The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-05
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
FROM SCHOOLGIRLS.

After leaving the exchange abou; thirty
members OF the committees entered carri-
ages and were driven out to Fores; Park,
The Admiral and Mrs. Dewey occupied the
second carriage in the line. in company with
Mr. and Mrs. .. l.. Whitelaw. Seven carri-
ages were in the line. the first being occu-
pied by Chief Campbell. Captain Young, De-
tecciye Dwyer and Detective Dewar. The
carriages drove to Broadway from the OK
change. then. turning north on Olive. they
proceeded west to Fourteenth and north TO
Locust
At TG,Y"-a ,-vrauc the carriages turned
north ~ NG.hin,ton and thence to Grand
whor" th"y again turned north tn Naudc-
y.n:sr place. From NdHlcventer place they
turned south to Deimar. thence to RoyIe
avenue. where they again turned south 10
Westminster. They proceeded west along
Westminster, and. passing through Portland
and Westmoreland places. approached the
Blair statue at the entrance to Forest Park
All along the line Of the drive large num-
hers OF people had collected. keeping the Ad-
mirai bowling steadily In response to their
cheers At the Blair statue a large crowd
had gathered. large collection Of vehicles
being lined up behind and in the midst of
those OH foot. The plot of ground around
the statue was occupied by the Young ladies'
OF the Forest Park University in their col
lege caps and gowns Tie carriages in the
procession slowed down to a walk rs they
IL.
the four-horse carriage containing Ad-
rliral Dewey arrived opposite the statue the
line of vehicles stopped, -Four OF the young
ladies Of the Forest Park University stepped
forward In company with Mrs. Anna Sneed
Cairns the principal of the school, and ten
uered bouquet of American beauty roses
to the Admiral. Mrs. Cairns delivering a
short address they did so. She referred
to the associations formerly connected with
May Day. and declared that hereafter May
Day would be associated with the memory
Of Admiral Dewey. She requested the Adj
mirai to accept the flowers which her pu-
pills rendered. and said that il they should
reach Mrs. Dewey through his hands she
would be doubly honored.
The Admiral interrupted her at the point
where she expressed her hope that the flow
ers would reach Mrs. Dewey by saying, with
a smile:
You won't complain IL they do?"
Mrs. Cairns laughingly shook her head
and the parade started again. the young la
dies of the college singing America" which
the Admiral acknowledged by removing his
hat. AT this point a number of ardent ad-
mirers Of the Admiral endeayored to get
near enough to shake hands with him. but
the police managed to restrain them
The party then continued on the drive
through the principal roads of the park, con-
Stunning an hour and half on the trip. A
number of the vehicles which had collected
In the park fell into line behind the process
sion. following il throughout the morning
Returning, trace OF o:ie of the horses on
the Admiral's carriage slipped az they we're
driving up the hill To Iindsll boulevard and
WAS replaced by Sergeant Collins. Besides
those already mentioned the party included
Mayor ZiegeDhein and Wife, Lieutpnants
Caldwell and johnson. Doctor f. Evers W
j. Kinsella, J. Ii. Maddy, Mesrs and