The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-28
At THE CLOVER CLUB.
Miles and shafter Shake Hands Amid
Deafening Applause.


Deafening Applause.
Philadelphia. Oct. 27.-President Nc
Kinley was given an enthusiastic re-
ception when he entered the beauti-
fully decorated dining room of the
Clover club with Postmaster General
Smith and Secretaries Alger and Will
son. In response to the patriotic in
PRODUCTION of Colonel Mcclure, the
president of the club. President McKin-
ley referred pleasantly to the fame of
the Glover club, and then, after a ref
erence to the imposing pageant of the
afternoon, said:
LAS I stood on the great reviewing
stand witnessing the soldiers and SAIL
ors passing by. my heart was filed only
with gratitude to the God of battles
who has so favored us, and gratitude
to the brave soldiers and sailors who
had won such signal victories on land
and sea and had given a new meaning
to American valor.
1T has been especially gratifying to
me to participate not only with the
people of Philadelphia. but with the
people OF the great West, where ! have
recently visited, in doing honor to the
American navy and American army.
No nobler sailors or soldiers ever as
sembled under any flag. You had with
you to-day the leaders at Santiago.
Porto Rico and Guantanamo. We had.
unfortunately, none of the heroes OF
Manila with us. But I am sure that
our hearts go out to them tonight and
to the brave Dewey and Otis and Mer-
ritt and all the other gallant men that
are now sustaining the flag in the har-
Dor and city of Manila. Voice: How
about Hobson?D
The American people are always
ready for any emergency. and IL a Mer-
rimac is to be sunk. there is an Ameri-
x(Vt a.. L. o n -
in doing what our foe has been unable
to do. sink an American ship. (Ap-
plause).
'I ask you. gentlemen Of the Clover
club, to unite with me in toasting the
army and navy of the United States.
without whose valor and sacrifice we
would not celebrate the victory we have
been celebrating to-day. Not only the
men at the front: not only the men on
the battleships and in the battle line
but the men at home with ambition to
go to fight the battles of American
civilization. should be the recipients of
the gratitude of the American peo-
ple."
When he finished his speech the pres
ident left the hall to 90 to the recep-
tion at the Aca denny of Music. As he
passed from the room General Miles en-
tered. The head of the army received
an ovation as he pressed through the
crowd to his seat next to General
Shafter. The latter arose. as General
Miles approached. reaching out his
hand and cordially greeted his chief
The public exhibition Of good feeling
between the two generals was greeted
with almost deafening applause.
General Alger responded briefly on
behalf of the army and CAPTAIN Evans
was called upon as a representative Of
the navy. He thrilled his hearers with
a simply-told story OF the battle Of
Santiago. filled with personal reminis-
cences. General Miles made an ex-
tended address. in which he paid elo-
quent tribute to the valor Of the Ameri-
can soldiers and sailors.
At the Academy Of Music the presi-
dent held an informal reception for
two hours. With Secretaries Alger and
Wilson he stood on the stage and shook
hands with long line of people who
passed in one door and out of the other.
There was no speech-making. and after
a light luncheon the president was es-
corted back TO his hotel and shortly
afterwards. at 1850 o'clock, the party
returned to Washington.