The morning times., 1897-02-23
Two Societies Meet in Honor Of
Washington's Birthday.
VICE PRESIDENT A GUEST
The Sons of the Revolution and the
Sons of the American Revolution
Meet Together About the Festive
Board Stirring Addresses-Sec-
retary McAdoo a Speaker.

societies, whose members can trace their
Revolutionary era, closed the observance
of Washington birthday by giving
joint banquet last evening, at Rauscher's,
on Connecticut avenue. 1t was a social
reunion in which over 100 OF the members
participated.
There were distinguished names on the
list Of guests, among them that of Hon.
Adlai E. Stevenson, Vice President of the
United States; Admiral James "A. Geer of
the United States Navy, Gen. ID. S. Stan
ley OF the United States Army, Gen. o.
B. Wilcox of the United States Army,
Or. j. M Flint OF the United States Navy,
Gen. j. c. Brecknridge, United States
Army; Gen. Thomas M. Vincent, United
States Army; Admiral John q. Walker
Of the United States Navy; Gen. Rufus
Sax ton, United States Army; Surgeon
General Wyman of the United States
Hospital Service, and Major Green Clay
Goodloe OF the United States Marine Corps;
Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor Of
theNew York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
and half a hundred or more who are
prominent in the civilian ranks.
These were all Sons OF the Revolution,
whether designated as American" or
otherwise, the only distinction between
the two societies being in names by which
each is known. They are so nearly allied
that they separate only when the indi-
yidual organizations hold their business
sessions, and there Is movement on
foot for organic union, which promises
TO eventually succeed.
The guests were assembled at tables
about O'Clock, and the speaking began at
10, with Gen. j. c. Breckinridge on duty
as toastmaster. The selected topics were
all of the patriotic type, leading off with
''Our Navy and closing with "Our Patriot
Sires. The Father OF His Country was also
remembered III q special way, and Our
Societies -mean ming the Societies OF Sons
received a bouquet Of choice exctics as
q tribute 10 their excellence.
After brief remarks by Gen. O. b. VIII
cox, past president of the Sons Of the
American Revolution, Gen. j. c. Ereckin-
ridge, the toastmaster, was introduced.
He was greeted with a hearty round Of
applause. Gen. Breckinrldge referred to
the two societies and deftly blended them,
his references apparently striking a re-
sponsive chord With brief Introduction,
Gen. Breckenridge said the united sons
stand ready TO again dominate the policy
of the American nation.
They cannot ask where we stand. There
is but one flag for US, he said. AS toast
master, Gen Brcckinridge then introduced
Assistant Secretary McAdoo, whose theme
was "Our Navy" He alluded TO the
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also TO the Importance of the naval arm
in the equipue lat of the nation for main
tanning the national honor. He referred,
also, to the fact that at one time the
Navy had more enemies than friends a
prominent member of Congress once said
he would go farther To burn the Navy
than TO save It.
The assistant secretary attributed the
success Of the Union cause in the late
civil war n large part to the work of the
Navy, and predicted that the time would
come when 1t would receive its lust need
OF praise. reference to Admiral Walker
brought the members TO their feet, and
elected great applause. The speaker
referred TO the genius Of the American
mechanic, and said the fact that it had
wrought marvels of mechanism which had
challenged the admiration OF the world.
The critics OF the Navy, he said, are like
critics in general, the louder they are,
the least the V know. Ifever the American
Navy gets a chance TO do its duty, he
added, 1t win be the equal OF the best in
the world
At the conclusion OF the Secretarys re
marks, he was cheered to the echo. other
responses to regular toasts We're from Hon
! Walter T. Logan, of New York, who spoke
to "Our Societies. and from Col. Walter
/ S. Chase, of Ohio, whose theme was Our
Patriot Sires''
| In speaking Of the two organizations,
| Mr. Logan referred to the internecine
conflict between men sprung from q
common glorious ancestry and expressed
the hope of 4 closer union He saw in the
! Joint celebration 1.-The harhinger of wiser
| counsels in the societies and better days
for the republic
These last two and the impromptu adj
! dresses We're received with every mani
| festation of approval. Vice President
| Stevenson, from whom an address was ex-
! pected. was obliged to leave early
A novel feature of the menu was the
| serving of ice cream in the form of apples
which was passed to the members il
receptacIes fashioned in the style of q
| Continental hat Another unique feature
was the serving Of cherries from the boughs
| of miniature trees passed about the tables
The committee in charge of the enter
| tainment was constituted as follows: Henry
| G.. Kemp, chairman: John Paul Earnest
| DR.. Marcus Benjamin, Thomas Blagden and
Capt Walter Howe.
| These were among those present: Prof
| Gilbert Thompson, United States Geolog gi
cal Survey: Francis f. Grice, Lieut.. Rich
ard e. davenport, Bernard K. Green, Fred
erick May, Pickering Dodge, Dr. Marcus
| BENJAMIN, John Sherman, Rev. Frank H
Rigelow. DIR. Swan NJ. Burnett, Gaillart
Hunt Henry c. Kemp, W. V. Cox, F.. B
| Smith, j p Earnest, Noble D. Larner
Walter H French, F. C. Van Horn, DIR. W
NJ. Wooster, Frank II. Couscr, John Il
Graham, William A. De Caindry, R. p
Harris. II. p r. Holt, ID. Webster Prem
tiss Prof F. W True, r rof. A. P Mon
tague, w W. Johnston, John j. Halstead
Wayne Smith, Samuel Roades, Chief Con
| strtIctor Philip Hichborn, L. S. n: G. F. T.
Beale, Prof. E. NJ. Gallaudet, j. William
Henry, Ira W II Dcnnison, Z. Oliver Belt
C. H Sinclair, James Malcomhe Henry
Thomas Blagden, A. S. Perham, Leonard
A Merritt, Col. W. H. Chase of Toledo
Ohio: Hon Joseph K. McCammon, DIR. +
| Z Morgan, c. l.. Gardner, Barry Rulkley