The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-17
GAVE HIM A LOVING CUP
THE LOYAL LEGION'S REGARD FOR
GEN. LEW WALLACE.
A Touching Scene-SOme Comments
on the New Policy of
Expansion.

| Legion loving cup was presented to Gen.
Lew Wallace. The ceremonies attending the
presentation were impressive. General Wal
lace was deeply moved and did not attempt
to respond at any length, but instead, asked
for wine, filled the cup to overlooking and
had it passed about the room. The COM
panons of the order sang "Auld Lang Syne"
while the cup was passed Until last spring
General Wallace was the commander of the
order When he retired a committee was
selected to secure some token of the ad-
miration and love in which the general is
held. The committee decided on a loving
cup as the most fitting token. 1t was not
known to General Wallace until the pre-
sentation was made at the German House
last night that he was to receive a loving
cup. Rev. M. L. Hanes, formerly chaplain
of the order. made the presentation.
"A few weeks ago." said DR.. Haines,
zone of the members of this commandery
delivered noble lecture at Charlottesville
to the students of Wabash College. His
theme was Culture and Patriotism DR..
Haines went on to say that he set forth
these high qualities in brilliant sentences,
pointing to Sir Philip Sidney as a true ex-
ample of chivalry and culture Il doubt"
said the speaker, whether the lecturer
NOhiu lAdNV tOuliu III lii6 lilolOIy VI
England a more striking and splendid
example of the union in one man of pa
triotism and culture The annals even of
the reign of Elizabeth, Sc glorious in deeds
of arms and in high achievements in litera-
ture, do not furnish more conspicuous IL
lustration oil their embodiment in one per-
sonaity. / venture to suggest to the lee
turer-for 1 see that he is present here this
evening-that he need not have gone across
the Atlantic back three hundred years in
| Anglo-Saxon history in order to find ade-
quate example OF his theme. In that same
city Of Observation-Disclosures within reach
of his voice when he was uttering the words
of his lecture-was and is the home of
native of Indiana, who as a gallant chiv-
alric soldier and also brilliant man of let
ters, might fifty be called the Sir Philip
|. Sidney of our Commonwealth. This man,
erect and dignified in his bearing yet unos-
tentatiouS and courteous in his demeanor,
gifted with varied shining accomplishments
as soldier, as an artist, as an author, as Il
oiplomat, yet always so conslderate and
kindly in his spirit-this man presents us
the rare combination which the lecturer had
IN MS thought Patriotism! This man has
in him enough genuine flaming patriotism to
thrill and endow a brigade-yes, an army.
Cuturei He has enough of literary power
| and genius to write the most successful
work of fiction ever yet given to the world
| by an American author. There are events
large meanings, not from the occasion, but
from the occurrences of long years that
have preceded that occasion, and the event
| of this evening is one of that character.
| What we do here tonight, so simple and
informal as an action in itself, is yet
| freighted full of significance through the
magic and marvellous power of memory. Out
of the shadoWy past scenes and figures
| emerge. pictures come wildly to the minds
| of many in this distinguished company, of
| events that have a high place in the annals
Of American history; events inwound with
the life and achievements Of one whom m to-
night we delight to honor Those
| pictures are of scenes furnished by parts of
| the world as far apart as the Rio Grande
and the Golden Horn-the land of the Aztecs
and the realm of the Sultan Our distin-
! guished men so out to other States and to
| lands beyond the sea-. but they all come
| beholds the glories of the world the Com
| panion" who sat in the Presidents chair in
! Washington Is glad to return. Even Mr..
| Tod Sloan, of Kokomo. | see. finds he must
| return to Hoosierdom to gain new refresh
ment and vigor from its waters in order
| that he may achieve more victories over our
! British cousins in the future.
1T is never an easy task to tell a fellow
| man to his face what we think of hinl-un-
| less We are mad at him. Then words are
! abundant and vigorous But when our feel
| ings are of the opposite character, and when
| they are deep and strong, then the tongue
| falters. Most of us found It so in the case
! of the woman we loved. We were rather
| awkward in our avoWal. The strange thing
some one tells us about a woman is that she
| is mad at the man who makes love i'm an
| awkward manner; yet If he makes love as
though he had lots of experience. she is
! madden yet. And so whatever aWlkwardness
| / exhibit in this genuine love scene in which
| ] am called to act as the spokesman of this
commandery, it is only that much stronger
! evidence that it is no conventional action
! that it goes so deep and means so much that
the tongue must stammer and words must
be pitfully inadequate to express what is in
our hearts,
General Wallace, whatever may be the
respect and honor in whicn you are held
IN, hnr md in NJ Ia Nyau mt
YOU TO realize that here in this commandery
you have hearts that you may be sure Of
As one of the bravest of our army chap
lains said of the boys of the regiment, who
trusted and loved him, Boys. hearts are
trumps, and have full hand. that is what
you. sir. can say, with all confidence, as you
look into the faces of these companions.
Hearts are trumps, and have full hand
This loving cup that comes to yor tonight
however crystal, clear and refreshing, no
fruit of the vine however sparkling. can
be 10 you what trust the real contents
of this cup will be. / ask you, in the name
of the commandery. to look not merely at
the things which are seen, but also at the
things which are unseen and eternal, for
true love is eternal The real contents of
this beautiful cup are part of the very wine
Of life 10 a true MANTLE deserved appre
citation and esteem and honor and love of
his felloW-men-and of all that, sir, this cup
is full TO overlooking. Is it not so, COM
paniOnS? So, in their name, | present 1t to
GEN. wALLACE's RESPONSE.
There was much applause as General Wal
lace received the CUP from DIR. Haines's
hands and stood moment before venturing
to respond.
81 remember" said the general "the Gus
tom from which the idea of the loving cup
came. 1t is of Saxon origin AT the end of
the evening" the host accompanied his
guests to the door with a large cup in his
hands filled with wine, or. frequently,
foaming ale, poured with his own hand.
They drank together Interpreted, on the
part of the guest, it meant. Gods blessing
on you. and on the part of the host, Peace
be with you Thanks are poorer than beg
CARS. What shall | do? l am minded to
make this loving cup in fact you have
ask Recorder Smith to pass the cup about
this entire banqueting hall that every COM
panioh and guest shall drink from it as if
he We're a SaXon? 1t was done.
Commander Brown said that last spring
by vote of the order ii had been decided
duct the December meeting He called on
r. O. Hawkins, one Of this class. TO take
the gaVel. Mr. Hawkins said that the in
heritance members esteem and appreciate
the Loyal Legion as do those who were
soldiers in 1876 and will be loyal to the
institutions of the order
MR.. FINCH ON EXPANSION
Mr.. Hawkins called on John A. Finch
who discussed the question:: What Shall
We Do with the Islands?' Mr. Finch said:
THE geeful talk of the time that we must
hold all territory over which our flag has
ever fioated is not TO my liking. If we pro-
coed on that theory we Will dishonor our
President and our Congress. We can only
hOld f0 q T-fan6S 'ha a 1epapt