The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-21
A. z. MAY NOT MARCH
DECLINES TO TAKE PART IN THE
DEW Ely CELEBRATION.
Wants to BE at the Head of the Pro-
gramme of New York Festivities.

NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-Unless the plans
Of General Chas. F. Roe. chairman of the
land parade committee Of the Dewey cele-
bration, are changed, the C. A. r. organ
ization will not be represented in the
parade. Joseph W.. Kay, department COM
mander of the New York Grand Army of
the Republic, to-day sent a letter to Gen.
Roe, declining the invitation for a umb
of reasons. These are in brief that the g..
A. R. forces have been placed at the end of
the procession, instead Of at the head OF
the column: that General Roe has taken no
cognizance of Commander-in-chief Albert
D. Shaw and has sent him no invitation to
any of the functions; that the invitation
for the G. A. r. organizations to partici-
pate in the parade has been extended at
second hand through Col. H. H. Adams
and that General o. o. Howard has been
placed In command of the G. A. R.. forces
on the day of the parade, con-
trary to the regulations of that or
ganization. The decision to decline
the invitation was reached at a meeting
held this afternoon. Commander-in-chief
Albert d. Shaw. Department Commander
Kay, Past Department Commander Atkin-
son and Col. ]. A. Goulden, chairman Of the
memorial committee of the G. A. r., being
present. Following is the programme OF
three days celebration:
Thursday, Sept. 81 p. m, North Atlantic
squadron will sail up from the lower bay
and anchor of Tompkinsville. 3 p. m, Ad-
miral Dewey. on the Olympia. will follow
the squadron up the bay and, passing the
fleet, will take his place In the van. 4p. m,
Rear Admiral Sampson, with his STAN, VIII
visit the Olympia and greet the admiral.
5 p. m, Mayor Var Wyck and members Of
the municipal committee will call on Ad-
miral Dewey and welcome him home. 8 p m,
the entire Staten island and Jersey coast
as far as Seabright. and Long island, as far
as Rockaway, will be illuminated.
Friday, Sept. PIP noon, naval parade
starts up North river from government an
chorage off Tompkinsville. The Olympia
will be in the lead. followed by the squad
ron, presenting the same line of formation
as taken at the anchorage. The Sandy
Hook, bearing the mayor and official guests
abre sas Of d't the Olympia nHan'' The Glen 1 sian%
the General Slocum, the Mount Hope, the
Sam Sloan and the Mattewan, carrying the
the Sandy Hook and be the only other YES
sells outside the lines. The merchant marine
and the yacht fotilla will follow the war
ships. j. Pierpont Morgan's yacht Corsair
and Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht Erin will
iead the , yacht squadron. -Four 7; m:
tomb and responded to by the Olympia,
which will come to anchor in midstream
of the tomb. The remainder of the pro-
ceSslOn Will pass the olympia IN review and
then counter sail, headed by the New York.
The line will remain unbroken until 1t
passes the Battery. Eight p. m, fireworks
display on land. On the water four light
ers will start at the same hour from of
Grants tomb down the North river and
from Wards island down the East river.
Fireworks will be displayed all the way
down to the Battery, where ten other light
ers will be In waiting and the pyrotechnical
display continued. From Brooklyn bridge
and the yacht Erin there will be electrical
displays of UNIQUE and original design.
Saturday, Sept. 3o-S:30 a. m, Admiral
Dewey. accompanied by an escort of caval-
~, will be driven to City Hall Park: 9 a..
m, Mayor Van Wyck viii present TO Ad-
miral Dewey a loving cup on behalf Of the
city of New York: 1890 a. m, Admiral
Dewey will be driven to Claremont. the
starting point of the land parade; IL a. M,
land parade will start. with Admiral Dewey,
Mayor Van Wyck. the committee and WIS.,
iting guests in carriages, under a cavalry
escort: the line of march will be down
Riverside to Se~venty-second street. TO
Broadway. TO Fifty-ninth street, to Fifth
avenue. to T~wenty-third street, to Four
teenth street, TO Washington square,; Ad-
miral Dewey, with the mayor and commit
tee and visitors, will leave the procession
at Twenty-third street and review the line
Of march; $50 p. m, smoker at the Waldorf
Astoria for the sailors OF the Olympia.