The New York herald., 1879-02-02

Among tne ulSunRulSueu oH1clols present Wtre tuc
following: Admiral Trenchard, General crittenden.
General Benham, General Sweeney, General p. +.
Rodenburgh. Colonel Bliss, Colonel p. S. Michel.
of West Point; Colonel Wharton Colonel Bird.
Lieutenants Whitney and Webster Lieutenant
Pitcher of the First cavalry, Arizona; Leutenants
Anderson and Mills. of West Point; Captains Brain,
Erben Ward. Majors wilson, Hoskins Judd and
Dickinson. Surgeon Draper and Engineer Allen, Of
THE PRESENTATION ADDRESS.
After Colonel Church had introduced all his guests
been ndulged III. General Crttenden called upon
to make the presentation address, which he did in the
following words:-
proper. belonged the distinguished General Hancock
officers and soldiers and sailors the navy the army
OF the United states and in their name tender for your
and the navy in their utmost strait you were
inscription which this memorial, forit better
presses the motives of those whS pssens
The aseripon given above .;, was then Re -, read cad
when men who had been Comrades and had got to pot
clans were assaiing the army when Its best friends were
spread the truth abroad in the land and filled the
nma navy s TIVE "nes"d hs ~
c.r aS soldier. h". .aoo Wonder nGx tina, n %
you as their steadfast :, friend and one most
abroad through this land weekly message from
sss s.ss Ssen o % % . as%g or %s s
navy. The people do not dislike either. Your little finger
he and who
wonder sir that these people consider their friend
Of their admiration of their gratitude, Of their ,he
in their name. hope there are many, many
may lose its cunning In fact Mr. Mast ali wish
that die TO put l. better and may be
s"s you cam support it, and yet never attain the age
sixty unless they make you major general Applause)
MR. NAsrs REPLY.
Mr.. Mast replied as follows:-
Gentlemen, at this moment moro than ever before, I
lament the limitations of my art cannot talk or speak
the only instrument that can play upon Allow me to say
in the simplest words that feel most deeply, I
ought to feel the value of your approval honor
The and their useful service In The and
of the United States regard of university
reservoir of knowledge school OF manners What very
extensive training in the Western plains for
army and the boundcss ocean cruising ground
for the Other branches Of the have been
but the army and the navy have preserved their
honor in the perl OF country and they const
tue to-day unansurabe argument for permanency Of
ticmen the time in your presence, allow me to
thank the arpersI of the firm herethc principal
onefor allowing such perfect freedom of with
pencil especially where the army and navy are
cerned. Applanse)
A little collation. then enjoyed. Mr. Harper
spoke of the honor that the army and navy were to
the country. He referred to the bill recently intro
duced in Congress to keep the army from interfering
with the polls at elections. This reference
ceived with general laugh Of dersion. The speaker
hoped that the time would come when other
branches of the government would cease from inter-
fering at the polls and when the civil service would
be respected, at present it was not. If there
any arstocracy In this country it the aristocray
Of the army and the navy.
These remarks loudly appauded, after which
Colonel Church toasted AMI responded in neat
speech. After several other toasts had been given
the party broke up.