The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-22
DEWEY'LL KNOW HE'S HERE
RECEPTION PLANS GROWING DAILY
IN MAGNJFTCENOE.

IN MAGNJFTCENoE.
Captain Robley ID. Evans. Representing tho
Government, in Town to Consult with
the Various Committees-The Programme
asst Now Stands-PruninR the Estimates.
Capt. RObley D. Evans. who has been chosen
by the National Government to look after its
part In the Dewey celebration. called on Acting
Mayor GuRRenheimer at the City Hall ysster-
day for the purpose OF looking over the ar
rangements OF the committee on Plan and
Scope. Acting Mayor Guggenheimer explained
what had already been done and what further
plans were under discussion. When Capt,
Evans left the Mayors office. Acting Mayor
Guggenhemer issued a call for a meeting OF
the committee at IL O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing.
Capt. Evans went from the Mayors Office to
the Office Of Gen. Howard Carroll. where the
details. as far as completed OF the water pa
gennt were explained to him. Then he called
on Maior-Gen. Roe. and there the plans OF the
military display were gone over.
Capt Evans said that he was under orders to
60 to Newport to confer with Admiral Sampson.
1t is the intention 81 the Government to have
Admiral SIMPSONS fleet in the hnrbor to well
come Admiral Dewey when the latter arrives.
Capt. Evans assured Acting Mayor GuRgen-
heimer and the others with whom he con ferred
yesterday that the National Government de-
sires to fully cooperate with the local commit
tees to mako the celebration a memorable one.
AS far as completed. the official programme
provides for naval parade on Sept. 80. II
Dewey arrives on Sept 90 as is now expected.
The Mayor and the committee. along with q
few invited guests will meet the Admiral on
Saturday morning. Sept. 80. In the lower bay
Just outside OF Sandy Hook. and the Mayorwill
board the Olympia and arrange with the Ad-
miral fo- the hour at which the formal recep-
ton by the municipality will be held. Dewey
will then be invited to board the citizens boat
30 that he may meet the Governors OF the var
ious States who will be in attendance. Salutes
will be fired the boat passes the forts. and
Dewey will return to the Olympia at Tomp-
kinsvlle
The naval parade will then begin. 1t is to be
so timed that the head Of the parade will reach
10th street and North River about dusk and
the night pageant will then start. Tho display
of fireworks at various points will be elabo-
rate.
On Monday. which will be the second day OF
the celebration. Admiral Dewey will be received
by the Mayor. the members OF the Municipal
Assembly and other city officials. on deco
rated platform in front OF the City Hall. Here
the Mayor will deliver his address Of
welcome and present the loving cup and other
teSLiluOnldS tldt uTo now DelnR prepared.
While this Is going on the troops will be form
ing for the land parade. The Admiral will
then be conducted to Claremont. where Mayor
Van Wyck will give breakfast in his honor.
Then the Admiral will be conducted down
along the line of the parade until Madison
square Is reached. where he will review the
troops. After the review the Admiral will go
to apartments for him at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel or at the Waldorf Astoria. whichever he
NAV select. A smoker for the men OF the
Olympia will be given at Madison Square Gar
den tho following day. II the Admiral APP
proves
The subcommittee appointed from the Com
mittee on Plan and Scope to cut down tho esti-
mates of the various subcommittee. which
amounted to SlSS.5O0. so that they may fall
within the S15O.OOO appropriated by the Mu-
niciral Assembly. held a meeting in tho Gov
ernor'S room in the City Hail yesterday
afternoon. The committee consisted OF
Comptroller Coler. Lewis Nixon. Gen. Howard
Carroll and Secretary Warren W. Foster. They
prepared tentative schedule that will be-
further considered by them to-day and will be
reported to the meeting OF the Committee Of
Plan and Scope tomorrow. Secretary Foster
said last night that the committee found
that many OF the sub-committees had asked
for money for things that properly belonged to
rious estimates. he believed that nearly all O
the $40, 800 could be saved and that the cee-
bration would not suffer in consequence He
said however that still greater sum would
have to be Topped of the estimate as some-
thing would have to be left to meet contingent
expenses. 1t was rumored about tho City Hall
last night that the committee had cut the
estimates to $l4S.OOO and that further cut
was coming
Secretary Foster said that there was every
indication that the military end OF the celebra-
tlon would be even more i'm pressive than had
been anticipated He said that he had re-
ceived an especially large number OF letters
from Texas asking for information. and that
he had turned all these letters over to Gen.
Roe Two organizations from Texas have
already applied for position in The limo.
Secretary Foster sent a telegram to Cold
Spring yesterday to the family Of Gen Butter
field, chairman Of tho Executive Committee.
asking about the Generals condition. He re-
ceived the following answer:
Gen. Butterfrld slowly improving. Nervous
prostration. Has been seriously Ill. A. l..
Butterheld"
sick as Gen. Butteraeld is" said Secretary
Foster. he Is taking an interest in the work.
He wired me too day for some plans and speci-
ncations that have been under consideration.
It is a great relief to the committee to learn
that Gen. Buttsrfled is improving. as he has
been its handspring"