The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-08
VETS IN GRAY GREET DEWEY
Memphis Opens It's Arms TO the Dis
tinguiShed Sailor Guest.
The Town Filled with Visitors TO Take Part
in the Two Days Celebration Ar
ranged in Honor of the Ad-
miraFs Visit.

Memphis Tenn, May at sunset to-
day an admiraFs salute announced the
arrival in Memphis Of Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey Thousands of citizens and vtsi-
tors greeted the distinguished couple as
they stepped from the special train and
were driven TO the Peabody Hotel
The special train left St Louis this
morning at o'clock and arrived in Mem
phis az 5:i5 p. m. over the Illinois Central.
The days journey had no significant
features beyond the fact that at every
station en- route crowds were present ani
insisted on seeing the Admiral. The re-
ceptiOnS at Belleville, Ill; Cairo. Ill. aad
Fulton, Ky. were the most prominent.
Admiral Dewey shaking hands with many
enthusiastic people.
Thousands of people were at the Poplar
street station when the train arrived
The streets were jammed, and even the
roofs of adjacent houses were utilized by
many 10 catch a glimpse of the Admiral
When the Admiral entered an open
landau he arose and bowed To the throng
Immediately afterwaTd Company A. Con
federate veterans, made its appearance
and Admiral Dewey again arose and un-
covered his head. Gallant looking fell
lows, those" he said. and he again saIut-
ed the men i'm gray
Under escort from the Confederate vet
Grams and the reception committee Ad-
miral and Mrs. Dewey were driven TO
their hotel At $50 o'clock tonight a
limited reception was held in the parIors
of the hotel.
The celebration in honor of the city's
guests will begin tomorrow. and extend
through Tuesday Memphis is full of Wis
itors, and nearly every downtown bRsi-
ness house is profusely decorated in the
national colors. Tomorrow morning Ad-
! miral and Mrs. Dewey will be taken fer
drive about the city. In the afternoon
there Will be floral parade, and later
| a reception by the colored men of Me.n-
phis, and at night ball at the Grand
| Opera House. Tuesday will be given over
| 10 receptions at the exchanges and clubs,
! ana a night general reception will be
held at the Peabody Hotel under the
| auspices of the Women's Clubs Of the
| city.
At South Fork. Tenn. to-day. where
| the engine stopped for water, Ad-
| miral Dewey was standing alone in the
! rear OF his car, when suddenly an old
| gentleman, evidently a farmer. rode vi
and asked: is Capt. Dewey on this
| train?"
| The Admiral smiled and replied: Yes
| | am Capt. Dewey. What do YOU Want?
| Are you the fighting man I've heard
! so much abOut?" asked the stranger,
Well. Yes, L reckon So replied the
| Admiral.
well, I knew the train would stoT
| here for water" said the farmer. "anC
| my little girls gathered these flowers il
| the woods for you. We amt city people
but 1 thought you'd like them, so | rode
| over and fetched them to you"
| The Admiral srasped the mans hanC
! warmly and said: Go tell your litil.
| girls that ! say may God bless them. auC
thank them for me for he flowers"
| Admiral Dewey was questioned tO-nigh
| concerning statement said 10 have beer
| made by him at the University Clul
| luncheon In -. Louis relative 10 th.
| United States being able to whip aul
| nation on the earth, and that England
was this country's friend, and II should
| be- 50 regarded"
The best answer TO that question,
| said the Admiral lis the statement y
| this mornings papers in St Louis 10y
| President Lyonburger, OF the University
Club, in which you will note he says tha
| did not make the statement attribute.
| 10 me, but that ii was made by the presi
dent Of the club
Memphis Tenn. May 7-Memphis wen
Dewey wild to-day, and the city surrend
cred unconditionally 10 the gallant Ad
n.iral and his gracious wife The cliH5>
Of the days festivities was goreeou.
flower parade this afternoon. which pass
ed through the principal streets and TP
ccived plaudits of thousands OF enthus
iastic citizens and visitors. Decoration.
lined the th0roughfares, and flags ant
bunting ana Dewey parapheTnalia stretch
e. up and down Main street in one long
unbTOken line.
! The carriage In which Admiral and Mrs
Tewey rode was drawn by four horse.
and was decorated In the national col
0rs The parade was led by Arnold,
band. followed by a squad Of sixty school
boys from the Peabody School. Thrl
! came the Admiral and Mrs Dewey an,
ltheir esc0rting carriages. Next IN lin
came the white uniformed schoolboys 1,
baJtaliOns. The students section was FOL
lawed by the military display. IN whlcl
Confederate veters rs were loudly cheereJ
along the entire line OF march Thel
came the flower parade
| The conspicuous feature In the patad
was Uncle sam" Who received the plac
OF honor. His vehicle drawn By fou
horses. was elegantly decorated and wit
great American eagle suTmOunting III
canopy.
Alter reviewing the parade which va
two miles long Admiral Dewey was =
c0Fted 10 the Auditorium, where a reesp
lion. rendered BY the repFesentatiy
negroes. was held The Admiral lake
pleasantly and freely with many OF In
| c0lored men and eyinced much interes
| IN their condition
Tonight Admiral and Mrs. Dewey, aC
| cUTHp HpaHled by Lieuts. Caldwell ana CraW
ford, visited the Lyceum TheateF. an
| later repaired 10 the Grand Opera House
where = full-dress ball was given IL thel
honor