Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-29
THE DEWEY RECEPTION
PROGRAMME OF THE GRAND OvA-
TON TO BE ACCORDED HIM.
Admiral sampson VIII go Ahead OF schley
1.-The Rules Have been Made, and Every
thing Pianned---En ormous Prices Asked
For Seats.

Saturday for both the land and naval
parades ia honor of Admiral Dewey
When Admiral Dewey arrives the
subcommittee of the reception COM
mittee will meet the Olympia in the
lower bay. This subcommittee will
consist of William G. Whitney St. Clair
McKelway, Richard Croker, Levi P.
Morton, William McAdoo, Chauncey
M Depaw, and Warren W Foster.
Their visit to the Olympia will bo
informal and for the purpose of &C.
quainting Admiral Dewey with the
details of the preparations in his honor
On Monday the distribution of tick
cts to the official stands will begin
IL The governors room in the city
hall Warren w Foster, Rollin NJ.
Morgan and Alfred NJ. Downes, who
have the tickets in charge have been
swamped with applications Among
the letters received by Foster was
one from the National Artists Club,
which asked for 500 tickets, and in
formed the secretary that if the ar.
fists were not treated generously "all
persons concerned in the distribution
Of tickets will be dealt with most Sc
vefely hy the press
The artists and sculptors who have
done 50 much to make the decora tions
notable will he provided for. To the
members OF the National Sculpture So
eiety 36S seats have been awarded and
fifty viii 90 to the society of Mural
Painters,
The scheme, SO carefully planned by
the Mural Painters, to insure uniform
ity in the private decorations, has not
bean aided by the householders and
storekeepsrs.
Fifth avenue, for nearly its entire
length, is a mass of stands in various
stages of construction Carpenters put
up stahd Saturday in front of the
First Presby terrain church at Tenth
street and Fifth avenue, while a sign
announced that seats might be engag
ed by applying at the church. The
city is issuing permits to owners of
wagons, stages and open carriages to
occupy space in the cross streets along
the line of parade Seats in these con-
veyances are rapidly purchased at from
s5 to 500, as the privilege carries with
it an assurance that the purchaser will
be driven to bis home. thereby avoid
ing the crush
Prices asked.py the stand specu(ators
are high. At one stand near the arch
SO to $25 seat is demanded The low
est figure at which seats in Fifth ave-
nue. are quoted is SO These are on
stands Lelow Twenty third street, and
where the seat holders will not be able
to see Admiral Dewey, who leaves the
parade at the reviewing stand
There is still much work to do on the
Dewey Arch, /, and the Colannade Sculp-
tors and modelers are doing all in their
power toward completion. The mann
moth sign, s.,"We(come, Dewey, on
Brooklyn Bridge, is being put together
as fast as carpenters and electricians
can do it Several Of the letters have
been finished and these Were lighted up
Saturday night and tested
Rear Admiral Schley's place in the
land parade was settled Saturday by
Rear Admiral Philip, to- whom sub
committee of the reception appealed for
advice Rear Admiral Philip suggest
ed as in accord with every requirement
of official etiqu cite the following form
atom
Sousa band.
Battalion of sailors from Olympia.
Admiral Dewey and Mayor Van
Wyck.
Dewey's five captains at Manila.
Personal staff of Admiral Dewey.
Commander in Chief of the Atlantic
station, Admiral Sampson and staff.
Commander of the New York station
and staff of three
Admiral j W Philip.
Junior officers of Olympia.
Junior officers of the North Atlantic
station, about thirty six.
Governors.
Major General Miles and aid, one
carriage
General Merritt and aid, one carriage
Admiral Schley, one carriage
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