Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-28
THE PRESIDENT BAN0UETED.
Guest of Honor of the Glover Club
Last Night-Leaves for WASH
in.tOn.

PHILADELPHIA. PA, Oct. 2I.-Presi-
dent Mckinley was the guest of honor to-
night at the peace jubilee banquet of the
Clover Club, whore he met nearly all of the
distinguished visitors to the city and the
leading citizens Of Philadelphia as well.
| Among the gentlemen who sat around the
table were the following:
Vice President Hobart, Secretaries Alger
and Wilson, Postmaster General Smith.
| General Miles General Shafter. General
Wheeler General Simmer, General
McKibben, Commodore Philip. Judge
| Michael Arnold United States Senator
| Penrose, William Crane, Chares A
| Cramp. Commodore Carey. Commander w.
5. Cowles. of the Topeka: Governor Cooke,
of Connecticut: Thomas Dolan. Captain
| Robley D. Evans. Pension Commissioner
H: Clay Evans. James Elyerson;;
Miiiam Miiiam II Gih5 GTah5m s3Sf general a s"s51 II
Grecly, Governor Hastings. Commander
]. N: Hemphiil Of the Buffalo Colonel
| General Willis J. Huliuss. Lieutenant Rich
| mond Pearson Hobson. Captain Theodore
| +. Jewett, of the Minneapolis: Major Cen
eIal William Ludlow. Major General Henry
w. Lawton, eX-Lieuteaant Governor Wal
ton Lyon. Governor Boyd Ld%nues, OF
Maryland; chief Engineer Jac.,>sGn Nc
tlmeiI. J. H. Maddy. Commander w. W.
Mead. of the Marblehead; Lieutenant Com
IEander Mark. Lieutenant Albert 2. NIB
lack. OF the Ninslcw: Archbishop Ryan,
nell. of Delaware: Governor Hoge Tyler, OF
Virginia; Lieutenant Commander Richard
Wainwright, of the Gloucester: Peter A b.
Widenor. Mayor Warwick. Commodore j.
c. Watson. Captain Thomas H. Wilson
| Captain Barclay II. Warburton, and Frank
Thomson.
President Mckinley was given an enthU-
| siasttC reception when he entered the beau
| tfully decorated dining room with POST
master General Smith and secretaries Al
ger ana Wilson. In response TO the pat
riotic introduction of Colonel Mcclure. the
| pi esident Of the club. the president sIid:
Il cannot forego making acknowledge
| ment TO this far-famed club for the per-
| mission it has granted me TO meet with
| you mere tonight. You do not seem half
SO had a this stage as You have been pic
tpred No one can unfold the future OF
| the Clover Club. Laughter.D
IT has been SO gratifying to me 10 par
tcipate. with the people of the city of
| Philadelphia in this great patriotic cele-
brGtion: 1t was a Pageant the like of
which do not believe has been since the
| close of the great civil war, when the
army of Grant. Sherman and Sheridan and
| the navy of Dupont, Dahgren and Porter
| gave the great review in the capital city of
| the nation.
And know of no more fitting place to
have patriotic celebration than in this
great city. whicn witnessed the first con-
| secratiOn If I:berty and of the republic
As | stood on the great reviewing stand
witnessing the soldiers and sailors passing
t'lde to the god of battles who has so IA
vGied us and gratitude to the brave sol
Giers ana sailors who had won such signal
victOtle: on land and sea, and had given a
new meaning TO American vaior.
=. 1T has been especially gratifying to me
Thiladeiphia, hut with the people of the
| great West. where | have recently visited.
IN dong honor to the American navy ana
| soldiers ever assembled under any flag
You mad with you today the leaders of
We Had. unfortnnateiy. % una E none of tn1 fhe
heroes of Manila with US. But 1 am sure
| that our hearts go out to them tonight
and to the brave Dewey and Otis and Mer-
| ritt. and all the other gallant men that are
now sustaining the lag in the harbor and
city of Manila. ca voice: How about Hob
THE American people are always ready
for any emergency. and if the Merrimac is
to do it. He succeeded in doing what our
! foe has been unable to do, sink an Amer
ican ship. tApplause)
Il ask you, gentlemen of the Glover Club.
| to unite with me in toasting the army and
| navy of the United States without whose
! valor and sacrifice We could not celebrate
! the victory we have been celebrating to-
! day. Not only the men at the front: not
| only. the men on the battleships and in
the, battle line. but the men at home with
! am Tbition to go to fight the battles Of
| American civilization. should be the recip,
tents Of the gratitude of the American
! When he finished his speech the president
! left the han to go 10 the reception at The
Academy Of MUSIC; IS he passed from
tiIe iootH ItIleral Mics entered. 1 ne mead
OF the army received an ovation as ne
| pressed through the crowd to his seat next
! TO General Shafter. The latter arose as
| General Miles approached. and. reaching
| out his hand. cordially greeted his chief
| This public exhibition Of good feeling be-
| tween the two generals was greeted with
| almost deafening applause.
General Alger responded briefly on be-
! half of the army. and Captain Evans was
He thrSd S bis hearers with % smpT 1g nfo tSd
| story Of the battle of Santiago. filled with
! personal "reminiscences.
! General Miles made an extending address
! in which he paid eloquent tribute to the
/ valor of the American soldiers and sailors.
| At the Academy Of Music the president
| held an informal reception for two hours
| With Secretaries Alger and Wilson he
| stood on the stage and shook hands with a
! long line of people who passed in one door
| and out Of another. There was no sDeect-
| making and after a light luncheon the
| president was escorted back 10 his hotel
| and shortly afterwards at II 30 o'clock, the
| party returned to Washington