The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-01
ADMIRAL DEWEY WAS GREETED
Ar THE BIG CHICAGO AUDI
TORIUM LAST NIGHT
THOUSANDS WERE AT THE BALL
DECORATIONS REMINDERS OF THE
NAVY, AND GUARDED BY
SAILOR VETERANS
FESTIVITIES WERE PROLONGED
Guest of Honor Retired at Mid
night, but the Younger People
Danced Until Daylight
At the Depot.

CHICAGO, April 3O.-Never in the his
tory Of the great Auditorium has there
been within it's walls a sight more beau
tiful than that revealed tonight when the
great ball given in honor of Admiral
Dewey was at its height. There have
been festival occasions without number in
the great hail, dances for charity, balls
in honor of illustrlOus civilians, famous
soldiers and distinguished foreigners, but
tonight was the first time that Chicago
has had within her gates as a guest
distinguished representative Of the Ameri-
can navy, the first time she has been per-
mitted to pay her tribute of honor and
respect to the victor Of Manila bay, and
she utilized the opportunity to the full
IT was a decisive success from first to
last in all details, from the decorations
on the walls to the reception proper,
which was rendered to the admiral
There were present perhaps somewhat
too many people to allow of all dancing
In comfort, had all or half of them cared
to dance at one and the same time, but
when the dance programme proper was
fairly under way the older people sought
the boxes and the spacious foyer, leaving
It until daybreak. Fully 1000 people were
present.
NAVY DECORATIONS.
1t being a naval ball the predominating
decorations were Of white and green. A
canopy was drawn over the nau, making
1t resemble a huge white-capped wave,
the deep green at the bottom shading soft
ly into the purest white at the topmost
edge. At intervals around the tiers of
boxes were placed white galIeons, which
seemly started from the mast of bunting
and delicately-hued electric lights, which
concealed them q few feet from the Prov
where dOlphlns rose from the imaginary
sea below. Above each galleon rose a
towering mast bearing in relief a lions
head, and tiuttering with the signal flags
of the navy. Behind the figurehead of
each galleon stood a sailor-a veteran of
the Spanlsh-Amer1can War-Who saw ac-
tive service in the Caribbean sea- Until
after the admiral had left the hall these
men stood steadily peering out over the
PROV of the fancifuI and beautiful ship.
The boxes upon which the galleons rest
ed, the box fronts above, and higher yet,
the ratings OF the balconies, were fes-
toOned with the prevailing colors Of green
and white while between two boxes and
at either end of the low tiers the national
colors were artstically grouped with the
Union Jack
POSTS OF HONOR.
Long festoons Of electric lights, marked
alternately by yellow lanterns and Jap
Rnese lanterns of many shades hung from
top to TOP of the great white masts, ex-
tending around the hall. On the right
and the left of what is usually the stage
of the great theater, were erected plat
forms of honor, upon the first of which
the admiral and Mrs. Dewey were seated
within handshalIing distance of those
upon the dancing floor. Upon the second
platform We're seated Mayor and Mrs
Harrison Behind the admirals box was
hung a mammoth admiral's flag, bearing
four white stars Of his rank A canopy
resplendent with gold braid, hung over
each box to protect those within from
the glare Of the many lights which shone
from the ceiling and sides of the hall. At
each Of the two entrances to each box
stood "at attention two sailors from the
first ships from the Illinois naval militia.
The doors of the bail room were opened
at $3.50, and one half hour later the pat
TonesS and managers of the ball who
formed the reception committee, assem-
bled in the ladies' room at the south end
of the foyer Headed by Mayor Harri-
son and Mrs. Arthur Caton, the commit
tee entered the bah room ana, behind two
long strands of silken ribbon, took their
stand at the north end of the hall, there
awaiting the distinguished guests At the
right of the line stood Mayor Harrison.
next to him Mrs. Arthur Cation; on Mrs
Caton's left Mrs. Bryan Lathrop, chair
man of the ladies' reception committee,
then followed long line Of managers and
patrOnesses.
ADMIRAL DEWEY'S PARTY
AS soon as the reception committee had
taken possession there was a glitter Of
or Of at lno Q
the second tier of boxes on the south side
Of the hall and Admiral and Mrs Dewey
entered, Followed by a throng OF less dis
tinguished guests. Immediately behind
the admiral came, with their wives, the
naval officers on duty in Chicago. and The
officers of the United States steamer
Michigan.
Behind the navy came the army, headed
by Maj. Gen. James T. Wade and Mrs
Wade, officers Of Gen. Wade's staff with
their wives, and officers of the garrison
at Fort Sheridan and their wives
officers of the revenue service followed
and behind them came Brig Gen. Charles
Fitzsimmons, commanding the first brig
ade OF the Illinois National guard. ami
Mrs. Fitzsimmons, members of Gen. Fitz-.
simmon's staff, with their wives, closfna
the procession of the city's guests.
The admiral and Mrs Dewey after
they had exchanged greetings with the
members of the reception committee. took
their stand at Mayor Harrison's right and
TO them were presented the guests of the
city who had followed them into the hall
Then came in long lines the guests of
the ball, all who desired being afforded
an opportunity OF greeting the admiral
and his wife.
There was no grand march, the ad-
miral's party retiring TO his box when
the line of guests had passed, and the
orchestra striking up De Koven's two,
step, 'The Dragons" the floor was sur
rendered to the dancers
At nidniRht the admiral and Mrs nan: