Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-26
of that family with lie schleys of Mary

land.
Il have in my POSSESSION, he remarked
father asked for the-hand of my grand
mother. After the signature is a post
script. in which the writer states he is
sending the letter by tie nah who brought
the barrels, whether vinegar or potatoes
/ have not yet discovered
From that day to tthis ITS people had
participated in every war in which the
country has been involved. 1t was pleas
ure to think that further warfare was
growing less and less- probable. For the
last two years of his Active service he had
been stationed in the south Atlantic. There
he had served with men of the French,
German. Russian and British navies and
he had found they a1Eref1ecfed that same
sentiment. They had all manifested the
greatest confidence in this republic and
their support had gone far to help the
speaker reassure the people of South Amer
lea as to this countrys real attitude to-
ward its sister governments.
Il cannot but say before l take my seat"
he concluded, that your welcome has
touched me deeply Such reception from
such a society is one of the sweetest re-
wards possible to the man who has been
exposed to fire from his country's enemies,
as have been now twenty-sX times. And
to think exists also in the other cities
where 1 have been entertained, Is more
precious to me than any decoration which
governments could bestow"
hall meanwhile. in company with NJ.
Boeufve. counsellor of the French embassy,
spoke only a sentence or two to express
his pleasure in the welcome which the So
ciety had extended to him. His remarks
were translated by Gen. Porter.
With the close Of the speechmaking the
society members and their guests were
escorted to the dining hall and served with
supper.
Some of Those Present.
The attendance was thoroughly represen-
tative of the society. Among those present
were: w. A. Domer, Geo. Scharf, Jacob
Scharf, Chas. F. Roberts, Wallace Neff, H.
S. Sheets, H. A. Pressey, G. r. Ide, Wes-
ton Flint, F. ]. Carmody. H. j. Allen,
Henry NJ. Walter, W. A. Jack, Captain H.
L. Kuhns, H. p. Holden Silas Boyce,
Ira ]. Meaghey, w. H. Somerville, Allen
D. Albert, Edward True Pettingin, ]. D.
Croissant. F. c. Philbrick of Maryland
George w. Moss. Mr.. Blanchard. Major
George A. Armes, Frank L. Averill, Will
lam Hamilton Bayly, Major John w.
Bayne. Dr. Marcus Benjamin, Sidney S.
Besselievre. John D. Biddis. William S.
Broughton, Major Frederick c. Bryan.
Moncure Burke, William l.. Chamberlain,
A. Howard Clark, Professor Frank W.
Clarke, Col. l. Edward Clarke, Dr. Horace
Coleman, Newton L. Collamer. John D.
Croissant, Major John Doyle Carmody,
Francis S. Davidson, DR.. Ira w. Dennison,
Rev. William w. DeVries, H. H. DOnnally,
DR.. Williams Donnally. John w. Douglass,
DR.. Otis J. Eddy, Seldom NJ. Ely Charles
A. Emery, John E. Fenwick. Wallace c.
Fowler, DR.. George n. French. Herbert P.
Gerald. Andrew ]. Greene, John G. Green
walt. Francis E. Price, Henry o. Hill, Ed
ward A. Hill, C. L. Himebaugh, DR.. VIM.
w. Hubbell, Robert Scott Hume. Henry NJ.
Husband, w. ]. Brooks, Jefferson H. Jen-
nings. Captain T. F. Jewell, Arnold B..
Johnson. DIR. Joseph Taber Johnson, Rev.
Ira w. Kimmel Charles F. Langworthy,
John B. Larner, Noble d. Larner Charles
Loucks, Henry B. Mexican. Harry c. Nc
Lean, Wallace D. Mclean. Charles L. Mar
lott, George c. Maynard. William A. Meloy,
Benjamin Miller, Charles Moore, Lieut..
Commander John II. Moore, Zebina Moses
Herbert G. Ogden, Fred d. Owen, Edward
S. Parker. Francis II. Parsons, Wilson n.
Paxton, DIR. Albert C. Peale, Aurestus S.
Perham, VIM. T. Powell, Daniel w Prem
tiss, jr., Thomas p. Randolph, Dr. C. w.
Richardson, jr, Henry w. Samson, General
Rufus SaXton. Chester Z. Sherman, John
Sherman, Frank B. Smith, Robert A. Smith,
Sidney Fuller Smith, Albert d. Spangler,
]. Mcdonald Stewart. Edgar b Stocking,
Milo c. Summers, DR.. f. A. Swartwout,
Francis NJ. Taylor, George o. Totten, jr,
William c. Upham, Philip Walker, Robert
]. Walker, Brainard II. Warner, Samuel
b Watkins, Fletcher White, John b. Wight
Ernest Wilkinson, Mahlon A. Winter Thos
d Yeager, Thomas II. Yeager and j. Ken
ned- Stout.