Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10
DEWEY At ST. LOUIS.
Children Sing at the Admiral's Re.
ception at Exposition Building.
AFTERW ARDS TAKEN TO FOREST PARK
Girl Students Present Roses TO Him and
Give Their College Yell - Young.
sters Present Him with
SILK Flag.

SILK Flag.
st. Louis, May Ten thousand
Sunday school children waving 10000
American flags cheered and sang
sacred and patriotic songs in honor
of Admiral George Dewey at the pub
lie reception at the exposition build
ing yesterday. The song service,
which was the last Of series of
luncheons and informal receptions
! that took up the time of Admiral
Dewey and Mrs. Dewey from early in
the day, took place late in the after
noon at a public reception given in
the big building in which four years
ago President Mckinley was nomi-
mated and was attended by an audi
ence that packed the edifce almost to
suffocation. The two days celebra-
ton in honor of Admiral Dewey be-
gan yesterday morning with short
informal reception on the floor of the
Merchants exchange, trading being
entirely suspended in the pits
during the visit of the distin-
guished guests.
Immediately after the reception at
the exchange the party took carriages
and were driven along the boulevarls
and private driveways leading through
the beautiful residence district of the
West End and thence to Forest park.
Near the entrance to the park, just
opposite the Blair monument, the adj
miral's carriage was stopped for a
moment while 100 girl students of
Forest Park university presented him
with an immense bunch of American
Beauty roses and gave their college
yell in response to his thanks. The
drive along the park boulevards was
continual ovation for the admiral.
At one o'clock p. m. the party was
driven to the University club for
luncheon and an informal reception,
and shortly after three the carriages
were driven to the exposition building
for the public reception. For
hours a crowd inside the build
ing numbering fully 10000, in
GLIDING the Sunday school chill
dren, had waited patiently the
coming of Admiral Dewey, while thou
sands of others, denied admittance,
filed for blocks the streets leading to
the building. The admiral was greeted
with wild cheering by the crowd out
side, but his real reception came when
the children inside the building saw
him walking down the steps leading
to the section reserved for the admi-
rails party. In an instant every per-
son in the building was standing up,
shouting and cheering, while in the
hands of the frantic children the way
ing flags looked like sea of the ma
tional colors. Then, led by Bufunno's
band, 10000 childish voices started
"rhe Red, White and Blue" the chill
dren at the same time waving their
flags. The song was at once taken up
by nearly every person in the building,
even the admiral, standing and hold
ing a small flag in his hand, joining.
Then "America" was sung. In this, too,
everybody joined, and as the grand
words of the national anthem rang
out in tremendous volume of music,
the admiral, visibly agitated, bowed
his acknowledgements right and left
At the conclusion of the song, Chair
man w. II. McClain, leading the two
little children of Bandmaster Bufun-
no, pressed through the crowd. SIN
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 admiral silk flag with the
words and music of son Land and
Sea- printed thereon, and to Mrs.
Dewey portfolio of the songs of the
children printed on white silk.
The last and most notable of the
social features in connection with
the two days celebration occurred
at night, when banquet was gieen
at the Planters hotel in honor of Adj
miraI and Mrs. Dewey and magnif-
cent silver punch bowl, the gift of
citizens of st. Louis, presented to the
admiral