The times., 1899-09-21
MORE GLORY. FOR DEWEY
The Washington Reception TO Be
Lengthened TO Two Days.
A Grent Military Parade on October
:IThe Civic Parade TO Take Place
ments Departments and Schools to
BE Given Extra Holiday.

The national reception to Admiral Dewey
TO be held in this city has assumed such
proportions that even the committees hav-
ing the affair in charge have had cause to
feel surprised and gratified. 1t has been
decided that owing to the Importance of
the celebration the programme viii be en-
larged and two days. instead of one. will
be devoted to the occasion. There Will be
two parades instead of one, and the entire
day on October 3 will be given up to the
honor of the Admiral.
AT the meeting of the executive COM
mittee at the Ames Building yesterday
afternoon. the report of the special COM
mittee appointed to act upon the sugges-
tions made by General Miles was received
and adopted. The report states that the
Illuminated civic parade viii be held on
the night of October 2. as originally pro-
posed and that a military parade, in the
nature of an escort TO Admiral Dewey, will
be held at noon on the following day. No
horses, save those led by bride, will be
permitted in the line of the night parade.
It is also agreed that tickets to the re-
viewing stand will be good for admission
upon both days, and those who have pur-
chased tickets will see two professions
for the price of one.
The report was unanimously adopted,
and il is believed that the extension of the
programme viii attract even a greater
crowd from out Of town. 1t is arranged
that the Admiral will arrive at the Penn
sylYania station at $50 p. m. The signal
announcing his arrival will be an adj
mirals salute fired by a battery of Hoteh-
kiss guns stationed in the rear of the sta
ton This will be the button which when
pressed will cause the city to blaze out
into mass Of light and color. 1t is re-
quested that every electric, gas, kerosene,
or other lamp in the District be pressed
into service, and that every bell, whistle,
horn, or other racket producer be utilized.
Major Sylvester has agreed to permit all
the noise the people care to make on Dew
ey night, and a general outbreak of re-
joicing would give the Admiral splendid
iy forcibie impression of the patriotism OF
the citizens of Washington.
When the Admiral has been escorted TO
the White House the first division of the
civic parade viii move toward Fifteenth
Street and when the reviewing party enter
the stand the line viii sweep past without
delay. There are to be 10000 men in this
procession and they will occupy nearly two
hours before the last column passes Sta
the Peace Monument to Seventeenth Street
viii be 200 men in naval uniforms who will
burn red fire for the two hours. This, with
arches Of colored Roman candles and other
pyrotechnics, will make the night lurid
one, while two enormous eighteen-inch
search lights will cause the Capitol to shine
resplendently against the sky.
After the parade the Admiral viii be es-
corted TO his stopping place with much
demonstration. On the following day at
noon the military and naval parade OF
escort VIII take place, starting from Sew
enteenth and K Streets and passing down
Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol, where
the sword presentation will take place. The
military parade viii be brilliant affair
and will include every official Of note nov
on duty in Washington. Several regi-
ments OF infantry and local and visiting
State troops, three troops of cavalry, ma
rines, sailors, artillery, and the Govern
ors TO over twenty States, with their staffs
together with The civic escort, viii make
en imposing show. Admiral Dewey and the
President viii ride in the carriage Of honor.
Arrangements will be made to have the
street cars stop running during the pro-
gress of the parades. The President has
promised 10 issue az order declaring Octo
Der 3 a holiday in all Of the departments.
and the Commissioners viii see that thu
public schools are closed. Chairman w.
II. Moses presided at the meeting OF the
committee. with W. V Cox as wee chair
man and W. p. Van Wickle as secretary.
Reports Of progress were made by the
chairmen of the various committees. and
everything was said TO be booming. Chair
man W. II. Rapley, of the parade commit
tee, reported that at least 10000 men
would be in line in the civic parade. Some
of the organizations which have already
reported are as follows: Young Mems
Christian Association, 500 strong; the
Catholic societies, 2.006; the students OF
the Columbian University, 700; the stu
dents OF Georgetown University. 700; the
Grand Army of the Republic, 700; Union
Veteran Legion $50; Spanish American
veterans. $50; Eighth Battalion, Civil War
veterans. 35; United American Mechanics,
40; printers, bookbinders, and pressmen.
700: letter carriers. 156; bicycle clubs and
unattached riders $50; knights OF Pythias,
$50; Improved Order of Red Men, $50;
knights of khorassan, 70; Junior Order OF
American Mechanics, 100; German socie-
ties. I,200.
The finance committee held a well-at-
tended meeting yesterday afternoon with
Chairman Z. Southland Parker presiding.
| Encouraging reports were made and while
il was stated that the citizens were sub
scribing literally and the necessary amount
would be in hand before October /. Sub
! scriptions amounting to s531 were re-
ceiyed yesterday as follows:
l. b Warren & Co, $40; Iansburgh Bro,
I SIG; Victor Kaufman, So; Hcilhrun & Co, 81;
/ b. r.. Hudson, 81; Andrew B. Graham, $40; Else
man Bros, s.; J. +. Mattern, 81; Atlantic and
! Pacific Tea Company, So G. W. Downing e. Co.
! So; Charles Fischer 81 LucIs & Bro, 81; W. II.
J Holmes, So; DIR. ii. c. Yarrow. $40; Theodore W.
/ Noyes. SIS; cash, 81; T. NJ. Sullivan. 81; Chris.
| Heurieh, $50; Mertz & Mertz, $40; William II.
| saunders a. Co. $40; Ewin A. Moseley. S5: Oscar
Luckett 50; Samuel C. Mills, s.; ]. Nota McCill,
! $40; Clement s Acker, IS; Henry b. LOCKER, 81;
! Henry d. Fry, s.; Henry N. Hoyt, $40; A. N,
/ Brooks, s.; G. c. KHifen 50; William A. Maury,
! s.; c. +. Shoemaker, 50; National Metropolitan
| Bank $50; James Lyall White, $50; Riggs Ma
tional Bank. 500; C. p. Williams, $40; W. b.
Guriey. $40; cash, SO; Charles E. White, So;
Thomas r. James, SIC; Second National Bank, SIS
The executive committee and the COM
mittee on badges viii meet this afternoon
at the Ames Building at Ais.