The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-01
MORE DEWEY BLUNTNESS
The Admiral Tells Of an Incident al
Manila.
,AYs He WAS BACKED BY SEYMOUR
But for the English Admiral No
Telling what would Have Hap
pencd-Reception mt Chicago.

Chicago, April 3O--Never in the history
of the great auditorium has there been
within its walls sight more beautiful
| than that revealed tonight when the
great ball given in honor of Admiral
Dewey was at its height. There was
nothing wanting. II was a decisive sue
cess from first to last in all details, from
tho decorations of the walls to the recep-
ton proper. which was rendered to the
admiral. There were present, perhaps.
somewhat too many people to allow Oh
all dancing In comfort, had all or haif
Of them cared to dance at one time, but
when the dance programme proper was
fairly under way, the older people sought
the boxes and the spacious foyer, leaving
the floor to the younger people, who
used it until daybreak.
The doors Of the ballroom were opened
at $50. AS soon as the reception COM
mittee had taken position Admiral and
Mrs Dewey entered, followed by throng
of less distinguished guests.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey after they
had exchanged greetings with the mem
bers of the reception committee, took
their station at Mayor Harrisons right
and to them we're presented the guests
OF the city, who had followed them into
the hall.
Then came long lines of guests of the
ball all who desired being afforded an
opportunity OF greeting the admiral and
his wife. There was no grand march, the
admiral's party retiring TO his box when
the line of guests had passed and the
| IL
The Dragons, the floor was surren-
dered to the dancers.
At midnight Admiral and Mrs. Dewey
left the hail for a luncheon in their honor
given in the adjoining room by Hobart c.
CEatfeld Taylor. and then after returning
to he ball room for brief interval, he
and his party retired
The special train bearing the admiral
and Mrs. Dewey and party was met near
South Chicago by a train carrying the
general executive committee OF the Dewey
celebration The admiral's train arrived
at tho Grand Central depot Fifth avenue
and Harrison streets, six minutes ahead
of schedule time, / o'clock. The moment
| the white moustached naval hero was
seen a roar of cheers went up from the
fortunate ones inside the station and was
quickly taken up by the thousands in the
streets. Escorted by the members of the
general executive committee, Admiral
Dewey proceeded TO his carriage and was
driven to his hotel.
delegation of Canadians called upon
the admiral and presented him with a
formal invitation to be present a formal
reception to be given In his honor at Hill
Terrace, Port Stanley, Ont. on any day
in July convenient TO the admiral. The
invitation which was richly embossed
and bound in red morocco, included among
its signers the names of Sir Wilfrld Lau-
rier and Sir Charles Topper
Rt. Rev. C. P. Henderson, who made the
presentation address. said that the invita-
tion came from Representatives of an EN-
pire that was somewhat familiar with
naval achievements and assured the ad-
miral that the warmth OF the reception ac-
corded him would be fully as great as that
given by his own countrymen.
Admiral Dewey, in reply, thanked the
Canadians very cordially for the invitation.
"of all tn, evidences of good will shown
me since my arrival in New York last
October" said he, none has touched ne
more deeply than this. We are of the
same blood. There is but slight difference
between us and l want to say that the
one man who stood at my back during
those trying days at Manila was an Eng
lshman. But for his support and the
moral courage he inspired me with I do
not know what would have happened 1
refer to Sir Charles Seymour"
me admiral said that his engagements
were so many and that he was not pre-
pared to state Inland whether he would
accept the invitation. BE assured" no
concluded, that If can possibly do so
will and with pleasure"