The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-12
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| eminent"
A letter from President Mckinley
was read and the presidents health
| was drank standing. Gen. Nelson M
| curtis proposed three cheers for Gen
Miles, as also did a member of staff OF
| GOV. Bushnell of Ohio, and they were
given with will.
! Mr.. Choate then. in a tribute to the
navy, introduced Rear Admiral Henry
Erben. He was received with cheers
q she rose to speak. He said: Il thank
God that l Joined the navy when l was
10 years of age, and that I am in ii
yet" (Applause.) Admiral Erben sta
ted that the present success of the ma
Wy began with Mr.. Chandler, followed
! by Mr.. Whitney, but the one man tC
whom the most credit was due, he de-
| clared, was Mr.. Benjamin +. Tracy
Mr.. Tracy was sitting at the guests
table, and when he smiled at the allu.
sion a loud cheer broke out, and he
rose and bowed.
The admirals refernce to the service
that Col. Roosevelt did in fitting out
the navy, both in the Atlantic and Pa.
! cific waters, created great applause
and Col. Roosevelt was obliged to bow
his Acknowledgements President Setf
Low of Columbia University proposed
| three cheers for Gen. Tracy, which were
given.
Gov. Roger Wolcott of Massachu-
sets introduced as the successor to the
| governor, who gave Gen. Miles his first
military appointment, said:
| Before the evening closes the lam
| guage of eloquent and deserved eulogy
will be well-nigh exhausted, and can
add but little to what has already been
said, but 1t would be strange indeed
if the old commonwealth of Massacnu-
sets had no word to offer of praise
and admiration for the distinguished
| guest of the evening. He has reversed
| the order that prevails in Great Brit
ain, where an honored career finds Its
close in Westminster.
Gen. Miles drew his first breath in
| Westminster, Mass. 1t was a happy
augury, and yet when man has at
! tanned lofty heights of achievement in
civil or military life, he steps beyond
the bounds of his native state end
knows no north, no south, no east, or
west. He is, in its broadest sense, an
American citizen, and all American
citizens unite to do him homer. Al
though some grasping commemorative
might make special claim to Gen. Miles
Massachusetts valves her claim, and ls
content to praise him as a distinguished
| citizen"
Gov. Woleott referred to the men who
volunteered in the late war and sale
that of all the governors whose names
appeared on the list of guests were
really present they would unite Will
him in saying that the difficulty they
/ had to contend with was to hold bacl
the great number Of gallant young m.e1
| primed by patriotism, who hal Offered
themselves to their country.
I'VE hope" he continued chat tn,
time may come when the sword will M
longer be thrown into the scale of in
ternational right. The time may be ia,
remote, but on the other hand it is no
impossible that some part of the 20tl
century may see an era of universe
| peace. Until then the soldiers will be tn
honorable employment, to carry tn
rifle in defense of his country Few pro
fessions so enthrall the imaginations O
men and women, and therefore we d.
well to meet here tonight and honor tn
gallant soldier who for So years ha
served his country well. Twice wounde
in action in the civil war, four time
breyeted for gallantry, his record woul
not be complete without a word of tn
Indian campaign he conducted witt
equal bravery and humanity.
Gen Miles in all his career has Woi
! victory and honor for the United States
He has done well what he has set hi
hand to do. The phenomenal victories
| OF the late war; the marvellous success!
of our armies, the miraculous freedom
of our troops from heavy loss. refiec
honor upon Gen. Miles, who, in conduct
ing the war, showed that he had the
brain to conceive, the hand to eontroi
and the valor to execute the plans thai
resulted so gloriously"
| Gov. Wolcott spoke less than ten min.
utes. His address was frequently inter.
rupted by applause, and at it's close he
was compelled to bow his acknowledge.
ments for three cheers given witt
| hearty good will by the men at the
tables and the ladies in the boxes.
| Capt Arthur Paget of the Royal
navy, was next introduced. A tre-
mendous ovation greeted MIN. He paid
| tribute to the American soldier, the
| American sailor, Admiral Sampson
and Gen. Miles. He closed by saying:
Il will be proud in the future whenever
| see the stars and stripes on battle
ship or cruiser or merchantmen. Then
[ will know that on board Of them in
each of their seamen / will have, If not
| brother, an ally" This was greeted
with great cheers.
Gov Bushnell. who spoke next, eu-
logized Gen. Miles.
Gov. -elect Roosevelt was next intro
duced. He said he was glad to be
present, and to add his testimony to
that given for Gen. Miles. He praised
the members of the regular army and
drew graphic pen picture of the
charge of the regulars up San Juan
hill.
The other speakers We're Seth Low.
eX-Gov Flower, Rev DR.. Van Dyke and
Chauncey M. Depew.