New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-26
CLOSING THE DAY WITH A DINNER
THE OLD GUARD MAKES MERRY AT THE HoFF

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MAN HOUSE.
J The Old Guard closed its celebration by an Oh.
tbuslastic dinner at the Hoffman House In the even
ing All who know the corps win not need to be told
that the ancient sold ers had as rousing time a. they
ever did in barracks or camp The first floor banquet
hall was used, and there were 50 many guests mar
an overflow table had to he laid in a neighborng
/ parlor The appe lie displayed by the veterans was
/ explained by the fatle1Ilng march OF the day IN
the centre OF the table Of honor sat MAJOR George
/ ". Mclean and with him at the table wer CoIoei
Ward, list Regiment; Colonel Jacob RUPERT n T.
Fitch CarHain David wilson cd Battery Thomas
brennan. controller Myers Commander J. D. Newall,
~eneral D. T.. slckles. Major Henry RawhhS'
Joseph Howard IT, the Rev. Dr. c. c. Tiffany Coionei
Locke Winchester. General +. p Earle.
Those who sat at the other tables we're Lieutenant
A. D. Williams Lieutenant James H. stephens
Lieutenant James Gayer. Emanuel Dreyfus, AnhreW
Dam, II. J. Puron. c. II. Hucstis C. L. Bucki' H. H.
pollon, Tracy b. Warren, j. +. Cosssrt' Da'd NJ
skinner W H. stevenson. Mr. Putnam, captain
Joseph Naylor. Lieutenant f. B. Woodward, Captain
A. Mead. CAPTAIN Charles II. Todd, Captain H. l.
Fauis. Lieutenant F.. p. Moore George W. Corilss
Rufus King b. F. Moore ST., b. +. Moore, ir. j. IT,
Mclfurray George II. Van Ness. schuyler l. Gerar
v alter scott. John T Pryor, J. O. WOODWARD VI "
Bergen. F. p. sanderson, James Hamel Colohel IN
lam Patten Captain II. W. 7. Mall Major d. CrocAsI'
II. II. Broc kway F. Deyiyier. > NJ. saunders MAJOR
DreXel Ioett John J. Glasson John Knapp OaVan
d G. Hlhicth Colonel f. J. Allies, C. c. CHILL James
Buckley K. G. Brown Joseph Duckworth' Il" ,
Ransom, G. ". slim gcrland joseph Koch d. o. H.
Race Captain T. +. sloan, Colonel j. b. MlN' joshua
Gregg C. NJ. Richmond. J. NJ Hill. John {. Copeland
G.. T. Craig Aionzo ". Foster Frank Pouimer' . -
smith, T. J. Keith j. MeHbacher 4 e. Foster Cop'-
rel 7. L. Watson =. o. Hochkss, Aoeu NrunS""'
c. H. St3dler, Colonel ". L. Brown. Peter heurs'
Or G.. II. Rich John d. Quincy Lieutenant D. .
Rogers, G. ;. Whi.son, VIII am sealch' FRANK NJ
Coleman G. II. Chumar, J. W. Thomp'ou' 'an'o' =
Nenman. l. f. Barry. A. ". Peters. Benjamin "urhey'
Nathan FL DovIe Lieutenant W. 7. McCoshes, j. NJ
Layman, George H. Pride, \. l. Dcknson' "eorso W.
skeln Theodore y Melvin. Morrison Hoyt, NllIam
f. COXford John MARITIME. John A. tlusSman' W. ~
Garrison George Chappeu, l.. J. HaihIe' Eeorse H.
wyatt. Orvlle eddie John W. odde, Jacob Hess, D.
T. Bailey. George W. Romans, l. r. 0ehe' W D
Haynes, Thomas De Luce. Charles \ PeVerelS' H. w.
Qumby. A. : Rogers. Lieutenant Jacobs, captain H.
r. McNurrav Lieutenant T. H. Bremen, Lieutenant
G. C.. Reed Dr. H. II. Warner. X a. Bruoh' W o.
Cas,ard l.. ". Ellison George FoIdham, f. l. GilSon
George F. Potter Alexander Slater. Charles sprague
william 4 Tompkns Joseph Horton, j. +. hhuDel
r. Leggett. james Mason. Z. n Norton.
The forging detail consisted of Colonel James b.
MIN. Captain l.. Frank Barry ana Lieutenant W. T.
NcCosLer. Their success marked The speech
making
man Colonel Mclean, announced The President OF
thc United States The response was by the band
which PLAYED Hail the Chief The second TOAST
was The Army responded to by General d. f..
slckles The speaker addressed the soldiers in the
Jolly humor Of the mess table, and his audience took
ND The splht His remarks were received with cheers
and in a gOod-natured way, he was interrupted
,fren that the stern commander, Major Mclean finally
umped up and IN stentOrian tones shouted " II the
Drvates % this command cannot remain silent they
viii leave the ROOM
General slckes at demonstrated in the voice
he used the battleh field, follows g object TO
such an order. IT It IS fulfilled, and
tolerate IT, shall be accused Of fsvorng the early
,losng movement daughter and applauseJ
am one Of those oldtme Americans he con
tnued who celebrate the Fourth OF July With noise
aud ecrackers. That the anagonsm TO Britain Is dead
Is shown by the fact that our fashionable gentry
90 10 Tuxedo and other such places aud escape the
Fourth Of July. CLaughterl Even our Aldermen have
jumped on the Fourth O July and nasmuch as most OF
them are from Emerald Isle. of course there can be
no charge OF partially" flaughierl
In the rest Of his speech General sckles reierred
10 the birth OF tie new republic OF brazu, and the
reference was received with prolonged chrers
Commander Newall, Of the United states Navy, re
sponded 10 The Navy but confined his remarks 10
explaining In such august company he could only