The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-10
THE UNION SOLDIER.

doubt long he remembered by those
to whom it was directed.
THE UNION SOLDIER.
Colonel COursen next introduced
Hon Amos Cummings to respond to the
toast THE Union Soldier" When Mr..
Cummings rose to respond everybody
present rose with him, drank his health
and Joined in three rousing cheers for
the new commander.
Mr.. Cummings first waXed eloquent
over his theme, then dwelt humorously
for time on this subject so sourceful
Of hunlor and finally drifted into a
fierce denunciation of those who would
deny the deserving preserver of his
country of a merited pension or his
widow and orphans of some small re-
compense for the husband or father
they gave to the nations cause. EX-
President Cleveland was brought into
the speech in this connection and it is
needless TO say there were no dishes
or furniture broken by enthusiasm
created by Mr.. Cummings references
to him.
Hon. II. M. Edwards was to have re-
sponded to the toast THE Bar" He
could not remain for the speech-mak-
ing, so Toastmaster Cummings COM
PEELED DR.. Mcleod to respond. AL
though the reverend gentleman pro-
| tested against making an impromptu
speech where such good speeches were
expected. However, when he had
launched there was no occasion for
him to make any excuses. 1t was q
most timely and elegant address
Among other good things he said:
is A MAN OF PEACE.
81 am a man of peace and an am
| bassador Of the Prince of Peace, but ]
believe in holy war. If there ever was
holy war the war you fought in was
a holy one. You killed slavery and a
war that kills slavery is a holy war. |
am a man of peace, as / said before,
but. If there should ever be another
such war l would at least do what an
eX-president did. (The rest was lost in
laughter).
General st. Clair A. Mulholland, OF
Philadelphia, responded to the toast
Pennsylvania After telling q num-
ber of good stories he said it was not
necessary to tell anything about Penn
sylvan ia but il he had time he would
tell of the military glory of Pennsyl-
vania. IT was too great a subject
to attempt to cover in one night or in
week of nights. He paid a glowing
tribute to the men of Luzerne and
Lackawanna, paying particular tribute
to Oakford, Ricketts,, Dana, Conyns-
ham, Sergeant Crippen and De Lacy
and said that there wasn't a man In
the gallant regiments from these coun.
ties who was not deserving of q medal
of honor.
The next toast was by Colonel f. L.
| Hitchcock, THE Volunteer Soldier
He excused himself from going into
any great lengths as the subject had
been thoroughly covered and that the
hour was late.
| Major Moses Veale next dealt with
''The Ladies" or rather 1.-The Women
as he amended it. the latter term be.
| ing to his mind the more tasteful an6
proper in referring to her to whom
man owes everything within him thai
is good and noble. 1t was an eloquent
and tender tribute to womankind; one
of the most beautiful efforts Of the
evening.
1.-THE Press" by Colonel F. ]. Fitz,
simmons, was the next toast, and
as usual the eloquent and witty
| "Chauncey of the Local Press" kept his
hearers continually laughing or ap
| plauding.
General Theodore S. Peck spoke in,
terestingly of "Heroism," and Hon. T
| V, Powderly closed with a happy re
sponse to the toast 1.-THE Veterans O.
Lackawanna County"
THOSE WERE PRESENT.
Those who surrounded the table!
were: Richard Binder Philadelphia
Madison Drake, Elizabeth, N. j.; Henr
lie Fevee Brown, jamestown, N. Y; NJ