The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-02
Dewey mt the Head Of Long Lines OF
Military, Naval and Civic
Organizations.
MANY UNIQUE FEATURES
800 YOUNG WOMEN ARRANGED To
SPELL THE WORD "DEwEY.v
The Admirais Carriage stopped
While the Chorus Sang for Him
Receptions, Luncheon and a Ball.

CHICAGO. May 1-To-day's celebration.
the first in America at which Admiral
George Dewey could be present on the
anniversary of the battle of Manila bay.
was worthy of the famous victory. Full
100000 people were gathered along the line
OF march of the days parade. and for four
hours the admiral was busy bowling ac-
acknowledgement of the cheers that met him
from all sides. When the parade entered
the thickIy crowded streets down town the
admiral met with his real reception, and
IL was most enthusiastic. The cheers made
one continuous roar loud that IL was
difficult TO hear the music Of the band
which marched ahead of the admirars car
riage. The sidewalks were packed from
curb to walls. and every window which
afforded sight of the parade was filled
with as many heads as could be thrust
through it. On the tops OF the buildings
were other sightseers and all joined in
giving the admiral welcome such. I'm
point of enthusiasm, as has never been
surpassed by that extended TO any man
who has ever been the guest of the city
of Chicago.
On the steps of the art institute on Mich
igan avenue were gathered three hundred
young women, a number of them clad I'm
white, being placed to spell the word
Dewey" AS the carriage containing the
admiral approached their voices burst
forth into "See the Conquering Hero
Comes" and the march was stopped until
the song was finished. the admiral express
ing great pleasure at the singing.
Naval military and civic organizations
followed the carriage containing the adj
miral through miles of streets decorated
with flags and bunting and with models
of the cruiser Olympia made from various
| materials. the most popular practice being
to outline the cruiser i'm colored electric
| lights. Speaking TO the Manila veterans
| escorting his carriage, the admiral said
on seeing one of these Olympias. See.
boys. there is the Old ship and the sail
ors gave a hearty. AYE, aye. sir" in re-
| sponse.
WOMEN THROW FLOWERS.
Not less pleasing to the admiral than the
expressions of greeting and good will shown
| by the decorations were the many sponta-
neous proofs OF real welcome that he re-
| ceived. If the admiral's carriage came
| near enough women threw flowers from
windows OF high buildings and the sailors
around his carriage picked up many bou-
| quets that had missed their mark and fallen
! i'm the street. When there were no flowers
| there were cheers and afterwards the
| flowers and cheers came together, moving
| the admiral to rise in his carriage and bow
| his acknowledgements.
After traversing the business part of the
| city, the parade was reviewed by Admiral
| Dewey in the presence of thousands Of
people wedged in literally a solid mass for
blocks on either hand. A luncheon at the
| Union League Club followed, and at s p
| m Admiral Dewey and his aids were the
guests of the University Club. while Mrs.
Dewey and the members of the woman's
reception committee were entertained at
dinner by Mrs Arthur Cation. At II p.
m. Admiral Dewey and party visited the
| Naval Reserve Veteran Association ball
at the First Regiment armory.
The stand from which Admiral Dewey re-
viewed the parade built out from the
grand stand erected along the south end OF
the unfinished postofiice building in Jack
| son place and here thousands stood IN the
streets for hours waiting for the admiral TO
| appear at the head of the parade. The COM
ing of the admiral was made known by
a special parade escort. a detachment from
the United States army galloping up TO the
reviewing stand. When the detach-
ment had formed, carriage containing
| Admiral Dewey. Mayor Harrison and
| Charles A. Plamondon, OF the reception
committee. drove up. giving the crowd its
| first view OF the admiral. Admiral Dewey
bowed TO Mrs. Dewey. who sat at one or
| the broad windows OF the Union League
! Club opposite the reviewing stand. and then
the party ascended the stand. Mayor Har-
rison standing In front OF Admiral Dewey.
The long parade then began TO fie by
AT the head OF the police department was
| General James +. Wade, OF the United
| States army. the chief marshal. with his
| aids, and Colonel George NJ. Moulton.
| Illinois National Guard. chief OF stan and
his aids. The special parade escort. which
had resumed it's place in the line. the Ar
mour Drum and Bugle Corps. four COM
| panies OF the Fifth United States Infantry
and Battery ID. Fifth United States Ar
tllery. preceded General John c. Black. as
sistant chief marshal and his aides
THE PARADE.
The parade was in eight divisions. each
| preceded by a marshal and aids. The first
contained naval veterans OF the civil war
and veterans OF the battle of Manila. the
carriages OF the naval and revenue service
| officers and OF the committees and the
| Common Council OF Chicago The second
| had In IL seamen OF the United States
steamers Michigan and Merrill. naval
veterans OF the civil and Spanish-Ameri-
can wars. Chicago organization OF naval
| militia and veteran naval officers. The
| third was the veteran division. Ii con-
tanned twelve Mexican war veterans, whose
salutes Admiral Dewey especially ac<