Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-22
Adjutant General Dalton called about

Adjutant General Dalton called about
the same time and drove away with
Col. Milcher of Gen. Miles staff in his
charge.
During the morning a number of To-
dies came to call upon Mrs. Miles.
General and Mrs. Miles lunched at
their hotel, this noon.
After a morning of sightseeing and
an afternoon at the legislature. Gen
Miles closed his first day in this city
by attending banquet given him by
the Merchants Club at the Algonquin
Club. this evening. and there heard
himself and his deeds eulogized and re-
counted by a number of prominent cit
liens and friends. The banquet was
most enthusiastic affair. over 200 lead
ing merchants of this city being pres
ent. and every reference to the achieve
ments of the distinguished guest was
greeted with great cheering and other
marks of appreciation.
The event of the evening was. the
reading of The Associated Press dis
patch denying that former Secretary
Sherman was dead and the proposing
by Gen. Miles himself. as he rose to
speak. of toast and long life to the
distinguished statesman.
The beef investigation was referred to
by some of the speakers but only in a
general way. One speaker said that
good food was essential to the Ameri-
can soldier.
Gen. Miles and Lieut.. Col Michler
sat on the right of President John Ma
son Little. who presided. On the i'm
mediate left was Gov. Wolcott and
Adjutant General Dalton. The others
at the head of the table were: Major
w. A. Perrins. Col. Charles Pfaff. Brig.
Gen. Y. r. Matthews. Surgeon General
r. A. Blood. Gen. +. II. Appleton. Brig.
Gen. w. A. Bancroft.
Mr. Titles warm words of welcome
We're followed by Gen. Taylors com
parison of the soldiers of the Civil War
with those of the late war with Spain.
Gen. Taylor spoke as follows:
In the course of his speech. Gen.
Taylor said that in the Civil War the
soldiers for the most part, had not had
what we term modern conveniences in
home life; they had not travelled
enough to realize the boundless re-
sources of their country, and few %:
them knew to What ends human skill
and ingenuity had combined to make
life delightful. So when the soldier
when to war he put up with whatever
came: unless he had been favored
above the average in civil life. He
found his new experience at least novel
and sometimes comforting because
they relieved him of what promised to
be greater hardships. The soldier
willingly rode on cattle cars. with their
privations. because it was an easier
method than marching on foot.
Gen. Taylor quoted some of his own
experiences as instances in point. and
then continuing, referred to the SOL
diers of 1898. He said the soldiers were
accustomed to palatial steamers and
railroad trains in their every day life;
and knowing that they We're under a
government which had boundless
wealth. 1t was not necessary to crowd
them into a transport or railroad
train which were bare of the actual
necessities. Gen. Taylor said that If
had been one of these soldiers, repre-
senting 10000, 100000 of wealth. he
should have resented it. He said he had
the greatest respect OF the guest of the
evening. and his closing sentiment |
was:
Here's to General Miles. the soldier
who has been In more battles than any !
man who has ever worn the American |
uniform"
Gov. Wolcott received warm greet
ing as he, too. welcomed the distln-
cuished guest. as he said. in his official !
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IT'S the little colds that grow into big |,
colds: the big colds that end IN consnmp- i
lion and death. Watch the little colds.