Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16

certainty about this nation until the Union
army took hold OF It: Henry Clay said:
God grant that the history of this United
States may take color not Of my own
times Out Of the noise and smoke of
battle came our national heroes"
Past and Present.
Senator Warren: Il came here to sit at
the feet Of wisdom and listen. con-
graduate you not only on your glorious
past, but on your healthy and soldier-like
appearance here tonight. You have seen
the magnificent development of the coun-
try. When we went to- war we believed
We were right. So did the other side
The world has decided that we were RIGHT.
are right. and II We go TO war, north and
south united our fag shall never be low
e1ed.'
Representative Charles A. Russell paid
glorious tributes to the memories Of Cen
eral Sedgwick and General Couch of Con-
necticut, whose names appeared on the
roster. 1.-THE soldiers of the Union army
were the schoolma sters Of my my genera
it will be because the people of this gener-
alton receive the precepts and emulate
the proud examples of the past. Connecti-
cut is conservative We followed Joe
Hawley when we thought we We're right
Connecticut has a larger National Guard
than any other state in proportion to its
size. II trouble does come the state will
be ready"
has already been written up by the his
tcrian. I served through the war but in
a distant field. The fire of patriotism
burns III the heart of the men in Colorado
She furnished three regiments and two in
dependent battalions of mounted scouts"
He complimented Mr.. Brosius upon his
happy and just references to the President
of the United States. 1.-The President will
r,0%h 10 Srv-s,, lxAI xxyffl
he said. THE chairman Of the appropria-
ticn committee will add cipher or two, If
necessary. to sustain the President in the
maintenance of the national HONOR
us there any great danger imminent to
the United States? I say no."
Speaks for Keystone State.
Representative Charles N Brumn said:
"Mr. Russell has spoken of Connecticut;
I speak for Pennsylvania. If Connecticut
gave to your corps the heroic Sedgwick
and the brave Couch, then Pennsylvania
can boast of having given to the I'd Army
Corps the gallant Sumner and Hancock,
the superb.
Il want to say a word as to the Amer
lean soldier at large. He is the best fight
There is a reason for this, is every effect
has a cause, and I say one Of the reasons
why the American soldier is superior to all
others is because he is citizen soldier.
creatures Of the power behind the throne;
with US, our soldiers are themselves the
power behind the throne. They are not
OILY the soldier and the citizen, but also
the sovereign. No power says to him,
You must CO. but he says himself, I CO.
There has been no material revolution
In systems Of warfare of army or navy in
the last century that was not brought
about by the American citizen and soldier
and sailor.
1.-THE American soldiers had demonstrated
In the war of the revolution. the war of
1872 and the Mexican war their ability to
cope with the foreign enemy on land and
sea. Foreign nations. however, prophesied
that our weakness was in our inability to
sabdue internal dissenssion. Now that we
are once more a united country, God help
any nation that dares 20 tackle u.s.,
Mr.. Byron Andrews said the press of
the country, not of the yellow kid va
riety, had done more to strengthen the
government than any other element.
The Guests.
Among those present were Gen. Marshall
I. Ludington., president OF the association:
Gen. Nelson A, Miles. Assistant Secretary
Meiklejohn, Gen. Joseph r. Hawley. SEN
ator George L. Shoup, Representative N d.
Sperry, Senator Francis E. Warren, Gen.
D. B. Henderson, Col. r. G. Rutherford,
Gen. John NJ. WILSON, Col. Theodore A.
Bingham, Capt. Ebert, Representative J. p.
Dolliver, Gen. J. r. OpBedrne, Col Geo. A.
woodward, Dr. j. rage Burwell Maj. A. S.
Perham, Represen tafive Marriott Brosius,
Representative Charles N. Brumm, Repre-
sentative ]. A. T. Hull, Gen. H. H. Bing-
ham, Gen. r. N. Batchelder Representa-
tive Jos. G. Cannon. Representa- Hugh
r. Belknap Representative Charles A.
RUSSELL Capt. John McElroy, Mr.. Byron
Andrews, Representative James G. Ma
guire, Maj. William Howard Mills, Mr.. T.
M. Sullivan. Dr. ]. F. Raub Mr.. James
s; Raeburn, Capt ]. w. summerhayes,
Prof. 6. w. Lawrence, Maj. J. K. Carson,
Capt. M. J. Foote Maj. George A. Armes
Capt. William L. Bramhall. Gen. G. w.
Balloch, Gen. James D. Brady, Mr.. John
Joy Edison, Mr.. P. J. Gallagher, Col. John
Hancock, Capt. THEODORE Hausmann, DR..
J. r. Hayes, Capt. r. C. JONES' Capt. Hy-
land c. Kirk, Maj. Charles Lyman, Mr.
James McCrea, Mr.. Thomas McGrath, Maj
B. j. O'Driscoll, Capt. Patrick O'Farrell,
Mr.. David Parker Mr.. James Plant, Maj
Alfred r. Quaiffe, Nj. W. A. Rocks Capt
w. P. Seville, Col George A. Shallenber-
ger, Mr.. w. s. Shellenberger Mr.. J. B.
Shellenberger, Capt. De Witt C. Sprague,
Chaplain H. 8. Stevens. Capt Orville D.
Thatcher, DR.. William Tindall Capt. R.
w. Tyler, Col. NJ e. Urell. Capt. w. H.
Walker, Mr.. r. w. A. Vida, Maj w. w.
Davis, Mr.. James s. Erly. Mr.. Charles w.
Tyler, Mr.. James Kearney, Capt Dennis
OConnor. Mr.. James d. Tyler and Mr..
James Murphy.