Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-09

| Michael, three additional cheers were given
! for the navy.
| The reunion was closed with the presenta-
| ton Of a costly banner to Kearsarge Post
| of Boston. Mass, for having in the parade
yesterday more men than any other organ
! iZation of naval veterans Of 1S61-1S65. The
| banner was provided by the National Asso-
| alton of Naval Veterans.
Gen. Dudley's Welcome.
Words Of welcome were uttered in charac-
teristic fashion by Gen. w. w. Dudley. who
presided. He then called upon Rev. Fred
erick D. Power, D. D., the pastor Of the
Christian Memorial Church of this city, who
offered prayer.
AS Gen. Dudley was proceeding to make
an announcement In regard to the program
he noticed General Sickles coming h. and
calling attention to his presence the old
soldiers rose to their feet to do honor to the
veteran commander and welcomed him with
hearty cheers as he came forward leaning
on his crutcheS and took his seat on the
platform.
Gen. Dudley said that Of the two major
generals surviving only Gen. Sickles was
present, although Gen. o. o. Howard was
expected. He then introduced him.
Gen. sickles Talks.
Gen. Sckles came forward and resting the
stump of his leg on a table began to speak
to his comrades in a familiar colloquial
being present and then drew a vivid con-
trast between the conditions of the country
now and thirty-seven years ago His voice,
strong and powerful, made its way to every
part of the tent, aud his eloquent sentences
fell upon responsive and appreCiative ears.
| He called attention to the fact that today
| the eyes of the nations OF Europe were
! fixed upon this country, and when it's voice
| was raised in behalf of China it received re-
! spectful attention. When the foreign coun-
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| they came to this country to borrow, so
| that in influence and in material strength
| the country which the men Of 1861 had
| saved stood In the forefront Of the nations
| of the world. The nation, he added, was
| not saved by the taxpayers who are look
| ing askance at the pension list, but by the
| men who endured and suffered In the ranks
Of the army He went on to say that the
memory OF the soldier would live while
that of the grumbling taxpayer would
sink into oblivion. He was proud of the
fact that this country gave more In pensions
THAN all the other nations of the world.
| what a grand spectacle he said, was
witnessed today In the streets of the capital
| when the veterans marched along PennsyI-
Vanla avenue. You were proud of your cap
| itai and your capital was proud of you" He
| PAID glowing tribute to the privilege and
glory Of American citizenship which he SAID
| had been achieved by the veterans of the
| civil war.
Mr.. Warner Speaks.
Upon the conclusion OF General Sickles' re-
| marks, which were warmly received. Ger
| eral Dudley introduced Mr. B. H. Warner
| chairman of the citizens committee, which
organization. he said, had made such eff
| fectfve and excellent arrangements for this
encampment Mr.. Warner referred to sit
| ting between General Sickles and CORPORAL
Ianner, one of whom had only one leg and
| the other none. and said that he realized
that he was only tin soldier. This little
sally was received with hearty laughter
| ana Mr.. Warmers further reference to q
| united country evoked loud demonstrations
| or applause, and SO was also his further
| eloquent tribute to the expanding territory
| and resources of the United States
General Dudley stated that he had been
informed that he was in error in stating
! that only two corps commanders survived
as General Smith. known as Badly" and
General Franklin were still living.
Corporal Tanners Tribute.
In lieu OF a corps commander General
| Dudley introduced Corporal Tanner as a
| man who had served In the ranks. The
| appearance of this popular Grand Army
| speaker, and an eloquent man on any plat
| form. was greeted with cheers. His trib-
| ute 10 the Army of the Potomac, clothed
with ail the wealth Of diction which Cor
| poral Tanner so readily commands, elicit ed
| audible expressions of approval from all
parts OF the audience. Under the spell of
MS burning words the veterans were not
satlsneo with merely clapping their hands,
put they gave verbal voice to their feel
ings. He spoke Of his experiences in the
war and the fortunes of the Army of the
potomac and its commanders, and did not
ran to pay his respects to the copperheads
OF the north. His assertion that he pre-
ferred Johnny Reb to that class was in
dorsed by his hearers, and EXPLANATIONS
were heard Give it to them" He ex-
pressed his thankfulness to have lived to
me Of ha =
south united in defense of the flag
tie protested against SO much talk about
| the Old soldiers being on the downward
| slope of life, and said his comrades should
! remember that they can't die but once and
| there Is no use of having daily death Be
| sides, he added, amid much laughter he
wanted when he died to go up and not
| down He thought that IL the old soldiers
| showed a tendency to spread the eagle they
! had a right to do So for it Is through their
| work that the American eagle TODAY ia so
| hlsh that when the nations of the earth
| want to see 1t they are obliged to look nm
| His tribute to the peaceful return of the
! men OF the army to the pursuits of civil
| life was one of the stirring word pictures
| or the speech He thanked God for the
boys OF today who defended the flag, and
| told of his own baby who went out to the
| Philippines. where he and others took the
flag and set it there for all time. An out
| burst of applause greeted this last senti
| ment.
He predicted the time when Cuba will
| seek admission to the Union. He then
went on to speak Of the southern men, and
said that there was no class more welcome
| to the fighting men of that section than the
| veterans of the Grand Army. He added
| that 1t would be noticed he laid stress on
| the term lighting men," In conclusion he
said the hearts Of the American people were
1 responsive and true to the old soldier.
A great demonstration for the fireworks
| display interrupted the final sentences of
Corp. Tanners address, and there was a
| slight movement on the part of the audi
| ence toward the door in order to see, II pos
| sible the falling walls of Pekin. The band,
| however. struck up tho stirring strains of
| Marching Through Georgia." which serv-
ed to recall the diverted attention Of the