The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-09-15
WELCOME TO DEWEY
New York City Prepares For
the Great Event.
THREE DAYS CELEBRATION PLANNED
The Military Parade VIII Include
ex-COnfederates, Spanish War Vet .
Grams, Local Grand Army Men
and Troops From Many States.

ex-COnfederates, Spanish War Vet
Grams, Local Grand Army Men
and Troops From Many States.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE various
committees which have the arrangements
for the Dewey reception in charge have
less than three weeks in which to COM
plete their plans. Although time is some
what limited, members of the committees
said yesterday that they were well pleas
ed with the progress already made.
Everything would be in good shape by
Thursday, Sept. %, and unless some
thing unforeseen happened to interfere
with their plans there will be no hitch in
the reception.
The official programme for the recep-
ton has not yet been printed, but as at
present arranged it is as follows:
Thursday, Sept. 28.-Admiral Dewey
arrives off Tompkinsville, where he will
anchor at the head of the line of the
north Atlantic squadron. In the evening
there will be an illumination of the bay
with red fire.
Friday, Sept 29.-At l o'clock in the
afternoon the naval parade will start up
the North river to Grants tomb, and at 8
o'clock the fireworks parades will move
down both rivers, meeting off the Bat
terry. There will be an illumination in all
the boroughs.
Saturday, Sept. 30-The mayor will
present to the admiral the loving cup,
made as a gift from this city. The pres
entation ceremonies will be held at City
Hall park at $3.50 o'clock in the morning.
There will be a breakfast in honor of the
admiral at ClaremOnt at II 80 o'clock,
and at about l o'clock the land parade
will start from Grants tomb. A smoker
for the Olympia's sailors will be held at
the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in the evening.
Work was begun yesterday on the ap-
proach to the Dewey arch at Madison
square under the direction of the Society
" Mural Painters. The approach will
assist of line of columns, surmounted
by winged victories and other figures,
and will extend on Fifth avenue from
Twenty-sixth street to Thirty-fourth
street There are several trees near the
Worth monument and in the park which
will! to some extent obstruct the view of
the colonnade and arch, and it was said
yesterday that the sculptors had suggest
ed to President Clausen of the park
board that two or three of these trees be
cut down.
General Roe said that two regiments of
the veterans of the Spanish-American
war, numbering about 1000 men, would
be formed and march in the parade.
There are Sc G. A. r. posts in this city,
and it has been decided to take 20 repre-
sentative men from each post and form
them into regiment, which will proba-
bly, be commanded by General o. o.
HOY ard. Many ex-Confederates have
asked for a place IN the line of march,
and it has been arranged to form a regi-
ment of about 1000 x-Confederates,
which will be under the command of a
prominent military man, probably an ex-
Confederate, who has not yet been Sc
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John 3. Holland, secretary of the COM
mittee on land parade, has sent to War
rem W. Foster, secretary of the reception
committee, a list OF organizations which
have declared their intention to be pres
ent during the Dewey reception and take
part in the land parade. The list is as
follows, the number OF men in an organi-
cation not being given where it is not
definitely known.
Fourth and Fifth Maryland, 1000;
First battalion, Washington Light in
fantry, 200; Second battalion, District of
Columbia national guard; Ordway Rifles, |
Washington; eight companies infantry
from Texas; Pensacola, Jacksonville and |
Tampa Light infantry, $50; two batter
les from Georgia, 400; one battalion from
Rhode Island; one company from South |
Cardinal Mississippi Rifles; Humboldt |
battery, ST. Louis; Ninth Pennsylvania
and other regiments, $500; New Hamp-
shire infantry, 800; New Jersey infantry,
1000; Connecticut infantry, 1000; Ohio
infantry 9 400