New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-13
DEWEY PLANS ADVANCING.
nfr,fRERs OF THE DECORATIONS COM
MITTEE MAKE Up A DEFICIENCY.
,rur1R SCHEME CALLS FOR MORE THAN
THEIR APPROPRIATION-sTAN COM
..Ir,rN,E At HIATT.

MITTEE AT A HALT.
The subcommittee on decorations helo
meeting Yesterday in General Roe's ONCE IN 'he
Stewart Building The report of the society u
Mural Painters which was presented at tne 'a'
meeting. was taken up for discussion. 1ha' re-
port provided for the expenditure OF s''oV' l"'
annropriaton made by the general committee
IL only $1,000. and there was some TAX Oh aoa"
dcning the scheme of decoration planned Inc
liberalitv Of three members or the sup-Oo"'
,nittee obviated any such necessity hu"a'u
Isuterbach Herman Ridder and William bern
subscribed $500 each. and guaranteed 10 raise
among their friends the $1,000 that IS sui lack
Ing. 49,.
All the members Of the Plan and scope Oo'n-
,nittee agree with the military members Una
Fifth-ave IS the best route for the SOLDIERS pu'
there is a popular demand for the lower par' ~
Broadway to be included. and 1t IS salu '"a'
,natorit, Of the committee is pledged TO vote TOT
the route as laid down by Lewis Nixon Inc
ouestjon is TO be settled at the meeting or the
committee on Plan and Scope, called for rrioay
at II o'clock
rntu the route is definitely settled, the Com
rn,ttee on Stands is practically at a halt. John
y Kane chairman Of the committee. has called
q meeting FOR Friday afternoon. when the esu-
mates ~ the contractors who desire 10 build the
stands will he opened and the contracts
awarded The designs prepared by Arthur
11o-ear for the official stands provide for nearly
5000 seats
COMMITTEE TO ISSUE TICKETS.
All tickets for the stands will he issued pY the
committee appointed yesterday by fres'uen'
Guggenheimer who is acting chairman OF '"'
General Committee in the enforced absence OF
General Butterneld The committee incluues
Rouin NJ Morgan. Albert NJ Downes and War
,en " Foster they met yesterday in Mr. Gug-
eenhein1er's office TO arrange scheme or dlS
tribution The result Of their dehpera'oi'S VIZ -
not made public. but il is pretty certain tnd, .lr
committee will have a hard time to sauslY 80
q small part Of those who believe themselves en-
Titled 10 seats ~ ,,
shire was the first Of the Governors 10 reply 10
tho oficial invitation sent 10 him. He wrote thdt
he proposed attending with his military stan ana
had already secured accommodations Al 'nV
Hotel buckingham. He added that ne eNpeC's
that large proportion Of the miH'A VI '''
state viii take part in the parade
Governor Tunnel Of Delaware has also &C
ceptcd the invitation sent 10 him Genera. 80
ard Carroll said the other day mat thiItS
ave Governors OF States have promised 10 help
New-York welcome Dewey. but so Tar SIoNeIn i
ors Roosevelt Tunnel and Rollins are me OnaY
ones who have replied formally 10 'he INVITA-
tions issued by the committee. -,-..s
The Committee on Fireworks has had printed
large posters for display all along the river
fronts Offering red fire free Of cost TO those
who will fire IT, .-, .o .st
sailor formerly Of me Kaeleh' W. ~ ~
,,c ,ba, q rlace be found in the parade for the
sailors who fought with Dewey at Manila put
wbo are no longer in the United States service.
The letter was sent TO General koe ior MS ue
Cison. - 800 ~o~,Dr r-rr-O
All the preparations for the smoker to be he'd
,or the sailors at the Waldorf-Astoria are com
nleted There will be places for about o" OF
them. Admiral Dewey. Admiral Philip Ad"iifa'
sampson and Captain Evans, with their women I
friends will have places in the balcony; na -,
dolph Guggenhemer will represent the cl'g' anu
make an ADDRESS to the sailors