The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-05
sCHLEY At THE LOYAL LEGION.
Tho Rear Admiral Installed Last Night q
COmmAn in tho Order.

Tho Rear Admiral Installed Last Night q
Commander in the Order.
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley was in
stalled as Commander Of the New York Com
mandery OF the Loyal Legion at q meeting OF
the order last night at Delmonico's. About
three hundred members OF the Loyal
Legion were present. Among them were
Rear Admiral James Entwistle. who was Ad-
niral Dewey's feet engineer at Manila: Rear
Admiral ]. NJ. Miller. Rear Admiral Henry
Erben trstiredl. Capt. J. L. Bartlett. Paymaster
John Furey. Commander Charles E. Mckay.
Capt. George MaGee. Capt. Edward p. Meeker.
Gen. Horatio G. King. Gen. Ralph E. Prime.
Gen. +. L. Molinsux. William Brookheld and
Chist OF Police Murphy Of Jersey City.
banquet preceded the installation cere-
monies. which wore very simple. Rear Admiral
schley entered the room when the banquet
was nearly over. The diners caught sight of
him whom he was half way across the room on
the way to the platform, and he was appIauded
and eheered vociferously Soon after he had
exchanged greetings with tho presiding officer.
Con. Henry l.. Burnett. uholis Vice Com m ander
OF the New York Commandery. the installation
proceeded. Gen. Burnett. after presenting Ad-
miral Schley to the commandery. adm nistered
to the Admiral who stood with his right hand
appraised. the oath Of office. There was more
applause and cheering. and half an hour more
was spent in conversation before the speech
making began.
Gen. Burnet introduced Rear Adm iral sohley
by saying that within a few days New York
city had abandoned its ordinary occupations
and pursuits to do honor to the hero Of Ma
nila Now" he said, 1t 10 our privilege to do
honor to the hero OF Santiago" The mem
bers OF the Legion appiauded. Admiral
Dchley rose and bowed and they
applauded some more. Az result
OF Q meeting Of the council OF Officers report
erS were excluded from the room while the
Admiral was speaking. The following account
OF what he said was given out by q mem Der Of
the Legion who was authorized to do 90 By
Recorder A. Noel Brakeman.
Il am. frat Of all. very proud OF this rocsp-
ton from those who have mai tain cd the honor
OF the flag In the past 1t 10 thing to gladden.
the heart OF . man through every hour OF hia
oxistencO-the affectionatO regard OF his friends
and companions. l do not believe IL
could happen more than once in . mans
life that he could receive such a re-.
cOption a. / did last Saturday after
noon In trying to do honor in an humble way
to the matches and peerless Dewey WAS
very much surprised to receive such con sidera-
ton from the people. and all the people In the
world seemed to be In New York. Riding, as I
did. through human canon felt this. The
throwing OF flowers into the carriage see led
to ne an unspsakably touching thing.
Il doubt II ever Roman coaqueror was
more splendidly greeted. yet the part took In
the Santiago battle was the same that any Cap
tain in the feet would and could have taken
II was merely my luck and opportunity and
took advantage OF It. 1t was tho man behind
the gun after all who did the real work. and the
woman who produced tho man behind tho gun
deserves the credit"
As he said this. Admiral Schley bowed to the
women who were in the gallery in considera-
BILE numbers. He went on to say that the
action OF some OF his sailors at the smoker at
the Waldorf Astoria Hotel Saturday night. in
coming forward and begging leave to
kiss his hands. was SO affecting that
he could not help Drying. He concluded by
saying that while this was not a warlika
country. and while he hoped and believed there