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net-room. while the President was alone IN
the library adjoining, As Secretary Ions
entered with the admiral the President
came forward to greet the famous sailor,
and, grasping his hand, wished him a hearty
welcome.
The admiral acknowledged the cordial
sentiments expressed by the President and
then asked as to the health Of Mrs. Nc
Kinley, saying he had heard with great re-
greet that she had not been well. In reply,
the President suggested hat the admiral
meet Mrs. Mckinley. They stepped out to
the corridor, which Mrs. Mckinley makes
a sitting room, and here found her with
some of her lady friends. The admiral was
presented and received FROM Mrs. Mckinley
as we'll as the President, a most hearty
welcome home.
Returning to the library the President in
vited his Cabinet associates to meet the
admiral. Secretary Hay headed the party,
followed by Secretary Hitchcock, Postmas-
ter General Smith. Attorney General
Griggs, Secretary Root and Secretary Will
son. Former Secretary Alger was also pres
ent, having been requested by the President
to join the party, and was among those to
meet the admiral.
CHEERS FOR THE HERO.
The greetings with the Cabinet were brief,
and then the President and Admiral Dewey
headed the party toward the reviewing
stand. They passed out of the rear of the
White House, down the gravel walks and
out to the street in the rear of the treas
ury. The crowd seemed to know that the
hero was approaching, for a great wave Of
cheering went up and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. was bathed in light from end to end.
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Pennsylvania avenue. just south of the
treasury building, and as he moved through
the stand to the PROV built out from it's
front, leaning on the arm of President Nc
Kinley, the crowd started a mighty cheer,
which passed down the avenue and was
taken up for blocks. The admiral frequent
ly bowed his Acknowledgements. The Presi-
dent and Admiral Dewey were Joined at
the front of the stand by Secretaries Hay,
Root. Hitchcock and Wilson and Postmas-
ter General Smith, officers of the Olympia
and other naval officials. AS the cheering
at length died away, the ADMIRAL turned to
Mr.. Mckinley and the two. seating them
selves, entered into conversation while
while awaiting the arrival of the process
sion.
The head of the civic parade which had
been arranged in honor of the admiral be-
gan to pass in review before him shortly
after s o'clock. There were many novel and
interesting features relieving the sameness
of the ordinary civic parade. The spectacle,
as the marcherS came up the length of the
avenue in the glare of the red lights, under
sweeping arches of stars from thousands of
Roman candles, was beautiful and impress
sive. The beginning of the march was her.
aided by the bursting of thousands of giant
crackers. while bombs along the line sent
showers Of fire into the air.
TIL column was headed by Gen. George
Harries, chief marshal, leading a numer-
Gus body of bicyclists. The wheels were in
terwoven with garlands and wreaths of
flowers and greens and colored bunting, and
every wheelman carried Chinese lanterns.
Many were in costume. Close behind the
splendid Marine Band came the veteran
organizations and Dewey, himself a veteran
and a G. A. r. man, looked with pride
mingled with sorrow upon the gray heads
who marched past with as bold a step as
advancing years permitted. A special need
of applause went out TO the veterans OF
the Spanish war. who mustered in credit
able number for the parade.
A formidable detachment in the line was
that of the International machinists follow
ing a great six-inch ri1ed cannon from
the Washington navy yard, bearing the in.
s~cription: 1--WE make the guns for Dewey
The Catholic societies of the District
made a special effort to do honor to the
admiral and with excellent results, fol
their contingent was one of the most nu'
merous and effective in the column. They
bore great illuminated crosses, many OF
the orders were in uniform and all of the
marchers carried flaming red torches.
AN ILLUMINATED ENVELOPE.
The letter carriers had all of the loca
postal cars in line, ablaze with electric
lights, spelling words of welcome to Dewey
One Of their features was a gigantic FLU
minated envelope addressed to Admira
George Dewey, Manila. and marked RE
turned to Washington"
The German societies had a most credita
BILE representation, and, altogether, the civic
parade was a worthy one.
AS the rear Of the column passed the pub
lie fell in behind and passed before the re
viewing stand for an hour to get a glimpse
at their hero. The crowd was SO eager Il
see Dewey that they spoiled the effective
ness of this part of the arrangements b,
breaking through the ropes and surginl
about the grand stand, where they CAV
vent to wild cheering and a noisy demon
stration that completely upset this part O
the review. Admiral Dewey gave frequen
Acknowledgements to the cheers for him
and, seeing that the review had lost its dis
tinctive character as a procession, quittet
his place early and with the President, fol
lowed by the members of the Cabinet, lef
the stand, the admiral proceeding to thu
home Of his hostess, Mrs. Mclean, an,
some Of the others accompanying the Pres
ident to the White House. The procession
was in line for a half-hour later, and Their
were frequent salutes in ignorance Of tn
admiral's absence.
1t was $40 o'clock when the fatigued re
cipient of the days demonstration reaches
the residence of Mrs. Washington Mclean
mother Of the Democratic candidate 70
Governor of Ohio, on K street, facing Far
ragut square. He was ACCOMPANIED b.
Chairman Moses, his two aids. Lieutenant
Brumby and Caldwell, and his son, Georg
G. Dewey. arriving at the same time. TIL
admiral was met at the head Of the stair
case by Mrs. Mclean and her daughters
Mrs. Hazen and Mrs. Ludlow, and he
grandson, Capt. Frederick Berger.
Mrs. Mclean welcomed the admiral an
turned over the house to him for his us
during his stay in Washington. Mrs. Nc
Lean and the member of her family the
left, going to her country residence, Beau
voir in the suburbs of Washington. TIL