New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-09
LOVING-CUP FOR COL. GRIFFIN
OFFICERS OF THE FIRST VOLUNTEER
ENGINEERS HONOR THEIR
COMMANDER.

DINNER GIVEN TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION
OF HIM-MAY FORM a PERMANENT SOCIETY.
The officers Of the LIST Regiment. United States
Volunteer Engineers. honored their Colonel, Eu-
gene Griffin. by giving dinner at Sherry's last
evening Among those present guests were
General C. G. Sawtele. General w. f. Randolph.
General A. S. Webb, Lieutenant W. II. cruik-
shank Colonel A. S. Kimban. Deputy Quarter
master-General, United States Army, and Colonel
Mills Admiral Schley and Lieutenant Hobson
invited. but were unable to attend. and sent
their regrets.
Lieutenant Colonel Hodges OF the Engineers.
presided and Major Ira A. shaler Major L. L..
Seaman. surgeon OF the regiment. az well as nearly
all the line officers. were present.
The covers OF the card bore the Uniteo
States and engineers flags crossed The decora-
tons Of the room and the general appointments Of
the dinner were of strictly military character.
Lieutenant Colonel Hodges after the coffee was
served arose and called the attention of those pres
ent the good work Colonel Griffin had done In
organizing the engineers. saying that the Colonel
had taken twelve hundred raw recruits and In a
short time drilled them into a body OF men equal to
Regulars Colonel Hodges then said that all the
officers appreciated the work of Colonel Griffin, and
in testimony OF their appreciation Of the Kindness
and courtesy them they had decided on the din
ner. and had also decided to give some other re-
membrance. which he could always keep as token
OF their friendship
a handsome silver lovng-cup.
In response to the address OF Lieutenant Hodges
in presenting the loving cup, Colonel Griffin said
man. even If devoid of all moLesty, might well
Tema4k 10 %bch have becn addressed to
Colonel Hodges As it is, cannot but feel that !
the credit given 10 belongs rather TO the organi
cation. That work has been successful TO a
reasonable degree Is due 10 our officers, and can
Justly feel a measure OF pride in having been In
IN Tho sole NJ
Colonel Griffin then told the history OF how he
came TO organize the regiment OF its muster in It's
trip 70 Porto Rico and the work there accom-
pshed.
in the papers that in the proposed increase
of the Army 10 one hundred thousand men pro
vision is made for two engineer regiments, an an
vision Of three brigades. each brigade OF thfce fes
ments making twenty-seven regiments 10 each
corps one Of these r.gmen Hr ShoUe e sSond have
at least four resmets Of enElneers Srfa men 0
If Congress can be brought to see this necessity 1t
will be of benefit to Our country ~ Inc we
form some association to perpetua;e the memory
Of this regiment 1t is doubtful # we ever come TO
q sad one | doubt If there IL any comradeshlp so
lasting so close binding as the cGmradesnip OF
The regiment has practically disbanded now, and
"a fen Se qa{ homer Y You have ali stood yy
obedieny by me as your Spe abIe conscenious
and efficient | have tried to do my duty By you
and by the regiment. And now WISH YOU an foT1 q
hv and godspeed in whatever walks OF CIVIL ne
fatt may iea@ 9GSlonr, Griffin General c. G. Saw
,eo TsspoEdd to the toast The President Ihe
Army was represented by General W. r. I mam
Goin6 who made an eloquent address on me Woik
c az ,hc sol1ers in the war and complimented The
volunteer engineers. General A. > MepD sI@re Ei
'.rho Veterans of the War" the Volunteers ~
the war responded to by LeHtenan5 W. M M
me rnginenrs C. A. Coffin spoke on The Nation
Patriotic Women. 800 .os,ordod N "our
Nv" and Frederic Remington 70 var 'VrI'-
spondents" but neither was able TO ne pTe Sis
- H. ie nroban,- ina. acting on Coloncl Prlnlh
SUGGESTION there will he permanent org t'pi
formed of the officers Of the regment any 'a ,, We
Ginner which was so successful last night, VIII Do
repea ed next year.