Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-23
OPENING OF DEWEY HOTEL.
Elaborate Ceremony. Handsome Dec
OratiOns and Numerous Guests.

|
The Dewey Hotel, the latest addition to
| Washington's list of handsome and modern
obstetrics. was formally opened Saturday
evening with a complimentary dinner ten
| dered by the owner of the new house. Mr..
| Nathaniel Mckay, to about one hundred
| men prominent in political. business and
social affairs of the nations capital. The
| hotel, bearing the name Of the distinguished
admiral and hero of the Spanish-American
1 war is located near the southeast corner
| of l4th and l. streets northwest just back
! of All Souls Church. The site was former
| ly occupied by Colonel Hosmer's residence,
where the Spanish minister once lived.
The hotel has a frontage of lightweight
| feet and depth of l2I feet, and is one Of
| which Admiral Dewey will not feel asham-
| ed. 1t has just been completed and hand
Somely furnished throughout. 1t has 1874
bed rooms, twenty-seven bath rooms seven
public parlors and reception rooms and two
elevators. The seven floors are brought
into easy reach by these two fast-running
lifts. The main parlor is adorned with
life-size OIL painting of Admiral Dewey, and
the name Of that renowned naval officer is
carved In stone just above the brilliantly
lighted grand entrance.
Mr.. Mckay, the owner of the hotel is a
personal friend of Admiral Dewey, and
some time before the completfon of The
among other things: This hotel l feel hon
ored in naming for you and in commemora-
ton of your victories, unriValed in naval
annals of the world"
Replying to this letter Admiral Dewey
wrote as follows: ALLOW ME to express nv
high appreciation Of your courtesy and The
honor you do me in naming your hotel the
Dewey. L also beg to thank you for Your
kind invitation extended to me to visit the
hotel, which would give me much pleasu
Saturday nights opening dinner was pre-
sided over by Mr.. George d. DeShields
manager of the hotel, Mr.. Mckay and a
long list of invited guests being present.
The dining room was lighted in dazzling
brilliance by numerous incandeScant globes
Tables and hall We're deliberately Decorated
with flowers and with national colors The
menu was made up of the most paIatabie
delicacies and attested well the excellence
of the new hotels culinary department A
decidedly pleasant evening was enjoyed by
all participating in the dinner. A. number
or informal and complimentary short
speeches were made by the guests The
principal speech of the evening being by
Mr.. f. B. Hay.
Guests were present as follows: John
Thurston. Commodore Philip Hichborn
George d. Meiklejohn. General Charles II,
Grosvenor, 7. NJ. Mahon, Binger Hermann,
Thomas w. Crialer. ID. B. Henderson Ser
emo L. Payne, George NJ. Curtis CAPTAIN
Samuel c. Lemly, VIM. L. Penfield John
S. Blair, William Alden Smith, Jos. c. Cam
non. ]. Z. Dolliver. R. r. Mcmahon, G. F.
c. Smillie. L. E. Hay, George w. Steele.
A. ], Hopkins. f. r. Harper, Matthew
Trimble. HI. c. Van Voorhis o. l. Spauld-
ersheim c. G. Sloan, w. L. Crounse Otto
Carmichael. Melville Bell. A. b. Capron.
Smith ID. Frye. Louis Z. Payson, Chas E.
Pearce. f. s. Minor. ]. V. Gran. III. A.
Willard, H. K. Willard, Dr. Ira Denn!son,
Dr. Geo. NJ. Schafer. Gustave Lansburgh,