The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-09-18
DEWEY'S RECEPTION
Great Preparations Being Made
10 Welcome the Admiral
i'm Washington.

Washington, Sept lo.--Aecording 70 the
present plan Admiral Dewey win reach
Washington just about dark Monday
night October p lie WIN ind the city
ablaze with light with procession al
ready formed, consisting OF displays anG
transparencIes az varied rs they VIII be
beautiful
Admiral Dewey viii be escorted TO tho
reviewing stand at the Treasury depart
ment, whence no win witness the parade
and the Illumination OF the city This
main feature OF the Illumination will be
red FIRE. II ls planned 90 have 200 men
dressed Ia white salloors' uniforms aud
caps, stationed along the line OF the pa
rade on either side OF the street who will
burn torches Of red fire as the procession
passes. These torches viii be held NJ least
twelve feet from the GROUND. 10 that the
smoke may not obsc,fs the view OF the
parade. and are calculated 10 make Penn
sylvanin avenue % blaze 0f red light Be
Sides his feature there will be batteries
stationed along the limo Of march which
VIII throw tri-colored stars from either
side OF the street in such "a manner as 10
form continuous arch OF FIRE. Aerial
/ fireworks win be freely used whli1 the
dome OF the capitol win be Illuminated
/ ln "a fitting manner. whether this will
De- done by throwing upon Il the rays OF
numerous searchlights. or whether Il win
/ be aghted up by some other means has
not yet been determined, but the result
| is certain 20 be obtained.
Another feature which vii. probably
Iploy an important part Is tho use Of fairy
lamps plan "a now being worked out
whereby THIS beautiful form OF nlumiua-
uon VIII be used along the line OF march
| 10 bring 0ut the outlines OF the public
buildings Then. too, tho citizens Oe ths
city of Washington are enthusiastic over
| the subject ~ individual iluminatlons.
and here will certainly be some beauti-
| ful displays in this direction. or course,
! is Impossible 90 aay what these viii bo
beforehand but one idea which has seem
/ ed no meet with universal favor "a plan
whereby 30 FAR as possible the windows
OF every house I'm tho city viii be lighted
up.
The following officials have accepted
LIMITATIONS 10 assist the COMMITTEES OF
citizens as an escort 20 Admiral Dewey
from New York city 20 Washington.
Rear Admiral Charles O'Neu. chief OF
ordnance; Rear Admiral Roy.i Bradford
chief OF equipments; Rear Admiral Phnp
IHichborn, CHIEF ~ the bureau Of cOnairuc-
ton: Rear Admiral George W. Melville
chief 0f the bureau Of steam engineer.
ing; Rear Admiral W. r. Van Reypen
} chief OF the bureau OF medicine and sur
gerry; Capt c g Lemly United States
navy. Judge advocate general: Brig Gen.
Charles Haywood United states navy.
c0mmnndant Of he marine corps. Conn
mander George w. Baird. United States
navy CommlsHioner General 70 the Paris
Exposition Il. W. Peck
The following have been designated q
, represent officials unable 70 accept per
sonally; Major o. l. Pruden assistant
secretary to the president. 20 represent
President Mckinley, Hon. A. A. Adee
=. second assistant secretary OF state. q
: represent Secretary OF State Hay; Hon
!, r. H. Roberts, treasurer OF the United
= States, 10 represent the Secretary OF tn
Treasury; Hon. James y Boyd. agsistan
attorney general, 20 represent Attarnel
/, General Griggs: Col Andrew Geddes
J, chief clerk Of the agric department
u 10 represent Secretary Of Agrlculture WI
: son; Hon. Thomas Ryan. first assistan
n secretary Of the Interior department 4
Z represent Secretary OF the Interior Hitch
a cock.