wilson, H. K Willard. j. ID.
W. Arnold, Mai H. l. Biscoe, s. S Bur
dette, W. r. Decide, Albert Fox, Frank
Hume, N D. Larner, A. X. Paris. ". o.
Roome, W. K Simpson.
Chairman Parker announced that as the
time was limited the committee should get
down 10 the work of soliciting funds, and
asked for some statement as TO the probable
amount required. Secretary Van Nickle
read statements showing that SO far vol
untary subscriptions had been received
amounting 10 about $1,000 The various
committees were then carefully gone over,
and their probable needs discussed.
II was decided 10 fix the cost of the cele-
bration at s., 500, and this amount Will be
raised. Out of this amount il is estimated
the following appropriations must be made:
81 oG0 for printing $500 for the press COM
mittee, Sl,5eo for illuminations, $500 for
parade $500 for transportation committee,
$500 for public comfort, and 81 600 for the
reception committee. 1t was decided to ap-
point committees TO call upon the banks.
railroads, hotels, and business men of the
city and TO endeayor to obtain funds as
rapidly as possible. The committee then
adjourned to meet on Wednesday, Septem-
Der g. at 4:l5 p. m. when the committees
VIII report.
The committee on decorations and illumi-
nations along the line of parade held a
well-attended meeting at the Ames Build
ing last night, with Chairman Isaac Cans
presiding, and A. c. Moses as vice chair
man. The following members were pres
ent: Percy Crawford NJ. G. Copeland Nor
timer DuPerow, J. r. Galloway, j. c. Horn
blower, James G. Hill, r. Edwin Joyce,
s. Dana Lincoln, Capt. II. b. LOCKER, Z. j.
McQuade, J. L. Smithmeyer, L. b. Wright,
and NJ l. Weller. The question of the
| form of decorations TO be adopted was
discussed at length, and many novel ideas
were presented. A proposition was read
from the Pain Fireworks Company offer
! ing TO furnish a night street illumination
! By means of vari-eolored fires and pyro-
i technics. II was finally agreed TO concen-
trate the iIluminations and decorations
along the line of parade, instead Of spread
/ ing them over a large territory.
IL was voted TO ask the executive COM
mittee for an appropriation of $1,000. so
/ that a good showing might be made. The
offer made by the Pain Fireworks Com
pany was discussed at length and it was
! voted to recommend the adoption of two of
! the ideas suggested by the above company.
/ IL is intended TO illuminate Pennsylvania
Avenue from the Peace Monument to Eigh-
! teenth Street by means of stands on col
ored fires. These stands are TO be placed
! 100 feet apart, making a total of 2l0 sta
/ tions. The red white, and blue fires will
be kept burning continuously for two
hours. and as each stand will contain sew
eral ten-p pound cartridges the line of parade
| viii be brilliantly illuminated.
The stands are TO be erected on both
! sides of the Avenue and will be twelve
feet high. The total cost of the illumina-
tion is given at 81, $50. It was also voted
| 10 adopt the proposition to illuminate the
! west front of the dome of the Capitol with
| vsri-colored lights, the cost not to exceed
$3.50. Another proposition TO form arches
OF FIRE by means OF Roman candles placed
| In batteries was adopted. There will be
| 2e0 batteries and IL is guaranteed thai
! these viii keep up a continuous FIRE while
the parade passes. The cost Of this fea-
ture viii be $500. An endeayor will bt
searchiights, which Will be used to illumi-