Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-29
GLORIOUS GOOD TIME
Desire Of the Community Regarding
Dewey Reception.
7 WILL Be SURELY GRATIfIED
Meetings Today Of the Committees
on Finance and Press.
uEER1NG OUTLOOK

Let everybody fine shOddy,
Git targether right erway
Ter make it known FUN Pas'maquoddy
All tn way ter Tampy bay
Tibet we will have hghfalutin'
Ryal time on Dewey night.
With rockets shootin', crowds ahootin'
An red fire burnin' bright!
The fragment above, sent to The Even
ing Star by an enthusiastic citizen who is
something like the immortal Silas Wegg.
by reason of his inclination to "drap into
poitry,'' voices in no uncertain tone the
general desire of the entire population OF
the District. The latter is naturally look
ing to the representative men who are OFF,
cially acting for it to carry out this in
junction to the letter, and there can be
no question that this expectation will be
handsomely realized.
An important step toward this fulfillment
will be taken at the meeting of the finance
committee at the Ames building this after
noon, when 1t is certain that very SubStan-
tial additions will be made to the slnews
of war, those mighty forces called dol
lars are so significantly termed, and the
result of the gathering will doubtless be
satisfactory all along the line. The meet
ing of the press committee, at the same
time and place, will doubtless be we'll at
tended and be characterized by plan TO
give the public at large a comprehensive
tional reception to the great sea captain
will be-
1t may be confidently expected, therefore,
that the executive committee, at its meet
ing Thursday afternoon, will have definite
ideas of what each committee Will need in
the way of funds and then apportlon TO
each body the sum required by IL 1or ap-
propriately carrying out the work intrusted
to it,
Additional Voluntary Contributions.
yVickja received a letter
this morning from Col. Green Clay Goodloe
of the United States Marine Corps, inciosing
a check for $40 with my compliments and
appreciation of the committees great pa
triotism' He also received note from
Civil Service Commissioner Mark S. Brew
er inclosing a check for $40 toward the
national Dewey reception fund.
a check for s. was also received from
Mr. Frederick Gray of the Columbia Ma
ional Bank, VINO also proffered his services
free of charge to the committee to keep its
accounts.
The letters to the governors of the va
rious states and territories inviting them TO
come to the national reception to Admiral
Dewey are being prepared by Vice Chalr-
man Cox and sent out In each case an in
dividual communication is written so there
will be nothing perfunctory about 1t.
Members Added to Committees.
The following members have been added
to the various committees:
Reception-Ferdinand W. Peck commits
sioner general of the Paris exposition;
Capt. c. E. Clark, U. S. N; Capt. ]. J.
Reed. U. S. N; Capt. Yates Sterling U. s.
N; Capt. N. NJ Dyer U. S. N; Rear Ad-
miral George c. Renley, U. s. N; Capt. A.
s. Parker, U. S. N; Capt. c. F. Shoe
maker U. S. N; Rear Admiral Louis
Kempff. L. S. N; Rear Admiral H. F.
Picking, U. S. N. Capt. Thos. Perry, U.
S. n.
Parades-Major E. H. Neumeyer. Major
VIM. p. Huxford, Arthur Hendricks. T. S.
Hopkins, VIM. l.. Elterich. d. B. Macleod,
VIM. A Haley, A. s. Schippert. Willard
Holcomb, Charming Pollock. B. F. Chase.
Public comfort-Dr. j. Carlisle De Vries,
Harry B. Davis. Dr. ]. w. Bayne.
Decoration and illumination-George c.
Maynard, H. L. Piper E. S. NARROW, A. b.
Casselman. James H Harper.
Chairman Rapley of the parade commit
tee announced this afternoon the subcom-
mittee on military and naval organizations.
as follows: Major Edward H. Neumeyer,
chairman: Lieut. Commander S. G. Hop
kins, Major Burton r. Ross. Major c. S.
Walton. Major Arthur Brooks and Gen.
George II. Harries.