Evening star., 1897-02-18
GEN. CLARKsoN BANQUErED.
The Grand Army Commander-in-
Chief Visits the Department OF the


The Grand Army Commander-in-
Chief Visits the Department of the
Potomac.
At banquet at the Ebbitt House last
evening Commander-in-chief Clarkson of
the Grand Army of the Republic was the
guest Of the Department Of the Potomac
The commander-in-chief was escorted to
the hotel from Grand Army Of the Repub-
Tic Hall. after the annual encampment, by
Chief Of Staff J. B. Carter. Commander
in-chief Clarkson sat at the right of De-
partment Commander McElroy The vari-
GUS department officers presided over each
Of the other tables. all Of which were taste
fully decorated with fruit and flowers
Schroeder's orchestra played patriotic and
other popular airs through the evening
The committee of arrangements consisted
OF George E. Carson, Alva s. Taber. Abra-
ham Hart, Almyne H. G. Richardson, Jacob
=. Raub. Nathan B. Prentice and William
r. Seville. The reception committee con-
sisted of the department commander and
the other officers. with Past Commander
in-chief S. s. Burdett, Past Junior Vice
Commander-in-chief H. Dingman, and Past
Department. Commanders F. H. SpraKue
b F. Hawkes.. A H G. Richardson, G. E.
Carson. William Gibson. D. S. Alexander
N. NJ. Brooks, ]. B. Burke, c. P. Lincoln
W. s. Odell. NJ. E. Urell, j. NJ. Pipes, A. F.
Dinsmore. 8. E. Faunce, N. Bickford and
NJ. T. Anderson Among the guests were
Prof Willis l. Moore. Gen. c. H. Gros-
venor. Col. George A. Woodward, Cen
George d. Ruggles. Robert w. Tayler, Capt
p. l.. Zalinski, ex-Gov. T. C. Fletcher, Col
George H. Patrick and Sidney L. Wilson.
aid to commander-in-chief.
Commander McElroy acted as toastmas-
ter.
When Comrade McElroy announced the
hIst regular toast, Our Country" the Or
chestra played the national hymn.
Mr.. Charles H. Grosvenor was called
upon. being introduced as a figurer and
prophet He said one could hardly esti-
nate the value of the country by process
OF reas oning, yet he knew of no better
way to calculate 1t than by what 1t cost
&c preserve it. He long ago reached the
conclusion. considering the achievements
of tn, great leaders of the Union armies
and the suffering of the men shot and i'm
prisoned, that the true criterion was
whether the individual did all he could,
sEd the capacity in which he found him
self for the Union. 1t was to the American
soldier that was owed all that the country
was worth today. Further on In his
speech. referring to the Cuban situation. he
said the administration should devote It
self to raising funds assiduously as 1t
Low does to suppressing liberty under the
fnfamy of Spanish rule in Cuba. Our cOun-
try, with the treasury running So Goa, 600
deficit month, without the possibility
ander the conditions existing now, of being
ever any better, had turned the Attorney
Generals department ard all the detective
TO pounce upon the poor devils who were
trying to get out from under the lash of
Spanish tyranny. Even the American ship
was subject to the infamy of having female
passengers stripped to ascertain whether
they were bringing away some reports of
the things that went on there in Cuba, and
the government stood by and said not a
word.
Commander McElroy acted as toastmas-
ter. General Ruggles, as the first speaker
Of the evening told q rousing good story,
which walked the boys up. and General
GrOsvenor followed him with a spirited talk
mfnistration of public affairs which made
a deficit of So. 100000 month and devoted
the Department of Justice and the rev.
enue cutter service to suppressing liberty
in Cuba
The commander-in-chief responded elo-
qrently to the toast The Grand Army of
the Republic"
The other toasts were Our Comrades
Who Have Crossed the River" drunk stand
ing, and the Loyal Women" by Col. Chas.
F. Lincoln, and Inauguration Day Wealth
ef.' Prof. Moore.
Besides those mentioned there were pres
ent J. H. jerks, n. NJ. Mccullough, H G.
Jacobs, c. C. Boyd, Hiram Buckingham. S.
J. Block, Thomas s. Hopkins, D. NJ Good
acre, A. d. c.: Charles A. Summer, j. NJ
Edgar. William P. Seville ]. r. HAYES. M.
D.. L. F. Randolph. James B. Lamb:e, Fe-
lix A. Reeve, H. B. Titus, William H. Par
fridge, Capt. r. w. Tyler, p J. Honiiger,
Thomas NJ. Vincent, Wilson n Paxton.
Robert Armour, c. W. Hackett, st. Paul.
Mimi: Henry Casey A. H. G. Richardson,
Israel W. Stone, William H. Doolittle, Gen.
Charles King, William Hunter Meyers. ].
f. Hayes. NJ D., John Bowles, John Bres-
nahan. Col ]. r. Lewis, DIR. Aaron Bald
win. A. s. Perham, W. H. Chase, E. W.
Whitaker. ]. B. Carter chief Of staff:
Capt. Thomas Wilson and W. H. Black.