The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-10
BOsToN'S DEWEY WELCOME
One Banquet Omitted at tho Admiraps
| Request.

BosToN. Oct. 9.-Arrangements for Admiral
Dewey's entertainment next Friday and Sat-
urdoy are nearly completed. President futile
Of the Boston and Maine Railroad promises to
get the Admiral into Boston at @ o'clock on
Friday evening. The Grand Army. the Kear-
| sarge Veterans and the veterans OF the Spanish
War will be lined up, and as the Admiral passes
| the right of line In his carriage they will fall
in and escort him to the Hotel Touraine. where
he will review the procession as II passes.
The presentation OF the watch on Saturday
morning will be made on the reviewing stand
In front OF the City Hall at 10 O'Clock. Tho
School Committee decided to-day to provide
transportation for $4,000 school children to
Boston Common. whore they will be drawn up
by schools to be reviewed by the Admiral.
This Includes the pupils OF the High and Latin
schools OF the city and the first four Grammar
school grades. The parade 10 to follow and all
tho State militia Ia to be mobilizsd for the pur-
pose 1t Is hoped that the Forty-siIth Regi-
ment. U. 8. Volunteers. now at birmingham
awaiting orders to go to the Philippines. will be
in line. The crew OF the Olympia will be in the
parade.
Gen. Dalton has issued orders concerning
the route as follows The procession will
start on Arlington street at Commonwealth
avenue and will proceed to Beacon street. up
which 1t will march to Charles street. The line
will then move down Charles street to Boyls-
ton. to fremont, to Winter. to Summer, to
High. to Congress. to MIX, to India, to State.
passing the north side OF the old State House.
to Washington. to School, to Beacon. In re-
view the parade will pass before Mayor Quincy
at the City Hall and before Gov Wolcott and
Admiral Dewey at the State House.
Reviewing stands " III be erected at the City
Gov. Wolcott will head the line az Com NJ an DOR
in Chief Of the militia and Admiral Dewey will
ride In limo escorted by the marines and
sailors OF the Olympia. the marines In advance
and the sailors behind. The parade will start
| at noon and ought to reach the State House
Ths ceremony OF turning over the Spanish
war flags on the Common will be witnessed by
| tbs Admiral after which he will DO escorted to
| the Touraine. The dinner given by the State
| will be held at the Algonquin Club vt 8 pollock.
as 200 10 tho capacity OF the banquet hall.
The Boston Society OF Architects In plann min e
the scheme OF decoration has decided upon
broad masses OF colors az far as posHlble. and
| accordingly has selected the coors FOR the va
Milk street, red and white for State street, 30.
One thing on the proRremme as first drawn
| up Admiral Dewey objected to, and that was
| the Friday night banquet by the city. He said
| to the I'm m lttse that went to Washington:
NJ must ask ask to be excused from she r:s bsn-
| member. am not rs young as l used to be;
can't stand so much feasting"
The city has decided to give to the men OF
| the Olympia smoking concert at Music Hall
| on Friday night. 1t 10 intended to make the
shoy lively enc and It 10 probable that John
entertainments. will select the singers and
| actors.