Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-09
CLUB ANNIVERSARY.
The Iroquois Given a Send-Oh-
Admiral Schley Special Guest.

The friends of the IrOquois Club gave It
a rousng send-off last night, on the occasion
Of It's first anniversary. The club includes
among its membership men prominent in
all walks Of life and in every profession.
1t attracts to It's cozy and comfortable club
rooms those who could not be brought to-
gether under any other auspices, and its
management Is such that the service given
the members by the attaches and the COM
fort offered them by the deep-cushioned
chairs and well-equipped reading room, to-
gether with the other things that pertain
to club life are well-nigh perfect.
The guest Of honor last evening was Ad-
miral Winfield Scott Schley, who was re-
ceived and ushered through the club rooms
by the manager. Mr.. w. G. Wells. The adj
miral remained throughout the evening,
departing about midnight amid the cheers
Of the members and guests Music for the
occasion was furnished by a section Of the
Marine Band, stationed in the main assem-
bly, room.
The exercises Of the evening were opened
by Mr.. Frank H. Hosford, who introduced
Admiral Schley to the members in a glow
ing speech. Admiral Schley responded
briefly after the cheering occasioned by his
introduction had subsidized. He said he be-
lieved he was given greater credit than he
deserved. He could not have done the
things he did had it not been for the brave
great honor. he said, to have commanded a
section of the navy. and that was sufficient
to say that his SubordinateS were among
the trueSt and most faithful followers of
the flag. Admiral Schley paid a tribute to
the army, and said that in nothing it had
done since had it injured the reputation it
had gained at Lexington and had main
tanned through the vicissitudes Of many
hard-fought battles-that high standard Of
integrity, bravery and ability to do things
which was created for it by the faithful
band of men who were first enrolled to
fight for liberty on the American continent.
Representative John Sharpe Williams of
Mississippi was next introduced. Mr.. Will
liams talked in humorous vein of the diff
ference between the men who think things
and the men who do things, referring to
Admiral Schley as one Of the latter. Adj
dresses were also made by Representative
Richardson of Alabama, Mr.. Max Imsen,
Mr.. Ambrose Bierce, Maj. Geu. Charles
Haywood. Mr.. John P. Miller, Senator
Clark of Wyoming, Maj. Barber and Mr..
Charles A. Edwards.
Among those present were Admiral
Schley, Maj. Gen. Haywood, Jesse B. X.
Lee, Rothwell Brown, Louis F. Schade, jr.,
Thomas Hill, Representative John Sharpe
Williams, Frank P. Morgan. Frank H. Hos
ford John E. Monk, Beaufort Lynch. Max
F. Shusen, q. Q. Cockayne, Boston; c. A.
Hamilton. w. j. Ethel, w. B. Connolly,
w. H. Bayly, William Hildreth, Boston;
Senator Dubois, c. E. Arney, Idaho; e. E.
Paine, Representative j. w. Richardson, E.
r. Humphrey, Representative Robinson, L.
P. Shoemaker, Senator Clark, Wilton ].
Lambert, Representative-elect Shirley Of
w. H. F. King, Frank P. Michward, Robert
Norman, Isaac Gregg, Charles A. Ed
wards, Frank Hume and T. St. John Gaff-
ney.