The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-15
PRESENTATION OF
WATCH TO DEWEY
Admiral Also Recipient Of Sword from
BOStOnianS.
1900 o"o4OOL CHILDREN
Students - America Accompanied
IS ''1'e'e'' Band
sou' - GIVEN oLYMPIA's CREW
Br . ailors of the Flagship Were
Entertained in Various Forms
by the Committee Gov.
Wollcott's Toast
"America'' Accompanied
Municipal Band.
GIVEN OLYMPIA'S CREW

Boston, October 14.-The residents of Bos.
ton and vicinity, augmented by thousands
OF visitors from other sections of the COM
monwealth and from adjacent states. today
did honor to Admiral Dewey
The hearty greeting with which Admiral
Dewey was received when he arrived last
night, seldom if ever has been eaualled
here, but the preliminary welcome was
completely overshadowed today in that
given by the multitude whenever the ia.
NOUS Vermonter appeared in public espec-
tally as he rode through the city in the
front ranks of the brilliant naval and mill
tary pageants which We're the chief events
of the day.
Received Mayor Quincy
The admiral was up early and with Lieu.
tenant Brumby took a short constitutional
across Boston Common. After breakfast
the admiral received Mayor Quincy and
later he gave a few minutes reception I'd
the newspaper men of the city. The ad.
miral was in the full dress of his rank
At o'clock the special committee depu-
tized to conduct the admiral across the
common arrived and few minutes later
came the committee on the part of the city
hC1ucu ny MdyOT QuluCy. w DlIe lneSe V1ES
itors were in the admtraps sitting room
Captin Dyer, of the Baltimore, and several
naval officers. guests of the city of Bos-
ton, arrived. Just as the party were about
to take carriages for Boston Commori,
members of the Boston Travellers staff apA
peared and presented the admiral with a
beautiful sword, the cost of which was met
by dime contributions from the people OF
Boston
The mayor and the admiral's aide were
In the second carriage. In other carriages
were the naval officers and such other gen.
tlemen as had been invited to accompany
the admiral. The party proceeded to the
common where more than two thousand
school children carrying flags and guidons
were drawn up in two columns, about 1900
feet ong and ten to two feet deep.
children Sang "Americs"
The children sang america" as soon as
the carriages arrived, the municipal band
accompanying them, and thousands of
spectators joining in the chorus. The car
riage returned through the aisle and then
passed rapidly out into Beacon street on
the way to the city hall, where the presen4
tation of the magnificent jeweled watch on
behalf of the city of Boston and the free
dom of the city was to be made. Tho ova-
tion at the city hall equalled that which
he received on the common. The carriage
drew up at the entrance at the city hall at
1904 and the admiral assembled the stand
erected in front of the building, which was
decorated in bunting and evergreens,
Here the beautiful gold watch was pre-
sented to the admiral, who made a brief
but appropriate speech in reply.
The parade at the common had been disS
missed and the individual members march,
ed to the armories or railroad stations for
embarkation to their homes. The crew of
the Olympia were taken in charge by a
committee and conducted to the fremont
Temple, where a banquet was served.
During the evening they were given enter
tainment in various places. The days
events for the admiral ended with a BAN
quet at the Algonquin club, at which Cow
ernor Wolcott proposed toast. admiral
Dewey and the United States Navy" The
admiral acknowledged the toast in few
words