National Republican., 1873-11-29

htSuhHhhutu VI lhlhut set Vi uluCtfh no navy
ever had. He had seen them in tho Medter.
ranean minpllng with oflicers Of the navies Of
Europe, and they were their equals In every re-
sPeot. The young men Of the present day, both
proud OF country "a were the young men OF 1919.
who were the veterans OF today, aud the honor
and a. interests Of the country would DO safe in
The remarks Of General sbermsn were warmly
app'auded, and vote OF thanks was rendered
srKEcn or M .. y. nI.,Ks.
Or. J. n. Blake was called upon TO respond to
Doctor said that being associated with the Dis
trict government, 10 was probably expected that
he would say something; and he took pleasure In
responding 10 sentiment intended TO honor
Gov. Shepherd. We all knew him; as the toast
expressed it, he was bone OF out bone. lie was
born and reared among us. He was high
from an = eaceiien, Maryland family, r Sosn % Tie
paternal and maternal side. In his school-boy
days he was OF qniet and retiring disposition,
Ssas Ss nCns ssr neis e 20 rsa d Eay
In youth he turned his attention TO mechanical
pursuits, but by the force Of his indomtabe will
and uniiIing enersy he soon rose into HIGHER
could not be suppressed. No young man In
Washington had ever risen so rapidly; and his
great success as was due 70 hls sctnowledged ,,u
character. Although much misrepresented, he
had been governed by the purest motives, and
acted for the best interests Of his native city.
True, ne had made money, but u was made In
legitimate way. His good fortune was due to
his forethought and sagacity. lie clearly fore
saw what to many others was obscure, and ne
boldly ventured where others hesiiaeed anu
No man enjoyed more Of the speakers conf
dence and respect, for he knew him intimately,
sense OF honor and OF the strictest Integrity. lie
reJoiced that the District government had at its
head gentleman so competent and worthy as
Gov. shepherd.
f OTHER srEKcHEs.
Mr.. Rdward simms remarked that he fully
concurred In what had been 20 well said by Dr..
Blake. He (Mr. 81 admired Gov. Shepherd he
cause he never acted meanly In anything; he
Mr.. John Brady gave an Interesting sketch Of
his services In the war Of 1919.
Mr. John Carroll Brent who was called upon
lngton Monument, made some brief illusions to
that unfinished structure, and then related sew
eral interesting historical Incidents connected
Win the battle q Bl.denseurs as referred e, IRE to
srms u ihsi s@s, IN the ivsnt.ry servics.
e e soas hss ~ n 81 SsT
decessors In the war Of the Revolution, and that
In the Mexican war we Initiated the veterans Of
si9 Just .s IN 'ae late ~ var q the rebellion our
MIR. Jenkin Thomas remarked that he was In
| the old country twales) during the war Of lsi9,
but he knew and rememnered well that there
| OF the American arms. He related patriotic
Incident, In which he figured among the "blues'
and "reds' Of the old land, In connection with
Captain W. W. Moore, although he claimed 10
bc the youngest man In the company. showed
that he had vivid recollection Of the battles Of
| North Point And Fort MciIenry, aud related
| them, correcting several popular errors on tile
subject, chief OF which was that these engage
occurred on separate days-the nrst on the l2th
| AMI the second on the 18Th of September.
lie spoke particularly OF the number an d
kind OF troops engaged, and remarked that no
| soldiers ever fought more galantly than the
troops Of Baltimore on those memorable occa-
| sions. The Captain incidentally remarked that
every male member OF his family, on both sides
Gen. Sherman here asked the speaker how old
he was at that time. The Captain answered,
twelve years. The General remarked that Ad'
Moore remarked that after the battle the Cow
| ernor OF Maryland enrolled q company OF nifty
/ boys. baltimore was then comparatively smal
city, not having more than 10000 white popula-
Mr.. Chauncey Bestor made few remarks
when, referring thereto, DR.. Blake remarked
that he was not In the war OF 1919, but he had
followed the company Of his friend, Capt. Bestor
BE tthe speaker was born at occoduan, Va,
where good deal Of fighting was done durine
tue late war, and came to this city when nv.
I
Mr.. Brent related some entertaining incident,
| OF the Bladensburg engagement.
! Mr.: Simins thanked Mr.. Brent for the interest
ing sketch @ hs @ had given Of the battle q Biadens
ment, and never saw troops act more bravely.
the company then Joined Mr.. Lanrensor
In singing The Star spangled Banner" ant
adjourned to meet on the nrst Of January next
70 pay their respects In body to President
Grant.
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| One Of the most enjoyable and delightful en-
tertainments connected with the day was III,
banquet given by the Washington Pharmaceuti
cal Association Of Washington, on Thanksglvin,
evening, at Gautiers, No. ssJ Pennsylvania ave
nue., the occasion being the celebration OF IN,
nrst anniversary Of the Pharmaceutical Associa
ton, which is composed mostly OF the drul
Al . O'Clock about seventy.ny gentlemen "a
sembled In the parlor OF Mr.. Gautler, where tht
annual address was delivered by Fred. A. Tschlf
Morgan, DR.. X. II. Btabler, Of Alexandria, pro
tlonai College OF Pharmacy Of this city, and Prof
the Company then adjourned to the supper
room, where mine host, Gautier had provide,
an elegant and substantial repast.
Ran, the president OF the Medical association.
After full Justice had been done to the sump.
tuOus fepast the regular t0asts were announced
| BY the president and responded to as follows:
"The Medical Profession" Responded TO by
| DR.. Morgan, who gave very humorous descrir-
| ton Of the discovery Of tartar emetc, which
| elected roars Of laughter.
"The National College Of Pharmacy" by Prof.
| OldberR.
"our invited Guests, by Mr.. Meuth. Of BAIL.
more.
"The Press" by John Mccarthy, Of the Critic,
whose speech was received with rounds OF ap.
plause.
After the regular toasts, the volunteer toasis
commenced. Among them was the "IIandsome
Drug Clerk OF Washington, John d. Glbbs,r who
made beautiful and elegant speech; and as he
Is the handsomest drug clerk In the city, he GER
talnly Is entitled TO he one OF It's best speakers
The next toast was, "The Ugiiest Drug Clerk In
Washington, George Reynolds." And although
we diifer with the association as regards his
beauty, his speech was full OF humor, aud his re-
marks were received with applause.
Speeches were made In response to toasts by
Messrs. Martin, Cole, Siger, Reynolds, John II.
Gibbs, Stewart, DR.. Patzee, w. T. Baidus, and
Holderby, OF the Sunday Morning. Gaysfif, the
latter gentleman making some Interesting and
appropriate remarks, which were llstened to
with great deal OF attention, At 70 o'clock the
agreeable aud delightful entertainment was
brought TO an end by response by ''mine host"
Syne."