St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-18
THE DEWEY STORY.
The Warmest Kind Of n Welcome Given
10 the Admiral mt MontpeIier.-A
Resume of the Incidents Connected
with the Big Event Last Thursday.

The Warmest Kind Of n Welcome Given
10 the Admiral ut MontpeIier.-A
Resume of the incidents Connected
with the Big Kvent Last Thursday.
Admiral Dewey arrived at Shelburne
Farms on Tuesday night, of last week,
where he was the guest of DR.. w. S.
Webb. Nearly 5000 people greeted him
at the station, including a large number
OF school children. Dinner was served at
Shelburne House in the evening. Those
who sat at the table were Admiral
Dewey, George Goodwin Dewey Lieuten.
ant Brumby, Mr. Clement ofMiddebury,
DR.. Webb, President S. X. Galloway, Mr..
and Mrs. Hart Lyman and the Misses
Lyman, Of New York, Mrs. Webb and
Miss Webb, w. S. Webb jr., Gen. I. G.
Mccullough, Mr.. Wager and r. T. Nc
Keever.
All along the route through New York
and Vermont, the hero was greeted by
large crowds and enthusiastic demon
STATIONS. At Burlington the schools
and factories suspended operations and
the whole populace rallied at the depot.
ARRIVAL AT MONTPELIER.
On Wednesday afternoon the Admiral
reached Montpelier and went directly to
the home of his brother Hon. Charles
Dewey, where he remained in compara-
tive quiet until Thursday. He asked the
privilege of doing this and to be excused
from presence at the presentation of a
stand of national colors to the Vermont
National Guards by Governor and Mrs.
Smith.
MoNTPELIER's BIGGEST DAY.
Thursday was Montpelier's biggest
day. The size of the crowd was estimated
at from $4,000 to 10000, and it was a
good-natured, orderly crowd too.
The city was ablaze with decorations
and presented most handsome appear
ance. The electric lighting on the out
lines of the Capitol building was very
effective and added peculiar brilliancy
to the scene.
The Admiral was greeted by large
number of people during the forenoon, at
his brothers home and at DR.. Webb's
private car, where he took breakfast. He
lunched with his brother, Hon. Chas
Dewey, at noon. He avoided any extern
sive handshaking, because OF a badly
swollen hand.
Concerts were given i'll the forenoon, i'll
different parts OF the city by many OF the
visiting bands.
is MADE DOCTOR OF LAWS.
Admiral Dewey was made an l.. l.. D.
by the Univer sity OF Vermont in the al
ternoon, President Buckham comforting
the degree in briefspeech. The Admlral's
response was brieier.
THE PARADE.
1t was a fine one, comprising nearly
2000 men-not as many as expected at
the outset. but enough to make an ex-
cellent display. In the only carriagein the
procession were Admiral Dewey, Gov.
Smith, Mayor Senter and Lieut.. Brumby.
The hero was given great ovation all
along the line oimarch his progress being
marked by one continual round of cheers,
and the waving OF flags and handker-
chiefs. When it came to the review, the
o.O...I e,,r,sA clnc.a n he a nd
and stood so solidly, that company OF
mounted police were called into action
before space large enough for the parade
to pass through could be secured. The
corps of marshals, led by Col. Hooker,
first appeared, and then the Norwich
University cadets. Next came the familiar
uniform of the First Regiment, Vermont
National Guard, preceded by the staff
and the Montpelier Military band of 80
pieces and marching as steadily as though
veterans, notwithstanding the fact that
it was their first appearance since the re-
organization. Col, Jacob G, Estey was
in command. They were followed by the
Lyndonville band of 26 pieces, which
sang song, composed for the day, as
they passed the reviewing stand. A ref
GRANGE u DSWSy III lhS SOHS was ~
warded by the admral's stepping for
ward and dofing his hat.
Members of the G. A. X. department OF
Vermont, commanded by Col. F. G. But
terrified, followed and next came other
members of the same organization from
Washington County Veterans associa-
ton and from Randolph and st. Johns
bury, all aggregating over $50 men. The
Essex Junction band attended the vet
Grams, the latter leading a delegation OF
the Sth Vermont regiment, which held a
reunion in the city on Wednesday even
ing. Next came the Sons OF Veterans,
numbering nearly 100 men, and the Yer
gennes band of % pieces leading Middle
bury Commandery, Knights Templar,
and the commandery from st. Adams, all
numbering II men. The West Berkshire
band and Peacham drum corps led YER
mont commandery, OF Windsor, III winch
there were AT men, and the st. Adams
preceded Palestine commandery of St.
johnsbury which had 81 men in line,
and which was followed by Killington
commandery of Rutland with AZ men.
The Bratteboro band led Beausant COM
manderv, of Brattleboro, OF 25 men and
Mount Zion commandery, with Is men,
was followed by Malta commandery, OF
Newpor, in which were 80 men. The
Barton band led the 4S men of the Barre
commandery and closed the list of COM
manderies.
The next band in line was that OF
Orange county recently organized and
forming a body of so men, the largest
band in the line, and attracting not lit