The evening times., 1899-07-21
NEW YoRK's DEWEY RECEPTION.
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New York, July 21.-The plan and scope
committee Of the Dewey reception COM
mittee met yesterday and decided that two
days should be devoted to the celebra-
tion rather than three days, as has been
suggested. President J. ]. Little. of the
mittee that he hoped an opportunity would
be offered for the children to see the Ad
miral. The committee decided that it
would be better to allow the children to
occupy stands at the City Hall. from
which they can sing welcome to the
Admiral. John @. A. Ward. President of
the National Sculpture Society. and
Charles r. Lamb the vice president, sub
mitted to the committee a plan for the
arch of triumph, which, they suggest.
should be erected at Twenty fourth Street
and Fifth Avenue, where it will be yisi-
bic from Broadway and Fifth Avenue in
each direction. They suggest an arch on
the general lines of the Arc de Triomph,
REINFORCED by columns on each side ex-
! tending to Twenty-third and Twenty fifth
Streets. AT the ends of the eolonnades
/, are to be figures representing the Army,
the Navy, the East Indies, and the West
Indies.
The plan and scope committee requested
the Sculpture Society to figure out the
cost of such an arch. This will be done
at once. The plan of the celebration as
submitted by General Butterfield, approved
by Mayor Van Wyck and adopted unani-
Inously by the committee on plan and
scope. provides that the Admiral's flagship
shall be met at the lower bay by the
mayor and the committee. The mayor will
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| tails OF the formal reception and the
formal presentation to him of the free
dom OF the city. Then the Admiral will
be invited to board the citizens committee s
, boat and will be taken to Staten Island,
receiving the Governors Of States and other
guests of the city. After this he is to re-
, turn to his flagship and sail at the read
OF the naval parade to Grants Tomb. The
night parade will form after the Admiral
las reviewed the naval parade, and will
sail down the North and up the East
, River.
On the second day the Admiral will be
received by the municipal officers at the
city hall on platform to be erected over
the plaza from which the mayor will de-
liver his address of welcome, and present
the testimonial prepared for the occasion.
While these ceremonies are in progress the
military parade will form. After the cere-
monies the mayor will conduct the Admiral
along the route to be designated in ad-
vance, giving the largest opportunity for
the people TO see and greet him. Then the
Admiral will have a state breakfast with
the mayor, the officers of his stan and
ship and invited guests.
After breakfast the Admiral will be es-
corted TO the reviewing stand and the
military parade will march past him. At
ter the review the Admiral will be escorted
to the quarters provided for his use during
his stay in this city. II Admiral Dewey
will consent smoker and entertainment
will be given in Madison Square Garden or
some other suitable place for the men of
his ship. The only stands to be erected by
the committee for the presentation cere-
monies will be those at the City Hall and
the reviewing stand.