Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-11
OLD TICONDEROGA.
The Anniversary of Its Capture Celebrated
mt Marshall Hall.

The Anniversary of Its Capture Celebrated
mt Marshall Hall.
THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION
ENJOY A DELIGHTFUL SAIL DOWN THE RIVER,
EAT planned sHAD AND LISTEN TO WITTY AND
PATRIOTIC ADDRESSES.
Heavens brightest smile played merrily over
the earth yesterday to brighten up the land
scape and enliven the waters Of the Potomac
Tor the patriotic orders which on the pretty
lawns under the shade trees Of Marshall Hall
celebrated the one hundred and eighteenth
anniversary of the capture Of Ticonderoga in
an appropriate manner. Each year this i'm
portant event of the revolution is made the &C.
casion Of an outing by the Sons Of the Ameri-
can Revolution, Daughters of the American
Revolution and Sons of the Revolution. The
sons and daughters, and mothers and fathers,
and perhaps a few cousins, enjoyed the day,
than which more perfect one never shone.
The steamer River Queen had been chartered
Tor the day, and at p. M, while the orchestra
rendered patriotic air. the vessel cast of its
hawser and started down the stream. carrying
about $50 Of the members of these societies.
The sail was thoroughly enjoyed. so charming
was the weather. The time was devoted to
making acquaintances. and the bright CONVEX
sation soon made the trip slip by. As Alexsn-
dris was reached one patriotic soul inquired Of
her neighbor:
What other subject of interest is there in
the town besides the church which Washington
attended,
There is one of the most remarkable sights
In America" was the reply. Look and you
can see the spot which stands perfectly still
while all the rest OF the country progresses at
killing pace"
At Marshall He'll the ladies' at once made for
the place where the chef was cooking in the
open air the planked shad- They were greatly
interested in the affair and watched Ii until
there was danger that they themselves would
De baked. as the fire Is a very warm one. While
the dinner was being prepared the party broke
up. each to seek his own amusement. The
bowling alleys were utilized and some of the la
dies showed that they were adopts with these
pms, as well as others which they do not expect
TO come down. The shooting gallery was more
liked by the gentlemen. but it is feared that
their ancestors would have fought an almost
bloodless revolution had they not been better
shots with their old fintlocks than some of
their sons, who tried in vain and used up all the
ammunition in efforts to knock a pipe out of
the mouth Of an advocate of home rule
Planned sHAD AND oRAroRY
Gathered in the dining hall, after prayer by
the Rev. DIR. Snyder. the planked shad was at
tackled There was terrible onslaught. and
the forces of the enemy were being rapidly
u %
with white aprons led in the reinforcements
end the slaughter renewed. The blood
red flowed, but some preferred water, and for
over an hour the contest was waged. Finally
Gen. Breckenridge called halt, while the
American flag waved over the assembly
Sons Of your fathers, you won a victory at
Planked Shad Landing OF which your ancestors
might well be proud" The president of the
society made d very bright address, which
every one appreciated Now and then it
&Nrx okaI,
but 1t fitted along IN gIittering sparks Of witt
cisms. which made it ENJOYABLE 10 listen to.
AT the close Of Gen. Breckinridges remarks
the American flag was saluted in Chautauqua
style. the handkerchiefs of the assemblage be-
ing waved eacn time the national emblem was
dipped After each speech quartet of excel
lent male voices sang selection. Gen. Breck-
inridge acted as POSTMASTER, and well did he
I'LL the position. He introduced each speaker
with well-turned piece Of humor. which never
failed to strike home Gen. A. ". Greedy fol-
lowed the president. responding to the subject
OF The next century,. He expressed it mis-
belief that the next century to be the
women's century, and he would be among the
first to welcome them to the position they
should occupy in this world. There was a
danger. however, that blinded by their successes,
they might overreach their mark. Gen.
Greelys address was an eloquent one, which
the audience highly appreciated.
Ex-CommissiOner Douglass made one of his
s.
Like Gen. Breckenridge. he did not allow his
subject to hamper his ideas. and by the time he
had reached his topic he had the audience in
such good spirits that to drop to seriousness
would have been shameful. so, while they were
all laughing. he closed, having made one of the
best speeches Of the afternoon
Mr.. Ernest Wilkinson called upon in the
absence of Justice Brewer. who was detained
by the Chinese case before the Supreme Court
His address was delivered in an earnest tone
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pleasantly which had preceded. He was
eloquent, and when he finished was heartily
applauded for his happy thoughts.
DIR. j. Tabor johnson closed the speech
making in an argument which was to controvert
the statement made by every individual that his
particular branch Of the army or navy had been
the most instrumental in making the revolution
successful by showing that had not the medical
profession been on hand to keep the camps and
soldiers free from contagion the result might
have been different After DIR. s. X. Hall had
delivered q recitation apropos Of the occasion
the sssemblage broke up, but gathered again on
the porch of the dining hall, where they were |
photographed.
A vote OF thanks was unanimously passed by
the meeting thanking Col McKibben for the |
courtesies he had shown and for his personal
interest in the welfare of all.
The return was made pleasant BY the singing |
OF the quartet, the music of the orchestra and |
the recitations Of Miss Ethel Armes. The
O'Clock The quartet consisted of Alexander
Mosher. first tenor, Frank ". Bird second; ]. |
Henry Kaiser, first bass, and Chas. W. Han
cock, second.
THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED.
Among those present were Gen. and Mrs. |
George H. Shields. A. Howard Clark, William |
Van Zandt Cox, Bernard r. Green, Ernest Will |
kinson, DIR. j. W. Bayne. Mr.. and Mrs. Fran els |
L. Storm, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip F. Larner, Miss |
Mary Dor Reeve. William A. De Caindry. Mr..
and Mrs Francis E Gree. Mr.. and Mrs VIII |
liam H. Bayly. Mr.. and Mrs John B. Thomp-
son, Capt c. ID. Cowles, Mr.. and Mrs. William |
H. Pearce, Mrs. I. II. Alexander, DIR. and Mrs. |
Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mr.. and Mrs Clay
ton, Reconnaissance Douglass, General and |
Mrs. ]. B. Breckenridge, Mrs. Ballinger. Mr. |
Paul Ernest, Col and Mrs. j. B. Brownlow.
Gen A W. Greely, Maj Geo. A. Armes, Miss |
Ethel Armes, Robert Lewis, DIR. G. LLOYD Ma
gruder, Maj W II. H. Sheets the Misses !
Childs, DIR. and Mrs. J. Tabor johnson, Miss !
Van Hook, Cen Rufus Saxton. DIR. Frank |
Baker, Mr.. Husband, Mr. John Halstead, Mr.. |
Tracey, Capt. and Mrs. W. Meredith William |
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