The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-04
riage and bow his acknowledgements of
the warm greeting given him.
DINED AT WHITE HOUSE.

the warm greeting given him.
DINED AT WHITE HOUSE.
President Mckinley, In honor of Ad-
miral Dewey, tonight gave the largest
dinner party in the history of the White
house social functions. Covers were
laid for over eighty persons The guests
included the cabinet, the governors of
nine states, justices of the supreme
court, some of the members of both
houses Of congress, army and navy Of
ficials and others 1t was a brilliant af-
fair An hour before the time an
nounced large crowd of spectators
had gathered in front of the White
house and watched the arrivals. Admiral
Dewey came at o'clock, and as he
passed inside with Flag Lieut.. Brumby
and Flag Secretary Caldwell the ad-
miral was enthusiastically cheered. Rear
Admiral Schley was given similar ova-
ton. The guests passed into the east
room, whence they proceeded to the
White house corridor, which served To-
night as the state dining room, the usual
room being too small for the purpose.
The corridor was decorated. In the
center of the table was a large cut glass
vase filed with dark red Meteor roses
set in a mound of ferns. AT intervals
on either side We're six large mounds of
pineapple plants in fruit set in begonias
in flower, interpreted with the broad
green leaved bilbergia splender, native
plant of the Sandwich islands. Between
these were other vases filed with Me-
teor roses standing in beds of orchids,
making in all thirteen pieces, one for
each of the original thirteen states of
the Union. The mantelS were banked
with cut flowers and the walls and door
ways were hung with asparagus vine.
On the large colored glass screen back
of the presidents chair had been hung
the presidents flag, and on the opposite
side of the table to the rear Of Admiral
Dewey's seat was the four-starred blue
flag of the admiral of the navy AT the
east end of the table and over the door
leading into the east room, where Sec
rotary Long sat, was the flag of the
secretary of the navy, and over the west
end hung the flag of the secretary of
war The red and blue parlors were eff
fectively decorated with plants The
decoration of the east room was unique
and consisted entirely of plants.
The list of guests was as follows:
The president, Admiral Dewey, the sec
rotary of state, the secretary of war, the
attorney general, the postmaster general
the secretary of the navy, the secretary
of the interior, the secretary OF agr1cul-
ture, the secretary to the president, Mr.
Justice Harlan, Mr.. Justice, Gray, Mr.
Miles Gen Merritt, Gen. Corbin, Surgeon
General Sternberg, Col: Theodore A. Blng-
ham, Bear ADMIRAL Sam Fps eo Rear R a.
Admiral Crowninshield, Capt. Lamberton
Capt Mahan, Flag Lieutenant Brumoy
Flag Secretary Caldwell Senator Proctor,
aker, Hanna, Davis, Lindsey, Sewell, Ell
kins, T llman, Thurston, McComas, Pen
rose, Daniels, Martin, Beveridge, Plat
Depew' REPRESENTATIVES. Grogt Foss: 6 BH1
of Vermont; Wolcott, of Massa-
chusetts; Roosevelt, of New York;
Lowndes, OF Maryland; Powers, OF
Maine; Tyler, of Virginia; Rollins, ~, OF
New Hampshire; Atkinson, of West Viz
ginia; Pngree, of Michigan; r. A; Alger,
Hon. James A. Gary, Hon. c. N; Bliss.
Hon. Hilary A. Herbert, Cen, Nathan
telyou, Hill, Adee, Meiklejohn, Allen; AS
sistant Postmaster General Heath, Pres
ident J. G. Schurman, President Seth
Low, President G C. Harrison, OF Pennsyl-
vania; Commissioner Wight, Commission
er Ross, Commissioner Beach, Mr.. Charles
Dewey, Mr.. George G. Dewey, OF New
York; Col. Myron T. Herrtck, Chairman
William Henderson Moses.
The dinner occupied two and half
hours, and was altogether informal.
There was no speech making or toast
making whatever and no reference to the
Manila victory. A telegram was received
by the president from Vice President Ho-
bart, saying he was unhappy that he
could not be present and sending greet
ings to the assembled party. The presl-
dent telegraphed expressing his own re-
greet and that of the company, especially
of the guest of honor. Beyond the read
ing of this dispatch there was no incident,
and the evening was passed in individual
conversation. At it's close Admiral Dewey
took leave of the party and, amid cheers
from small crowd of spectators, was
driven directly to his house, where he
soon retired.
Shortly after the dinner Secretary Root,
Secretary Hitchcock Attorney General
Griggs, Senator Hanna, Chairman Bou-
telle, of the house committee on naval
affairs ex-Secretary Bliss and Mr. Myron
Herricll, cf Cleveland, joined the presi-
cent upstairs and there was an Informal
talk on the Philippine situation, during
which the president, in a few words,
stated his position. Mr.. Routelle on leaV-
ing the white house stated from what
the president said the keynote of the
Administrations policy is to establish in
the Philippines a proper government and
leave it entirely in the hands of congress.
Mr.. Boutelle summed Up the presidents
Informal statement as follows:
The Administrations policy is to carry
out the manifest will of the American
Philippine islands to sustain the fruits of
Admiral DeWeys victory. The duty that
now devolves upon this government is TO
maintain our sovereignty over the ISLANDS,
sustain our soldiers against any enemy
and against any disturbance of law and
order; everything being for the purpose
Of establishing a rightful government for
the people of the islands in such manner
as the American government through the
ion
must be pushed actively and vigorously,
and the opposition to our army must be
ended as rapidly as possible Peace must
be established by this government and
maintained thereby until congress shall
determine what shall be done with the
islands From what the president said it
is proposed to lend every resource to the
stamping out of all opposition to our
authority, the settlement of the war and
the establishment and maintenance of
peace"
Admiral Dewey will have an important
conference with President Mckinley at
II o'clock tomorrow morning. The meet
ing is by appointment made this evening,
and IS for the purpose of a full consulta-
ton over the situation in the Philippines.
1t will be the first formal conference be-
tween the president and the returning
admiral.
Admiral Dewey will leave here for
New England Monday night. He will go
direct to Shelburn Farms, near Burlins-
ton, VT, as the guest of Mr.. Webb, the
railroad magnate. From there he goes to
Montpelier, VT, on the 18th, to attend
reception, for which elaborate prepara-
tons have been made. Boston will be
visited next, where a reception is sched-
uled for Oct. IA. The plans beyond this
point are not complete. He has fixed no
time for his return here.
BECOME BRITONs.