New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-06
0HI0ANS HONOR TAFT.
HE SPEAKS At DINNER.
Speeches of GoUernor Herrick and
COngreSSmen FOsS and LdHdiS.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT.
Secretary Of War.

To one OF the largest and most enthusiastic
assemblages which the large ballroom OF the
Waldorf-Astoria has ever seen Secretary Taft
Of the War Department, recently Governor OF
the Philippines. declared that the United states
was carrying policy which would bring
honor TO this country. unlimited prosperity to
the Philippines. and that greatest of blessings.
liberty. 20 the Filipnos. as they could get IL In
no other way. And. agreeing. the six hundred
sens OF the Buckeye State who were eelebrating
their eIgh;senth annual dinner. cheered him to
the echo.
The guest OF honor OF the society which three
years ago gave to President Mckinley what has
sine come 20 be known as the Executive ban
auet and a year later had eleven Senator'S. all
born I'm Ohio as its guests. with another dinner
last year which John Hay. Secretary OF State.
and all the foreign ambassadors attended. Sec
retary Taft got what was almost an official re-
ception That there might be even greater hon
ors than the War portfolio IN store for him was
intimated by the president. and how the other
Buckeyes cheered the idea
To his audience Secretary Taft gave an ac-
counting of this nations stewardship OF that
other country across the That this coun-
try must continue the stewardship he declared
emphatically. The FiiipinoS were in no condi-
tIon to govern themselves. said he and who
ever should urge their Independence now would
do them irremediable HARM as well as impugn-
ing the methods and motives Of the United
states II would work the utmost harm. moral
AMI material. Secretary Taft reiterated
Colonel John ]. McCook. president OF the so
ciety. presided. At the guests table were Rob
ert l. Harrison. president of the Southern So
c!etv: Robert c. Ogden. president OF the Penn
svivania Society; the Rev. DIR ]. Ross Steven
son. Robert Tayler of Ohio; Captain Willard
II. Brownson, OF the United States Naval Acad-
emv; BENJAMIN F. Tracy, Rear Admiral Fred
erick Rodgers, Senator Depew. Lieutenant-Gen-
eraI Chanee. Congressman George Edmund
Foss OF Illinois; Governor Myron T. Herrick, or
Ohio: Charles Darling, Assistant Secretar| OF
the Navy; Congressman Charles B. Lands. OF
Indiana: Rear Admiral Watson, President But
Ter. OF Columbia .iversity; Major General Cor
bin; Charles p Taft. of Ohio; General James H.
Wilson of Delaware; James r. Campbell, OF
Ohio: General Grenville NJ. Dodge. OF New
York: Louis Stern. General James :. Clarkson'
General Thomas II Hubbard. president OF the
New-England Society and William Butler Dnu-
can. president of the ST. Andrews Society.
Others present were Milton l. Southland. chair
man OF the banquet committee; United states
District Attorney Henry L. Burnett Thomas
Ewing. jr.. A. ID. Juilliard Rush Taggart, s. H.
Parsons. John b. Arehbold. Eben b. Thomas,
James H. Hoy., Henry Taft. George w. Perkins
and Francis NJ. Applegate. secretary of the So
ciety.
In President MeCook's box were Mrs. John J.
McCook Mrs Myron T. Herrick. Mrs. Adna X
Chaffee. Mrs Henry c. Corbin. Mrs. Edmund l..
Baylies Mrs Douglas Robinson. Miss Spence.
Miss McCook Miss Janet McCook, Miss Helen
Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt Robinson
The dinner was served at G:3O o'clock. the
Rev. ]. Ross Stevenson. pastor of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church pronouncing
grace At S O'Clock the boxes began to fill with
women. and the balconies were crowded with
them when at o'clock. the speaking began.
The ices were taken 10 those at the speakers
table 10 the strains of Hail to the Chief"
Each Zee was surmounted by miniature SOL
dier CARRYING United States flags and shields.
President A1ccook. in his preliminary remarks.
said in part:
In behalf OF the Society OF Ohio. have great
pleasure I'm extending 10 you hearty Ohio buck
eve greeting. The buckeyes which you wear TO
night came from the farm In Richand county
formerly owned by John Sherman. Five years ago
the Ohio Society ol New-fork numbered u. Now
we number 5s6. We have increased rapidly IN
numbers but we have also been sadly depleted by
death having lost twelve by death IN the iast
twelve months. A. ". Bushnell. an ex-C0vernor OF
ohio IS one of those who has passed away.
when this dinner arranged for, loyal son
of ohio who was the friend not only OF every
man in Ohio but OF every man In the United
StaIes expected to be with US, but he. too has
Continued on seventh page.
DAILY SERVICE TO PINEHURsT.