The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-05
CHILDREN IN LEADING ROLE
ADMIRAL PRESENTED WITH A
SILK FLAG BY LITTLE PAIR
OF INNOCENTS
MRS. DEWEY NOT FORGOTTEN
Reception Day in the Mound City
Was a Memorable Occasion
cor the Hero of Manila
Bay and Party.

American flags, cheered and sang patri-
otic songs in honor of Admiral George
Dewey, at the public reception at the ex-
position building today. The song service,
which was the last of series of lunch
cons and informal receptions that took up
the tune of Admiral and Mrs Dewey
from early in the day, took place this
evening at public reception given in
the big building in which four years ago
President Mckinley was nominated. and
was attended by an audience that packed
the ediftce almost to suffocation.
The two days celebration in honor Of
Admiral Dewey began this morning with
short informal reception at the Mer-
chahts Exchange, trading being suspend
ed during the visit of the distinguished
guests. This reception was limited to
members of the exchange and their fami-
lies, but the big hall and the galleries
around 1t was packed when a wild cheer
announced the arrival of Admiral and
MIS-. DeWey and the members of the adj
mlraFs party. Escorted by President
Whitelaw, of the Merchants Exchange
lne ADMIRAL ascended the rostrum, and
after few brief remarks by President
Whitelaw, Mayor ziegenhein made
Characteristic speech, bidding the admiral
warm welcome to ST. Louis The adj
miral, amid renewed cheering. replied
thanking the citizens of ST. Louis for his
reception.
But I'm not ready to be called ITncla
George Dewey, Of America, as the mayor
suggests said he, with a smile. cat
4eaSt not yet. I'm not old enough"
DRIVE TO FOREST PARK
Immediately after the reception at the
exchange the party took carriages and
were driven along the boulev ards and
kpllVate drlVewayS leading through the
beautiful residence district of the west
end, and thence to Forest park Near
the entrance to the park, just opposite
the Blair monument, the admiraIs car
rage was stopped for a moment while
IoO girls, students of Forest Park uni
NerSlty, presented him with an immense
bunch of American Beauty roses, and |
gave their college yell in response to his |
thanks.
The drive along the park boulevards
was a continual ovation for the admiral |
During the three-quarters of an hour
spent by the party in driving through the
park, the carriages were followed by |
hundreds Of vehicles laden with enthu-
siasuc people, and by the time the ad-
miral reached the exit of the park the
procession of vehicles, horsemen and |
bicyclists ON each side and behind was
long enough to extend for miles
At / p. m. the party was driven to the
University club for luncheon and In
formal reception, and shortly after the
carriages were driven to the exposition
3 building for the public receptfon For
hours crowd inside the building, num-
bering fully 2O,000 including the Sunday
school children, had waited patiently the
coming of the admiral, while thousands
of others, denied admittance, filled for
blocks the streets leading to the building
CHILDREN'S GREETING.
The admiral was greeted with wild
cheering by the crowd outside but his !
real reception came when the children in
side the building saw him walking the
steps leading tc the section reserved fo1
the admira|s party. in an instant every
person in the building was standing up.
shouting ard cheering, while in the hands
OF the frantic children the waving flags
looked like a sea of the national colors
, Then, led by Bufunno's band, 10000 child.
ish voices started "The Red, White and
Blue the children at the same time
waving their flags. The song was at
once taken up by nearly every person IN
the building, even the admiral standing
and holding a small flag in his hand.
joining.
Then America" was sung. In this
too everybody joined, and as the grand
words of the national anthem rang out
IN the tremendous volume of music. the
admiral, Visibly agitated bowed his !
acknowledgements right and left.
PRETTY INCIDENT.
AT the conclusion of the song Chair
man w. II. McClain, leading the two Iit-
tie children of Bandmaster Bufunno
pressed through the crowd
"On behalf of the children of ST Iotie " |
he said, Il wish to present to Admiral |
Dewey this silk flag, and to Mrs. Devyev !
these songs"
Then the youngsters, flushed and snliI. |
Ing, stepped forward and gave to the ad-
miral silk flag with the words and |
music of "On Land and Sea" printed
thereon, and to Mrs. Dewey portfo1io
of the songs of the children, printed on |
white silk. Then the admiral surren-
dered. Taking the children in his arms
he kissed them heartily, and thanked
them, while the thousands of less for
tunate youngsters looked on and In shrin
voices yelled their delight
Two more songs, Columbia" and ''Dix
ie," brought the admiral to attention,
and started the cheering again. At their
conclusion the admiral and party were
driven to the Planters hotel, and from
then until o'clock Admiral and Mrs
Dewey remained in their apartments.
BANQUET AND PUNCH BOWL
The last and most notable of the social
features In connection with the two-days
celebration occurred tonight, when a ban
queJ was given at the Planters hotel In
honor Of Admiral and Mrs Dewey and q
magnificent silver punch bowl, the gift of
citizens of St Louis, was presented to
the admiral The banquet, which was bv
invitation only, was one of the most ela5-
crate ever given here, and the decora
tions were in keeping.
The big banquet hall of the Planters
looked like conservatory in its profusion
of palms and potted flowers. placed In
pyramids, while looped on the walls r,,,
ming between groups of the national col
ors and the four-starred blue banner Of
the admiral and twined around the mas
sive pillars, were long strips of red, white
and blue The tables, set for 200 guests
were laden with cut flowers of all kinds
Over the chairs of Admiral and Mrs
Dewey were grouped the flags, surround
ing large portrait of the admiral, ana
on the table in front Of them was huge
cut-glass vase, filled with American Beau
ty roses.
At the conclusion Of the banquet Rt