The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-05-02
DEWEY IN CHICAGO.
4 GREAT BALL GIVEN IN HIS HONOR
IN THAT CITY.
He and nrs. Dewey Received the Guests
Crowds Enthusiastic Over the Admiral
as He Was Driven to the Hotel-In-
vited to Canada.

vited to Canada.
CHICAGO, May l.-Never in the his
tory of the great Auditorium has there
been within its walls sight more beau
tiful than that revealed last night, when
the great bali given in honor of Admiral
Dewey was at its height. The decora-
tlobs were fine.
AS soon as the reception commi tee
had taken position Admiral and Mrs
Dewey entered, followed by throng of
less distinguished guests. Immediately
behind the Admiral came with their
wives the naval officers on duty in Chi
cago, and the officers of the United
States steamship Michigan Behind the
navy came the army, headed by Major
General James F. Wade and Ms. Wade,
officers of General Wade's staff. with
their wives, and officers of the garrison
at Fort Sheridan and their wives. Off
GERS OF the revenue service followed and
behind them came Brigadier General
Oharles Fitzsimmons, commanding the
First brigade of the Illinois national
guard, and Mrs. Fitzsimmons, mem
bers of General Fitzsimmons' staff
with their wives, closing the procession
of the city's guests.
The Admiral and Mrs. Dewey after
they had exchanged greetings with the
members of the reception committee
took their stand at Mayor Harrison's IS
right and to them were presented the
guests of the city who had followed
them into the hall.
Then came in long lines the quests of
the ball, all who desired being afforded
an opportunity of greeting the Admiral
and his wife. There was no grand
march, the Admirals party retiring to
his box when the line of guests had
passed, and the orchestra striking ur
Dekovens two-step, "The Dragaons, " the
hoor was surrendered to the dancers.
AT midnight, the Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey left the hall for luncheon in
their honor, given in au adjoining room
by Hobart @. Chattield-Tay and then
after returning to the ball room for a
brief interval he and his party retired.
The Admiral and Mrs. Dewey ON their
arrival in this city met with a great re.
ception.
Mrs. Dewey, who was somewhat
fatigued from the long journey from
Washington, did not accompany Ad-
miral Dewey ON his ride through the
downtown streets to the hotel, but ac.
companled by the special committee of
the womans reception committee. Mrs.
Bryan Lathrop, Mrs. Carter H. Harri.
son and Mrs. Charles A. Plamondon.
went direct to the annex, where she
rested until the arrival of Admiral
Dewey.
The cheering started at the depot
swept along the streets as the Admiral
and his party were slowly driven to
their apartments, the applause being
almost without cessation until the Adj
mlral entered the hotel. As the party
reached the corner of Jackson boule-
ward and Dearborn streets a signalman
on the top of the Great Northern hotel
wigwagged that fact to land battery
stationed in the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railway yards and to the Of
ficers of the revenue cutter Morrill, out
in the harbor.
The land battery roared out the Ad-
miral's salute of II guns while the guns
of the ships were fired in the 21 rounds
of the naval salute.
Arriving at the hotel Admiral Dewey
proceeded at once to his apartments
where, however, he was allowed to rest
but briefly, he was escorted to an in.
formal breakfast given the Admiral
and Mrs. Dewey by the members of the
woman's reception committee.
When the Admiral was given a re-
ception by the Canadian n-American AS
station which presented an invitation to
him to visit Canada.