The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-13
CHANGES IN DEWEY PLANS.
RENDERED NECESSARY BECh USE PRES
IDENT ISN'T COMING.

| Chy'h Formal Welcome to the Admiral 10
be Extended on Friday Instead Of Thurs
! day-BO,OO0 Applications Now f"r the
| $4,000 sests In the Public stands-Vice
President Hobart VIII BE Present.
The Dewey celebration committee received
| the following letter from President Mckinley
yesterday:
| Il am in receipt OF the Invitation to partici-
pate In the naval parade and reception aud
the military parade and review on Friday and
Saturday. the Goth and 30th inst. In honor
OF Admiral Dewey. and regret that shall be
unable to accept
On tho Monday following 1 shall have the
very great pleasure Of receiving him at the
Nations Capitol. to which he has expressed
| desire to proceed at once upon the conclusion
OF your demonstration OF greeting.
The accounts that have reached me from
| time to time OF the splendid tribute arranged
| by the generous and hospitable people OF your
| great city and State have deeply interested me.
| and the energy and enthusiasm with which
the celebration was undertaken and has been
carried forward are assurance that such
| reception will be accorded Admiral Dewey
| upon his arrival in New York as will fttingly
express the love and admiration In which he is
held. l Join with the State and municipal
authorities and the people in heartest welcome
to your distinguished guest"
Whom a committee appointed for the purpose
OF inviting the President met him at Long
Branch about three weeks ago, he told Presi-
dent OF the Council Guggenhemer that he
might come to New York to meet the Admiral.
and in case he did would probably return to
New York Immediately after having met Ad-
miral Dewey on Thursdny. The President an
nounced. however. that he would consider tho
question fully before answering definitely, and
that he would reply to the formal invitation on
or about Sept. 10. His answer will change the
programme OF the celebration in several re-
epects. As the plans OF the committee now
stand, the city's welcome will not be formally
extended to the Admiral until the morning OF
Friday. Sept. -. when the Mayor will be taken
on an official boat to the Olympia. which will
probably then be at anchor off ompkinsville.
The following reply to an invitation to attend
the celebration was received from Nice-Presi
dent Hobart:
Il have received the invitation OF the Mayor
OF the City OF New York to participate In the
Naval Parade and Reception. and Military
Parade and Review Friday and Saturday. Sept
20 and 80. in honor Of Admiral Dewey. which
am glad to accept. but It 10 only proper for me
to say that the state OF my health may preclude
me from participation In all OF the functions
and ceremonies in honor OF the Admiral"
Four OF tho Governors who have been invited
the committee OF their acceptance. They are
Gov. Elisha Dyer of Rhode Island. Gov. Frank
W. Rollins OF New Hampshire. Gov. Ebe W.
Tunnel OF Delaware and Gov. f. c. Smith OF
Vermont Secretary of the Interior Ethan
Allen Hitchcock wrote that he would be unable
to attend. Col. George c. Treadwell Gov. Roose-
velt's Military Secretary. called on Mr.. Guggen-
heimer yesterday and said that Gov. Roosevelt
would attend the celebration and was at the
service OF the committee in any way that would
help to make the occasion a success. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles called on Mayor Van Wyck
yesterday and accepted the Mayors informal
invitation to attend the celebration.
The State Committee. which is to have a
stand erected at Madison Square for the State
officials and their guests. signifed its inten-
ton yesterday through its Chairman. Senator
John Raines. OF cooperating with the City
Committee In the distribution OF stand tickets
so as to prevent any doubling up in the allot-
ment
Capt. Charles F. Shoemaker. Chief OF the
Revenue Marine. informed the com mttee yes 4
terday that he would. II empowered by the
Treasury Department. furnish for tho naval
parade feet OF twelve revenue cutters and
for the land parade a battalion OF 400 officers
and men from the feet.
II was announced yesterday that in all prob
ability the Admiral would not go In carriage
to the presentation ceremonies at the City Hall
on the morning OF Saturday. Sept 30. but
would be taken in an official boat from the
0lympla's anchorage near Grants Tomb to q
point near the City Hall. Thence he will pro-
coed in carriage, escorted BY the Reception
Committee. to the place where the cup will be
presented in front Of the City Hall.
Supt. O'Rourke OF Bellevue Hospital said yes
terday that arrangements would be made to
have adequate am bulance service along the
route OF the land parade. All the ambuances
OF the city hospitals will be pressed into SER
vice and will be stationed at accessible points.
About twenty police patrol wagons bearing
police surgeons will assist In the work
The Subcommittee on Decorations met
yesterday. The plan OF President Little OF
the School Board to have school children
form the human letters Dewey" at
Central Park West and Seventy second
street met with approval. Three men,
bers OF the committee. which has exceed
ed it's appropriated allowance by $4,000. said
that they would subscribe $500 each and raise
the difference by subscription II the money
couldn't be obtained in any other way. They
were William Berri. Edward Lauterbach and
Herman Ridder..
The committee on the distribution Of stand
tickets has already received $4,000 applIca.
tions for tickets. The stands will seat about
half that nuS, Der and the applications are com.
ing in at the rate OF 800 day. The committee
will not begin the work OF distribution for sew
eral days.