The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-16
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ing his visit was nowhere more evident
than at tonights gathering. The ex-
ecutive was compelled to stand and
bow some minutes before those about
the tables would permit him to proceed
He sad:
Il am not a stranger to your hospital
courteous and cordial reception My
hIst ISL was uluet the auspices OF
your IeIloW-@tzen, Capt Howell and
aIoIner lsl;hguished GeorSian-iha
olililaHl Grauy-slnce calied from the
i tieiu u @cL4Nlly Wnen ne was at The
nIteii' " ms usel ulHess ana When tAe
NHolS HdutoH Could lily spare nm and
u" e" al MS uHtHleiy ueatA. Ihen
w ere eHS4Seu IN an economic DIS
cu9sioH IN Nllcn hpnest differences of
o 1iIi5 pI5Y@lleu ana heated seusslon
49, - eiJ HuII' 40 Iol forget mat
zen aIOhoush advocating the theory
81 la%slllon seemingly opposed to the
nlayoIlly sentiment or your state ana
-, 70" %geoiu5p me AN impartial
~ g. - e. Ilausei as 1 was thah TO All
-, "a H'a"s ii1 leel az nome ana
n ON 10 louI -Nt-5lHta Won my heafC.
,5 ,,'s-i UelI' ''9iLs nave oiiy served
~, ~ 80 ny duLl'talloh Tor your
~ - ,''i-s vt'g
- 81 a. i' - 5oie SINCE idsl
1,Ir
tl,,,.l,.y; " IN nag 5 happened IN the IN
' ,ea 7ii,lis ,iiits ne Hauoh mas been az
~ So, "alt'iil il9 u" shores OUT
a., -, ~ 81 49, o. N"l "@5eu ilol
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Inc secretary effort vas the hap
pest OF the evening. His remarks for
4 every olueI supJect than that assigned
70 MN IL was nearly IL O'Clock when
secretary Long was accorded the iioer
anu owing 10 the frequent ana }ocit-
efous app-auSe NNnch interrupted nun,
II was long mter mat houl before he
had reached the end OF his addi ess. The
secretary extended the greeting OF the
old commonN ealth OF Massachusetts to
the state OF Georgia and SAD that as
fellow citizen Of the Old colony state,
ne greeted ms Iell2W-cltlzens OF Geor-
ga.
lie referred humosously TO everybody
from George washington down to the
present cay ana Uaid mgh tribute TO
the American blue Jacket who, he
SAD, was the typical American citizen.
keterrins to the famous dispatch TO
AomIal Dewey 70 sail from Hong
Kong TO meet and capture or destroy
the Spanish fleet 2t Manila, the speak
er SAD:
NO" about that dispatch. On the
Sunday. after war was declared, this
Dew ey, ! TOOK 1t oYer to the president
q 4I asked ms PERMISSION 10 seno iI 10
DeWSy' lie OF course approved II.
tuither regarding mat dispatch, 1
doIl know who wrote IT. 1t was ham
ded TO me by Commander CroWhin-
shleiQ Oh the navigation department,
ana / dont think he knew who wrote
IT, coming l1ght Town TO the facts, II
was probably written by some clerk
IN ms department, but any way, 1t was
sent and you all know the result
The speaker then referred in happy
Vein TO Lieut.. Hobson and to the men,
bers or the fleet who for 50 many weary
days watched the harbor of Santiago.
He related an incident of the day,
which set the tables in an uproar. Dur
ing the day while the parade was MAX
ing its way to Exposition Park, he said,
a grizzled citizen from a county near
Atlanta, rushed through the throng,
passing the president, passing the post
master general who might have given
him a position, ana, reaching his hand
out to him (the secretary of the navy
said: Mr.. President, l want to shake
your hand"
j -
traction to the president. 1t merely de-
noted the timber the presidents were
Mai Cen Willia,,, D ebaf+er 7vas
heartily cheered When infro5I1cad Nv
Mr. Howell cen Smarter rasoondad to
the toas, THE Army" He referred to
signing of the treaty Of peace, and said:
81 ne consequences of this war will be
far reaching, only vaguely appreciated
now by our ablest statesmen; one re
suit, however, Is very apparent The
dreams Of our colonial fathers have
been realized; our country stands be-
fore the world today devoid Of sectional
hatrads or factions
s.rroo oIou,ines a fribu+a cannot ba Maid
to the noble little army which contri-
buLed so freely the llVes OF IT'S pest
men, to- bring about TINS happy issue
e,T,,nosad tbe SANTA 90 evna5Ition
TTo,,ds cannot eranhicalIv denict fine
Woius w., e,,Ieeit,.
opSedCleS oESl OUIiIC' IL 9"iieI y 80
dured and the hardshlps Undergone
The typical hero IS the american reg
ular. All his hardshlpS ne pore I'M
cornpIaingly-it was his duty; no ques-
4Ioninp no faItering, and this it is that
49,, e. 49, - 70 ,,irTor1, The soldier If
DOI mn ~ ~ az todo,T is entitled
the american army VI eti+I,aa - 49, -
great and generous nation can bestow
unon him.
Gaoree r. Peck of Chicago was an
,,o,,-,ned &C fine northern speaker of the
nouncea as tlie NJ - - ~ toast
evening. he respoHueu ~ tiie , III
1.-The New Union, Whlcn was louuiy
stephen O'Meara OF session, , eul 10 4t oa
' S s$;2n.s.e Rock and Santiago stand