The times., 1899-09-01
GETTING down TO WORK
Arrangements for Dewey's Recep-
lion Assuming Shape.
The Appropriations for the Various
ing Stands ut the East Front of
the Capitol and the Treasury-Re-
production OF olympin's Bridge.

With several committees holding meet
ipgs each day and the various members
working hard, the preparations for the re-
eeption to be given Admiral Dewey during
the first week in October are making rapid
headway. Two important committee meet
ings were held yesterday and no time will
be lost during the next four weeks. The
executive committee held meeting yester-
day afternoon with Vice Chairman Cox
presiding, and the following members were
present: w. p Van Wickle, Gen. H. V.
Boynton, h. Southard Parker, E. ]. StelI-
wagen, j. II. Crawford, w. II. Rapley, Emil
G. Sehafer. Michael l. Weller, Maj. Rich
ard Sylvester, E. c. Jones. Simon Wolf
and John B. Larner. The meeting lasted
for several hours and many important de-
eisions were made.
Chairman Parker of the finance COM
mittee, stated that that body had decided
not to eXpend more that $500 on the
celebration, and expressed the opinion
that this amount could be easily raised.
Major Richard Sylvester stated that is was
very necessary that the city be properly
policed during the festivities. and asked
that an appropriation of 500 be made for
the purpose of roping off Pennsylvania
Avenue during the parade. After some
discussion in which Simon Wolf stated
that at least $4,000 would be required for
the celebration, it was decided to appro-
pirate 81, 600 for the committee on pub
lie comfort and order. Chairman Wolf,
OF the committee, on medals and badges,
stated that while s1650 had been expended
! for souvenir badges, only 206 orders had
been received, and unless matters doomed
| there would be possible shortage.
| Other appropriations were made as fol-
| lows: Committee on decorations and IL
luminations, $1,000; committee on trans
| portation, 500; parade, 1850; reviewing
/ stands, $4,000; printing, 81, 200; press, s400;
! public comfort and order, 81 900. The COM
| mittee then adjourned to meet at the call
! of the chairman.
The committee on reviewing stands held
a meeting yesterday afternoon, with Chair
man j. B. Larner presiding, and t. p.
! Morgan as secretary. The following raem-
bers were present: H. P. Blair, Meyer
Cohen, Owen Owen, Charles w. Handy. l..
B. Gray, w w Dodge, Thomas Bradley,
| ]. f. Manning, W. A. Noel, Ralph w. Lee,
| w. G.. Reed, Appleton p. Clark. jr, John
F. Cook, Bushrod Robinson, Thomas P.
/ Stephenson, Fulton Lewis, and George NJ.
| Oyster ST.
/ II was decided to erect two stands, one
| at the east front of the Capitol and the
! other at the south front OF the Treasury.
| The Capitol stand Will be small structure
anu Will Tue SWOTQ pI6Seu-
| tation, while the reviewing stand at the
| Treasury will be built to seat $500 people.
| The centre of the Treasury stand viii be
| patterned after the bridge of the Olympia
and from it the Admiral will view the
night parade 1t was further decided that
no set pieces would be used for illumina-
tions, and these will be confined TO Roman
candies and red fire. A limited number of
seats will be sold on the big stand at the
Treasury to defray the expenses of the
committee The cost of seats will be from
81 to 81. The following subcommittees
were appointed by Chairman Larner:
Observation-Disclosures p. Clark, jr.,
Chairman; W. T. Galliher, Charles W.
Handy, James B. Henderson, ]. Blake Ken
dali.
Illumination and decoration-Henry P.
Blair, Chairman; Thomas p. Morgan,
Cohen.
Tickets-J F. Manning, Chairman; H. L.
Hodgkins, Tracy L. Jeffords, John H. Ma
gruder, Thomas Bradley.
Acting Chairman Cox has made formal
request OF the District Commissioners on
behalf of the Admiral Dewey reception
committee. to grant permission for the
erection Of reviewing stand on Fifteenth
Street at the southeastacorner of the Treas
ury building This stand, will extend south
| from that building across the street lead
ing from Pennsylvania Avenue into the
reservation south Of the Treasury. The
building of the stand will necessarily in
volve the closing of the roadway for a
| short time, possibly forty EIGHT hours