The times., 1898-11-04

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welcome our other heroes. Brother Capt.
Beatty. Brother Coyn-, Boyle and Brother
Burr, but their absepce prevents me, and
they Will have to accept the viii for the
deed" . s,nh
Col. Dfckson Presides.
The chairman then yiHlded his place to
Col. William DIckseasithe toastmaster of
the evening. The alatter accepted the
position with his customary flow of wit,
saying that the company was assembled
not to idolze but To- .pay tribute to the
five soldier comrades. Of the local order
The first toast. "America; our country;
in her Intercourse with foreign nations
may she always be right: but our coun-
try. right or wrong was responded to
by Rev. Howard, Wilbur Ennis Hon.
John W. Ross, of the Board of District
Commissioners, who was slated for the
toast. "Washington-The American Mec-
ca was unable to be present on account
of Illness. and at his. request the toast
master announced that the toast had
been assigned to Hon. Simon Wolf
Mr.. Wolf said. in part. that he hoped
TO live until the time when two things
would be done; the erecting by Congress
of monument to the eminent French
engineer. l. Enfant, who laid out the city
OF Washington. and the building by the
citizens of Washington in a conspicuous
place monument as high as the fame
and glory of Alexander r. Sheppard. who
executed the plans sSof L'Enfant, lifting
the National Capital out of the mire.
Col. Hays speech.
The toast to the "EIks'' was given by
Col E. b. Hay He explained that the
object of tho ordar mo, So. -..,.. A.. -.
duif care The Elks were just as enthu-
siastic in their endeavor TO relieve suffer
Ing and to paint silver lining to the
dull clouds of adversely.
The toast to Our Heroes was assigned
TO Major General Miles. who said that no
pen could picture. no pencil write, nor
artist paint the tributes that should 10 to
the soldiers OF America. No one could
describe them. as they We're beyond des-
cription IN that theirs is immortal He re-
ferred to the appropriateness Of the Elk as
the emblem of the order Of the Elks. II
was an animal that lived not on other
beings like the lion nor on other prey to
maintain its dignity like the condor but
was an emblem of purity, strength and
everything that in an animal could be
generous and pure
The other toasts were "Our Absent
Brothers, Col. Albert SilIers: ..The
Grand Army" by Gen. Arthur Hen
bricks: THE Press In War" by H L..
1errick;" THE Red Cross" by Hon.
! James Tanner
The executive committee, which had
! charge of the arrangements for the din
ner consisted of Joseph A Burkhart.
Mitchell Dyrenforth. Michael G. Mccor-
mick, Samuel A. Boyle. and j. Henry
| Buscher
lie Invited Guests.
| Those OF the invited guests were:
Gen. Nelson 4. Miles. Hon. James Tanner. Rev.
| Howard Wilbur Ennis. Hon Simon Wolf. Mai.
| Richard Sylvester Capt lansing H. Beach, G. n
Arthur Hendricks, II. l. asfrich, Scott c. Bone.
Charles II: Boynton. ftnnk T. Howe. Walter
! Huichins. d. 3 Barry Harry Caldwell, Mai. N.
Emmett Urell. Msi. n. a. OtBrien. Maj. E. New
meyer. Joseph Burkhart. E.lB. Hay, Col Cecil
Clay. DR.. $. c. Cox. Gen. 4. W. Barrett. ssu
Francisco; Col ): 7. BuIEiu. F. Allen. Joliet;
Z. G. Scbaefer, ". F. fnds. Fred c. Gieseking
William d. Rudy. NJ. Dyrentorth, J. William
Lee, Lieut. J. F. Kelley, MAI F. A. Butts. r. S.
Cadwallsder. John c. Maxwell E. McC. Noel. DR..
l.. l. Friedrich, J. II. Bisefef. W. R. Spear John
| l.. Burkhart, William Dickson. +. J. King Georg,
| A. Mason, George p. Zurhorst. Z. T. Buckley.
| Henry +. Getz. Louis iartig T. " Dyrenforth,
DR.. Aaron Baldwin, \. Daetz, c. Jacobson, A. A.
Friedrich. ]. p. smith, o. F. Smith. I. wilkin-
son, Z. 5. Roman, New foSh; NJ Il. Kns;ngsr
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4. Boyle, r. J. Walker p Dongherty, C. H.
| Simpson. A. Gleason. NJ. Z. Swing. George W.
| Diver, A. Y. Iakeniaps VI. G., Mccormick. GeoIgl
| klenk, Paul Hines. " A EngEl George c. Esher
| j. j. Roche. John Ruddep, T.. Cannon. H. Sei-
meyer, ID. Rickenhacher, J. D. Burns. p NJ Rel.
| ley. 4. Sillers, NJ r. Sullivan, B b. Whitney
! j. j. oLeary. DR.. c. b. Robinson, John Z. Shsk
| els. C. G.. Rogier. Ed Sill, A. Rodier T. Mac.
| Ke,lsr, T. ID. Harper. George s. Kozel J. NJ.
| Becker. d. ]. Mccarthy. +. C. Rupertus. ]. F.
| Donaahoe, George Tracy. +. c. Berens. F. Bid
| DR.. l. Roche, G. G. Nichols, =. ". Finley, p
J. Fngalls. d. J. kaufman, John A. Kspp, George
4. Garner. G. n. Bear, J. H. Leonh1rdt, J. W.
| o'Connor. =. B. SwiggeTt, 5. Kinsiey. =. Mchtn
! and. !. " Solomon, II. G.. Ellwo5d. C. Howard.
L. J. Kesseil. n. Pruitt. W II. Estey. F. Wagner,
| +. +. Phillips L, Brooks, j. VI. MeGili. j. Held
Z. H. Shine ". H. Hettfnger, +. Horning, II. J.
| Allen. ]. A. Walker, J. G.. Watson, c. Clark, G.
\ Pierce, c. l.. Edwards, F. Losano, SeIgt. ]. F.
Daley, =. Hall. C. II. Jones, +. B. Clarkson. c.
b. Osborne, f. Abner, John Z. Casey, II. +.
Reigel and Robert g Stewart.