Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-10
III. v. Boynton, j. f. jerks, Charles H.
Ridenour, A. H. Warner, Ernest Walker.
The Presentation stand.

Ridenour, A. H. Warner, Ernest Walker.
The Presentation stand.
Vice Chairman VIM. Van Zandt Cox and
Sergeant-at-Arms Bright of the Senate
have consulted over the plan for the stand
to be erected at the east front of the Cap
ftol building, on the steps leading to the
rotunda, where the presentation of the ma
TONS sword to Admiral Dewey will be
made. The present plan contemplates
much smaller construction than usually
erected at the point on other national &C.
casions, and it is probable that it will be
limited to seating capacity not to exceed
200 persons.
The committees on parades and on dec
orations and Nominations, of which
Messrs. w. H. Rapley and Mr.. j. II. Gram
ford are the respective chairmen, have
been selected by those gentlemen and are
being considered by Vice Chairman Cox.
The members of both have been selected
with judicious care as to their especial
fitness for the important work before them.
On the parade committee, for instance,
there will be representatives of every or
ganiZed body in the District of Columbia,
while on the committee on decorations and
illuminations will be men of experience of
the most valuable character along those
lines.
Committee on Parades.
The committee on parades was announc-
ed late this afternoon. 1t is as follows:
William H. Rapley chairman; Gen. Ellis
Spear, vice chairman; Robert Aaron A. D.
Albert William p. Allan, N. NJ. Brooks,
Hiram buckingham, Thomas Butcher, E.
w. Bradford, H. V. Bisoee, Abel Bennett,
7. 70. Bessman, A 7. Burns, H. c. Butler,
G. w. Barkman, j. c. Baumann, James B.
Bailey, Perry Carson, r. NJ. Calhoun, Ar
thur Cowsill, Henry Coggins, Arthur Chase,
j. j. Crowley, S. A. Clements, Roy Car
roll, Victor Commins, ". M; Clayton,
Washington Danenhower, ] X Danson, c.
q. Deakens, Asaph Dodge, Is. B. Earnshaw,
George w. Evans, Capt. James Edgar, H.
". Emo B: p Entrikin, Richard Emmons,
Dennis Edwards, r. l. Fleming, l.. G.
Freewall, J. L. Feeney, Edward Fleming,
Thomas H. Gale, DR.. r. H. Gunnel, Ralph
Gait, w. II. Grimshaw, A H. Glasscock,
Samuel Gompers, Caspar Graef, W. M.
Gen, Geo H. llarries. C.. A. Holton. Sidney
w. Herbert, John S. Hoover, Benjamin
Held, Frank Hosford, George Hanold,
Samuel H Hail WI j. M y9sepn H HaTSh
Arthur P. Harris, ]. H. johnson, Jefferson
H. Jennings, w. ]. Johnson, Joseph W. ia
yer, Charles kraemer, Gustave Kahlert,
Lynch, DR.. Thomas l.. Mcdonald, H. H.
Mckee, Nathaniel N Mccullough, Joseph
B. Morton, John Marbury, W. w MILAN,
Percy L. Moore A. Murray, W. H. Marsh,
D. F. Manning, jefferson Middleton, H.
Thomas f. ogram, Daniel o'Driscoll,
E. F. Pettingiu. George NJ. Rowe, W. H.
Rollins, F. E. Rapp, w B. Renner Edward
Raynor. Charles NJ. Richardson, NJ. b.
Ridout, A. f. Randle, William T. Robert
son. E. E. Rapley, Dr. c. G. Stone, o. H.
Stewart, William NJ Seton A. F. sperry,
A. Stockman, George Suter, C. H.
scherer, William Taylor, Elmer H.
Taylor. Major H. Fl. Twombly, John
b.; s.eman, jr., Rudolph ullmer,
Wilkinson, Stanton Weaver, NJ. P. White,
George A. Warren, H. w Weber, Thomas
Whitaker, Henry NJ Wisner, William ].
Potts, r. c. Williams, c. E. Wood, DR.. w.
D. Writ, William F. Roberts, Col. Henry
May, Col: NJ. Emmett Urell, Lieutenant
Colonel Frank Eastman, Major Arthur
Brooks, Dr. w. D. Fales, Lieut.. Roy B.
Hayes, Lieut. F. Carroll Mattingly, Lieut..
S. G. Hopkins and Edward j. Harmon.
A Generous Offer.
In a letter to Secretary Van Wickle,
dated yesterday, Mr.. Frank A. Bennett
manager for Mr.. T. E. Roessle, proprietor
of the Arlington Hotel, wrote as follows
will you, beg, be good enough. if con-
venient and agreeable to tender to your
committee the free use OF such rooms as
they may deem necessary and proper for
the entertainment and care of Admiral
Dewey during his proposed visit here in
October?
" Ill diSO De Slau 10 place at the COM
mittee's disposal our suite of pariors on the
Vermont avenue front, which may be use
ful TO them and a source of convenience,
perhaps, in arranging the handling of the
admiraPs coming and going.
Perhaps, too, you will be good enough
to call the attention of the committee to
the admirable and adequate facilities our
entrance presents for the handling of
large number of people, and also our abI.-
ity. as shown, l think, many times in the
past, to offer Admiral Dewey absolute ex-
clusion, coupled with entire freedom and
every comfort, feature that it would
seem to me should be worthy of the COM
mittee's careful consideration"
Contract for Medals.
The subcommittee of the committee on
medals and badges appointed to complete
the arrangements for the striking off of
the handsome bronze souvenirs of the re-
ception Dewey day met at II o'clock this
morning at the board Of trade rooms
Chairman Simon Wolf presided with Mr..
E. T. Bates as secretary.
Mr.. Joseph K. Dawson of Philadelphia,
who VIII do the work required in striking
on the medals and equip them with their
artistic embellishments, was present and
with MIN the committee went over the
various details. The design, as hitherto de-
scribed in The Star as having been adopt
ed by the full committee was decided upon
and a yellow ribbon was adopted, to be
decorated with the national emblem and
the flag of Admiral Dewey
Mr.. Dawson was instructed to have the
design copyrighted at once. Two thousand
hye hundred of the medals will be supplied
Evidences of the widespread interest being
taken in the national reception 10 Admiral
Dewey here are being shown every day
Washington correspondents are being in
structed from their home offices to send let.
tiers giving a full account of the plans. and
this is especially the case with western pa
pers
letter was received today by his Wash
lngton representative from Major a. w.
Edwards, editor of the Fargo On. ID Forum
and Republican, directing that quarters be
secured for his wife, children and himself
during the Dewey celebration. Treasurer
J. w. Babson is also receiving letters from
friends in Maine making similar requests,
All of which goes to show that Dewey day
Will be national in crowd as well as sig
nifcance.
Railway Sued for Damages.
Suit-at-law to recover damages in the
sum of S25 Geo was instituted this after
noon by George E. Stewart and William