Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-14

PREsENr-sENAIoR PROCTOR PgEsIDED-ELo-
oUENr SPEECHES BY SECRETARY NOBLE, sENA-
TOR CHANDLER, REPRESENTATIVE HoAR AND
OTHERS.
Nearly four hundred distinguished soldiers
and sailors and a score of men notable in civil
life sat down to dinner at the Arlington Hotel
last night in attendance upon the eleventh an
nuai banquet OF the District Of Columbia En-
campment OF the Military Order of the Loyal
Legion of the United States. Over and about
them was draped the national ensign and red,
white and blue decorations prevailed every
where.
Around table at the head Of the dining hall
sat the commander Of the Loyal Legion, Red
field Proctor. and the guests of the evening.
Secretary John W. Foster, Secretary Noble,
Senators Brice, Gibson, Stockbridge, Dawes
and Chandler. Prof. Goodwin, Rev. I. T. Mum
ger. Rev. John r. Paxton, Gen. John c. Rob-
inscn, U. :. A; Gen. f. A. Carr, I. S. A.; X. s.
Robinson and +. B. Hay.
THE NATIONS FLAG.
When the coffee and cigars were reached at
the end of the dinner Commander Proctor in
troduced the first speaker Of the evening" Sec
rotary Noble, who responded to the toast 1.-The
nations flag" Gen. Noble was a soldier. He
has the most intense veneration and enthusiast
tic love for the flag under which he fought and
he possesses the f.culty Of expressing that de-
yotlon for the e'.sign. His speech last night
was an impassioned tribute to ''Oid Glory"
that aroused his hearers to enthusiasm which
found expression in applause and cheers. Then
he referred to the significance of the flag to the
people; how il binds this great empire of peo-
pie, widely separated as they are by distance,
into one homogeneous loyal body. The flag,
to all the world, is the pledge of freedom,
justice order civilization and Christianity. Gen.
Noble spoke significantly of a possible new field
for the flag TO float over (Hawaii) and his refer
ence was received with tumultuous applause.
THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF THE REPUBLIC.
Commander Proctor then introduced Senator
VIM. E. Chandler to respond to the toast The
soldiers and sailors of the republic" He
thought Mr.. Chandler was the proper one to
respond to this toast. for Mr.. Chandler is a man
of peace and loves peace SO well that he will
fight for it.
Senator Chandler prefaced his response with
ar anecdote. Il was sitting in my seat in the
Senate the other dav, which adjoins that of
your commander. A brother Senator ap-
proaced and said to him loud enough for me
to hear, of courss): Il like Chandler don't
youy Your commander was evidently embar
raised. He was in tight place and naturally
wanted to compromise.
Eyes he replied, 4 like Chandler. but it
ii was pretty hard upon him to be given the
subject of the soldiers and sailors of the re-
public Ito be presented in short speech and
with one Idea" The presen. era is the historic
view of the war. The horrors of the conflict
are past and men discuss critically the events
which have gone before. They write histories,
and at last. after twenty-five years. we get the
truth. Now comes the poetic view of the war.
The nation invests the events of the struggle
with halo of glory and places tablets of honor
upon the brows of the heroes. Today We are
all beginning TO take the poetic view. 1t seems
but few days since Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan were among US. But they have gone.
and now we are beginning to apotheosize those
heroes. III it were ancient Rome We would
make them gods and put them in the Pantheon.
Today we ought to be looking for the epic
poet. Where shall he be found? Whittier has
just gone, Longfeilow has long since passed and
the nation waits for a poet who will Immortalize
this war. Mr.. Chandler took occasion to eulo-
gize Gen. G. r. Parke and Gen. Horatio G.
Wright of the Army of the Potomac. and his
reference to them was received with cheers.
THE LOYAL LEGION.
Representative Sherman Hoar followed Sena-
tor Chandler, responding to the toast of .'The
Loyal Legion" His speech was short, deli
cately but sincerely complimentary and de-
hyered with grace and modesty well becoming
the handsome young Congressman. He said
there is no fame in civil life which can begin to
compare with the fame that comes to the men
of the Loyal Legion as the defenders of their
country. He closed his address with an appeal
for fraternity. When an American citizen comes
forward from any part of this country with
loyalty in his heart he should be welcomed to
the heritage which the men of the Loyal Legion
have made.
Before concluding Mr. Hoar called attention
to the fact that Senator Chandler had embar-
al n l. l.
poem IN his Inside pocket and Mr. Chandler
had lone all in his power 10 discourage the
reading Of il. But Mr.. Hoar would not be
foiled- With that natural cheek that goes
with the mugwump' ne would read it anyhow.
And he did. 1t was glowing tribute to the
LOYAL Legion as Leaders of Men" and was re-
ceived with long-continued applause.
The last toast, Ewes daughters was an
swered by Capt. Robert F. Roberts. who spoke
In pleasing vein upon this attractive subject.
This closed the formal part Of the program
and for the next hour or two the guests listened
20 impromptu speeches. Prof. Goodwin Smith,
Congressman ODounen Gen John {. Robin
son. Gen. Hswley. Senator Bricc. Rev. Dr.
Corey and Rev. John L. Paxton made addresses
and Mr.. T. t. Hay rang comic song.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT
Among those present were Gen. l. c. Abbott.
Rear Admiral John j. Amy, L. S. N; Maj. II.
<flNOIu NdDt- l. hHutfsC1. tOl. u. l..
Andrews, L. S. A.; Capt Robert Armour, Gen.
c. c. Augur. U. S. A.. Rear Admiral d. Am
men, U. S. NJ; Maj J. b. Babcock. U. s. A.;
Gen. A. Baird. L. ). A.. Chief Engineer C. H.
Baker. L. =. N; Col. J. A. Bates, u. S. A.; Maj
J. N Bell, L. $. A.; Lieut. A. Berger. Mai. c.
L. Belknap. Capt. c. Z. Bendire, U.S.A.; Lieut..
S. II. Bodfish, Col. Robert BOYD, Col G. NJ.
Brayton. L. 5. A.; Capt W. I. Brayton, Capt
y. VI. Brooks, Col W. A. Brown, Lieut.. F. E.
Brownell, L. ). A.; Surg. Gen. j. Mills Browne,
L. S. N; Gen. William Henry Browne. Chap
lain j. II. Bradford. Gen. J. c. Breckinridge,
Z. 5. A.; Capt. S. S. Burdett, Gen. r.
y. Batchelder, L. s. A.; Maj F. H. Butts, Maj
W. NJ. Caldwell. Gen. Charles Candy. Gen.
B. c. Card, U. S. A.; Gen. E. A. Carman,
Capt. ]. Z. Carpenter. Capt }. NJ. Carson
Lieut.. r. G.. Carter, L. s. A.. Mr.. F. Z. Chaplin
Lieut. p. E. Chaplin, Mr.. II. NJ. Clapp, Gen G.
W. Clark. Gen. Cecil Clay. Gen. James b. Colt,
Lie1t. W. II. Cook. Capt c. c. Cole, Mai. f.
". Coleman. Rear Admiral E. X. Colhoun, u
S. N; Col. Joseph Conrad, L. 5. A; Pay Di-
rector i. c. Crosby, U. s. N; Maj. Fl. L. Gran
ford. Mr.. ]. II. Crawford, Lieut.. l.. F. W.
Cushing, Paymaster ]. r. Carmody, U. 8. N F;
Capt: Robert Catiin, {. S. A.; Capt. II. de b.
Clay, Lieut.. r. q. Davenport, U. S. N; Capt
Andrew Davidson. Col. ". z. Davis, Capt L.
h Devendorf, Surg. j. Z. Dexter, Gen. Joseph
dickinson, Mr.. J. W. Dudley, Gen. W. Dudley.
Mr.. Lanier Dunn, Capt. j. b. Eaton. US. A;
Mr. p W. Eaton, Lieut. J. L. Engle, Col o. H.
Ernst, C-S.A-; Commodore r. ID. Evans, US y. /;
Col Charles Fair. Lieut. G. ". Fairbrother
Commodore y. II. Farquhar. U.S.N; Capt
+. A. Field. Mr.. W. f. Field. Capt. Il. A. Fish,