New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-06
CHEERED BY THE LOfAH LEVI
COLONEL ROOSEVELT ENrHuslAoi r,r
RECEIVED AT THEIR plNNhH-iiN
MAKES A SPEECH.

,,o,,,on,co,s banquet hail ana eA'rs 80
,on,ne I, were filed last night win go, come
moo-s NJ the Army Navy ana MAimo 80 ,os, ,cs
=, ,,no,o wore veterans Of three ~aie- ,,r
and 1898 The gathering was a inee.'"e n,u,torv
% ~ Network Commandery OF the N'''a
"a 49, oval Legion of the United STATES '"e
c., ossnrhlv OF the organization Since INC
NTH snain began. There were no vacant -
hut there were many faces misseu' " -. ho,,,o
fourteen OF the members were reporter a. ~ IA
d,ad since the last meeting. PROOF '"". W 80.
,o,orans are rapidly passing away U"o 80
-, ~. oil that of General Grenville NJ Doue''
49,, commander OF the organization. his ao'."N
wos due 10 his duty in washington III - ',.a,or
tho War Department Investigating No'i'''' go
tT,a chair was filed by Lieutenant Henry a. oIaos
ford OF the Navy and the senior % ChoTeo
Among those present were General D. D. O"a,..s
con.oir 7 A. Cooke of the cruiser BrookNn'
Rear-Admlral Henry Erben. Congressman lH''ip -
oy, colonel Henry II. Adams. Pay Inspector AT
,hur Burtis Paymasters W. II. H. NllIlainS' VI w
Forest Barlow and A. Noei Brakeman ia! Al"
snector John Furey. Passed Assistant hhsi"ee'
- Koror Henry E. Rhoades. Medical DIRECTORS
DoIovan Bloodgood and Edward S. Bogart. com
nander Charles z. Mckay, Major H. a. "'ihllS'
General HOratio c. King, Lieutenah'-ooIolle i|r
ward Haight General Henry L. Burnett oe'ia.o'
Ceoree w Brush Paymaster George WILSON, Johi'
NJ Vueon General Avery, Or. Ferguson. 7. II.
Rarrett Alexander Pollock. W. II. Wiley ana Johh
Miller of the Engineer Corps; Captains WiiliaHi
Wilson David G. Curtis. Edward Hartley Johh n
Norcross Dennis Beach. r. H. Moses A. Il. Miiier'
II Mon. Staufrer, w. c. Shackford. Alfred Cooley.
lanes Parker j. VI. Lyle. w. II. Remington
Charles r. Hickok and +. II. Clement.
The feature Of the "after-dinner" intellectual
foost was a paper by General NJ. T. Mcmahon on
The t'nlucky Ship" sketching the career OF inc
old Chcsapeakc the Maine OF the war OF lslZ anu
living special details OF the duel between captains
barron and Decatur. it was a tribute 70 the Navy
nv an officer Of the Army. recognized with the most
tamultuCuS applause. - l..
just at Tho close of the reading Of the paper by
General Mcmahon Colonel Theodore Roosevelt vas
recogn!z, AT the doorway Of the banquet-room ana
tremendous cheers burst forth. He was escorted 10
the rostrum when the cheering was repeated
Genera. Chaffee was called upon and MADE a short
sueech and then Colonel Roosevelt introduced,
bur was unable 10 proceed for "A few moments be
cause Of the continued cheering lie began win
paying a pleasant tribute TO General Chanee and
his bravery In battle on July before Santiago
He then gave an interesting detail OF the battle
ana it was noticeable that he avoided illusions TO
the part which he took except 80 far as necessary
In the sketch of the engagements In cuba.
The following c.ected to membership: The
Rev. Dr. George +. Pentecost, Surgeon William >
wilson Lieutenant John G. Champion, captains
John r. Howard. Edward {. Parkinson and Will
lam y. $ Sanders Lieutenants Charles a. Haus-
man. Henry f. TarboX and Louis +. Twyeffort
Samuel X. Belts. Theodore Dlmon, Mervin Z. Lyle
Horace Reed.