The sun., 1900-05-05
DEN ny IN ST. LOUIS.
Mound City's Celebration In Honor Of
the Admiral.
SEVERAL RECEPTIONS HELD
Patriotic Concert In Afternoon Fol-
lowed by a Banquet at the Plant
ers' Hotel. Where Punch bowl
Was Presented TO Admiral.

st. Louis. May Entertainment OF
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey during Their
stay in St Louis has begun. From the
time when the members Of tho Mef-
chants Exchange and their families met
the admiral and babe him welcome to
ST. Louis receptions. dinners and pariIdes
are following in quick succession.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey brcakfastrd
rather hate the long ride From Chicago
and parade N Jacksonville having hltd
the admiral considerably. reception
committee from the Merchants EX-
change called on Ii admiral NJ IN.
Planters hatcL and the admilal hhn
Mrs. Dewey and licntcnants Galdwrll
anl Crawford were then driven 70 the
| Mwrhants' Exchange, where the hist OF
| Il slii 81 receptions WAS held.
| & crowd 1T Srypra thousand people
had gathered lii fruit ii the hotel AND
about tie Merchants Exchange. sihe
admiral Was giy,n All otatinn all the WAS
ID tic exchange. The interior of the
exchange nd been tastrfuly dcrorate'i,
IL Admiral Dewey, escorted BY l'lrsi
apad Nhtol;iw stepped Oh The platform
lie Wa greeted with enthusiastic ~
p!agt,G which continued for several min
ltcS.
Pre-itlrnt Nhitelaw. an behalf 81 the
members Of the exchange. welcomed VT
miral aud Mrs, Dewey 10 -. Louis.
; Mayor Henry Xicgculcin followed ON.
phasizins The welcome extended by Pres
, idcnt Whitc.tw.
The admiral assured the members Of
his pleasure lit being in St Louis. NJ
: informal reception followed. Then The
: party was escorted hack to the carriages
. and taken for drive through the parl
systems and along the beautiful boule
wards and dliyeways Of the west end.
9 Those Who Took the Drive.
II In the party, besides Admiral and Mrs
:. Dewey. We're George Dewey, Jr., o
), Chicago Mayor and Mrs. Iicgenhein
MIR. and Mrs. o. L.. Whtelaw, Ilieutcl
e ants Caldwell and Crawford and sevcra
t. members Of the Merchants Exchange.
ic At the Blair monument, near the cl
! trance to Forest park, the carriage
drew up for few moments while th
IL admiral and Mrs. Dewey alighted an
y shook hands with number of girl ST.
4. dents of Forest Park university, who pi'
= sented the admiral with huge bunch {
= roses.
ne Forest park is one of the largest
In America and in places almost in a sta
20 of nature. As the admiral was rapid
:, whirled along the shaded drlvcwaNS III
% over the roads leading along the shores
at the lakes and lagnons he repeatedly G
at pressed his pleasure and appreciation
,rt the beauties Of the place.
After the drive, which extended oy
Is, distance Of nearly II miles. was C
lat clndctl the admiral and party were d.
he On to the University club, On Grand a.
"a nun, wherc a q reception anu unchr
- were given hy TIE meMhers Of the club
lst Into in tile afternoon patriotic n
eft, If concert WAS giv"n 1T tllc coliseu
IN Hills WsfS anr of the n0st elaborate i
q tires ~ th2 two tll%s celebration
2 lonar a thr admiral. 4 chorus u ~
Its enaool childf,m dressed II the atio
in folaFs an- EJtriatic song, while
~. puddle ft afge wrtr sigcn ~ 'pRafta
IN IL Heri b. admiral and Ms. llcW
cen iii tiuacStuns I;lHagei wa> hehl u
ices Plaates' hnrl. whom Admiral ilay
wa~ presented wiih { silver 9tnen y
.Ly ail Iallr baaatfuly curved nnt enln
'Hs "a. the lit oi tlir citizens of St. l-aui