The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-06
GEN. LEE AND OFFICERS DINED.
FAREWELL DINNER TO COMMAN-
DER OF THE SEVENTH CORPS.

| ian and His stan on the Eve OF
Their Depnrture-Gen. Lee, While
ReGretting to Leave HOspitabIe
Savannah Is Eager to Return to
Cuba-Gen keiner Responded TO
the seventh Army COrps-COI. BFy-
an Pointed 10 the Country's Duty
i'm Freeing Cuba.
The dinner given 10 Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh
| Lee and the officers of the Seventh Army
! Corps a. the De Soto last night was one
of the pleasantest affairs of the kind that
has ever taken place In Savannah. There
were enough Of the home people present
20 give the affair a thoroughly local APP
pearance, while, on the other hand, the
presence of Gen. Lee and number of the
officers Of the Seventh Corps showed the
prominence of the army at present in So
cial as well as in every other circle of
the city's life.
The dinner was one noted for good cheer
and good fellowship, the expression OF
good feeling and of devoted patriotism
on the part of representatives of every
section of the country. 1t was given by
representative gentlemen of the city in
honor of the brave general of the Sew
enth Corps and his associates.
The dinner began early, guests and
hosts fling into the large dining room Of
the De Soto to music by the orchestra
of the First North Carolina Regiment at
$50 o'clock. The hall was handsomely dec
GRATED with palms and potted plants and
the national colors appropriately display
ed with the insignia of the Seventh Corps.
seven pointed star, occupying a prom
inent place.
The table was in the form Of square.
On the north side sat Capt. H. C. Cunning
ham with Gen. Lee on mis- right and Gen
keiffer on his left. The others at the table
were Lieut. Col Dorst. Gen. Hasbrouck.
Gen. Douglas, Lieut.. Col. Livermore. Lieut..
Sartoris Judge Robert Faliigant Gen.
Wheaton, Capt. ]. r. F. Tattnall, Col.
John Screven. Gen. C. NJ. Sorrel, Mr. Wal
ter G. Charlton and Mr.. II. T. williams.
On the east were Hon. f. G. duBignon,
Lieut.. Col. Wood, Hon. Pope Barrow.
Lieut.. Col Maus, Mr.. L. T. Haskell, Mai.
r. b. Harrison, Mr.. H. NJ. Conner, Col
Mabry, Capt w. W. Williamson, Col
William j. Bryan, Mr.. A.Minis, Col. Jones
Mr. w. ~ Pratt Col. Moulton,
DR.. W. W. Owens. Col Duston; ON the
south. Mr. T. NJ. Cunningham Jr. Col.
DAVIS, Mr.. A. Sybrandt Mai Newcomb
Col r L. Berner, Mr. ]. f. Minis, Col. Has
kns, Mr.. W. w. Mackan, Col Harding
Mr.. G. A. Shearson, Col Taylor, Mr. j. r.
Anderson Col. Armheld. Mr.. G. A Cor
don; on the west, Mr.. J. Rauers, Lieut..
Col. Pond, Col A. r. Lawton, Lieut. Col.
Ribell Mr. W. J. DeRenne, Lieut.. Col
Guild, Mr.. George w Owens, Lieut. Col
Maxfield, Mr.. H. d. Stevens, Maj Micke,
Mr.. J. NJ. Egan, Col. Wood, Mr.. John Mis-
bet, Col. Campbell, Mr. james NJ. Barnard,
and Col Swift
The dinner was served in excellent style.
the menu being as satisfactory 10 the in
ner man as it was appetizing to the eye.
Mr. nc. cunningham was chairman, hav-
ing on his right Gen. Lee and on his left
Gen. Kieffer. When the menu had been
disposed of, Mr.. Cunningham, after allud-
ing in eulogistic terms TO the happy aus
pices which brought former foes and the
representatives of all sections together and
to the magnificent record Of Gen. Lee in
a post which, by reason of circumstances.
became the most important i'm the gift of
the government al the time. introduced
Gen. Lee with toast to his long life and
prosperity, which was drunk with enthus-
iasm.
Before Gen. Lee could respond the band
played the Star Spangled Banner" In
of an occasion where he found himself in
a party where every man was required to
sing a song. or tell a story, or make
speech A bashful North Carolinian VINO
was urged on, said he had never made
speech or told a story, but he might be
able to sing Way Down on the Old Tar
River if he could only get the pitch. He
might possibly, he said, have been able to
make brief and appropriate speech IN
IL Ii rlrr ~ h.,
chairman but he had been SO much alb
sorbed in the idea of parting from the
people Of Savannah that he had been un-
able 10 collect his thoughts Incidentally,
he told an anecdote of The old negro who
said he found safe place at the battle
of Gettysburg by running where the gen.
erals were. He returned his sincere thanks
to the chairman for his remarks and said
that ne felt greatly comDiimented by such
a display Of interest i'm him by the gen
,lerneu of Savannah.
Cen Lee said that there Were great
many reasons why he, in common with
the rest OF the Seventh Army Corps, was
attached 20 The state of Georgia. The
troops had been treated with such great
courtesy here. he said. On Thanksgiving
cay the ladies of Savannah had under
taken a great task ana had successfully
accomplished it,. They had invaded the
tented fields with banners flying, on whica
were inscribed the historic Thanksgiving
turkey Gen. Lee said he had some fur
/ Their interest IN the state OF Georgia and
| he alluded TO the connection of the Lee
family with the history of the state, Light
! Horse" Harry Lee having been a resident
! here after The revolution and the father
| Of Robert e. Lee being buried at Dunge-
ness.
Gen. Lee alluded to the recent review
! of the Seventh Corps in the Park extern
/ sion, and said he wondered what the Con-
! federate soldier on the monument thought
] when he saw Northern and Southern SOL
! diers marching side by side under the same
! flag Gen Lee said he was sorry that
! his numerous enga gements had prevented
! his minglng more freely with the people
! of Savannah. and yet he was glad of the
| opportunity of going back 10 Havana, hav-
! ing been there less than year ago. and
| having been invited TO leave there. When
| The tents of the Seventh Army Corps are
erected upon the soil Of Cuba, he said
J that ne felt that he voiced the sentiment