The record-union., 1899-10-02

SCC ILL., w C 1lldhC iio opSNihC ll1liC, Dul
we would be glad to have YOU with us
on October 9th when President Nc
Kinley is to be present at the laying of
the corner stone of our new post
office. While we may not be able, per-
haps, to give you as elaborate a cele-
bration and as perfect ceremony as
was yesterdays, we can and do prom
ise you an equal degree OF enthusiasm.
If you cannot come to US now, then
consider the invitation a standing one
and come at your pleasure. l now
hand you the formal invitation of the
committee"
Admiral Dewey received the invita-
ton that Mayor Harrison extended to
him. He held the invitation in his
hand and turned its pages. AS he con-
tinued to turn over the leaves he
glanced up and said
MIR. Mayor and members of the
committee, the honor is mine. con-
slider it a great honor to be waited
upon by such a delegation as this, and
I consider it a greater honor that the
invitation is put in such nice way,
allowing me to set my own time to
visit your city. 1 wish l could go to
your city tomorrow, but that is inn
possible. AS you know, [ am soon due
in Washington. Then l must go to
Vermont. / must have some rest, and
I have not been there for years. It
is my great regret that / cannot go at
once to your city. l wish SO much 1
could be there when President McKin-
ley will be there I have a great re-
gard for Chicago. It is a great city,
and during the last year some of the
came from Chicago.
Il thank you, Mr.. Mayor, and I
thank you, Chicagoans."
AS Admiral Dewey concluded there
was a moments pause. Each of the
two principals seemed to hesitate. AT
that instant some one in the front Of
the crowd stepped forward to shake
hands with the Admiral Mayor Har-
rison quickly interposed himself be-
tween the Admiral and the enthusi-
astic Westerner, saying as he placed
his hand on the mans shoulder:
Don't do that, please; don't ask Ad-
miral Dewey to shake hands this morn
ing"
crowd. Admiral Dewey seemed much
embarrassed by the incident, and he
first held out his hand and then with
drew it. Mayor Van Wyck then seized
the opportunity thus offered to get
away and, placing his hand under the
elbow of Admiral Dewey's right arm,
escorted him out through the door.
AS Admiral Dewey was leaving the
room there was a burst of applause,
and he turned and waved a salute with
his hand as he disappeared behind a
heavy curtain.
Mayor Harrison expressed himself as
well pleased with the reception given
him and the committee.
When asked if he thought Admiral
Dewey would go to Chicago he looked
surprised and said: 9-
60? of course he will. Did not he
say he would go some time? That's
all we came for-to get his promise to
go whenever he pleased"
Ferdinand W. Peck. United States
Commissioner to the Paris Exposition,
was among the Chicagoans to-day, and
said:
When Admiral Dewey goes to Chi
cago he can have the whole town, the
county and the State
The corridors of the Waldorf-Astoria
were thronged all day with people anx-
ious to catch even a glimpse Of the
great Admiral. Early in the morning
they began to come, and they were
coming and going all day.t.aBut none of
them was given the pleasure Of seeing
Dewey. He was not down the cor
ridors of the hotel at any time. When
he was escorted to the room he met
the Chicago delegation. He was taken
down a private stairway and returned
the same way. In every conceivable
manner his movements were guarded
to keep the curious crowd from getting
near him.
The card clerk at the office sent up
stairs to Admiral Dewey's apartments
several hundred cards and refused to
send up nearly as many more. No
one was permitted to disturb the Ad-
miral Even his relatives. not ex-
cepting his brother Charles, kept away,
hoping that their absence from his
side would have some weight with the
outsiders and keep everybody away
Along about o'clock a party of three
turned up at the desk and handed
three cards to the clerk. Upon them
were inscribed the names of Captain
w. H. Reeder, u. S. N, Captain Geo.
C. Reeder, II. S. N, and Charles Cramp
of Philadelphia
The Admiral invited them up and
they remained with him twenty min
utes. Captain Reeder, who is com
mandant of st. Mary's navy yard, said
that they were all old friends of the
Admiral.
At 7:30 o'clock the Admiral dined
with his brother Charles and wife, his
son George, and Lieutenants Brumby
and Caldwell. The Admiral retired at
9:3O
My brother told us to-day" said
Charles Dewey, later in the day, that
he did not begin fully to appreciate
the extent and nature of his reception
here until he alighted at the Battery
yesterday morning and started up
Broadway. OF course he saw the peo-
pie lining the river during the naval
parade, but he was not close enough
to catch their expression, and that is
what impressed him coming up Broad
way. In speaking of the parade he
said it was magnificent thing to see
so many people smiling and to feel