The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-31
DEWEY RECEPTION PLANS.
MORE MONEY! NEEDED TO ENTERTAIN
VISITING SOLDIERS

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VISITING SOLDIERS.
Committee on Plan and Scope to Ask for .
Larger Approprtation-No Statue of the
Admiral on the Aroh-Sculptors Will
Probably BE Guests at the Breakfast.
The Committee on the Land Parade for the
celebration OF Admiral Dewey's arrival in New
York has discovered that tho funds at Its dis
posal are inadequate for the maintenance OF
troops that wish to come here from other
States. Major Gen. Charles +. Roe, the chair
man Of the committee. In answering the many
Inquiries which come to him from military Or
CARNATIONS that want to know what accom-
modations would be afforded. has been
obliged to make his answers very in
definite. Only $4,000 is at the dis
posal OF his committee. and as Con.
Roe has estimated that the maintenance
OF the outside organizations will cost 50 man
"A low sstimate-only 5000 soldiers can be
chartered and fed here. 1t Is likely that this
matter will receive the attention OF tho Com
mittes on Plan and Scope at its meeting next
Wednesday morning. and It may then be de-
cidsd to ask the Municipal Assembly for an
additional appropriation.
Gen. Butterneld. who 10 still at his country
homo In Gold Spring. 10. according to reports
sent by his physicians to Warren W. Foster.
Secretary Of the Committee on Plan and Scope.
improving rapidly every day. and he expects
to take up again on Wednesday his work as
chairman OF the committee. He advised that
the meeting be called because several impor-
tant questions must be settled at once.
Acting Mayor GuGgenheimer will probably
propose at the meeting that the committee
take some me cans OF rewarding In some fitting
way the services Of the soulptors who are work
Ing on the Madison square arch. 1t has been
suggested that . fitting recognition OF their
unselhsh and enthusiastic devotion to their
work would be to extend to them invitations
to attend tho breakfast to be given In Admira
Dewey's honor at Claremont on the day Of the
land parade. Saturday. Sept. 80. This sugges-
tion has met with the approval Of several NOM
bers Of the committee. who think that the
soulptors should be rewarded.
Acting Mayor Guggenheimer. who Is the
Chairman Of the Committee OF Refreshments.
announced yesterday the report which he will
submit in regard to the breakfast at Glare
mont and the smoker for the tars. which Is 10
be given at the Waldorf-Astoris. The date Of
the smoker has not yet boon fixed. but 1t win DO
given in the large ballroom at the Waldorf
Astoria. 1t IL expected that about $50 OF the
Olympia's crew will attend. From each OF the
ships in Admiral sampsen's squadron twenty
ave men will be invited. and from all tho other
ships about 100 men. In all there will be
about $50 sailors present. Secretary Long or
Assistant Secretary Allen may make short
speech to the men. Tho sailors will DO fur
nished with long -stemmed pipes. plenty Of
tobacco. AID light refreshments. A vaudeville
entertainment will be arranged for their
amusement. Admirals Sampson. Philip and
Sohlsy. Capt. Evans and other officers will be
In the gallery. Anna Held sent word yesterday
to Mr.. Guggenheimer that she would gladly
help entertain the sailors.
The breakfast at Clarsmont." said Mr..
GugGsnhsimer. will We expect, cost about
So or 81 plate. To It will be invited the Presi-
dent, Vics-Presidsnt, the members OF the
Cabinet and other officials, including the Gov
errors Of the States. The Executive Com
mittsa In charge OF tho celebration will also
attend. and It 10 expected that about $50 or
400 will be present. Several guests will be in
vited from the warshtps. although the list has
not yet been made out. There will be no
speeches. except short one By tho Mayor well
coming the Admiral. and, possibly. q short re-
ply by Admiral Dewey. The menu cards will
probably bear the figure Of hand raising
glass in token OF toast to the Admiral The
breakfast will begin between 10 and II O'Clock
In the morning. and will last about an hour and
quarter"
1t was said at the Madison Square Garden
yesterday that the souptors were progressing
a. usual In making the arch. The work OF
putting the real parts OF tho arch together will
begin on Tuesday. It was explained yester-
day that no statue Of Admiral Dewey would be
placed upon the arch because the sculptors
had concluded that the Admiral would prefer
to have none there On the permanent arch. II
one 10 erected. q statue OF the Admiral will oc-
oupy prominent position.
Several requests from residents OF Fifty
ninth street. who wish to have the parade pass
through that street instead OF Flfty-seventh
street. have been received by the ommittee
In charge OF the parade. Gen. Roe said yester-
day that In all probability no change In the
route OF the parade would be made. as Fifty
seventh street had been chosen SO that CROSS
town trafic might be intsriered with az little
as possible.
The Executive Committee OF the Commerc
Club. which recently elected Admiral Dewey
to honorary mem bership. has received the
following letter from the Admiral. dated at
Leghorn. Aug. Is:
II have the pleasure to ack knowledge tho re-
ceipt OF your cable. notifying me OF my election
a. an honorary member OF the Comm srcial
Club and rendering me Q dinner upon arrival
IN New York.
Il thank you most heartily for tho honor
done me and will be very pleased to have my
name borne upon the list OF honorary men,
bers OF the club.
AS regards the dinner. regret that l can
not send you an acceptance Of the invitation.
/ have placed myself In the hands Of the Com
mittee Of Reception OF New York and wash
inRton. and cannot mako any engagements
which might conflict with their arrangem ents.
Later my move ments are uncertain. / there