The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-31
BANQUET TO GEN. HOWARD
mrs RETIREMENT COMMEM0RATED
ny THE OXFORD CLUB.
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nen. O. o. Howard and Col. Loomis l.. Lang
dor we're the guests OF honor last evening at q
d,nner given at the oxford Club, Brooklyn. in
onn,memoration Of their retirement from the
t-rited states army. Col. Lanedon, who has
loon stationed at Fort Hamilton. was retired on
net. % and Gen. Towards retirement will take
lace on Nov 8. The terms Of service Of both
expire by the age limit.
abou, one hundred guests sat at the board,
and letters Of regret were received from ex-
President Harrison, Gen. b. F. Tracy, Gen. Nell
60, A. Miles, Major Gen. schofeld. Capt. Jack
crawford. and Others Gen. Harrison wrote
hat he had served under Gen. Howard, who
as iust soldier and one for whom he had the
highest esteem. :.
A. the table with the President OF the club,
william perri, and Gen. Howard and Col Lang
don were Rear Admiral Erben. U. s. N, re-
tired, Charles A. Dana, Justice r. NJ. Cullen of
pr,oklyn, Gen stewart L. woodford, Gen.
wager swayne, and Murat Halstead. After the
dinner President Bcrri paid brief tribute
:, the patriotism and bravery of the chief
ores,s. and introduced Gen. Howard, who was
greeted with cheers and the waving OF small
american flags which had been distributed as
ne the company OF America" Gen. Howard
whose wineglasses as usual were turned down,
began by saying that he had heard some one
ssk what was the matter with Howard. What
allied him then, he said. was that he was between
drinks.
After putting his audience in an easy humor
nv this sally Gen. Howard went into war remi-
niscences. The trouble at Charlottesville was
he said that they had as foes the same blue
eyed Saxon people as themselves He referred
feelingly TO Gen. sherman and Gen. slooum.
that at any dinner or public function which the
three attended in New York Gen. Slocun and
IhS sprssgB 10th his friends were gone and he be-
lieyed that before great while he should Join
them on the other shore, He welcomed the
and he also looked forward to the end to which
these friends had attained TO an entrence, II the
lie had tried in his forty years OF service to do
his duty under the old flag. and he believed this
Though nSt pssrfss the best
be vigorously upheld.
The institutions, which make this Govern
lie schools, the churches, and the town meeting.
Our ballot box. let 1t be clean and pure, and let
tnS S shall be eIerted to defend every
man in his right 70 vote according to his con-
ones 70 defend and perpetuate these institu-
cheers and the. waving Of flags also greeted
said his mind was carried back to the first time
he met Gen. Howard In Tennessee. shortly
that .n he Sni asn Ssr Gsn a ssS
reso a. Rs%' lie !: different ' iro % the he rest
And that is the secret" Mr.. Dana continued.
"of all human greatness. The man must be
Il may be the religion OF Rome, OF Buddhism. OF
science, but a man must believe IL. What we
admire in these men is not only their individual
selves, but their devotion to an ideal, their
efforts TO bring about the best destiny Of man.
union, peace, and fidelity to duty. II Is the adj
vancement OF truth that sheds the brightest
radiance upon the name " the individual"
There arose at times MIR. Dana said. In the
minds Of the most Intelligent doubts as to the
would take q prophet to answer the question;
but to him the issue seemed certain. The work
was going forward tn achieve that great vision
united community that at last should be at
peace and embrace the whole globe.
sou, enir flags, Mr.. Dana remarked that the
nu'nbcr Of the States was not the same AS In the
"rSr nags Se3 OF ns tSe said Mr.
llama. and there are going to he more and
more stars until the p1litical armament is filled
in Une destiny and one hope"
Col. Ianydon, Admiral Erben. Gen, swayne
barnes also spoke briefly. Gen. .Swayne after
some military "reminiscences, spoke OF the pos
slb!e usefulness in civil life of men who had
already been tried in thc service OF the people
In the army.
He dlated upon the socialstc developments
Of the times and drew attention to the demand
consequent upon them for more laws governing
the people. In this country the people were the
trustees oI their own Government. In former
times people had made monarch their trustee;
now they were their own trustees.
There Is but one form OF government for city
or country" said the speaker. and that IL one
IN which the Individual citizen shall come TO
gard himself a. the trustee for his fellow men,
and feel bound by sense OF duty to serve |
them"
Gen. Swaync said that when the socialistio |
disturbance. accustomed by the knights Of La |
Dor few wears ago. aroused the country, he was |
considerably disturbed about 1t.
He had been informed that Mr.. Dana was ex- |
cellently qualified To form an opinion on such a
manifestation, and he sought counsel from him
concerning IL.
lie was tuld that II was only a wave sweeping
over the country. He now complimented Mr.. |
Dana on his prescience and tho sOundness Of his
judgment.