The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-04
DEWEY SEES
The SIGHTS.
st. Louis Entertainment Com
mittee Takes the Admiral
And His Party For a Drive About
the City.
GLAD TO BE THERE.
He Expressed His Pleasure in a
Short Speech.
Forest Park Girl Students Give
Him a Bouquet.
GLAD TO BE THERE.


for the entertainment of Admiral and
Mrs. Dewey during their visit in st.
Louis properly began today. From 1920
this morning when the members of the
Merchants Exchange and their families
met the admiral and bade him welcome
to st. Louis, until late tomorrow after
room. receptions, dinners and parades
will follow in quick succession. Admiral
and Mrs. Dewey breakfasted rather
late, the long ride from Chicago and
the p2radae at Jacksonville yesterday
having tired the admiral considerably.
Shortly after 10 o'clock a reception
committee from the Merchants Ex-
change called on the admiral at the
Planters hotel and at 1O:3O a. m. the
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey and Lieuten-
ants Caldwell and Crawford were es-
corted to carriages and driven to the
Merchants Exchange, where the first
of a series of receptions in their honor
was held. A crowd of several thou
sand people had gathered in front of
the Planters hotel and in the street in
front of the Merchants Exchange, and
the admiral was given an ovation all
tie way along the short drive to the
entrance of the exchange.
The interior of the exchange had been
tastefully decorated for the occasion,
the walls, gallery railing and the plat
form on which the formal reception
was held being covered with flags and
bunting in festoons, with here and
there pyramids of potted flowers and
palms. As Admiral Dewey escorted
by President Q. L. Whitelaw of the
Merchants Exchange stepped on the
platform he was greeted with enthu-
siastic applause and waving Of hand
kerchiefs, which continued for several
minutes.
President W,hitelaw then made a brief
address on behalf of the members of
the exchange, welcoming Admiral and
Mrs Dewey to St Louis. Admiral
Dewey Smilingly responded, assuring
the members of his pleasure at being
in St. Louis. An informal reception
was held. the members of the exchange
being introduced to Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey and chatting with them for
few minutes, when the distinguished
party was escorted to carriages and
taken for a drive through the park sys-
TENS and along the beautiful boule-
yards and driVewayS of the West End.
in the party, besides Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey, were the admiral's son, George
Dewey of Chicago, Mayor and Mrs.
Zeigenhein; Mr.. and Mrs. O. L. White
law, Lieutenants Caldwell and Craw-
ford, and several members of the Mer-
chants Exchange. Out Washington
avenue the party was driven along
Vandeventor Place. a private driveway
lined With magnificent residences and
finally to Forest Park. At the Blair
monument near the entrance to the
park til carriages drew up for few
moments while the Admiral and Mrs
Dewey aiighted and shook hands with
a number of girl students of Forest
Park university, who presented the ad.
miral with huge bunch of roses.
The visitors were driven through For
est Park. The park is one of the larg-
est in the country and in places all
most in a state of nature, and as the
admiral was rapidly whirled along the
long shaded driveways and over the
roads leading along the shores of the
lakes and lagoonS of the park he sew
eral times expressed his pleasure and
appreciation of the beauties of the
place
The drive which extended over a dis
tance of nearly fifteen miles was con-
cluded shortly after o'clock, when the
| admiral and party were driven to the
University, club on Grand avenue,
where at 2 p. m. a reception and lunch
con was given by the members Of the
club.
Late this afternoon patriotic concert
| and public reception will be given at
| the Coliseum This will be one of the
most elaborate features of the two
days celebration in honor of the ad-
rniral A chorus of over 5000 school
| children dressed in the national colors
| viii sing patriotic songs, while the pub
/ lie at large will be given an Oppor-
| tunity to meet the admiral and Mrs.
| Dewey This evening a banquet will
| be held at the Planters hotel, when
| Admiral Dewey will be presented with
| silver punch bowl and ladle beau
| titully carved and enameled, the gift
| ~ tha citizens of ST T,OTIis