The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-13
VERMONT WELCOMES Dewey
PARADE AND RECEPTION GIVEN AT
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Thirty Thousand Visitors % Join
with the Citisens In the Celehra-
tion Of the Homecoming Of the
states Most Distinguished Son.

MONTPELIER, W., Ocs. 1.-THE state
81 vermont gave q welcome TO Admiral
pewey today with a parade and recep-
ton al the state house. The weather was
perfect, and 5000 visitors Joined with the
hero and townspsopie In the ceieora,ioh-
Never before has there been SUCH mass
tnr OF people and 20 elaborate demon
ssration In the history OF Vermont The
town was handsomely decorated.
Admiral Dewey spent the night on ooa1u
the sleeping car Geneva. and the car And
the railroad yard were picketed BY ma
tiona, xuardsmen. Early this morning. on
A train from Norshfield. came the BAT
talon OF cadets from Norwich university.
the military school which Admiral Dewey
attended when 4 youth. The csde .
brought two field pieces to be used In mr.
ing sa.utea
the admiral was up eetimes, although
only a few persons saw him until shor;.y
after o'clock. when ne Jeff his car and
walked TO the ofice of his brother Cnaries
He spent q few minutes there ana tnen
returned 70 he ear. asisnas ana ne,sa ~
the forenoon. delegation or King
Daughters brought him large bouquet OK
roses Shortly before noon he went 10 the
residence OF his erosnsr, wneEe family
gathering was held and luncheon was
served ,he occasion being very happy
one as there we're quite a number OF Ac-
uffra4 DSWey& fFAAdSt3 RfSSEEt
TIE celebration began Al o'clock By the
firing OF aa adnsara.s salute BY the Nor
wich cadets. Then a band concert took
place. AT noen tne governors salute Was
ssred and Immediately after noon the cob
umn Of the parade formed.
At o'clock the admiral returned 70 the
car AID Ia = few moments received . fPe-
ctai committee from the s'ats. VINO IN
formed the distinguished guest that they
had come Il, take him In charge Tor the
remainder OF the Gay.
Soon after. In closed carriage, the
admiral accom- panied them TO the execu-
tive rnanxcn, where he wR formally pre-
scented 10 Gev Smith ana Mayor Senter.
Lieut. gramby. nag lieutenant. aeeompan-
led the admiral.
Admiral Dewey then donnea bis uniform
Of full admiral Of the navy and then. with
the state and city committees, entered
landau and ,hsosgk icag line % caesr-
snR fsecpie was driven 70 taa foot - State
street.. where . column OF about ~ men
Yaae.
IRE Sorxfca university cadets formed .
personal euard sAeae Admiral Dewey
Carriage The parade hsgan at 80 ard
,ns rosIfs. nearly three mi.ss Ia length. lay
through streets 3nsd with bunting ard
faxx Ire cheering vas ecnssnaasls ard
;hs admiral was kept busy d1rsng the sss-
tire time ;r returning the greetings
nsscre he ssares1ers reached the cs2stsl
grounds the asiEairaiix party left TIE car
rsaxes and ascead~6 the state aosss re-
vie wing stand Tne rFFEs&Sklf SenAnIsS
shreurh fne main Ereess ard Up thr uts n
tie rapsseI grosart. szlvtes eesnS Efs'sgs A.
each corrrary psxss1 the admiral
A separate stant had been esse ne
ssse she enc upora which IRE AMI siood
s-h ,,e tS,ss were ever DO useUsSetA os The
state aud city reception committee On
ne iawn ia srent Thousand so>c sAsors
were rsAss>d with ss many more az fhs
sSog Of sae xaspe aa4 aero~s the street
TIE sayass vas completed 81 clses
ara xssrs sssssetn@sz bad ts~.~ restored 1ov.
svnsrA turning Ia Atrazra3 Dewey. extsnd-
81 "a hsrn IRE weseSsne 81 sae safe ~
Ts~rsa~t at stss sznse tine cy<sentt7x Aim
toe medal which the stats had ENACTED
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