New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-08

VETERAN OFFICERS GATHER FOR THEIR
ANIMAL FEAST II DELMONlcO'S.

ANNUAL. FEAST IT DELMONicO'S.
A wel,-known official who lad been invited to ad.
dress a large society 4 few days ago ana was
called on for he o. ching speech asked 20 De eH-
cl,sed from speaking fist. rs hc could only S"t
his inspiration by speaking after Others nd spoken
Such could hardly have bee" pl"rSihie excuse ior
any one piivicscd 20 i, down n tho dinner or the
New-Tork Commandorv of the Military order q
nc Loyal Legion N Delmoni''s last nlsh'' loT INC
pre.crce Of men who wert oJ' at the country
call furnished unlr iicd insp fation for al
There were n,anr in The hanOuc. hall last night
uho saw, service nor, or le.s conspicuous in the
recent We WIN SPAN. men wn' az" veterans OF
two wars-thnt o; lsoi-'i' ard tna, OF ISIS Ih'}
were men who Bad led otllr'S 20 annh'"'e me
forces orposcd To :hcn. for they were officers ~
tn. AMY NAVY ara Marine Corps. an" they showed
las, nigh. marked capaAili:r for annhatinE any
thing ard evcrythinE I'm front OF them beginning
with oysters aud going steadily on 10 the cigars
and coffee.
on ;he walls Of the banquet hall and the 'front.'
OF tie balcony were displayed American hass' WINE
hack of the guests table we're the manner OF Inc
Legion and standard o; nass The appearance
Of the color bearer was the signal for i0nSihR
chcors and applause. followed By the singing OF
The StaI-Spanelel Ranner
When General Gronville NJ Dodge walked In WIN
Mator-Gcncral " r. Shafter there vas an ou'Ou's
of applause and anotN e. tremendous oul""'s' S'''
"a ;he entrance OF Gen ;ai Wager S~ayne. Among
o,hor gues;s al the presidents table were General
II : Hawkins General Joseph w. Plume. Genera
Niche John WintEcr,. Adjdtan:-Gencral u. \ Og-
den and John j. CriiHmins. Others present "'r"
Rear. Admiral Henry Erben. Medical Directors
Theodore G. Walton. Deiavan RioodSood, \. L.
Gihon ana Edward : Bosar'. Chief Engineers Alex
anber henderson, George ". MaSee and James II
Chasu,a- Surgeon Charles l. pardcc. Passc: A.
sis,ant Enri.eei. r Il. Barrett. y. Men. Siauier
henry t. RaoaGcs ara .AlcXand"r Fcl!ocN. Captd'"
" q; ShAckioid DaNid =. Gurus; Ni,lcd lVV,,lc:
william " >on. Charles r. iiickGk MllqiS inrl
William r. Cartoon and r! II. Nos, ray ~ IN
Fore; Barton a. Noel Rakeman. J. H. ApSaI
W w w Williams and I"olge w ilSoh. captain
Charles A Hausmann. Joseph n. BAiKer' asa AZ
State factory Inspector: Colonel {. {; lo|': :
surgeon H. Eugene Smith. Past Dcpdi iincni ON .
nlan,.r Graham ami Captain Henry tiia.slotg' o.
smith ard Ivan Tailor. y. r. Sherman. Congress
man y. VI. Curtis. General Ii0laio c. ing; r, !.
George W Brush Captain Theodore +. Kane, OF
the Navy. General Henry L. EurneU;; nanlAl4I. r
H. Clemcn-. Commanter Leonard T.. Cheurry l. ;,
\: Lieutenant Aaron Vanderbilt. colonel feNiora
Aeter the dinner Genera! Dodge introduced MAJOR
George II. HOPKINS wAC desc'inei the hatic o.
Ncwhcrrc. y l.. IS h saw T.. This "as followed
-. I'm. singing % ~ original ballad hy NJ. Raven
SIN OF one OF tic memoirs OF iIObScn sinking the
NT5.on General sha,,e- WIS Introduced and as he
ne .ot,'I snoal, 10 reviewed the incidents Of IT,"
canpasn before saaiago. ana IN referring to , iae
we're. many complaints Of ncSi'ct. but MOI on" c.
.he.c haI come from an individual from the hlsa-
in C'ia and declared thai Whatever complaints
wele mad" ernanaied from nos no ohrre ,llo
,rSSs r.romfr- were o'oc'ol mcmoer-: Lirr'"nant-
, y, o, ,Tb".aa. Y,Gns captains William 7.
ller. and ,;,o,gc u. Thodc-. LcrtcrnniS T. l. BAY
~ InG. ai ro r,v ~ yoai V W smith. II
= Cioeson ana 4 Woodruff