The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-13

SO occupied with the affairs of con-
quering and governing had the army
and navy officials been that hitherto
not a single public gathering OF Uncle
Sans officials in Manila had occurred.
Consul Williams, realizing the appro-
pr,ateness of the day, concluded to call
together the admiral and his captains ]
and the general and his chiefs of the
army Of occupation. to memorialize the
Thanksgiving Day in the Philippines. "A
great banquet table was spread and
covers were laid for "a. The turkey is
as plentiful in the Philippines as In
New England barn-yards, and as we
sat down before the familiar bird II was
hard To imagine that 1000 miles dlVided
us from the land we represented The
band OF the United states snip ball-
more discoursed national airs includ-
inp "There1l BE a Hot Time in the Oid
Town Tonight" and kept enthusiasm
at high pitch.
Admiral Dewey was the central figure
of the occasion, and was constantly
| surrounded by groups OF almost equa'-
Iy famous heroes of the Manila cam
paign. He is gracious and charming IN
manner. and turns his hero worshipers
into aduiring friends. | tried to give
the admiral some illustrations of the
penalty of fame. and told him how ms
name was chewed as gum, cleansed
| people as soap. tickled peoples throats
| as sodas and cocktails. was smoked as
cigars encircled peoples necks as coll
lars decoratcd mems bosoms as neck
| scarfs. covered mems heads as hats,
was trampled under foot as shoes. and
was or,lblazoned over cafes. theatres.
! and hotels. Ny recital seemed to please
( him and his bright eyes twinkled as
ne said. lauFhiugly: II did not imagine
| that little target-practice before break
! fast on the first of May would bring n
! new adjective into the language, but
! look here. I have a Dewey watch-and
| it's a number one watch. too--with a
| case made from the Maine. The admiral
! then remarked zone of the manufac-
| turers who had named hot after me
wished To send me one. anc wrote me
asking what size I now wore. Ana
| vour rcply?" I asked. "oh. | told him
| tho same size that | wore before May
| 1st"
fl is not often the privilege of NOR
! tails ia mass Informal conversation with
n live hero and go away carrying back
To your private life the ideal that YOU
! cherished Dewey Is the typical. genial
natural American. Hc Is q nervous
| oufcit .Wtttcd man, who cSchcVs publ
civ and who puts on no side" TO awe
and cverv helm his Interiors in ranh
| and importnnce. one goes ont Of his
presence carrying the memory OF hav'
ING known n man, the idol ~ 10000, 90,
of people without having been made e
feel The insiCnifcance OF being but on'
! of those millions. lie is an American
| OF the Amcrcuns-not demi-god foi
ono 10 have boastcd OF kissing the hen
of his garments.
Consul Williams THANKSGIVING menl
| Vos commemorative of the highest clas'
of Uth0craphy in Manila. lt was
folder. the front being an American
/ nav cnblazoned with The shield an,
osglc. Thanksgiving Dinner" In gil
letters crossing the stripes: "Amerlc.
Forever" ombcllshcd the back and in
side was printed the menu "Soupe FL
ipino" "Flsh "a Ia Cayite." and "Tur
Kew with Dewey sauce being char
octeristic dishes.--Edw'n Wildman'
Manila Letter in Lcslio's Weekly.
one of the latest fads is to serv
,nnupdruns with the salad at an IN
rormal dinner party. Each gues
draws conundrum from among tn
f.ttuce laaves and all ~ the answer
, / arc recorded in book. The gu rs
, ousssing tho answers to the creates
rtp,i,er 81 Misunderstanding proposition
| rcrcfvea n prize ono thing that ma