Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-03
Admiral Dewey Given Grand
Ovation by Chicago.
A MAGNIFICENT PARADE
Nearly Hundred Military and Civic
Societies March Behind the Admir-
ais CarrIage-B Beautiful Dec.
Orations Line the Route.

Chicago, May 1.--(By Associated
Press 1.-THE people of Chicago and
the western states today saw and
cheered Admiral Dewey as he, at the
head of the military and civic parade.
was driven thru the down town streets
of the city, over line of march ex-
tending for. over four miles. From the
raised and beautiful dias in the grand
stand erected on Jackson boulevard,
on the site of the new federal build-
ing, the admiral reviewed the parade
in which nearly a hundred different
military and civic organization from
all parts of the state participated, in
Guiding the veterans of three wars,
a squad of sailors who were with the
admiral at the battle of Manila bay,
and the marching clubs of political
parties. Everywhere the admiral was
greeted cordially by the throngs of
people along the route. Notwith-
standing the immense length and the
great number of organizations taking
part. the parade started almost on
schedule time, at II o'clock. Dewey,
accompanied by Mayor Harrison and
Charles 4. Plamondon. was driven to
the starting point of the parade short
~ before that hour, and a few minutes
later the order was given to start.
Along the entire line of march buila-
ings We're ablaze with flags, and. bunt-
ing in the national colors, futtering
from numerous fag-poles and win
dows, and here and there the dark
blue of the admiral's flag. A chorus of
300 young women dressed in white and
blue We're stationed on the steps of
the art institute and grouped to form
the letters of Dewey's name in
blue.
As the admiral was slowly driven BY,
the chorus, mid futtering handker-
chiefs of blue and white. sang patriot
lie songs, the admiral smiling and
bowling to the singers until the car
Immediately after the passing of the
escorted to the Union League club,
where a luncheon and reception was
given in honor of the admiral and
Mrs. Dewey, Lieutenants Gilmore and
Caldwell, and the members of the gen
eral executive branch of the woman's
reception committees.
The Grand Parade.
The Dewey parade formed as fol-
lows: Superintent of Police James
Ripley and staff; battalion of police in
command of lieutenant Thomas
Flynn; General James T. Wade, u. IS.
A., chief marshal, and his personal
aide; Colonel George N. Moulton, T..
n. g., chief of staff; Colonel Thomas F.
Barr. us A.. adjutant general: Col
onel j. G. c. Lee. U. S. A., senior aide,
and aides, Armour drum and bugle
corps; Companies 1, X, l. and NJ, Fifth
Infantry, U. S. A.; Battery d, Fifth
light artillery. q. S. A.; General John
C. Black, assistant chief marshal;
General j. H. Winston. chief of staff,
and siXty-two aides.
First Division-D marshal.
General j. c. S. Bentley, and aides
Admiral George Dewey. accompanied
by Mayor Harrison, Charles A. Plamon-,
don, chairman of the reception COM
mittee, and guard of honor made up
of thirty-two members of the Naval
Veterans association; veterans of the
battle of Manila: officers of the Unit
ed States navy and United States reve-
nue. service; general executive COM
mittee; special guests and common
council of Chicago.
Second Division-Commande w. J.
Wilson, division marshal; seamen from
the United States revenue cutter Nor
rill; Naval Reserve Veterans associa-
ton; naval veterans of the Spanish
American war; Illinois Naval Veter-
ans association; first ships crew of
the naval militia of Illinois; veteran
naval officers of the civil war.
Third Division-Colonel Charles R. E.
Koch sSdiyiSiOn marshal and ai1es.
twelve Mexican war veterans; G. A. r.
posts; Eighty-second Illinois Veterans
club; Veteran Union Legion; United
Confederate Veterans.
Fourth DISBURSEMENT Charles
division marshal, and
staff: First infantry I. N. G.; Second
and Seventh infantry, l. n. g.; Eighth
infantry, /. N. g.; Battery B. |. N. G.;
First cavalry, l. N. g.; Spanish-Ameri-
can war veterans; Second Illinois
Campfire association; veterans and
other organizations.
Fifth Division-Colonel G. B. Van
Norman, division marshal, and staff;
Companies A, B, C, ID and L, Stock
Yards Equestrian club.
Sixth Division Colonel John F. Fin
arty, division marshal. and staff; Clan
na-Gael guards; Cook County Demo-
cratic Marching club; Chicago Zouav-
es; Provident Knights, Austin, ILL.,;
Uniform Rank, X. OF T. NJ. volunteers;
Lincoln X. of P; Republican March
ing club; Canadian Veteran associa-
ton; French Canadian Veteran asso-
ciation; independent Cavalry organi-
zation.
Seventh Division-Colonel Hugh #.