The evening times., 1899-08-30
THE DEWEY WELCOME.
Progress of the Work of the Sever
mittees.

Progress of the Work of the Several
Committees.
Chairman John B. Larner of the COM
mittee on reviewing stands for Admiral
Dewey's reception, began active work to-
day arranging for the erection OF the
stands. The main stand will be at Fif-
teenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue,
will ask permission to close the short
street just south of the Treasury and a
stand with a seating capacity OF three tsoa-
sand will be erected there A novel fea-
ture will be the reproduction OF the bridge
of the Olympia, on which Dewey stood
during the fight at Manila. The Presi-
dent, Admiral Dewey and one or two 9TH
er prominent personages will review the
parade from this structure. The other
reviewing sAand will be at the east front
of the Capitol. 1t will only accommodate
about two hundred persons. the rest of the
various committees and distinguished
guests being reserved places on the steps
on each side of the stand.
Charles E. Schonberg, a representative of
the Pains Fireworks Company held long
consultation this morning with ]. H. Gran
ford chairman of the committee on illu-
he could keep the heavens lighted up with
red fire from the top of the tall chimney
of the old power house on Pennsylvania
Avenue, near Fourteenth Street, and this
suggestion will probably be carried out.
There will also be several wagons in the
parade from which especially prepared
bombs will be fired as the parade moves
along. These bombs are made of material
that will not iniure persons after the ex-
tha DIST
of a dense crowd, the explosion taking
place high in the air and there being no
sticks" to hurt sightseers. Chairman
Parker, of the finance committee, stated
this morning that he would announce the
subcommittee to raise the necessary
funds tomorrow and will get to work at
once. He hopes to have the money raised
within ten days. There will be special
committees to look after each line Of busi
ness, and merchants, manufacturers and
financiers will be called upon by those in
their lines and asked to subscribe to the
fund. The press committee is preparing
to furnish correspondents of out of town
papers with all the details of the reception
Acting Chairman Cox said this morning
that there was no reason to believe that
Admiral Dewey would delay his coming to
Washington on account of the international
yacht races at New York, and that the re-
ception would probably take place on Oc-
.tober 4th or 5th. The committee on pub
lie comfort and order held a meeting this
afternoon, at which the recently appointed
subcommittees made reports of the prog
ress of their work. The executive com
mittee on illumination and decorations will
meet Friday at 4.36 p. M, at 1418 F Street
The following additions have been made to
the various committees:
Reception-Capt. E, C. Clark, o. s NJ; Capt.
s. Barker, u s. N; Capt N. N. Dyer. U. S. N.
Major j. B. Guthrie. O.. s. A; Rear Admiral
Louis Kcmpf U. s. n; Capt. Thomas Perry u.
s. N; Rear Admiral n. P. Picking, q. S. n.
Capt J. j. Read, U. S. N; Rear Admiral George
@. Reamey, o. s. n; Capt. C. r. Shoemaker.
Peek, and Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, D. D.
Finance-Alfred P. Gillett
Decorations and nluminations-W. F. Barton,