New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-05
LOYALLEGION FULL OF FIGHT
A GREAT DISPLAY OF PATRIOTISM AT
THE NETWORK COMMANDMENTS
DINNER.
NAVAL RESERVE RECRUITS ENTHUSIASTICALLY
CHEERED 49, COMMODORE DEwEYs NAME
GREETED WITH STORM OF APPLAUSE
SPEAKS on WARS NEEDS.

LIEUT. TENANT COLONEL WOODRUFF
SPEAKS on WARS NEEDS.
Intense patriotic enthusiasm prevailed at the
dinner last night OF the NewYork Commandery OF
the Loyal Legion. over five hundred members
Joined In singing National songs at intervals our
ing the evening and there were frequent CHEERS
for Commodore Dewey and the crews Of his gall
Ian, SQUADRON Honors In the shape Of prolonged
rlaudIts were also paid TO William Beckett Harding.
son Of General Harding; Richard w Meade. son OF
Admiral Meade and Charles Seaman lonsdon' son
o. Captain IonCdon. These three young men VINO
arc members Of the Loyal Legion. belong 20 'he
Naval Reserve and have been assigned TO the
Yankee They obtained leave OF absence TO at'ena
tho dinner and as they entered the room IN uni
form they we're greeted with veritable storm OF
cheers
So large was the attendance at the dinner wnich
was held at Delmonico's that the large Dahpue'-
| hall could not afford accommodation TO all ana an
overflow dinner. IL were, was served III al a'
| ioininr hall In the galleries were about MY
women many Of hom Joined in the singing Cen
eral C;renville NJ Dodge presided. ana with MI"
AZ the pliest-tabe were General Wager S"ayHe'
! General Mcmahon. Commander James Parker
| Iiortonant-Colono Charles A. Woodruff. | : A
| Rear Admiral Erben Captain Theodore r name
L. 5 A.: Colonel Loveiand Paymaster A. Noel
| Rlakeran CAPTAIN /. F. Emilio and captain
| George De Forest Barton
The customary address. which is delivered a''er
| the Loyal Legion dinners. was made by Lieutenant
! Coionei Woodruff He dwelt mainly upon the neces-
! sitv ~ the United States adequately preparing IT.
self against aggression. He spoke in part as TO-
| lows.
There are those who fondly imagine that our
great strength. wealth and isolation VIII OF mem,
! month ago they were just as sure that there was
no danger Of foreign war. Both are densive dreals
! We are liable at any time 10 take up arms 20 pro-
tect our trade our rights our citizens or 70 W. W.
| hold National honor and sei-respect n ia.', W.
| rnu fool haf involved
| troversy with spain. and had we been PREPARED
who for moment doubts that tho destruction
OF the Maine and the murder OF 26 American sailors
would have been atoned, for tnirty-s.X hours a'rI
| President That would have been war. only
Just reparatOn. The ocean. in this aae oi steam
i no barrier and we should be prepared TO meet
| nanknd Is ready TO change the magazine rlne iof
a seed drill. or the rapid-fre guns for moving ma
Greece was ono o, those nations ha, relied upon
the eooiE o. fr"ndy ro~eI sor rnq ncud
| ing honor Is readiness for war sucn as -. 70
! france complacently wrapped herself in the mantle
! OF past achievements declared war, ana srNS'
months later humbly signed the Illuminating conG'.
lions which Germany dictated. Are We nov a.
foolish and conceited as France ooaS,n pa Wa
we all right Tor In addition 70 our reg 1 t
Army and National Guard W. have m'' scora "n 81
hard marching and one night IN a Wet byouac wop F,
59ar from Hsvana to MaSnzas would find n
balance in amhuanccs ms aoeS MI III for 70 -
brfgldt. or major ger frilS We are an IA ~ N'''
In me ,i;ure as i'm the heroic past let Congress
nro,ide the means. AMI our Navy VII uphoId IA
iioral peace VITA honor wh"r. yer mere - Wa
enough float our oattle-snips- me We d.
| onoored 20 aggressive var. and DO not need =
| ii-oa a navy as Great Br.'ai1. ne present as
| raritv Of one five should no longer Oe SNH"rep ,
exist. perfect system ~ 50 ~ . hos,i
snow the world that We fear no dttack rom hosul
ea.,a ard would lcafa the Navy free 20 piOf'c
ou- commerce wherever Amer an enterprise M
carry or flag To-day we nave ,e" c"I -
aroused temporarily At least. 70 thrlr a,soln,r 7"
cessitv ana 10 IT, your business. the business .
every patriotic citizen. 70 keen i0ern aroused uIt
ou- narhors prosenf m inVulnerdole 'front.' 10 N,
mos, nov ersu Invaders our cities. our navy yaru
and depofs for supplies safe. and fortlned pdse
| 81 operation for the Navy are secured -
Is 600 organized state troops ard 7rc'p citizen
r,t,sfle Of passing a medical examination an
hoaring arms. our real Army. IN t1r 'SrI.
great war must he drawn from our 'o"W0 ci,ihs -
tho N1fior In arms and with such an army
could he drawn from this force plolr.lE ~ So :,
!, ,zeh disciplined. armed and conmanqeH, ="
could 'riumphantly face the Woriu. s conid nre
pare il for the field But there's me TYP d1.,
, Yield 20 no IN my admiration for ana 90 49,
| in he American volunteers when theN h.t 80
moulded by drill and discipline. but tAht tHnt
time Soldiers are not nade IN Gay .i,' ~ ,,nor
hood is as necessary as oyer. tho Aal"e ol .lv.
r,uized NUN hers has decreased IN the Ia,o OIL III
,,-,varnant OF arms and ORGANIZATIONS unu! TOM
-. 80 ~,racflrallv rOUer.eSs We should nav
o,to~ al militia ~ al least 100000. well dr-Ie
and d e-iplined thoroughly equipped ready LOT -
neld available upon IN" r@qltSS,aU. ~ 80 The dire'
Governors for local duty. nut su'l'cl 10 '
call Of the President for duty sn>"
The powcr on the rart 81 any Staie EHecutlYYe r..
,hwari their movements Snch i'rSe WOW !, a,
decd be National 'iuard IN lac'' As ""' "'
troops are IN name only .., -, eeoa,
r~ior % the dinner the annual e"c'lon OF olticel
- hold md resulted IN The appointment OF M
candlda,es the list Of which has already appedte