The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-20
ALL TO GLORIFY DEWEY.
Letters Coming from All Parts of the
Country with Suggestions.
IN. Y. sun

As the time for the celebration in honor
OF Admiral Dewey's arrival approaches,
the interest Of people in the event increas-
90, and from every part Of the country
letters containing suggestions are pouring
in at the offices of tine committee in this
Governors room ut the City Hall As a
matter of fact Secretary Foster spends
nearly half his time in reading and sort.
ing the various communications that are
sent to him. Some Of the suggestions
are very sensible, and not a few have been
Of use TO the committee. Very many
others are amusing. All are Interesting.
The amount of verse and music sent in IL
a striking sign OF the interest aroused by
the coming event.
A few days ago man wrote to tho SEQ.
Rotary asking IL the Admiral couldn't
leave behind him in this city some tit
ting memorial. and he suggested that the
Admiral be asksd to plant an elru tree at
GraEt's tomb A firm which makes cleo
trio vehicles of various sorts offered to
furnish for the Admiral's use In the land
parade and during his stay here the finest
electric victoia which money could make.
The committee assumed that the Admiral
would prefer to ride behind horses
From town In the far West came a
letter from the manager OF minstrel
troupe offering to bring his band on to
the parade II a place in the line were re-
served for it. A somewhat similar offer
came from q woman In CleYeland, o..
who wanted q place in the line for 1.-THE
White Escort" an organization of 1874
young women, all in pure white.
One man suggested to the COMMITTEES
that bridges be built over the line of the
parade at different points In order that
people might have chance to get to
different parts of the city without going
through the line. This man said that on
the occasion Of former parade he and his
wife lost chance to go tn the theatre.
The COMMITTEES came to the conclusion
that a man who wanted to go to the thea.
ire at the time OF the parade must be an
anti-expansionist, and his suggestion was
not carried out.
Hundreds of letters have come in sup.
costing various changes in the routs Of
the land parade. All gave reasons. bui
all the reasons were by no means goud
The number OF organizations that ars
asking for places In the line OF the parade
Ia very large Most OF these offers tc
RHAU1o 0AS Ackdcoa Bcp0u61 VI Inc com mil
tees decision to allow none but military
organizations in the line.
Secretary Foster is also besieged every
day by book agents with schemes to puo.
lish programmes and souvenirs of the CO.
casion. The most striking example Of
this sort came in tire shape OF woman
who got the sscretary's consent to have
his picture published in souvenir.
few days after that a number of photo
graphs OF members Of the committee lie.
gan to come by mail to the secretary's
oifics. Tney were all addresssi to sThs
Dewey Commiitse, Governors Room,
City Hail." The secretary soon found
that the woman had used this seemingly
official address to get members of the
committee to send their photographs &c
be printed on satin In "a collection fol
presentation.n The woman meanwhile
took her position at the door OF the Gov
ernor's room, and whenever she saw q
| man coming in with photograph she
stopped him and obtained the photograph
Secretary Foster was kept busy for I
week In sending back photographs unit
the newspapers printed an account Of the
woman's actions.
From all ind Q sti0~s th are will be hun
dreds OF different pros rainn 8 AMI souy