The times., 1899-10-29

Beneath an AdmIral's flag.
Wen hail the day chat brings him back,
And have another jag.
When four-and- twenty admirers of the
gallant Commodore George Dewey ten
dered him dinner on the night of Novem-
Der 27, 1897 on the eve of his departure
from Washington to take command of the
Asiatic Squadron, the above prophetic sen
timent adorned the front page OF the menu
card gotten up for the occasion by the
genial hosts. The affair was held at the
Metropolitan Club, and has since become
historical because of the significance Of
the toast of Col. Archibald Hopkins
Last night the promise was fulfilled in a
measure, and while the Jag statement
was toned down to an extent. dinner was
rendered Admiral Dewey by twenty of
the original hosts, and the party toasted
the day that had brought their distin-
guished guest back beneath four-starred
flag.
The dinner was an exact duplicate OF the
original banquet when the guest wGs a
commodore. 1t was held at the Metropol-
itan Club. The table was laid in the same
room. The diners occupied relatively the
same positions around the board. The
menu card was a reprint of the original /
anu IbE AtC'JI dlIOAS W Gl Z precise as LiGy
were in 1897. But one feature served to
remind of the great changes which had
taken place during the intervening peri-d
In one corner of the room stood the shell
Scared battle-torn wheel of the Reina
Cristiana, one OF the cruisers in Montojo's
fleet, which was destroyed by Admiral
Dewey. The wheel was presented to the
club by Commander Singer, and attracted
much attention during the evening.
The Hosts
The banquet was a magnificent affair.
although entirely informal. The dining
hall was abiaze with silverware. flowers.
mirrors, and silken streamers. The 10 IS
last night were as follows:
John A. Baker TruXtOn Beale Com
mander willard H. Brownson. Commander
Richardson Clover, John Davis, Capt. Rob
ley D. Evans. Charles c. Glover, Arnold
Hague, William COrcoran Hill, George H.
Howard, Col. Archibald Hopkins, Pay Di-
rector James Hoy, U. S. N. J. X Mccain
mon. John c. Poor, Pay Director Edwin
Putnam, L. S. N. Rear Admiral Frederick
Rodgers, f. p. B. Sands Commander Z, L.
Tanner, L. S. N, Rear Admiral W X. Van
Reypen.
The only other guest of the evening be-
sides Admiral Dewey was Lieutenant Cald-
well, aide to the guest Of honor
1t was remarked upon at the dinner last
night that only four of the number who
rendered the original banquet on Novem-
ber 81, 1897, were absent from the board
Every man of the twenty-five who were
present on that occasion is still alive The
only absentees last night were Commander
William H. Emory, U. S. n, Lieut.. Nathan
Sargeant, L. S. N, Col. E. A. Garlington
and Dr.. L. Vogel Of the Swiss Legation,
who has been recalled.
An informal Greeting.
Admiral Dewey arrived shortly after 80
o'clock and after merry and informal
greeting the party enjoyed precisely the
same menu served at the original dinner
The menu is as follows:
Hcrs d'oeuyres varies. CaIcri
Blue Points.
Potage Tortue ve!te clair.
Tr-rauene Ia Maryland Club.
Sehcs dc chevreUl de Nirgiuic,
PURGE 6e Marrons sauce Grand YeneUr.
S0rbet KirsCh.
Artichaurs trais, sauce Hollandaise.
Becasses roties sur c4nape, au Crcsson,
Salade de laitue.
Pudding Diplomatic FrapVe.
Fromlges de Camembert ct Roquefort.
Cafe N0r.
MoHtilla. Moct Il Chandon, Brut Imperial
ST. Estephe Beaunc. Liqueurs
At the first dinner it had been decided
that at the request of the then Commodore
Dewey the latter should not be called upon
to speak, and as this event was a dupll-
cate in every way the Admiral insisted
that he be not asked to say anything. In
a few brief remarks. however, he thanked
his hosts for their kindly sentiments. and
closed by stating that he was no more Of
a speaker as an Admiral than he was as a
commodore. The toasts were informal and
very brief. Among the speakers were Capt.
Robley d. Evans, Rear Admiral Rodgers
Rear Admiral Van Reypen, and Comman-
ders Glover and Brownson.
During the course OF the dinner Col
Archibald Hopkins, the author of the
much-quoted toast given at the first ban
quct, repeated the original poem and added
two others. one of which was written i'm
mediately after the battle OF Manila, and
the other especially for the occasion last
night.
Colonel Hopkins Poems.
The original is as follows:
NOVEMBER y, 1897.
Fiji all your glasses full tonight,
The wind is of the shore,
And be II feast or be II Tight,
We pledge the Commodore.
Through days OF storm. through days Of
calm.
On broad Pacific seas
At anchor of the Isles Of Palm,
or with the japanese;
Ashore. aaoat, on deck. below,
Or where our bulldogs roar,
To back friend or breast foe.
We pledge the Commodore.
We know our honor'H be uustained
Where'cr his pennant flies,
Our rights respected and maintained,
Whatever Power dehes
And when he takes the homeward tack,
Beneath Admiral's flag,
Wen hail the day that brings him back,
And have another jag.
The second toast was the following:
MAY 8. 1898.
We drank to him no empty toast,