The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-10
ST. LOUIS EN- FETE.
Gives Admiral and Mrs. Dewey a
Royal Good Time-Presents Him
with silver Punch Bowl.


st. Louis, May 5.-The programme
for the entertainment of Admiral and
Mrs. Dewey during their visit in ST.
Louis properly began Friday. From
1880 Friday morning, when the mem
bers of the Merchants exchange and
their families met the admiral and
bade him welcome to st. Louis, until
late Saturday afternoon, receptions,
dinners and parades will follow in
quick succession. Shortly after ten
o'clock reception committee from
the Merchants exchange called on the
admiral at the Planters hotel and
at 10:30 a. m. the admiral and Mrs.
Dewey and Lieuts. Caldwell and Craw-
ford were escorted to carriages and
driven to the Merchants exchange,
where the first of series of recep-
tions in their honor was held. The
distinguished party was then escort
ed to carriages and taken for Is
mile drive. which was concluded short
ly after one o'clock, when the admiral
and party were driven to the Uni
versity club, on Grand avenue, where,
at two p. m, a reception and lunch
con were given by the members of
the club.
Ten thousand Sunday school chill
dren waving 10000 American flags
cheered and sang sacred and patriotic
songs in honor of Admiral Dewey at
the public reception at the Exposition
building. The song service took Ilace
late in the afternoon at a public re-
ception given in the big building in
which four years ago President Nc
Kinley was nominated, and was at
tended by an audience that packed
the edifce almost to suffocation. Aft
er the singing of "The Red, White and
Blue" and America" Chairman W. I'll.
McClain, leading the two little chill
dren of Bandmaster Bufunno, pressed
through the crowd. "In behalf of the
children of ST. Louis" he said, 81 wish
to present to you this silk flag, and to
Mrs, Dewey these songs" Then the
Youngsters, flushed and smiling,
stepped forward and gave to the adj
miral a silk flag with the words and
music of son Land and Sea-" printed
thereon, and to Mrs. Dewey a port
folio of the songs of the children
printed on white silk. Then the adj
miral surrendered. Taking the chill
dren in his arms he kissed them heart
lily and thanked them, while the thou
sands of less fortunate youngsters
looking on and in shrill voices yelled
their delight. Two more songs. "Co-
lumbia" and "DiXie," brought the adj
miral to attention and started the
cheering again. At their conclusion
the admiral and party were driven to
the Planters hotel and from then I'M
til eight o'clock Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey remained in their apartments.
In the evening a banquet was held
at the Planters hotel, where Admiral
Dewey was presented with a silver
punch bowl and ladle, beautifully
carved and enameled, the gift of the
citizens OF st. Louis.
The punch bowl presented to Adj
miral Dewey is a magnificent speci-
men of the silversmith's art. 1t is
oval in shape, 20 inches long, 1914
inches wide, 12 inches deep, and is sup
ported by four massive silver feet in
design of dragons claws. Around
the entire circumference of the bowl
is worked in alto relieve an allegori-
cal design representing victory tri-
umphant. Above this is a raised edge
of vine leaves and punches of grapes.
The bowl is appropriately engraved
in old English and block lettering.