The herald., 1898-10-22
The YOUNG and The OLD
VETERANS WELCOME TO THE
SEVENTH REGIMENT
CHAPLAIN CLARK'S TRIBUTE
To the Splendid Behavior Of the Men
Under Trial and disappointment.
Private Scott Talks

Tho reception given last evening by
Stanton post and corps. q. ~ r., to the
soldiers of the Seventh. at Stanton hall,
East Fifth street, was largely ATTENDED
by both young and old veterans. Post
Commander Copeland presided, and the
CORPS president, Mrs. Lizzie Bell Cross, was
seated on the platform. The exercises
opened with the singing of war melodies
by the choir.
The first speaker Of the evening was A.
c. Shafer, past commander of the post.
It was one of Captain Shafer's happiest ef-
forts, earnest and patriotic, an eloquent
tribute to the American soldier and sailor
and a heartfelt welcome to the boys OF the
Seventh.
None KNEW" he said. "better than the
old veterans the fortitude 1t requires to
endure uncomplainingly the monotony of
camp life. Indeed, 1t requires higher
grade of soldier than to face the cannons
mouth, the charge of musketry and the
clash of arms"
Chaplain A. 8. Clark of the Seventh was
the next speaker. Captain Clark bore ear
nest testimony to the valor, discipline and
patriotism of the men of his regiment un-
der their repeated failures and disappoint-
ments in getting to the front. 1.-The men,
he said, "came back as undaunted in spirit
as when they went away, and should the
peace negotiations at Paris fail, ninety pei
cent would be at the fighting line before
day dawn. The Seventh, In their stay in
San Francisco, had been absolutely with
out hoodlumism, and by their sobriety ane
good department had won the respect OF
| the city of San Francisco"
| Captain Clark related interesting remin
iscences of the civil war, in which he anG
Captain Fernald of Company e of the Sew
enth served on opposite sides in the same
! battles and engagements.
| After the singing of a war melody, Mrs
Cross followed in a bright little speech o.
welcome to the young veterans, after which
| Private j. B. Scott, dean of the law school
was called upon. After explaining that tn,
Seventh did not go to Manila because tn,
| Spaniards stopped fighting too soon, Mr.
Scott devoted his talk to the results of tn,
war.
ut may be said to be against the polio,
Of the United States government to ex
pand Its territory, but somehow we hav,
expanded" Mr.. Scott then went back II
| the history Of the country to the Louisiana
purchase under Jefferson, and showed tina
while that great statesman was very con
servative in acquiring territory when out
Of office, after he became president anc
the opportunity offered to purchase large
territory for a few million dollars he very
promptly invested the money and kept the
land. Many claims arose out Of this tc
settle with Spain. our first difference with
that country. and in the settlement Florida
was ceded to the United States which was
accepted and retained. The difficulty with
Texas and Mexico was then rehearsed, and
the war Of 1S46. which resulted in our OBJ
tanning Texas. Mexico, Arizona and the
land In which we live and breathe, Califor-
nta-all In opposition to our we'll estab-
lished national policy. The fifth example
Of this. traditional repugnance to increas-
| ing our, national domain was the purchase