Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-02
The SAILORS SMOKER.
Jack Tars Of the Olympia, Dewey's
Flagship, Have Fun at Wal
dorf- Astoria.
A Unique Program and Plenty of
Good Things for the Inner
Man.
Admiral schley Given an Ovation
by the Boys-W Witnessed by a
Crowd.

tIle WaldOfI-AStorla Saturday night. |
Each jackie as he passed from the
ante-room into the ball room was pro-
|vided with Dewey pipe, which he
promptly stuck between his teeth.
Then, with score of others who had
preceded him, he smoked the health of
the admiral and confided to all Corners
that George Dewey was the squarest
pilot that ever steered the boat of Long
lchanca into the harbor of welldone.
Look What he's done for us. they told
1.-The listeners. He gives us credit
Whenever anybody pays him compli-
ment he passes it down the line. He's
our commander and he's our friend. and
YOU bet we appreciate his interest. Say,
its a great show. amt it ~
| The bowls of the pipes are cast in the
shape of the head of the admiral and
are capable of holding large quantities
| of the favorite brands of American to-
/ bacco which reposed on the stands.
| Each sailor as he passed through the
doors took package of cigars, a pipe
| and as much tobacco as he felt capable
of consuming.
Later they took something else. In
the bah room they found places at
small circular tables. each with its lit
tile glasses for the ''grog that flowed
without a halt. Around these tables
Told friendships were renewed and new
Jones formed.
| When the time came for speech
making Mr.. Guggenheimer appeared
as the official representative of Mayor
| Van Wyck.
! Men of the Olympia and the navy,
! he said, lit gives me great pleasure to
assure you that the city of New York
! which / have the honor TO represent
here tonight, recognizes with pride the
superb services rendered to our nation
by the men behind the guns. In the
Enthusiastic reception which we have
just given the great admiral who COM
Imanded the ships that annihilated the
Spanish fleet in Manila bay we do not
! for one minute ignore the fact That
fearless and disciplined American sail
ors were the instruments of Dewey's
lgenius.
The people of the United States are
proud of the records of victory written
lin letters of flame and glory on the page
of American history. We do not re-
tract from the fame of our great adj
a
the historic triumphs of the American
navy rest upon the American fearless
mess and the American grit of American
sailors.
In the name of a city which is al
ways eager TO honor the men who have
fought in their country's cause, / most
heartily welcome you to this entertain
i ment
i OF course these expressions called out
Applause. Very earnest We're the in
Idorsenlents. one lusty -lunged sailor
suggested three cheers for the lusty-
Plunged representative of New York
. city. And they We're given-given
good and heartily.
The Star Spangled Banner served
10 set the blood Of the jaekies tingling
and the Scotch and soda was not sc
! bad itself.
With an acrobatic singing and dam
eng team 70 start the performance, the
sailors We're ready enough to declare
themselves we'll pleased. Carr and
Johnson were the initial entertainers.
! and they got such a recognition as
would double their salaries did it come
TO them in the course of their regular
business. They had to sing Dewey songs
and crack Dewey jokes and Deweyize
their performance thoroughly.
: The supplies and the stage entertain.
ment made combination that tn.
fighting men voted the real thing.
They found 1t pleasant to tilt back theil
gildad chairs, puff out huge BLACK
wreaths from the pipe of peace, stare
now and then toward the southern ex-
tremity of beer mug, and listen Il
De Haven and Mai tell about the thing.
that happened Just as the Sun Wen
down.
Just before the grand opera quartz
came on Edward Wilkins Dewey sale
that the admiral would not appear.
He is completely used up said Mr.
Dewey. He has had a hard day ano
he finds he can not stand the added ex.
citement of coming here. much as h,
would like it. am now sort of com
mittee of one, having charge of the ad
nliral. The committee OF seven turned
him over to me tonight and | warran
you III be stern discipinarian.
The admiral is in his private apart
ments II the end of the hotel given owe
TO Mr. Boldt, and he Will remain Their
as long as / can keep him there. II
has overtaxed himself. and he shall no
be allowed to make any extra effort i
can UsiIl IL lIitutS. IpIuliIOy dI'
Caldwall are representing the admira
here tonight. They are the only one
who are allowed to see him. Tomorros
he will keep as quiet as possible.
, Just as the applause for a song die
out crowd of sailors from the Olym
pia made a dash from the circular ia
bles and landed heavily on two me
who had just entered the room. tai
= slender man. with an air of being o
terms of general good humor with him
self, and a shorter, stout gentleman re
ceived the hearty advances of the sea
men.
Tom" cried the foremost of tn
sailors, grasping the tall mans han
and nearly wringing it off, Ton
you're a good fellow. You're the whit
est Irishman / row of. Have an Amer
lean cigar, Tom and he pressed on tn
stranger big black cigar.
The tall man was Sir Thomas Lipto
and his companion was Charles Rus
sell, son of the lord chief justice {
England Sir Thomas hugely enjoye
his reception He and the sailors ha
a drink and a hand-shake all arount
When the party broke up the comment
ran something like this:
"Good-by, Tom. You'll get squal