Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-08

Chairman of Committee Badges and Medals.
doubtedly make the nations capital their
centering point Dewey day.
While the actual exercises on the occa-
sion of the admirals homecoming will be
simple. in accordance with his well-known
objection to anything like the ornate or the
fulsome, the citizens will have an olpor-
tunity to show in their individual and col
lective character the high esteem in which
they hold the hero Of Manila.
A General illumination of Houses.
The idea has already been advanced. and
is being favorably considered, to have
| general illumination of the private resi-
| dences of the District upon the night of
| Dewey day. Those who are old enough well
remember the custom prevalent after the
| civil war. when every street-fronting win
| dow pane had a lighted candle behind it
| upon occasions when troops returned to
| Washington or celebrations were in prog
ress. These displays were tremendously
effective because they were general. No
| abode humble that its windows did
| not show at least one candle, and in the
| better classes of houses the illumination
| was. brilliant.
In these progressive days such an ilumi-
| nation of windows that suggested would
| be something to be long remembered and
| there would be an excellent opportunity
| for friendly competition among citizens as
| to who would present the most effective dis
| plays. Pretty designs of flowers, draperies,
| tissue paper and other bright-colored ma
| terial could be used with artistic effect in
| connection with the candles and electric
| lights, and even the most moderate purse
| could afford the small expense which such
| a display would require.
Design for Medals Adopted.
| A meeting of the committee on badges
| and medals was held yesterday at the head
| quarters of the general committee Of one
| hundred. in the board Of trade rooms, No.
1410 G street northwest Mr.. Simon Wolf,
/ the chairman, presided, with Mr. w V. Cox
| as vice chairman and Mr.. E. T. Bates as
| secretary The other members present were
Mr.. Barry Buckley, Mr.. Seymour w. Tul-
loch Mr. Paul Beckwith, DR.. George n.
Acker, DR.. L; b; SMormstedt, Mr.. A II.
Van Deusen, Prof. w. II. Holmes and Mr..
W. p. Van Wickle, secretary of the COM
mittee of one hundred.
| Several designs for the souvenir medal
| were examined, and after an interchange
| of views it was decided to recommend to
| the executive committee the adoption of a
| medal of most handsome and artistic pat
| tern. Upon a disk of bronze. made from
| the metal of torpedo captured by the fleet
| under Admiral Dewey at Manila, VIII be
| medallion bust of the admiral On the re-
| verse side will be reproduction of the
| flagship Olympia in Manila bay. The sup
| porting bar from which the medal will hang
pendant on the wearer's breast will have
an outline representation of the Capitol
|
| graved inscription, Presented By the Cit
| liens of Washington
The medal will rest upon a ribbon of vel
low silk upon which the American flag and
| the official flag Of Admiral Dewey will be
| entwined.
| 1t was decided to recommend that the de-
sign be Immediately copyrighted and a con-
| tract be entered into with Mr.. Joseph X.
| Davidson of Philadelphia to strike off :, 800
| OF the medals. 1t was also decided to fix
| the price of these souvenirs at 81 each to
alike. subcommittee to consider the let
tering on the medals and other details was
appointed, consisting of Chairman Simon
| Wolf, DR.. Swormstedt, w. V. Cox, Paul
Beckwith and Z. T. Bates.
| A letter from Admiral Neale was read
announcing that go pounds of bronze
metal from the torpedo captured at Manila
was at the Brooklyn navy yard, subject to
the order of the citizens committee.
! A design for a button to be worn by the
members of the various committees was
| also adopted and recommended to the ex-
ecutive committee for approval. The but
ton will be reproduction of Admiral Dew
| ey's flag, four white stars on a field of blue
| and the name of each committee will be
| placed on the border of each worn by a
member of the distinctive bodies. In addi-
| ton to the names of the gentlemen hereto
fore published as being members of the
committee on medals and badges, the fol-
lowing have been added: w. J. Rhees
Abraham Hart John C. Parker and Charles
| Mades.
Interest I'm Dewey's Itinerary.
| The report that Admiral Dewey will go to
Rome tomorrow, where he will be given an
audience by the pope. and will later visit
| London en- route home, attracted general
~interest at the Navy Department today, al
| though the department has not been ap-
| prised of his program. The admiral has not
| notified the department of his movements
. In DETAIL but this is no reason why any
| doubt, should be cast upon the report cabled
| from Rome.
| For many reasons the officers of the navy
| would be pleased IL the admiral should Wis
1t London The cordially of the relations
| between the two countries and the frater-
nizing spirit shown by British and Ameri-
| can army and navy officers toward each
, | Ca,r would insure for the admiral such a
rousing reception there as could not but at
tract the attention of the whole civilized
world.