Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-25
WORK NEARLY COMPLETED
For the Welcome of the Metropolis 10
Admiral Dewey.

SUB-COMMITTEES HAVE ALMOST
FINISHED THEIR ALLOTTED
TASKS-THE PUBLIC STANDS
WILL SEAT AZ, 1000 PEOPLE-THE
BIG TRIUMPHAL ARCH WILL
BE READY IN TIME.
NEW YORK, September 24.-All the
general arrangements for the reception
of Admiral Dewey are now completed,
and only a few minor details are left
to be settled The majority of these
cannot be attended to until the admiral
has arrived and his wishes have been
consulted
All the subcommittee have about
finished their work and have presented
their report to the general committee.
The committee on distribution of tick
cts was at work all to-day in the May
ors office until late into the night.
They apportioned nearly 10000 tickets,
all there were at their disposal. There
O0O Their work did not include the
distribution of tickets to the Municipal
Assembly and the school children
stands These tickets will be at the
disposal of the municipal legislators
and the president of the board Q edu-
cation
The committee on stands will hold its
final meeting tomorrow and decide ex-
actly what will be the capacity OF the
new stands. If the committee stands
for all the expenditures it has author
lied it will have spent more than $45,-
600 in excess of the first appropriation
made to it of $50 900 and $4,000 more
than it has in sight even if the Munich
pal Assembly votes to give it the addi-
tional 900 that is to be asked for at
Tuesdays meeting of the aldermen and
council.
For the seventy odd thousand dollars
expended the committee has furnished
about 10000 seats to the ticket COM
mittee, 1000 on the city hall stands,
5000 for the school children, 10000 for
the Municipal Assembly and $4,000 for
the veterans of the G. A. R., total of
about 45, 900 seats for about $4,000.
Work on the big Dewey triumphal
arch is rapidly being pushed, and the
arch will be in proper condition IN
plenty of time.
THE G. A. r. AND THE PARADE.
WATERTOWN, N. Y, September "a.
Albert D. Shaw, commander-in-chief of
the G. A. r.. before leaving tonight
for Topeka, Kans., where this week he
will address a reunion of the veterans
of that State, said:
II regret all this trouble over the
Grand Army's position in the Dewey pa
rade, but it is from no fault of omis-
sion or commission on the part of the
duly constituted authorities of the
Grand Army of the Republic
1--WE believe what is accorded veter-
ans in other States should be granted
New Yo k comrades, without any wob-
bling or special pleading. However,
when we old veterans are gone, the
armed soldiers who are yet to fight
battles, will not be worried about hav-
Ing aged veterans, who have stacked
arms on flames eternal camping
grounds, trouble them over hair-split-
ting questions of where the nations
preserves should march in a civic
pageant, similar to the Dewey parade.
Il will not be at the Dewey parade
l leave tonight for Topeka to be pre-
sent at great gathering of veterans,
September 9th and 28th. Before was
elected | promised to go out there
When the question of the Grand Army
appearing in the Dewey parade came up
| wrote that this civic function might
prevent my being with the Kansas com
rades. | was sharply taken to task for
this by the committee at Topeka, which
wired me that all ARRANGEMENTS had
been made for my reception, and add
ed:
IL is more important for you to be
here than in New York The Kansas
comrades always head the line in civic
pageants of honor and ceremony. Thew
trail on behind younger men who have
their records to make but march at the
'front.' OF Old Glory as a guide. which
they helped to make the emblem Of =
united and glorious nation. Under
these circumstances. and not having
received any invitation from the Dewey
parade committee, go to Topeka.
Go not know why I should have hoan
sighted in my capacity as commander
ln-chlef, and l am proud my comrades
are widely and emphatically resentingp
Gen. Shaw has received a large num-
Der OF endorsements of his action from
leading Grand Army officials and posts
regarding the refusal to accept the place
assigned in the Dewey parade.
TO LEAVE FOR NEW YORK.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 24.-
Col. Charles X. Zimmerman. of the
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