The morning call., 1893-09-15
ONE MORE YEAR.
The Mexican Veterans
Celebration.
The Entrance Into the City of
Mexico Is Appropriately
Celebrated.

! Forty-six years ago yesterday the army
of the United States marched into the City
of Mexico in triumph, and the stars and
stripes waved out victory over the
Southern republic.
The anniversary OF the event was ap-
propriately celebrated by the Associated
Veterans of the Mexican War. at the Occi-
dental Hotel, last night The dining-room
of that hosiery was hung with the national
colOrs, and flags and bunting were draped
in great profusiou.
In the center were number of stands
of arms and four mounted howitZers oc-
cupied the center of the room 60 remind
the veterans of the day when they stormed
the heights of Chapultepec, the whole
canopied by Chinese parasoIs and lanterns
! with an effect that was beautiful.
The Veterans and their friends began to
gather at the hotel early, and an informal
reception was held in the parlor, and
shortly after o'clock the dining room was
thrown open and the tables were rapidly
| filed. Covers were laid for seven tY-fve,
and very fine dinner was served.
At the close of the banquet Colonel
| Stewart OF the army and president of the
! society raped for order. and read q num-
| ber Of letters of regret from various
people. scattered from the City of Mexico
|
timents appropriate to the occasion.
Following these came the regular
spersed: "Our Country and its Presi-
dent" John Daggett; The Congress of
the United States," c. A. Sumner; "The
Hart; Our Departed Comrades" Major
Z. A. Sherman; THE Army of the United
States" Major c. A. Woodruff; "The
Navy of the United States" Irving NJ.
Scott ESQ; "The National Guard" Col
oneI W. R. Smedbergg; The Press" NJ. e;
Hon. Charles W. Cross; "Our Invited
Guests" w. c. Burnett
United States" C. A. Sumner paid an
eloquent tribute to the legislative body
which made possible the success of the
body Of men which gathered in Washing
ton at the time that war was dec ared
And when 1t came up for them to decide
whether tbs war should be prosecuted to a
| successful issue they at once replied by
voting $40. 100000. and you went marching
boldly across the Rio Grande through thirty
battles without single defeat. and plan ted
your victorious standard in your enemies
capital"
"The Day we Celebrate" was the senti-
ment responded to by General w. HI. II.
Hart. he said: "To-day commentaries
territory OF this country by a district
which amounts to One-fourth the total
| area of the land.
"Of all the acquisitions we have made
none have been grander. Bv the Revolu-
tlon we secured an Independence and a
| comparatively large tract of territory. By
purchase we afterward sesured much
more; but the land acquired from Mexico
| was the opening of the way to the Pacific,
and. as the star of Bethlehem presaged the
coming Savior, so did this promise the
| future grandeur of the republic"
Major G. =. Woodruff spoke for the
army. and his burning words told only
too plainly OF the zeal Of the regular army
for the honor of the flag.
1T is no menace to your liberties" he
said, that we are here. The army does
| not make war. 1t only waits the call of
the merchant or the statesman, and when
the business of the one or the rights of the
other have been injured or abridged. then
we are waiting to step in, and with our
lives defend that which the flag should
| protect"
Following the regular list of toasts came
a plumber of impr0mptu speeches, and with
songs and oratory the veterans were de-
tained until the morning hours. The fol-
lowing were in attendance: Charles A,
Sumner, Noble Hamilton. Robert Bar
nett. George w. Adams, /. S. Bowers. w.
q. d. Hart. C. Mason Kline. Samuel W.
Backus, w. K. smedberg. W. Il. Seamans
of Los Angeles, John c. Currler,
William F. Stewart, captain Fourth
Artillery. Philip Teare. c. w. Cross. o.
f Wiley, c. A. Woodruff. Colonel An
drews, Z. c. Seymour. NJ. II. de Young.
Irving Nj. Scott. /. G. Messee.
Colonel Stewart, U. S. A, John Daggetl'
superintendent United States Mint
Max Popper, William l.. Duncan, Con,
stance V. Lawrence. W. C. Burnett. D.
Z. Lee; A. Mautner, John Murphy
John +. Felix, A. Mcdonald. Sam