Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-13


order. Admiral Bartlett, who acted as toast
master. made short speech giving a his
tory of the growth of the comma ndery dur
ing the past twelve months.
The first toast. to departed companions"
was drunk standing and in silence.
The Lincoln Toast.
To Rev. Edward Everett Hale, DID,, was
intrusted the task of responding to the
toast, Abraham Lincoln" DR.. Hale said
there were many men present whose per-
sonal relations with the great leader were
closer and who had known him more init
mately than he had. The men around him,
he said, knew Mr.. Lincoln when he was
the guiding genius of this country, when
he firmly steered the ship of state over
greatly troubled waters The speaker re-
ferred to the general lack of knowledge of
Mr. Lincoln at the outbreak of the civil
war. He referred to one eminent scholar
who had spoken of this country as a head
less democracy drifting to victory. This
man, a close observer of the worlds
events. had overlooked Lincoln or had mis-
judged him. He was made aware of his
mistake before he died.
DR. Hale said he had never seen Lincoln
to talk with him but once On this occa-
sion he was introduced at the White House
by the Senator from Rhode Island. Mr..
Lincoln came into the room with tele-
gram in his hand He said he wanted to
read them something he had just received.
1t was the famous dispatch from Gen.
Grant announcing that he would hight II
out on this line if it takes all summer"
1T is worth living eighty years. said
DR.. Hale, ito have heard those words from
Abraham Lincolns lips when they were
fresh from the brain of Ulysses Grant"
A Mistaken Estimate.
The speaker said he deplored the effort
that had been made to make Lincoln out a
joker, a man who dealt lightly with life
tic ell
address and the Grafton at the Gettysburg
battlefield were classics of oratory. The
great mind of the man chrystaliized IN a
hundred words on the battlefield of GettyS-
burg a sentiment which will ring through
the ages of man as long as American citi-
zenship stands.
In the Old Wing Days.
DR. Hale said that at the time the old
Wing party was making an effort to avert
war kinsman of his. Edward Everett, had
the honor to be nominated for the Vice
Presidency ticket which was opposed
to Lincoln Edward Everett was a man OF
great mind and large purpose, Dr. Hale
said. He was man who knew men and
who knew principles. Having such prom
inent place in the national armament 1t was
but natural that Edward Everett should be
| in frequent touch with Abraham Lincoln
being a patriotic citizen of the country II
was but natural that he should rise and
offer his services when the country reached
its great crisis: being a man of large heart
and large purpose. 1t Is not strange thai
| he should recognize similar attributes ir
other men, and Edward Everett and Abra.
ham Lincoln. when they met, knew from
the FIRST that each was what God had Great
ed him to be: that each was a man whose
| aim was the highest. whose ideals the loft
lest. whose purposes the broadcast and mos
sound and each grew to depend on the
| other. Edward Everett told the speaker
| that there was no man whom he loved Il
hear. whom he loved to talk Of. whom hi
! loved to think Of more than Of Abraham