The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18

the world. For more than forty and eight
years he has crossed the wide ocean, and
sailed the seas over, in time Of peace and
in time of war-ever faithful and courageous
In unfolding the flag and protecting the
interests of his country. Entering the naval
service of our Republic when he was not
yet fourteen years of age-he has served
in every grade from mdshipman to rear
admiral-and now with strength unim-
pared, IN the fuliness OF his powers, having
filled to the allotted time limit the position
of ranking officer in the United States navy,
he comes back to his old home and his
old friends-and fellow townsmen, with this
declaration on his lips that the indianapolis
of to-day is to him one of the most beauti-
full cities in the world and the best to live
action and utterance. The admiral has
given us a new sense of self-respect. he
has helped US to realize better than before
that we have city which is worthy of our
affection and our pride. Now that he has
returned to us we Will not fail to claim
his high character and achievements as part
of the high fame of our civic life. 1t is
true that Indianapolis has but one admiral
but one is sufticient-since we have the best
now living. We are not aiming so much at
''The supreme test of a city is the kind
of manhood it produces. Coleridge declared
that the basis of government is property.
We have got far beyond that Men are the
basis. and the average of manhood here in
Indianapolis ranks hight say with conf
dence it ranks exceptionally high. The chief
foundation Of a city truly great is to make
noble living possible for all it's citizens and
stimulate them to it. If but knew 1T
we can make this city of ours what we
will. believe we have better chance to
make it and mold 1t to noble issues tnan
has any other city of its size in America.
1t was well started. 1t has good traditions.
1t is not yet too large to handle; it is pro-
greSsive and plastic to good influences.
There are rich possibilities before us, and
this very gathering of representative citi-
ZenS gives Us encoura cement to believe that
these possibilities will become actualities,
end that in the years to come we shall have
har0 ri
defile or degrade and full of everything that
can minister TO the material and moral well
fare OF Its eltizeasaa city where the num- n
share in the best life of the world city
so honest in it's administration, so law
abiding in its life, SO high in its spirit so
noble in its aims as to be home-prized and
loved, not only by men who have seen the
glories Of the world, but by every citizen
who walks its streets"
THE GUESTS
Among those present were the following:
John S. Lazarus e. c. Miller. John H.
Holiday. A. j. Beveridge, f. A. w. Davis,
James E. Lilly, w. W. Woollen, E. G. Oar
lington, William Fortune. c. A. Kenyon,
S. E. Morss, Harry Woollen, John A. Finch,
E. S. Folsom, F. A. Maus. E. ]. Heeb. j.
]. Cooper r, w. Furnas. P. B. Raymond.
c. c. Foster. G. L. Barney w W. Wins
low, Charles Mcguire, w. j. Brown, w. S.
CARRIER, S. Dunlap, M A. Woollen, J. w.
Kern, B. D. Miner, c. NJ. Reynolds, A A.
Wilkinson, George j. Marott S. Baldwin.
John r. Pearson. Fl. r. WATSON, John r.
Wilson, Franklin w. Hays, j. C. Tarking-
ton, G. A. Schnull, G. "A. Christensen, NJ L.
Haines, George Brown, Charles E. Coffin,
A. F. Potts, w. G. Vajen, Thomas Tag
CART, J. H. Pattison, Joseph T. Tanning,
w. B. Barry, A. G. Smith, w. B. Burford,
w. D. Allison, Louis Newberger, w. E.
lockwood, .. NJ. Parry, S. P. Sheerin, M.
B. Wilson, Il. E. Griffith, L. j. Hackney,
w. p. De Way, DR.. Allen.