The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-12-27
PRESENTATION TO GENERAL
McKlBBIN.

From the Army and Navy journal
Of Dec. 70, 1902"
Que OF the most interesting So
cial events occurring for some time
10 the military circles Of Washing.
ton, was the luncheon gwen by
Capt. Jas. A. Moss. sdju,ans, a%;h
Infantry, on Dec. 3. at the Raleigh,
in honor Of Gen. Chambers McKib.
bin, U. ). A., retired, lale co'orel
Of the 24lh Iutsntry. The wallis of
the luacheea .oosp were mos. arts.
tissl!y decorated sith AAes and
emblems; palms ana ferns we're
bsnksd at either end OF the room,
and the long, white table was
s,re~I with yellow chrysanthenums
and dainty ferns. The luncheon
vss the charming means of gather.
isH twenty one Army officers TO
sssiss III the presentation 70 General
0cGsbbip Of . beautiful silver tray,
bearing ths inscription
ssTo Geo. Chambers McKibbiD,
Y. .. 4, from the officers Of his
Old regiment, The a+th Infantry, to
shosa he VS. . good friend. Just
oosoue'. Oct. ., 1907"
Special pains had besn ,sken to
make the presentation a complete
surprise to the general, coming, at
Il we're, like . tbanderbol, from 8
ciea. sky.
The presentation was make BY
General Cosb,n,a as q personal friend
of General McKibbin, and as an old
officer Of the s4tb, General Corbir
having been appointed major IN
the Adjutaut Generals Department
from captain IN the Gath Infantry
which regiment be served eleven
years. In HE presentation speech
the general referred IN glowing
terms to the splendid history Of hi
old regiment on the frontier, il
Cubs, and IN the Pb,l,pinee--es
pec,slly IN Cubs. where after hav
ing lost heavily at the battle Of Sal
juan, the regiment was marched Il
the pest-rldden yellow fever camp
Of SiboneY, where the men volun
tee,ed a. nurses. grave d,ggera, etc
The regiment went to Cuba viii
500 sble-bodied iaen and returned
With 1879 following rte flying colors
"a magnificent example of courage
fortituds and bravery-one of tb
grandest ,no,dents ever recorded II
military history" said the general
He then recalled most teelingly hi
services with Company q, gath In
fantTy, whose morning report b
had signed continuously for te'
year,, and congratulated Genera
McK,bb,n 90 bis having added on
pore name to the list Of the nlnt
teen general officers who had serve
Iinkhe gath Infautrv, including Wi
liam r. Shafter, Henry W. Lswtor
~. 8. Kent, j. G. Gilmore, Zena
} r. Bliss, Emerson H. Liecum, H
: Il. freeman and the immortal Ma,
Kenzie, who organised the regimen
After referring in fiatter,ng term
to Genersl McK,bb,n's record as
man aud q soldier, General Corbl
y said: "McKibbia, although a goo
soldier, should never be taken b
surprise, and you have been one fe
!. forty yesrs, am NOW going to su
. PRISE You." Rrac'',ng down by b
side, picking up aud holding in Il
! bright electric Light a beautiful 81
yer tray, the general cot tinued,
e have heen requested by the office
! Of our regiment 10 present you vi,
( 1.-The, q token Of the 1--we they be-
lyou--6oi tiese you, McKi5bin'
Iieaessl McKitb,p, completely SD
Ipr,sed and noDplussed, respond.
with much feeling, paying q hil
tribute to the officers and men
I. hn old regiment.
II Gen. A. 8. Burt, uader who
iCanarnl MnKihhin had served m