Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-19
ST EADY PROGRESS
Arrangements Well in Hand for
Dewey Reception.
APPROVAL OF MEDAL RECOMMENDED
Meetings Of Committees Called
for Next Week.
THE OILY MPIA GRE w

Arrangements for the Dewey reception
are steadily progressing. Mr.. Van Wickie,
secretary of the Dewey reception commit
| tee, has found many persons ready to re-
| spond to the wants of his committee as
| they arise. The Remington typewriter
agency has sent him typewriter for Of
| flee work, and Moses Sons have sent a
table for the at directors meetings
Mr. Jere Wilson of the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company has rendered
telephone service and a telephone will be
installed free of charge.
Arrangements for distributing medals
have been completed.
Letter From Acting Chairman.
The following letter will be sent by Acting
Chairman Cox to all members of committees
arranging for the Dewey reception.
The executive committee of the Admiral
Dewey reception committee takes pleasure
in announcing that the recommendation of
its committee medals has been approved
and that a commemorative medal of great
beauty and historic interest will be struck
from metal obtained from bronze torpedo
captured by Admiral Dewey in the battle of
Manila bay, May 1, 1888.
LAS the quantity of metal available is
limited, only a comparatively small number
of medals be furnished and therefore
all members of the committees are asked
to send Immediately to Mr. Simon Wolf,
chairman of the committee on medals and
badges, request for a medal.
The request should be accompanied by
check for one dollar, the price fixed by the
committee to cover the cost of production.
Members of committees desiring more
than one medal will please state in their
request the ad iitional number desired and
inciose a check for the proper amount of
money for the same, as after supplying
single medals to each committeeman any
surplus will be disposed of to the first ap-
piicants.
THE right is reserved to limit the num-
Der of medals to be furnished any one per-
son. All orders must be in the hands of
Chairman Wolf On or before September 10,
1897
Lieut.. Commander W. E. Mason, inspec-
tor of ordnance at the League Island, Penn
sylvania, navy yard, has written the com
mittee. saying there is now hand at the
ordnance department at the League Island
navy yard 80 pounds Of bronze from the
damaged SchwartZkopf torpedo which was
received from Manila. and that it is sub
ject to the order of the committee, pro-
vided an equal amount of other bronze is
given in its place.
Treasurer Appointed.
Mr. Simon Wolf chairman of the commit
tee on medals and badges, has appointed
Mr.. James T. Petty treasurer of the COM
nlittee.
Henry F. Woodward has written to Mr.
W. b. Moss, saying that at meeting of
tn" hoard of directors of the Dewey Hotel
Company it was resolved that the direc-
tors tender to the committee. for the
cepn1n OF Admiral Dewey. with tn COM
piiments Of the company, its hotel, located
on l. street northwest, for the use,
venicnce and entertainment of the dis
tingpishEd guest during his expect ed So
jcurn in this city This offer will be re-
ferred to the executive committee The
Arlington Hotel has also made a similar
offer.
Committee Meetings. Called.
Three committee meetings have been
called for Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
day. The committee parades, Mr.. Rap
ley. chairman, will meet at pm. Mon
day. The committee on transportation, Mr..
Steilwaaen. chairman, will meet in the
red parlor OF the Ebbitt House Tuesday
evening at O'Clock. The committee
printing. Mr.. Schafer. chairman. will meet
Wednesday afternoon at / O'Clock at the
Anles building. These committees will inset
and organize, and will be prepared to take
w any matters that come before them
Mr. Ste!lWagen, president Of the Ebbitt
House Hotel Company has rendered to
all the committee arranging for the re-
ceptione of Dewey the Of the Ebbitt
| House parlors for holding their meetings.
The committee on decorations and ilu-
limitations will have a great deal of work
to 90, as the appearance Of the city and
the success OF night entertainments will
largely depend the work of this com
mttee. Mr.. Crawford. chairman. will visit
New York to get information regarding
some OF the details Of the work of his com
nlttee, and viii prob bly, call it's first meet
ing for Thursday.
The Press Committee.
Gen Harries has returned to the city
and will call the press committee together
during the carly part of next week WHEN
an organization OF the committee will Re
effected and its work begun. 1t will be he
duty of this committee 10 see that commit
tees from which visitors to the Dewey re-
ceptiou are likely to come are kept inform
ed of the progress of arrangements here
from time to time.
The proposition of Mr.. Van Wickle that
the enlisted men of the Olympia should
take Il part in the Dewey reception has
been received by the Navy Department
without objection, and arrangements for
having them come here and for their care
under consideration. 1t is believed
that 100 or more of these sailors will re-
turn, though the entire crew of the Olym-
pia included about 800 men. There are on
board twenty-five officers besides Admiral
Dewey, ana quite a number of them, it is
expected, will attend the reception, though
the exact number has not been deter mined.