Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-09-16
WELCOME TO DEWEY AFRICAN WAR CLOUD
New York City Prepares For
the Great Event.
THREE DAYS CELEBRATION PLANNED
The Military Parade VIII i"eiuae
ex-Cenfea~rat~-. spanish War vet
erans. Local Grand Army Men
aud Troop. From Many ststes.

NEW YORK. Sept. i2-Thc various
committees which have the arrangements
Tor the Dewey reception IN charge have
less than three weeks in which 20 com
pletc thcir plans. Although time - SOME
whar limited. members 81 the committees
said yesterday that they Were well pleas
- with the progress already made.
Everything would be in good shape oy
THURSDAY sept. -. and unless some
thing unforeseen happcned 90 interfere
with their plans there will be no hitch in
the reception.
The Official programme Tor the recep-
I tion has not yet been printed. but as AZ
/ present arranged IL - a. follows;
Thursday. Sept. 2S.-Admiral Dewey
/ arrives off Tompkinsvillc. where hr VI"
anchor 90 the head ~ the lime q th"
| north Atlantic squadron. In the evening
/ there will o. an illumination ~ the bay
with red frc.
Friday. sept. 2a-At O'Clock in the
afternoon the naval parade will stare up
the Norsh river so Grants tomb. and at
O'Clock the fireworks parades VIII move
down both rivers. meeting OF the kat-
, terry. There viii be an illumination in all
the boruu-hs
SATURDAY Sent. an-The mayor will
present So the adurral the loving cup.
made us a gift from this city. The pr'~-
NFINMlifNNif~
- Hail park az g..iO o'clock n the morning.
a There will be- a breakfast in honor 81 the
= admiral az Slarcmont at II 30 O'Clock,
aud az about I O'Clock the land paraa,
= will start from Grants tomb. a smoker
FOR the OLYMPIA sailors viii Ice heid AT
the N allurf- st"ria hotel I'm the evening
,, Work wuS begun yesterday on the MP
IL prnacl, to the Dewey arch ut Madison
y square under the direction of the Soci"tl
=. Mursl Painters. The approach vii
he riSt of line OF columns. aurmounte'
~ 49, winged victories and other figures
n and will extend on Firth avenue IRON
!. Twepty-sixth street 10 Thirty -fourt
i. street There are several trees near th
" orth monument and In the park whic
:" viii a. some extent ohsrruct the view d
IN the colonnade aud arch. aud IL was sal
m, ycster,lns that tAe ~culptors had snryr7
IN. ed to President CiauSen 80 the pa
ds board that two or three of these trees
re cut down.
ire General Roe said that two regiments
re the veterans OF the Spanish Amcric;
-, war, numbering about 100 men. wou
be formed aud march In the parad
There are 50 G.. A. X. posts in this cil
ait and 81 has been decided 10 take 20 repi
iy- sentative men FROM each poet and toi
ca, them into a regiment. which will prot
ay- hly b.. commanded by General %.
md l1O ard Many eN-COnfederntcs ma
ma asked FOR a place in the line % MARI
. :. and Il has been arranged 20 form re-
meut Of about .2Oo eN-Confederat
~ which will be under the command oi
l"u prominent military man. probably an
Confederate. VINO has not yet been
ave lccicd.
iere John Il. Holland. secretary 81 the e,
Gvay mittee on land parade, hns sent Co w
ris- rem w Foster. secretary of the RECEIPT
r.7 committee. n list Oh organizations WI
=, have declared their intention to ee p
ent during the Dewey reception and &
part in the laIsI parade. The list i-
'er follows. tne number % men IN an org
uni cation not being given where II ~
les1 definitely known.
they Fourth and Fifth Maryland. l..
norv First battalion. Washington Light
Won fantry. 2D: Second battalion. Distric
m !, Columbia national guard. ordway *
-, Washington. eight companies infa
from Texas: Pensacola. Jacksonville
'ea' Tampa Lignt infantry, 100, two ba
that les from Georgia. 400; one battalion
.achi phoae Island. one company from :
II the Carolina; Mississippi Rifles; Rum
sake battery. ST Louis; Ninth Pennsyi'
lxe OF and other regiments, 2,5oO; New IL
nj he shire infantry, 500; New Jersey ina
1000; connecticut infantry, 1000;
infantry. $500.
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