Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-16

About los members of the society at
tended the dinner, which was given in
the supper room on the fourth floor. The
walls were decorated with the national
cOlors. Back of the great table was hung
the admiraPs flag, with three big white
stars on a wide background of blue. On
the guest table were three n of red
and yellow tulips, the colors represents
ing Luzon,N Cuba n Puerto Rico. On
each bank tioated q small American flag.
Admiral Dewey commented on the ar
rangement and Significance of the tu-
lips. They We're the idea of Herbert L..
Satterlee, chairman of the dinner com
mittee.
TROOPING OF THE COLORS.
After grace had been invoked by the
Rev. DR.. Humphreys, the trooping of the
cosors was effected by George Sanford
Wylie and a color guard, who marched
down the center aisle to the guest ta-
bic, and handed the oDlors to the pre-
siding officer, Vice Commander Cheney.
The first toast was 1.-The President of
the United States" which was drunk
standing, followed by the selection, Hail
Columbian" Next was the toast ''Our
Commander, the Admiral" The Rev.
DR.. George Williamson Smith was to
have responded to this, but, as before
stated, dmiral Dewey spoke for him.
self. DR.. Smith followed the admiral,
and paid a glowing tribute to the grad
yates of Annapolis, who had helped to
make American history glorious. He
spoke in terms of affectionate interest
of his experiences at the Naval academy,
and of his friendship for Admiral Dewey
while there.
Our Old Navy" was responded to by
hear Admiral Belknap, who spoke of
the extraordinary accomplishments of
the wooden fighters of early days and
the men they helped to develop.
Capt. H. c. Taylor, formerly of the In
diana, spoke of Our New Navy and
as the chief officer of one of the nations
battleships in actual wal lie received a
flattering greeting.
Capt: Alfred I. Mahan's toast was
our Navy | nthe Future" He said that
he did not care to risk a prophecy as to
what the navy in the future might be-.
but he was confident it would be worthy
of it's past history. F1e said the differ
ence between the old navy, tne new navy
and the navy of the fuure practically
an disappeared when one stopped look
ing at types of ships and regarded the
navy as an efficient branch of the gov
eminent.
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT PRESENT.
Governor Roosevelt reached the supper
room at Just IL O'Clock, in with
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff. me
diners rose and gave him a rousing re-
ception.
He was escorted to the guest table and
seated beside Admiral Dewey. The two
shook hands, and Governor Rooseva1r
said, among other things, that one of the
important lessons of the war was that
tne natlOn to be prepared for war
at all times, as there was no way of tell
ing when complications might arise, He
asserted that the possession by a nation
OF a 1lfst-class navy was the best safe
guard of peace,
He said that personally he felt a great
prlde IN having been connected with the
nava branch of the service as assistant
secretary of the navy, and it was a gem
ulne pleasure to meet at the dinner many
oflcials whom he had had pleasant re-
latlOns with when he was in Washing
ton. He said that the officials in COM
mand OF the ships at the time of the war
Win spain We're entitled to the credit
OF the highest efficiency, and this credit
was shared by the men Under them. The
victories, of two years ago were not all
the result of mere bravery, however.
They We're to be attributed in part to the
rduou drilling and preparatory work
to which the officers year after year, with
no war in prospect, had subjected their
commands, this continued effort result
ing In a i state of discipline and eff
cheney when the trying hours came.
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff re-
spondde to the toast, THE Empire
State" His reception was like that Civ
en- to Governor Roosevelt in it's hearth
ness. MI. Woodruff touched upon the
early history or the state, n then spoke
briefly of it's tremendous Importance in
trade and and finance at the
present day.
The Rev. DR.. Humphreys spoke enter
tainingly of 1.-The Builders of the Navy
Present. among others, at the dinner
were Jarvis B. Edison, H. A. Edison, Isaac
Bromley, Lieutenant H.. E.. Rhoades, DIR.
George H. Butler, jerome F.. Morse, Mar
shall I: Davidson, Civil Engineer D. B.
Macomb. Commander J. A.. B.. Smith,
Capt. John Lloyd, Capt. j. w. Miller,
Robert s. Sloan, Aaron Vanderbilt, M,
Roosevelt Schuyler. Lieutenant Com
ragut, son of the hero of Mobile; Cor.
nelius N. Bliss. Park Benjamin and 9TH
erS.
Between Z and 1880 o'clock, before the
dinner was announced, Admiral Dewey
held a reception, and nearly all the
guests obtained his autograph.
The admiral went with friends to the
University club at II o'clock, intending to
stay overnight in town.
BRIRED THE q