National Republican., 1883-02-23

more attractive form the floral adornments
of the parlors. Toasts were drank old army
and navy songs sung, aquartette of mingled
voices made the banquet room echo with mill
tary glees and the mellow songs Of 81 the long
ago." while the marine band, in full unison
with the spirit of the occasion, filled the mir
with its melodies. The menu was superb,
the music exquisite, and the humor of the
hour rounded off the entertainment to o per-
feet close.
THE MENU.
BLUE POINTS ON SHELL.
-Sdutsrne.
Printanlcrie, la Royal. ,.
Sherry.
Chicken croquettes. Oyster Patties.
CoLD DISHES
Roast Beef, Roast Ham, Beef Tongue with Jelly.
Roast Mutton. % Bongd Turkey, Aspic Jolly.
Pressed Corned Beef Roast Chicken.
champagne.
SALADS
Chicken Salad. Lobster Salad.
TerrapIn stewed, Arlington style.
CONFECTIONERY, &C.
Vanilla Ice Cream.
Lemon Water Ice.
Florida Oranges Apples Bananas.
Roquelort Cheese. ,,, Coffee.
CART. WHISKY
Appa'fadris Water.
THE FIRST TOAST
was George Washington" 1t was drank
standing, and the response was by Speaker
Keifer He said that until yesterday he had
supposed every American knew all about
George Washington, but that in preparing his
impromptu speech he had asked two gentlo-
men in which month Washington was born.
Neither of them knew exactly, but ono said
he believed 1t was on the twenty-second Of
some month. He folt encouraged then to pro-
coed. On the twenty-second Of February,
1872, and Dec. ID, 1899, there occurred two
events which had wonderful effect
upon the history Of the world-George
Washington was born - George Wash
ington died. Washington showed much
of the shrewdness which characterized his
after life in the Juvenile hatchet episode.
When called up before his father he knew
there was no use denying it, as he was the
only boy on the place who had a hatchet.
He was good boy, and later on he had his
love affairs. He wrote silly letters TO the
girls and wrote some very bad poetry about
them. He spoke of his poor wounded heart
wounded by Cupd's dart.
Speaker Keifer then paid his attention to
his later career. He said George Washington
was appointed commander-in-chiefo of the CO.
lonial armies by John Adams, chiefly from
political motives. 1t took n great, an unex-
ampled courage to take that army without
organization, and oppose it to the great power
of Great Britain. George Washington knew
nearly nothing of military tactics, but he aC-
! cepted the command Of discouraged men, he
fought through eight years of toll, and with
the sword he had cOurageously drawn hG
carved out q nation.
81 do not Think" said the speaker, " that
| Washington could have won so many battles
| If he had not had n temper inherited from his
| ,n.1 e.. l..
| guage. He once sent an officer to Marble
head for powder, and when the officer returned
without n grain George used severe language
| the brOadest profanity. Speaker Keifer quoted
several instances where the immortal Wash
ington had overstepped the limits of etiquette
especially at the battle of Monmouth and
during his quarrel with Jefferson.
Gle could have worn crown" said
| Speaker Keifer, but he put it by He was
an aristrocrat, but he taught simplicity
| He taught that which he did not practice
He was not like the later growth who were
brought up to speak and think alone OF Their
state and not of the federal government
which he established. Speaker Keifer closed
with glowing tribute to Washington's lf,
and career, and was frequently interrupted
| by applause
After the singing Of "Hail Columbia ~
Medical Director j. NJ. Browne, u. s. N, re-
sponded in most happy manner to the
| toast OF
"THE LADIES'"
He eulogized tho brave women whose sym
| pathetic hands had s0laCed 30 many fovere(
brows of wounded soldiers, and his brie
! speech was received with the hearty applause
| of the men and the bonignant smiles Of thu
lovely women, present.
Con. Hawley replied to the toast Of
THE ARMY AND THE NAVY.
He said IL was eighteen years ago since h,
head the last gun. War Is not an unmixeC
evil. The country is basking in peace wheI
suddenly the earthquake of war breaks owe
it, The brown farmer boys come down from
the hills into the valleys, and the cit,
streets belch out their hordes, who &,
down into tho battle in long lines
They live outside of themselves an,
are willing to die for something they dom
care two cents about. Wo passed through
the greatest of all wars and the world locke,
on and thought We would be the most disor
ganized people on the face of the earth. Blu
this state of affairs did not occur. The mel
went back 10 the fields and peace settled owe
the land. Tho soldiers had learned obedience
and they have obeyed the laws. Gen, Hawle.
gave many incidents of the war, and closed b.
saving that it was foughtby young "GO
bless brave young men," ho said, tho yOun
men who will charge into the gates of hell
need be. Start any enterprise, no matter hoy
foolhardy, and you'll find five hundred youn
men to 60 with you. We will have no NOR
war. We are growing. In 1902 will hay
100 900, 900 people. Nonation we will want I
fight us. God grant there may never be an
necessity for it,"
In replying to the toast
"THE voLUNTEERs,"
Hon William III. Calliins said ho never sa
the time when he couldn't talk by the hOu
about the volunteers. Ono hundred an
eighty thousand mon enlisted in his state an
one half Of them were under twenty-five yea
of age. They were young mon, The yolul
teers and tho regulars cOmmingle, Whe
war comes there is no such thing US regular
all arc volunteers. When tho war clou