Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-31
Buster THAN BEES
Everybody Getting Together to Make
Dewey's National Reception Great.
COMMUNITY COOPERATION EVIDENT
Citizens Committees and Organi-
cations Hard at Work
PREPARATIONS PROGRESSING

1t would need several very large and
populous hives of very animated bees, with
clover blossoms profuse in their immediate
vicinity, to equal the business energy now
being displayed by the active men who are
| meeting the responsibility of giving, on be-
half Of the entire citizenship of the District
of Columbia. an appropriate ovation to Ad-
miral Dewey. When he receives his real
homecoming to the nation which he has so
valiantly served at the capital of the coun-
| try he will have no regrets. LAS busy as
a bee will be passed in aphorism here
after, in the local vernacular at least. with
as busy as Dewey committeeman"
The idea of perfunctory service upon a
public committee is most gratifyingly lack
ing in respect to the preparations for the
| national reception to the hero of Manila.
Every man, from the most prominent
chairman to the most unassumng member
of a subcommittee, is giving his time and
his thought to the best interests of the pro-
ject, and there is. altogether, community
cohesion in it's behalf that cannot fail to
be productive of gratifying results.
Reviewing Stands Committee.
The committee on reviewing stands, of
which Mr.. John B. Larner is chairman,
met this morning at IL o'clock at the Ames
building. Mr. Larner presided and Mr.. Thos.
P. Morgan acted secretary. Those pres
ent were w. Van Zandt Cox, vice chair
man of the general committee; H. P. Blair,
Meyer Cohen, Owen Owen. Charles W.
Handy. L. b. Gray, W. w. Dodge. Thomas
Bradley. ]. T. Manning, w. A. Noel, Ralph
w. Lee, w. G. Reed. Appleton P. Clark.
jr., Jno. F. Cook Bushrod Robinson, Thos.
p Stephenson, Fulton Lewis and George
N. OYSTER.
1t was decided that two stands should
be erected for the national reception to
Admiral Dewey-one of limited dimensions
at the east front of the United States Cap
itol building, and the other. from which the
admiral, President Mckinley, the invited
guests and others should view the Dewey
night parade, at the south front of the
Treasury building. 1t was also determined
that the reviewing portion of the stand
from which Admiral Dewey, President Nc
Kinley and the others should view the APP
reaching parade should be constructed as
a reproduce ton of the bridge of the flag
ship Olympia, from which Admiral Dewey
gave his famous order to Captain Gridley:
when you are ready, Gridley, you may
fire."
No Set Fireworks Pieces.
1t was also decided at the meeting that
so far as fireworks are concerned it would
be inadvisable to have any set pieces. but
to confine the pyrotechnic display to an
a.r-splitting combination of rockets and Ro-
man candles, while an abundance or red
fire will be burned along the route.
Chairman Larner was authorized to APP
point subcommittee construction, on
Examinations and decorations and on the
distribution and sale of tickets.
1t was believed that the expense of con-
structing the stand and the contemporary
expenses would amount to $500 the
greater portion of which would be largely
reimbursed by the sale of tickets to the re-
viewing stand at the south front of the
treasury.
At the conclusion of the meeting Chair
man Larner announced the following COM
mittees:
Observation-Disclosures P. Clark, jr.,
chairman; W. T. Galiher Chas. w. Han
dy., Jas B. Henderson, ]. Blake Kendall.
Illumination and decoration-Henry P.
Blair chairman; Thomas p. Morgan, Ralph
W. Lee. G. w. F. Swartzell. Meyer Cohen.
Tickets-J. F. Manning, chairman; H. L.
Hodgkns. Tracy L. Jeffords, John H. Ma
gruder Thomas Bradley
Executive Committee Meeting.
There was a well attended meeting of the
executive committee at the Ames building
this afternoon. Vice Chairman w. V. Cox
presided and the others present were Sec
rotary w. p Van Wickle, Gen. H V. Boyn-
ton, E Southland Parker, E. ]. Stellwagen,
J. Fl. Crawford. W. H. Rapley. Emil G..
Schafer Michael l. Weller Major Richard
Sylvester Gen. George H. Harries f. G.
Jones. Simon Wolf and John B. I-arner.
The meeting was a protracted one and
was still in session when The Stars report
closed. Major Sylvester, from the commit
tee on public comfort and order, explained
the necessities of proper police protection
and the handling of the crowd during the
national reception to Admiral Dewey. 1t
was decided that the wiring of the avenue
would be unnecessary, and to appropriate
500 for the employment of extra policemen.
The Question of Fund.
Chairman f. Southland Parker reported
| that very satisfactory meeting of the
finance committee had been held recently
| and that it was the censesus of opin-
| ion of the committeeman that the maximum
amount to be expended upon the celebration
reed not exceed $500. He believed that
| this amount could be raised by a spontane-
| Gus voluntary contribution. which would be
| a credit to the admiral and to the city
| alike.
| Mr.. Simon Wolf suggested that if 1t was
assured that $500 was sufficient the rails
| ing Of that amount would be all right, but
| that in his opinion $4,000 or more would
! be needed. 1t would be unfortunate, he
said, if the Dewey reception should go out
| to the country as fiat failure by reason
! Of any lack of foresight. AS illustra-
| ton, he cited the condition of the commit
| tee on medals and badges, of which he is
| chairman. He stated that the actual cost
| of souvenir medals would be S1.r50, and
| that far only 2,j persons had expressed
| their desire to purchase them. If this ratio
| continued there would be Il shortage of
| $3.50 instead of a surplus. He suggested
| that it was better to get a larger amount
| and to dispose of any surplus that may re-
| main over either by returning it to con-
| tributors devoting it to some charitable
purpose.
| Mr.. Parker replied that he was merely
speaking for the finance committee which
i was composed of experienced and judicious
men. who believed the amount indicated by
him would be sufficient.
| Pertinent Suggestion.
Gen. Harries remarked that many members
of the committee and a considerable num-
her of the citizens represented by it could
| not understand why the finance committee
should fix the amount of the funds to be
| raised. II was better. he thought to let
| the executive committee fiEd out what was
| really needed by the various committees
| having the details of the national reception
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