New-York tribune., 1899-07-21
THE WELCOME FOR DEWEY.
COMMITTEE ADOPTS AN OUTLINE OF
THE PLANS.

,,so ro-,r,ttee on Plan and Scope Of the Dewey
1-.a,,ion Committee held meeting yesterday III
The City Hall and agreed on an outline OF the oee
bration in honor OF the returning AdmraA
Tba arrangements provide for water parade on
the FIRST day and a land parade on the second cay
IN which hfieen thousand or eighteen 'nouSa''O
State troops will take part
President Little OF the Board OF Education sent
a letter to the committee asking that the ceieOia
ZION he extended for three days, so as 10 Peilil'
the school children TO parade. He SAID that sAS
thousand children from all parts of the greater
city would take part in the parade and there Woulo
be others from different parts OF the State Inc
request vas not definitely acted on. but was lalo
over fol further consideration
The following statement was given out by the
committee
The following is the plan submitted by General
" passed by the Committee Plan and scope
Aa 16s 6 sasGy Hook % 20 by Se he Mayor and
mittee. with the guests o. me city ~ ne oIrny,a NJ
and will arrange with him the hour and place ior
his FORMAL reception by me muhclPPa{ ana of me me
City: invite him on board the citizens boat san m up
vss Of GoVernors Of States and those Of the citys
guests who may be on board 10 meet him .,-
along the route. The Admiral will return TO MS
ship at Staten Island and the naval parade will
PARK and one -hundred-and twenty -ffth-st in time
TO arrive before DARK sagins OaJeTeS s0ssfa w
begin there. and BE continued down the North
Second day-The hour for the official reception on
behalf OF the municipality having been arranged
the Admiral will be received there by the Mayor
and Municipal Assembly and the city oftlclals des-
10 be erected in front of the City Hail The Mayor
there Will deliver his address OF welcome ana pre-
sion In the presence OF the municipal authorities.
the committee and the invited guests and people:
While these ceremonies are being conducted the
troops for the military parade VIII Dc FORMED and
located as directed in preparation for the march
When the ceremonies at the City Hall are com
the route 10 be designated in advance, giving the
largest opportunity for people TO see and greet the
Admiral. and arranged that the formation OF
the military and the Mayors movements with the
Admiral will not conflict.
10 the Admiral and the officers Of his ship and
nsfs ana bT tho 10 Weuor nshnS in time 10
the march with the military escort to the review
Alter the review the Admiral will be escorted 10
the quarters provided for him by the city during
miral's consent, that a smoker or entertainment TO
the sailors be given on the night Of the second day
Or some other suitable place will be selected
The only stands to be erected by the committee
presentation and at the reviewing stand
FOR officials OF the city. the invited guests and
legislation will be recommended to permit citi-
Iens 10 erect stands along the line OF march
A request was presented TO the committee to per-
a
or the North River. The Committee Sculpture
presented designs for triumphal arch TO be erected
some here in the city. The arch suggested by this
committee IL on the lines OF the Arch Of Titus and
the Arc de Triomphe. reinforced by columns
each side TO be erected at Twenty-fourth-st and
Fi.th-ave the columns extending 10 Twenty-third
and Twenty-hfth SIS. At the ends Of these columns
are 70 be figures representing the Army the Navy.
the East Indies and the West Indies. The arch
s symbolical Of the maritime progress of the
Nation On It's face 20 be four figures en-
biema tical Of Patriotism. They will be the Call
70 Arms" The Combat" The Return" and
Peace" surmounted by horses drawing a
ship the prov of which will rest winged Victory
The minor wings will be hanked with figures OF
Hons typical Of strength the sides and face Of the
arch will be in alto relief illustrating the progress
q The country from John Paul Jones 10 Dewey
Inc high columns bear hambeaus and
the arch Is be lighted by electricity. The com
nittee VIII present estimate OF the cost at the
neNt meeting.
II was the consensus Of opinion among the mem
oers OF the Committee Plan and Scope that the
eeieoration should be confined 10 two days and that
"a likely be Ire