Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-14
MR.. DAWES HoNoRED,
His Late Associates in the Senate Tender Him
q Banquet.

MS L9te Associates In the Senate Tender Him
q Banquet.
The United States Senate. irrespective OF
party, gathered about the banquet board at the
Arlington last night to pay honor to the thirty
six years Of continuous service in Congress Of
Henry l. Dawes Of Massachusetts,. Ex-Sen-
ator Dawes term Of office expired on the 4th
instant, and his retirement was q voluntary
one.
Theinvitation to Mr.. Dawes was engrossed
on q mammoth sheet Of parchment and en-
bodied an expression of the sentiments enter
tanned toward him by the gentlemen who asked
him to be their guest on this occasion. The in
:vitation was signed by the Senators who had
served with Mr.. Dawes and who are now men,
bers Of the body with which he was SO long
connected. These included Senators Aldrich.
Bate, Cockrell, Daniel, Davis, Faulkner, George,
German, Gray. Hale, Hawley, Pasco, Proctor,
Quay, Mills Sherman. Stewart. Stockbridge,
Turpie, Berry, Butler, Chandler, Coke, Colquitt,
Cullom, Dixon. Dolph, Frye, Harris, Higgins,
Hoar, Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Manderson,
thall, washburn' wolcott. Wilson, Ali
son. Blackburn, Brice, Call, Cameron. Du-
bois, Gallinger, Gibson. Gordon. Hans
brough, Hill, Irby, Jones (of Arkansas), Jones
lof Nevada), Kyle, Mitchell, morrill,, Palmer,
PETER, Plat. Pugh. Squire: Stanford, Teller,
The table was spread in the banquet room of
the hotel. Covers we're laid for sixty-fiye
gentlemen, the only persons present beside
signers Of the invitation being Henry Cabot
Lodge, Mr.. Dawes successor in the Senate; JUS
tice Gray Of the United States Supreme Court,
son of Massachusetts,; Gen. A. G. McCook,
secretary Of the Senate; Sergeant-at-Arms E.
X. Valentine, c. B. Reade, assistant doorkeeper,
and E. B. Wight
THE ToAsrs AND SPEECHES
The party sat down at 8 O'Clock. and after
enjoying the menu for an hour and a half SEN
ator W. b. Allison, chairman of the committee
on appropriations with whom Mr.. Dawes had
served nearly his entire term in the Senate), as
toastmaster. introduced the first speaker of the
evening, Senator Gray Of Delaware. who re-
sponded to the toast, 'The President of the
United States'
The other formal toasts, with the names of
those who responded, were as follows: "Our
honored guest" Senator Hoar and Senator
Cockrell; 1.-The Supreme Court of the United
States" Justice Gray; 1.-THE Congress of the
United States" Senator Sherman; 1.-THE state
OF Massachusetts" Senator Lodge; "Lo, the
poor Indian" Senator Jones Of Arkansas.
Senator Dawes acknowledgements followed
the remarks of his late colleague, Senator Hoar.
He responded with much emotion to the very
complimentary references to his career and
character made by Senators Allison, Cockrell
The latter made quite long response to the
toast going into the details of Mr.. Dawes
honorable life in connection with the history Of
the state he had SO faithfully represented.
Senator Lodges response was brief. He said
that ever since Webster's famous reply to Hayne
sixty years ago any one who attempted to speak
for the state of Massachusetts was subjected to
a crushing comparison with that effort. The
state honored faithful service by continuance
of her confidence and regard, and none had
more worthily won them both than the guest
Of the evening, who upon retiring from her
service went back to his old home, as all should
go under like conditions, full of honors and
years.
The toast allotted to Senator Jones owed it's
origin to Senator Dawes extended service at
the head Of the committee on Indian affairs, to
which position Senator Jones will succeed.
The speaker recounted Mr.. Dawes services in
behalf Of the red man and set forth the bene-
fits he is enjoying az the results OF the intelli-
gent ami sympathetic labors of the retiring
chairman.
After the formal list Of toasts had been dis
posed of there were a number OF volunteer
speeches. all breathing the good fellowship that
Is characteristic OF the associations in the Sem
ate Of the United States and wishing for Mr..
Dawes happy and prosperous retirement.
Mr. Dawes and family leave Washington to-
morrow for Pittsfeld, Mass, their old home.