The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17
ALL TO GLORTFY DEWEY.
Letters Coming From All Parts of the
Country with Suggestions.

AS the time for the celebration in honor OF Ad-
miral Dewey's arrival approaches the interest Of
people in the event increases and from every part
of the country letters containing suggestions are
pouring in at the Offices of the committee in the
Governors room at the City Hall AS matter
Of fact Secretary Foster spends nearly half his
time in reading and sorting the various communi-
cations that are sent to him. Some of the sugges-
tons very sensible, and not few have been
Of use TO the committee. Very many others are
amusing. All are interesting. The amount Of
verse and music sent in is a striking sign Of the
interest aroused by the coming event
a few days ago a man wrote 10 the secretary
asking il the Admiral couldn't leave behind
him in this city some fitting memorial and he sug
gested that the Admiral be asked to plant an elm
tree at Grants Tomb A firm which makes
electric vehicles Of various sorts offered TO furnish
for the Admiral's use in the land parade and dur
ing his stay here the finest electric victoria which
money could make The committee assumed that
the Admiral would prefer to ride behind horses
From a town in the far West came a letter from
the manager Of minstrel troupe offering To bring
his band on TO the parade il place In the line wers
reserved for 1t A somewhat similar offer came
from woman in Cleveland, O.. who wanted
place in the line for "the White Escort" organi-
zation of l2i young women, all in pure white.
be built over the line of the parade at different
points in order that people might have a chance
to get TO different parts Of the city without going
through the line This man said that on the DC
casion OF a former parade he and his wife lost
chance 20 go TO the theatre. The committee came
TO the conclusion that a man who wanted TO 20
TO the theatre at the time Of the parade must be
worse than antiexpansionist and his sug-
gestion was not carried out
various changes in the route of the land par
All gave reasons but all the reasons were by no
means good The number Of organizations that
are asking for places in the line of the parade is
very large Most Of these offers TO parade are re-
fused because Of the committees decision To allow
none but military organizat tons in the line
Secretary Foster Is also besieged every day by
book agents with schemes TO publish pro-
grammes and souvenirs OF the occasion The
most striking example Of this sort came in the
shape OF n woman who got the secretary consent
TO have his picture published In a souvenir
A few days after that number OF photographs OF
members Of the committee began to come by mail
to the secretarys Office. They were all addressed
TO The Dewey Committee Governors Room
City Hall" The secretary soon found that the
woman had used this seemingly official address
10 get members OF the committee 10 send their pho
tographs TO be printed satin in "a collection for
presentation The woman meanwhile took her
position at the door OF the Governors room, and
whenever she saw man coming in with photo
graph she stopped him and obtained the photo
graph. Secretary Foster was kept busy for a
week in sending back photographs until the news
papers printed an account Of the woman's actions
From all indications there will he hundreds Of
different programmes and souvenirs printed by
different Arms and advertising agents All Of
them try To Obtain al
OF some sort and the mail Of every member OF every
committee has brought circulars and letters by
the dozen. The members OF the committee have
stecred clear OF most Of these schemes pretty we'll
and have done all they could 10 protect the pub
fishers OF the city's official programme, which
will contain no advertising of any sort
Atleast ten or twelve songs have reached Secre-
tary Foster every day and they come from all
parts Of the country. One Of these songs was
written by man in Baltimore, who says he was /
the first to write song bout the Admiral victory
AT Manila Bay. The letter accompanying the |
mans song was as follows:
Il send you the song Dewey do composed by |
myself at 10 o'clock Sunday morning, MAY / !
1898, ! claim 10 be the first TO honor Dewey in !
verse and song the day of the battle Of Manila !
sat eating my breakfast at O'Clock and heard |
The newsboy cry out the glorious victory Imme
lately spranE from the breakfast table bourh, |
A paper, and read the glorious news of the battle
al once sat down, and in Ave hours or rather bv |
OF 4 O'Clock on that afternoon. had composed /
he song Dewey do
One verse OF the writer's pGan. which he saws
must be sung 10 the tune Of Yankee Doodle"
uns as follows.
commodore Dewey ran only do
SpAniards up and leave o few
WIN his modern ships and crew
O. Dewey Is the boy Il do