El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-19

"they ELECTED more applause than the
seven Thousand mem bers in line from
Indiana
After the address OF the department
commander Miss Maggie Hempel
favored the audience with q recitation,
thread lightly, it's soldiers grave"
Which was we'll received and the little
lady oh!ghIy complimented on her
rendition.
At nine O'Clock the announcement
was made that espread had been
prepared at the Admiral dining hall
on Mesa avenue, and the old vets and
the invited guests marched over, two
and two, to
THE BANQUET,
where music, mirth. and q moderate
degree of wine "a we'll as hearty din
ner were INDUCED in by all.
After several courses had been
served the wine glasses were filled and
the toast master, Post Commander
Gen. Malloy, announced as the first
toast of the evening "Our guest" to
which he himself responded in the fol-
lowing happy manner.
GEN. MALLOY's ADDRESS.
"Commander: Your presence on
comrades of Emmett Crawford post, and
as their representative I extend to you
q most cordial welcome to our city,
with the hope that your stay here may
prove pleasant remfuisce' Q, In your
life. The visit you made to our post
room this evening was official and
hence in the interest OF the depart
ment which you SO worthily command,
but at this festsl board you are not for
a.
mander but our guest:
ITO join in our songs. In our cheer and our
mirth,
It'll the clock tells the hour OF another
days BIRTH"
"Among the most pleasant thin with
which love is credited is this, that it
levels all distinction and lays the
shepherds crook beside the sceptre
The Grand Army of the Republic by
the practice of fraternity removes all
distinctions as to former rank, and
the peer Of him who may have won his
bars, eagles, or stars by acts of the
sublimest herotsm.
1.-THE Grand Army of the Republic
needs no enc0miums from any source
Its history Is written and q grateful
nation knows it by heart. Its muster
roll presents the names of those i'm
mortal Americans, Ulysses s. Grant.
David G. Farragut. William T. Sher-
Logan, and q million other heroes who
imperiled their lives that the govern
ment instituted by the fathers of the
republic should not perish from the
earth.
"Sir: The spirit which animates and
sustains the organization of which you
are q d epartment commander, is the
spirit of 76. of 81, and of SO. It is the
spirit Of patriotism and it has happily
at last found permanent Judgment in
the hearts OF oil Americans whether
born beneath the Southern Cross or the
Northern Star.
''Sir, I again extend to you heart
felt welcome.''
Hearty applause punctuated General
Mslloy's speech.
An orchestra which had been play
ing durings the banquet, followed
Gen. Malloy's speech with Orally
Round the Flag, Boys.''
The next toast was 1.-THE president
OF the United States, VIM Mckinley ~
TO this Commander Conner was called
upon to respond. He said:
Comrades, feel honored to be able
to meet you here tonight, around this
festal board. But, my comrades, it
needed not this manifestation on your
part to assure me of your hospitality
and that loyal soldiers welcome would
receive in Ell Paso. Your city is noted
for its generous hospitable treatment
of its guests, as we'll as for the LOYALTY
of our comrades. You have called upon
me to respond. 1t would take
or at least an orator, to do it Justice.
and am not even q speaker. L have
not words at my command to express
to you the great respect and esteem
in which 1 hold President Mckinley.
From his Inauguration to the
present time he has shown great wis
dom in the management of this coun.
try's aff1i:s. Looking back of the
declaration Of wSr we find him cool
and calculating, showing Gjipgoisfn
but Q steady determination that the
nag besnot disgrsced nor the rights
OF the people transgressed.
when war was inevitable he went
at 1T right and in ia days one of the
proudest of the earth's nations was at
our feet suing for mercy, all without
the loss of q ship or a gun and but a
small loss OF life. No American mar:
or woman can help but admire the
great work of our army and navv in
this short period, when l6O, 900 SQUARE
miles of territory and ten million peo-
pie were added to our possessions in
this short time under their great COM
mander, VIM. Mckinley"
The speaker mentioned going iuto a
Texas volunteer camp and asking that