The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-10
LADIES ANXIOUS TO HONOR
ADMIRAL DEWEY AND WIFE,
st RPRISED THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN IGNORED.
Would Willingly Give Their Time.
and May Ask to Have Com
mittee Appointed.

When tn" Entertainment Committee in
cliarge of arrangements for the recen,iou If
ADMIRAL Dewey meets at the Merchants
Exchange Tomorrow afternoon the mem
bars probably will be called OF. 10 proyije
10Y the part tie women are to have in The
celebration. 1t has been the UNDERSTANDING
maj Mrs. Dewey would mi her
husband on his Western tour. and in ,t,,,
case IT Will be Imperative 10 arrange for h.r
entertainment during her stay through the
women Of $. Louis. Heretofore the work
OF the committees has been largely of "A
preliminary nature. and only the outlines
OF the Programme for the .Ad.niral's visit
have been agreed an.
Another thing which will render the work
"t Mr.. bevny's committee more Interesting
Is the fact that several 81. Louis women
.'bNn '"iiiilEnt'd on th- fact that III to the
present nm" none but In.n have been an
pointed on any Of the committees. They do
not THINK lilat this Is altogether uaIlsu,
ana on" "i ttI"m. Mrs. Lily Hamilton carr
inolesti! admits that she would b.. cn,irn;v
willing 10 sacrifice her own convenience and
''ine TO serve on some of the committees j.,
"ih'f 10 SHOW Tor herself and other women
Their dcsir" TO homer the Admiral l. is
also asserted that Mrs. Carr ie mo-. .ro,, &,
her Willingness 10 serve. but that the E.,tar-
taininen, probably will r,r.,,.o
communications from a large rrlr,ha,. ,f
women volunteering their services Sc,.,.-
larry Morgan OF the Entertainment Commit
''c p'olesS'l 'h'ife ignorance OF the matter
Yesterday Afternoon. and Chairman payov
could not he located. James cox VII, is
secretary Of The Executive sai,,
that No WAS not fn,,i Inv ,,y,n, L ~
plans Of the Entertainment comu;t,,a h,,,
SUPPOSED that the women of ST. Louis wo,,id
'a invited 10 lend their assistance 10 III,
celebration as soon rs plans are suficicntly
lnatur,G.
The committee Of Alton citizens who vcrc
making arrangements TO receive and enter
tain admiral Dewey on his arrival in h,,
city Ga route To ST. Louis mex, month ~,
greatly disappointed ON receipt of :: mes
sage from The Admiral expressing regret
ity. The message further annot,nc,d Tia,
Admiral Dewey would nof stop AZ Atom On
ms way t" -; ioGlS. but had changed his
ON the Wabash. which would hrjnc him
through Jacksonville. III. '
Tho Irish Catholic Parade I,ior hold . /
meeting last night at The hall. No. ,s,e
Washington avenue. to discuss the question
oi participating IN tho demonstration to be
given in honor Of Admiral Dewey ON his
visit.
There WAS a full attendance a, the meet
ing. which Was presided over by tho Rev |
orend Daniel W. Clarke of ST. Teresa's
'!urch- ~fteHoftS were received from The
members of the union representing the ysri- ,
oiis parishes promising ihat the full
strength Of their respective parish societies |
would he represented in the parade. A
great deal of enthusiasm was manifested.
and it was the CONSENSUS of opinion that
the union would make q finer showing, If
possible. in the Dewey parade than it had
in the st. Patrick's Day parade.
Another meeting will he called by the
president shortly after Easter. at which !!
the details of the work of arranging for the |
parade will be discussed.