Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-12
GEORGE II. CHAPEL.
Forecast Official.
GEN. HOWARD HoNoRED.
Distinguished Guests at Dinner In
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E New York, Nov. 1O.-The public dinl
nsr given last night in the ball room
of the Waldorf to Gen. O. O.
Howard, In honor of his 10th birthday,
was attended by 300 men prominent in
business and professional lie. Chaun
5cey NJ. Depew presided and on his.
right sat Gen. Howard. To the left
Gen. j. r. Brooke was seated. 9th
ers at the guests table We're Governor
z. C. Smith, George p. Mclean, Thom-
as e. Reed, Gen. II. NJ. Burnett. the.
Rev. j. D. Burell, Cen Banjamin F.
aTarcey, Russell A. Alger. Cen G. NJ.
Dodge Admiral A. S. Barker, Gen.
Daniel Z. Sickles. Rev. j. H. Barrows,
Capt. A. T. Mahan, Compile de sahue-
Stewart l.. Woodford, Gen. ". D.
Whipple, Booker T. Washington and
w 7. Gaines.
One of the features OF the dinner
was the presentation to Gen. Howard
Ilof handsomely bound and decorated
album. 1t contained handsome por-
trait OF Gen. Howard, as we'll as BRIEF
biography of him. Itsalso contained
Testimonial from a number of educa-
tional institutions and private individ-
uals. including President Mckinley and
ex- President Benjamin Harrison.
The speakers Of the evening We're
Mr.. Reed, Capt. Mahan. Gen. Dodge.
Booker T. Washington, Compile de 10
F'avette, Rev. John H. Barrows. Bishop
lGaines of Georgia, Cen Daniel e.
sickles and, Gen. Wager swayne.
When the speaking began. Senator
IsDepew praised the bravery of Gen.
Howard during the war and spoke OF
i the services he had rendered the coun-
1 try during his life. Then he said:
New. gentlemen. let US drink the
health of Gen. Howard. Let US con-
graduate him on having reached tbs
age Of three score and ten He looks as
young. as vigorous and as handsome
as he did many years ago when ] first
saw him in q. cadet uniform at my Ole
Homestead in Peekskill.
4 The diners arose and drank the
II health of Gen. Howard and then gay'
u him three cheers
Senator Depew then introduced ex-
81 SPEAKER Thomas b. Reed. Mr.. Reed
said:
q Il haven't come here to praise Gen
81 Howard. but to honor him. He does no
q need my praise. He hardly needs m,
honor. He began life we'll BY beni
from the state of Maine. He started Of
81 equally we'll by being graduated at Bow
<, dom College, than where no better clas
of citizens come
Mr.. Reed then spoke of Gen. howard
as a soldier and as citizen, and com
lpleted his brief remarks by saying
lg"Now we can praise him, not only be
cause of the uniform he has worn 9
| long. but because Of the lofty life h
:; has led az a citizen in times of peace"
Capt. A. T. Mahan was then intro
duced as the son of an old teacher Q
lGen. Howard. He spoke briefly and re
= ferred mainly to the deeds on the par
= of Gen. Howard on the battlefield.
Gen. Grenville M. Dodge. president Q
1.-THE Society of the Army Of the Tennes
see, of which Gen. Howard was com
mander. spoke of Gen. Howard as sol
der and told Of having recommends
him to succeed to the command mad
vacant by the death of Gen. Mcpherson
He referred to the Army OF the Tennes
see the most successful army Of tn
civil war. He spoke of the action {
!. Gen. Howard in giving the credit OF a
= the victories Of that army to Gen. Lie
gan in his report of the work OF tn
Iarmy.
Booker T. Washington, president 4
the Tuskegee Institute. was next intro
duced, and he said that he had the dis
tinction of belonging to a race 80 impol
tant that II came to this country unde
extreme pressure; that it formed a pal
Of the commercial prosperity OF the ma
!. ton in its early days. The unfortunat
2 white man, he said, came to this countr
: much against the protest OF its leadin
citizens in 1892.
I'VE We're part Of the commerci,
: prosperity Of the country" he said. NV
had to be sent for. There was not or
of us but what was worth from $500
81 900 when we came here. And the poo
white man was not worth so cents. Eve
such men as our distinguished and 4
!. lustrious chairman wouldn't hay
. brought so cents at that time
The Georgia department Of entomolt
gy burned 10000 trees from q Nashvil
nursery. which, 1t 10 alleged, we're Ii
|. fected with the San Joee scale. Stat
(: Entomologiet Scott left for Woodbury.
destroy 10000 more trees which he hs
collected there: The trees, II 10 saf,
= nave been shipped Into the state witho,
! the proper certificate.