Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-03

, TUESDAY, lNHBRUARl
duties which were to devolve upon him,
sibilities of this government and ts possi-
bilities In case Of war. It was he who as
assistant secretary OF the navy, insisted
ON having the navy prepared for conflict
miral Dewey's victory possible. He made
1t possible for Americans,to achieve victory
in Cuba. for Sampson And Schiey to win
their victory. He Is the, triends Of the Grand
ecutive orders was that the veterans Of the
civil war should be given preference IN the
selection Of men to I'LL vacaacdes in ali de-
partments Of the government"
Gen. Stewart's Address.
Commander-in-Chief Stewart responded
to the toast. 1.-THE Grand Army Of the Re-
public" Gen. Stewart referred to the
struggle and the hardships Of the war and
Of the brave men who had fought, to uphold
their country's prestige and flag. He spoke
Of the long days OF. lighting and the weary
nights Of marching, the days of despair and
long years Of lighting and four long years
OF prtvatfon and suffering After IL was
all over and the sound OF the musket no
longer resounded among the southern hills
these men who had become used to the
tolls Of battle and the roar Of the .,uns. re-
turned to their homes, hung up their Guns
with their uniforms and returned to their
offices, their stores and their Workshops
the same quiet citizens who had been dis
turbed and awakened by the call to hattie.
Sometimes thoughtIess people remark
that the soldier has had about all the glory
that Is due him." said the commander-in-
chief. place in one side of the scales OF
Justice all the broken hearts and ruined
homes that resulted from the war. place
there purified flag and a rescued nation;
fh4
this republic, the homes for veterans estab-
lished at public cost, the preferment that
ex-soldfers have at the hands of the govern
m ,,., the national gratitude which
scales then balance? No and they never
can be made to balance. We stand within
portals of new century"
Representative Charles e. Littlefield of
Maine was introduced to speak of the aging
veteran in place Of Judge Watson, who was
not present.
The gray hair which I see before me to-
night Is not all gray hair caused by age"
he said. "Hardships endured on southern
Dattlehelds, misery suffered in southern
prison. and privat1on are responsible for
much Of 1t. Many Of the men who fought
that war were hardly more than boys. The
hero of Donaldson, Shiloh and Vicksburg.
the man who accepted Lees sword at ADJ
pomattox and returned the southerners'
horses to them that they might again Gull
forty"
Standing and with bowed heads the as
semblage drank to the toast, Our Honored
Dead, while TAPS" was sounded by a
trumpeter in the gallery and Mr.. Jasper
Dean McFall sang THE Soldiers Last
Call" "'
The song was applauded to the echo and
the singer was forced to sing again. This
time 1t was '"Tenting on the Old Csmn
Ground" and the grizzled veterans about
the tables Joined in the chorus. General
Leonard Wood Senator Scott, who had
come IN during the speechmaking; General
8. 8. Burdett, Representative Warnock.
Corporal Tanner, General Geo. H. Harries
and Commissioner Macfarland made brief
speeches, after which the diners were dis
missed. The banquet was arranged for
and the program prepared by a COMMITTEES
which included Thomas S. Hopkins. chair
man; II. L. johnson, treasurer A. F. Dins-
more, s. e. Faunce. Arthur Hendricks,
George H. Slaybaugh, L G.. Kimball, Frank
L. Campbell Abram Hart, j. L. Davenport
Z. NJ Robinson, L. P. Williams, Thomas II.
Mckee, George Hazer.
Guests and Veterans Present.
Those at the main table were Junior Vice
Commander Hart. Captain Chas. D. Loefler,
U. s. A.; Captain Henry T.. Brian, Thos. G.
Sample, Robert J.: Wynne,a first assistant
postmaster general; Milton e. Allies, assist
ant secretary of the treasury: Ellis H. Rob-
erts, treasurer of the United States; Com
missioner Henry B. E., Macfarland, Cen
eral Leonard Wood. us. a.; Department
commander Bingham. 1Comman der-in-chief
Daniel M. Ransdells : sergeant-at-arms.
United States Senate; ,Represe NATIVE Chas.
E. Littlefield, Mr.. Thomas S.. Hopkins, Col
onei clarence r. Edwards, Mr.. Wallace H
Hills, Mr.. Oscar J. Ricketts,, Chas. Bur-
rows. quartermaster general; Judge Ivory
G: kimball and Auditor R. S. Person.
Those at the other tables We're: L. P
Williams, Thos: =. Mckee, Representative
nf ntnol Inv To-,
Colonel s e. Chamberlin, w. S. Belden.
ton, Judge Job Barnard, A. s.. Per-
ham. General 5; G. Estes, Henry E. VIII
aidson, John McElroy, E. r. Black, R. w.
Shoppell, Edward Donnelly, Oregon; VIM
H: Michael, Major G: S. Walton, Repre-
sentative Henry R. Gibson of Tennessee;
E. K. Campbell Captain NJ. NJ Lewis, Ben
tamin F. Leighton, A. M. McLachlen, N. N
Mccullough, Geo. H. Patrick, Representa-
s.ys hi1as KepTe
Brown. E. M. Dawson, General Ellis Spear,
William 8. Odell past department COM
mander. Department Of Potomac; VIM. N.
Chamberlin, T. w. Tallmadge. L. K. Brown.
B. Sleman, l.. Vanderbilt, w. r. Wander
hof, William E. Moses, Richard Rothwell.
D. NJ Goodacre, H. l.: Johnston, George
Major F. l. Willis, Willis R. Armstrong.
William Tindall. Clifford Howard George
c. Round, Jerome F. Johnson, A. P. Tas-
ker, ]. D. McFall, Judge Lewis I. O'Neal,
Capt. Gilbert NJ. Hustled, s. E Faunce,
past department commander. Department
Of the Potomac; N. NJ Brooks, past de-
partment commander, Department Of the
Potomac; Robt. E. Grant; Jno. r. King,
9th Maryland Regiment, past commander
Department Of Maryland; G. W. Hazer,
Richard Sylvester. John F. Goldenbogen,
Martin L. Schenck, A. H Shattuck, S. J.
Murphy, o. H. Oldroyd, c. A. Partridge,
assistant adjutant general Department Of
Illinois; 8. W. McElderry, B. p. Entriken,
Samuel A. Croft. w. H. Black. w. w.
Smith, Topeka, Kan; Geo. w. Cook. past
department commander. Denver. Colo;
Marion T. Anderson. past department COM
mander, Department of the Potomac; Geo.
w. Honey, John Hammond Ward, Post 19l,
Department of New York; Geo. w. Miller,
D. D.; Lee w. Funk, e. ]. Burkett E. B.
Stephenson, Lincoln, Nebr. Gen. Geo. H.
Harries, Thos. c. Munger, Lincoln, Nebr.;
John s. Walker. ]. P. Megrew, H: S. Ste
vens, Arthur Hendricks, past department
commander. Department of Potomac; c.
Emory Smith. A. H. G. Richardson, past
department commander, Department of Po-
tomac; Dr. Franklin T. Howe. e. H. Hol-