The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-29

Arrangements Being Made for the Big
Affair in New York.

| ed about the country in the great re
| ception to be given to Admiral Dewey II
New York. Just at present Genera
Charles +. Roe, who has charge OF the
| arrangements for the land parade, Il
not in position to reply to the IN
| quiries. He has at his disposal only
$4,000 and the indications are that al
least 10000 soldiers from other states
will be ready to march in the parade
| Experience has shown that it will neee
at the most moderate estimate ~ eacf
| for their entertainment. General Rot
will make another fight for the funds
needed He said yesterday that he eX'
pected TO convince the committee tha'
the money must be raised.
1.-The least the people of New YORK
| can do" said General Roe, sis to feec
their visitors. There will be $1,000 OF
the state troops in the parade. The
state has already made an appropria-
ton for their entertainment, and none
| of the cost will fall upon the reception
committees funds"
General Roe has decided upon the line
| of march of the land parade. The sol
diers will assemble at Grants tomb at
noon of Saturday, September 80. They
will march down Riverside drive to Sew
enty-second street, to the Boulevard, to
F'ifty-seventh street, to Fifth avenue,
to Washington square. The troops will
be reviewed at Twenty-fourth street and
Fifth avenue by Admiral Dewey. The
Olympia's marines will join the march
at One Hundred and Tenth street.
Two bands have been officially engag-
ed for the celebration, Fancieuli's Sew
enty-first regiment and Bayne's Sixty
ninth. There will be music by several
of the singing societies of the city dur
ing the presentation exercises at the
city hall. This and other tokens of well
come will be followed by a breakfast
to be given the admiral and his staff.
Inquiries are coming steadily from mer-
chants asking about the line of march
of the procession, which indicates that
the city will be well decorated when the
day comes.
The parade will be strictly naval, Cap
tain Robley Evans says; although the
army and militia will take part in it.
the navy will have the right of line. Ad-
miral Dewey will ride at the head Of
the procession, and the crew of the
Olympia will act as a personal escort to
him and his staff: after these will come
the naval battalion, and then the rest
of the partakers. The chief difficulty
now seems to be in getting public officers
properly placed in the line. there being
a difference of opinion between the state
and city functionaries as to which
should have precedence in view of the
90 4 ie,o
ciey affair, the state has made a hand
some appropriation for honorng the adj
miral and will spend money freely on
this demonstration
The Virginia Naval Reserves at a
meeting yesterday decided to participate
in the Dewey celebration in New York
harbor on September 20, They will leave
Norfolk on September on their vessel,
the torpedo boat destroyer Siren. and
will ask for a position in the naval pa
rade.
The board of trade of Norfolk yester
day adopted resolutions asking Secre-
tary Long to send the Olympia and 9TH
err vessels of the North Atlantic squad
ron to Hampton Roads to rendezvous
after the New York celebration.
Two letters from Admiral Dewey were
received Saturday by General Daniel
chairman of the executive
committee of the Dewey reception lat
New York The first letter, dated Leg
horn, August 16, says:
/ was very glad to receive your let
ter of August l, giving the general out
line of the programme of the reception.
With few immateral notifications,
the arrangements as made by your
committee will meet my entire ap-
prevail, and l thank you for all you
nave done / shall without fail reach
he lower bay on Friday, September 20,
and shall anchor there for the night,
% be ready for the official arrival and
naval parade on the following morn
ng, Saturday, the Goth While l should
De gratified to meet any of my friends
n the navy, and especially the COM
officers of the ships engaged |
1T Manila, May 1, 1898, l feel that this |
natter of invitation should be left en-
irely with the committee. l would |
uggest that at the end of the display
# fireworks off the Battery, the
olympia should return to North river
ind anchor off Twenty-sixth street,
While your letter seems to indicate
hat the battalion of the Olympia
would lead in the land parade still l
m in some doubts. 1t would be a graf
fcation to me and the officers and men
4 the Olympia should the Olympia
of about $50 men be placed
t the head of the column. In reference
0 the smoker it Is proposed to give for
he men, that is matter that comes
within the province of the captain of
he ship, but have little doubt that he
you'd be pleased to accept for them Y
m much pleased for various reasons
hat you have eliminated a dinner
rom the programme and thank your
elf and committee for the careful ar
angements made to spare me any I'M
ecessary fatigue.
The second letter, dated Naples Aug
st II, says:
Since writing you yesterday it has
ccurred to me in connection with the
object of the Olympia's battalion
aiding the land parade, that although
lie Olympia has small band, 1t is
ardly equal to the occasion I would,
lerefore, suggest that a good, large
ilitary band be detailed to furnish
lie music for this battalion only and
lie head of the column. I beg to ac-
the receipt of your tele-
ram yesterday concerning the arch
I'D to thank you for it and your con-