The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-12
VETERANS Dine
Members Of the Fourth
Regiment Appropriately
Celebrate Their
Anniversary.
IGNORED HARD-TACK AND BACON
Interesting Renaissance OF
of Some of the Old Boys
Guests Present.

The Fourth Regiment Veteran Associa-
ton held its annual dinner on Saturday
evening last, at the Hotel Washington,
at which the military men of the city
fought their bloodless battles over again
and enjoyed themselves as only soldiers
can; even if the fare be only bareback
and bacon. The veterans at this dinner,
however, abandoned these traditional del
icacies and ate an all around good square
meal.
Presiding at the feast was ex-Lieuten-
ant John w. Aymar, president of the
association, without whom a Fourth mess
dinner would be like the play OF 9th
ello'' without the Moor. Near to him
sat ex-Captain G. 3. Fielder, Brigadier
General P. f. Wanser. Lieutenant Colo
mel John A. Parker, Lieutenant Colonel
Charles Boltwood, ex-Colonel S. D.
Dickinson, Joseph A. Dear and Captain
J. T. Pringle. John Briggs was vice
president and the guests comprised d.
Bowly, e. Fl. Bowly, s. H.. Bowly, III.
H. Bowly. j. Kerner, D. Mullins, L.
Marinus, B. Underhill, Fl. J. Williamson,
a. K. Appleton, DR.. Mirtimer J. Lamp
son, Lieutenant Llera. Lieutenant Kigel-
man, Lieutenant Steigleiter. Lieutenant
H. L. Barck, Lieutenant D.. L. Smith, ex-
Captain c. w. Laws, Martin Finck,
William e. Grafton, t. King, ]. Startup,
t. K. Halstead, ex-Captain A. p. Brush.
Lieutenant Mortimer Gleason, William H.
\ Speer, Jr., f. L. Lockwood, T. Langdon,
w J.. Galway, H. Townley, Chief of
Police b. F. Murphy, j. T. Van Cleef,
George Southwick, A. Step, r. Chap
man, Major Steele, Major Brensinger,
Lieutenant Tilden, Captain Drayton.
Lieutenant Reinhard, Captain keim,
Lieutenant Gaddis, Lieutenant Moore,
DR.. J. ]. Broderick, Lieutenant O'Neill,
Colonel H. spielman, w. T. Markham, l..
H. Conant, Captain f. Farrier, W. Nc
| Gowan, J. Phyfe, Police Commissioner p.
w. West, Lieutenant R. P. Romaine,
j.. c.. Clark, Captain w. II. Klink and
7. ]. m
This is what Messrs. ]. F. Hamblen &
Son gave the guests to eat
Blue Points on Half Shell
sa1- Topaz Sherry
Mock Turtle, a l'Anglaise
RELISHES
~ FISH
Filet de Sole, Sauce Tartare
Pommes Naturels
Sauterne
Tenderloin of Beet, Mushroom Sauce
| French Peas Pommes Croquette
Pontet Canet
Philadelphia SQUAD IN Toast
Water Cress Currant Jelly
DESSERT
Neapolitan Ice Cream
Fancy Cake Roquefort Cheese
Water Crackers Fruit
Cigars Demi Tasse
President Aymar, when the cigar and
coffee stage had been reached. gave the
guests a CHEEKY welcome. and after some
of his characteristic badinage nominated
Captain John 7. sPringle as POSTMASTER,
whose humorous i~ntroductions of the
speakers were happily chosen. He first
read a letter Of regret from Mayor Hoos
and after that introduced Register George
B.. Fielder.
AS an old captain of the Fourth Mr..
Fielder said how pleasant it was to meet
his comrades. 1t was another way to get
young again. 1t was a privilege, he said,
to be a citizen of a country whose flag
was now made so glorious by recent
events. tCheers.) Who did not, he said,
feel proud to belong to a country which
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Sampson and a schley?
Brigadier General p. f. Wanser COM
plimented the Fourth Regiment. There
was none better than it. Five companies
were taken out of ii for service, he said,
and they went away without arms and
the men were practically recruits, but
regular. army men praised them for their
appearance and their discipline.
Chief Murphy, who had been connected
with the regiment from its inception, said
some pleasant things about it. He was
proud, he said, of the National Guardtand
particularly of the Fourth. In camp at
Sea Girt, he said, he saw the men and for
their physique and behavior he had only
words of praise. Turning to the late war
Chief Murphy said, amid much cheering,
that if there were shortcomings they were
entirely due to the officers. The war itself
was a,petty larceny war-(Laughter and
cheers)-and the policy was to end it as
quickly as possible. and 1t was so ended,
and successfully, too.
Major Joseph H. Brehsinger ~recounted
the gallant deeds in the regiments blood
less campaign, and in the course of his
"reminiscences spoke of the deeds of
,Adjutant Dickinson and Lieutenant Peter
West at Ph~illipsburg.'' Both gentlemen
laughed heartily at the Majors sallies.
He was in the midst of these recollections
when. Captain Mortimer Gleason, to whom
things mast be just SO, interrupted. and
Toastmaster Pringle raised a burst of
laughter when he said:-
Chief Murphy will please interfere at
this point
Mr.. William T. Markham recited in a
clever manner an equally clever poem
concerning "A young pusson by the name
O. Nancy"
Lieut.. Col. John A. Parker had some
thing to say about the 'Fourth's. his
tory about the time when the prevailing
delicacies We're two sardines, three boiled
eggs and a pickle. Iaughter.)
Mr.. Joseph A. Dear having had some
experience during The war, gave some
interesting stories of military discipline,
and criticised the French army for IT'S &c
ton in the Dreyfus matter. He praised
the volunteers during the last war and
their brave conduct, he said, came from
love of country and good training. There
was no decadence of the militia in New
Jersey. That organization was a guar
antee Of good order and the prosperity of
the community. (Cheers.
DR.. Mortimer LaTnpson canvulsed his
audience by telling Of his arduous duties
in connection with the Fourth, and these
appeared to be patching up officers who
fell off their horses. Cloud laughter.3
Counsellor w. II. Speer neatly and .hu-
morously reviewed the preceding speeches
and speakers and evoked hearty applause
for hfc elaa11aUf rise Qf fba q rv, ard