The times., 1899-07-20

The committee Of one hundred citizens
appointed TO make arrangements for the
reception to Admiral Dewey when he
reaches Washington, met for the second
time since its organization, in Masonic
Temple at O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Reports show the work has progressed con-
siderably since the project was started.
After the reading of the minutes by TIE
secretary, William P. VanWickle. OF the
last meeting. which was held in Willard
Hall, June /. the names OF the executive
committee members were read.
w. H Moses, the chairman. then an
nounced the names and chairmen OF the
various standing committees as follows:
Executive, W. II. Moses; reception, X.
Ross Perry; finance Z. SouthaIi Parker,
decorations and iiluminations. J. II. Gran
ford; parades, ". H. Rapley: medals and
badges. Simon Wolf: transportation, z. j.
Steilwagen: printing, <. e. Schafer; re
cepdon and reviewing stands, John u.
Larner; public comfort and order. Archi-
bald Greenlees. These selections were ap-
proved
Mr.. Moses then stated what the execu-
tive committee had accomplished in its five
meetings. AS already printed in The Times,
the Admiral will be met in New York by
a committee of citizens, and escorted to
Washington. At O'Clock the party will
proceed TO the Capitol. and at 3 o'clock
p. m. the exercises viii be held at the
east portico. At the close OF the pro-
gramme at 4 o'clock, Admiral Dewey will
be escorted TO his hotel. where he viii rest
until 7:30, when there will be parade,
serenade, and an illumination throughout
the city. The rest Of the work accomplish
ed by the executive committee makes pro-
vision for the striking of appropriate med
ais in honor of the occasion by the citizens
OF the National Capital.
A motion was carried that the report OF
the committee Of the plan mapped out for
the reception be accepted. The plan has
already been heartily approved by both TIE
President and the Secretary of the Navy
especially with regard TO the feature
whereby 1t is proposed to present TO the
hero of Manila the sword voted by Con-
gress on the east front of the Capitol
which 1t is agreed is the most suitable ant
appropriate place.
A message was sent to Admiral Dewey
while the Olympia was still at Singapors
acQuainting him with the intentions Of the
Washington people.
letter was read from the Pennsylvanis
Railroad offering the courtesies Of the road
and stating that special car would be
put at the disposal of the Washington com
mittee between this city and New iorE
for the purpose OF escorting Admiral
Dewey TO Washington
The following members of the COMMITTEES
were present: William Henderson Moses
Chairman; William Van Zandt Cox, Wet
Chairman; William P. Van Wickle. Secre
tary; John W. Babson, Treasurer; John 3
Wight, Charles J. Bell, Chaplin Brown, L
S. Brown. Loring B. Chappell, Joseph II
Crawford, J. ]. Darlington. John W. Dou
glas, Daniel Fraser, George Gibson, Archi
bald GreenIees. George H. Harries, S. B
Hege, W. C. Henderson, Lemon G. Hine
]. Harrison johnson, V. Baldwin johnson
Edwin c. Jones. T. W. Noyes, James I
Petty, E. J. Roche. E. C. Schafer. Coli
Studs. R. H. Thayer, Dr. William Tin
dali, C. Taylor Wade, NJ. /. Weller, Johl
Joy Edison, and ". 5. Knox