New-York tribune., 1896-04-21
WAR DAYS RECALLED.
ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF THE 7TH
REGIMENT.
MAYOR STRONG TALKS on THE CITY OF NEW
YORK"-GENERAL BUTTERFIELD AND GEN
ERAL vIEI.E AMONG THE

YORK'-GENERAL BUTTERFIEI.D AND GEN
ERAL vIELE AMONG THE
OTHER SPEAKERS
About hundred and fifty veterans and active
members Of the 7th Regiment sat down to dinner at
Sherrys last night TO celebrate the seventy-second
anniversary of the organization and the thirty-fth
anniversary OF the departure the 7th for the seat
OF war Colonel l.. G.. Woodhouse. the president OF
the organization. presided Among those present
Abram Garrison, W. l.. Darling. Oscar Moh
Ter. Colonel J. II. Ammon, Captain ID. A. Nesbitt
Captain G. W. Rand. Lieutenant ID. NJ. Nesbitt
Colonel II L. Pierson. General G. II. Mckibben
Major ID. F. Wright. General J. Frederick Person
Colonel John Oakley Major w. B. Coughtry. Cap
tain II. II. Mott DR.. Moreau Morris. Lieutenant j.
T. Schuyler. Lieutenant G. w. Nichols. First Ser
geant Louis Sands. Sergeant James
Baird. Major Joseph Holland. Colonel J. Howard
Grey, James =. Burrell. Gouverneur Kemble and j.
c. Citing
The dinner was in its early stage when Mayor
Strong entered the room and was received with
loud and hearty cheers milling and bowling as he
took his place at the guests table. next 10 the
chairman. teapot was sent TO the Mayors place
shortly after his arrival. He acknowledged the
compliment by drinking Of IT'S contents
The dinner proper .ong one, and 1t was
late when Genera T. l.. Niele arose TO respond 20
the first set toast. April IL, 1867 lie SAID mat
the day would always be remembered, not only as
the one which the 7th marched to the front ont
the day patriotism took the place Oh par
tsanship In this country
The second toast was The Army, ana Wa was re- tr
sponded TO by General Daniel BItterield VINO, ~ ~
the absence of Rear Admiral Meade VINO Vas
arm Of the servic, in his remarks General Butter
field spoke oil the important part p.ayed IN tne ne
the 7th Regiment in particular. He said that he
had marshaed 10000 troops before the President
of the United States: that he had stood Win the
Emperor OF Russia when he reviewed large part
Of his army and had been present also Whsn % ,he the
Emp
Franco-Prussian war but that he had never felt 50
ss% m%fn the ra In x Resmen Il" parade although he was
member OF rival oreanilation ., .,o
Masn Mayor s.o@s Cv "'oS Of N"wYork ne was
aEfta s1eetad 'Saii wIih Sua lie told Of
an experience which he had On the ninet t'en;h day
tn see the 7ih Rcrlincnt march to the front and
one OF the party had said that he hoped they would
never come back. Mayor strong said That IN thai
which they were working to discharge ;he nan who
made the unpatrioiic remark. declaring NAT they
SeId NOT wDk ssnen5s ne Ths on
brought the speaker and his audience on good rms
had been talking that subject more or less
since the arst Of November ga cnlarse en- he he
theme for which he on the progrl'nme he
spoke OF the enlarged dockage which.the city OF
New-York should have and wiih whicn she , aonl
become the greatest commcrcial city Of IN" "ofld'
He spoke OF the bright prospects OF ne schools
and said that J0.eO children. in addition 10 tLose
now cared Tor would nnd places In the Now-York
public schools when the plans now in embryo were
carried out. The University Of New ork ana 90.
New-York were all pointed to with pride by the
Mayor as educational institutions by means OF
which the city Of New-York was destined 20 become
also the educational centre as II IL alrealy the
commercial centre Of the United sta:@s r,
LADIES'. captain william Henry White .psse for
THE Citizen Soldier" The Rev Dr Van de Water
ha MnG nS p%rposa S1e Spoke on The subject Of Fac
and Major James Otis Woodward oi me "Ihahy
in.rgess Corps. responded TO the 'oas' 'our