Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-19

the arch, and then, passing through, came
out on the front steps from the main
corridor. Sergeant-at-Arms Adams led the
way, and then came Gov. Wolcott and
Admiral Dewey, followed by the staff Of.
| icers and invited guests.
a stand for the review had been con-
structed directly in front of the State
| House grounds, and hero the reviewing
party took their places. Gov. Wolcott and
Admiral Dewey stood in the centre, while
grouped about them were Gov Dyer of
Rhode Island, Gov. Rollins of New Hamp-
shire and Lieut-Gov. Crane, with other
| digntaries closely ranged about them.
1t was scarcely five minutes after 2
O'Clock when the column began to pass
| by the reviewing officers.
! As the columns marched by the review
! ing officers, Admiral Dewey expressed
| himself as very favorably impressed on
several occasions He showed keen in
tercst In finding out about the various
Iorganza tons, what section of the State
| each came from. how long 1t had been in
service, what service 1t saw during the
| Spanish war and who the officers were.
| lie made personal rema rhs without num-
Der about the appearance of the COM
panies and organizations, as to their
marching, their manly appearance, their
| Intelligence. and the individual makeup
of the companies. He kept Gov. Wolcott
| busy answering questions about all these
| things. He said he was tired, and he look
cd II, too.
| Every time there was break in the
| line and there would be a few moments
when there would be no passing troops
| the admiral would lean up against tho
| rail, in an effort to get a moments rest
| But when another organization would
come up the street. he would forget his
| exhaustion, and his interest would again
manifest itself. and the old enthusiasm
would shine in his eyes. He was without
doubt, the most interested man on the re-
| viewing stand
II was Just O'Clock when the last SOL
der passed the reviewing stand. and the
| great spectacle was over. Adit Gen. Dali
| ton smiled with satisfaction al the thought
| that the troops had started exactly on
| time. and had followed to the minute
| the schedule that he had laid out
| The impressive ceremony of returning
| the war colors took place in the presence
| of thousands Of people. The favored ones
| who had tickets to the State House re-
viewing stands were admitted to the re-
served space on the common Mrs. VOL
colt and the ladies ian her party were cs-
| Corted from the State House to the COM
'mon by Col. Stevens and Col. Jewett of
| Gov. Wolcotts staff
| From the time Admiral Dewey reached
| the Hotel Touraine until o'clock he was
| lat home" to nobody. All cards were re-
| fuse d.
! Inc events OF inc naN closed with the
banquet which was rendered to Admiral
| Dewey by the commonwealth at the New
| Algonquin club last evening. The admiral
| arriIsd at the club at 730 o'clock. having
| been escorted there from the Hotel Tour
| aine by the detail of cavalry. Upon lcaV-
| ing his carriage he was at once conducted
to the banquet hall where he was intro
duced to the representatives of the city's
business. political, social and religious cir
Giles, who had been invited to meet him.
After a brief reception, the company
took their seats at the tables. The head
tables, at which the admiral was seated
was higher than the rest. so that he was
in plain view Of all the guests. At the
conclusion of the banquet Admiral Dewey
returned at once to the Touraine.
The admiral reached the Touraine from
the New Algonquin club at precisely II
O'Clock. Lieut. Gov. Crane and two of the
governors staff did escort duty. As the
admiral reached the hotel lobby two ladies'
and a gentleman rushed forward and shook
hands with MIN. Then he repaired direct
ly to his apartments and retired for a
much-necded sleep, after 10 hours of hard
work.