The times., 1899-09-27
THE NATIONAL WELCOME
Dewey's Arrival i'm New York Stirs
Local Reception Committees.
Representatives of the Government
Who Are to Conduct the Admiral
to Washincton-NayaI officers on
the Military Escort - Reports on
Decorations and Iiiuminations.

The news of the unexpected arrival of
the Olympia yesterday morning caused no
little surprise among the members of the
local committees on the national reception
to be given Admiral Dewey, and for some
time there was a wave of suppressed ex-
citement in and about the headquarters
al the Ames and Bradbury buildings. The
excitement acted as an incentive for even
harder work on the preparations for the
welcome. and a steady rush was kept up
from early morning until after midnight.
About four working days remain in which
TO complete final arrangements, and all
will be ready when the naval hero enters
Washington Monday night.
Welcome Dewey will be the slogan
during the two days of the celebration
and the words are TO be painted. ilum-
mated signaled, wigwagged, and shouted.
At meeting of the subcommittee on the
decoration and illumination of public
buildings held at the Ames Building last
night reports were made showing that all
of the public building along the line of
parade would be lavishly decorated and |
fittingly illuminated for the occasion. The
new city postoffice building viii be adorned
with naval ensigns from the second floor
to the ninth floor, while somewhere in the
you are ready. Gridley, you may fire." will
blaze out in enormous letters.
The State, War and Navy Building will
contain several illuminated designs, and
will be covered with ensigns and signals.
The Treasury Department will be hand
somely adorned with bunting and flags.
The old Corcoran building which is now
being used by the Department of Justice,
viii also be elaborately decorated.
a
ing, with the following members present.
representing various departments w. II.
Collins. Government Printing Office; Hon
Madison Davis, City Postoffice; Blain w.
Taylor, Postoffice Department; Commander
George W. Baird, State, War, and Navy
Building; Edward NJ Dawson, Interior De-
partment; l. c. Dunlap, Fish Commission;
William B. Powell, Superintendent OF Pub
lie Schools: Edward Sutherland, Library
of Congress.
II was decided that no attempt would be
made TO decorate public buildings located
off the line of march. w. II. Collins re-
ported that the Government Printing Office
was preparing an elaborate display which
viii be seen from nearly every point in
the city. The smoke chimney. 150 feet in
height, will be Illuminated with 40S incan-
descent electric lights These 40S lights
l viii be divided into twelve strings OF
thiriy-fCur lamps each-four strings each
OF red. white and blue surmounted by
ring OF thirty-two tbirtytYo candlepower
! lamps. These lamps viii first show four
! strings each of red, white and blue, then
! four Of red four Of white, and four OF blue.
These changes will occur once every two
minutes and will then be repeated.
The other members reported faYorably
and stated that there were plenty of flags
TO be obtained for decorative purposes. and
there Will be no trouble in obtaining hand
some designs On all of the buildings. At
night the buildings viii be Illuminated b.
searchlights placed in various sections Of
the city.
The executive committee heie an impor-
tant meeting yesterday afternoon and con-
sidered several matters relating 10 final
preparations. Chairman w IL. Moses pre-
sided. with X. Y. Cox as vice chairman
and w p. Van Hiekle as secretary Chair
man R. Ross Z srry reported thai the recar
ton committee would meet this morning
and take final steps toward giving instrue-
| tions to subcommittee. Chairman Simon
Wolf reported that 1850 Of the souvenir
medals had been ordered and viii be deliy-
/ cred today at the Ames Building.
Chairman Greenlees reported that the
committee on public comfort had arranged
! for series of ambulance stations at diff
| ferent points along the line of march. Dur
lances will be stationed close to the build
ing, three on First Street and six on B
Street. After some discussion ii was voted
| to enlarge the stand at the Capitol to ac-
commodate 400 more people and 5000 was
/ appropriated for this purpose. Chairman
4 Larner stated that the additional wings
would be completed before Friday and all
viii be ready for the decorations before
Saturday.
1t was voted to appropriate $3.50 for fairy
lamps which will be used TO decorate the
monuments and reservations along Penn
sylvania Avenue. The searchlights will be
operated from the following buildings:
Two 30-ineh lights On the roof Of the Dis
/ trict Z ling, one 13-inch on the State
War and Navy Building. one 13inch on
the Central National Bank, two 13-inch
lights on the Regent Hotel one 13-ineh
| on the G. a r. Building The two re-
naming lights viii be placed in good loca-
tons.
Grand Marshal Gen George H Harries
urges that every organization desiring to
! participate in the civic parade report at
once to the Ames Building gwen all neees-
sary details in regard to their intended
display Maps of the line OF parade will
| be ready this afternoon.
/ The committee representing the Presi-
/ dent and the local reception committee
4 viii leave for New York at II so tonight
! over the Pennsylvania Railroad. The COM
nittee consist Of the following: Major o.
L. Pruden, representing the President;
Rear Admiral Sampson, representing the
Secretary OF the Navy; Col. Theo A. Bing-
ham. Of The Army; Commander George w.
| Baird. of the Navy; Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
marshal OF the escort on presentation day;
/ Brig Gen. George H. Harries marshal of
| the civic escort on Dewey night; Chair
man W. Henderson Moses of the commit
| tee Of one hundred; MIR. John Joy Edison,
of the executive committee; Capt. A. s.
| Barker. OF the Navy, and Rear Admiral
/ r. T. Higginson. Admiral Sampson, Rear
! Admiral Higginson, and Captain Barker
will join the other members ON board the
New York, and will then proceed TO board
| the Olympia
The official committee representing the
Government, which win act as the escort
to Admiral Dewey on the special train
from New York to this city, has been COM
pleted as follows:
Major o. l. Prudcn Assistant Secretary to
the President, 10 represent Mr. Mckinley; A. A.
Adec Second Assistant Secretary Of State, to rep
resent Secretary Hay; l. H. Roberts. Treasurer
of the United States TO represent Secretary Gage;
Gen. Nezn 1. Miles ere -cEti-g Secretary Root
C1Isrics II. Allen, representing Secretary Long
| James T. Boyd. Assistant Attorney General, 10
| rspresert the Attorney General: Andrew Geddes,
] Chief Clerk Agricultural Department, 10 repre-
sent Secretary Wilson; Thomas Ryan, First As
sstant Secretary Ct Interior, TO represent Secre-
! .ar-r Hitchcock: Rear Admiral Charles o Neil,
u : N Chief Of Ordnance; Rear Admiral Royal
b bradford. L. 5 n, Chief CT Equipments; Rear
Admiral Philip Hichborn, U. ;. NJ, Chief Bureau
| ef Construction; Rear George W. Melville, u s.
n. Chief Bureau Steam Engineering; Rear Adj
miTsl W h Van Beypen, u 5. N, Chief Bureau
| of Medicine and Surgery; Capt, s. C. Lemiy, u.
| 5 n Judge Advocate General; Brig. Gen. Charles