Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-17

and at the place of each guest was little
yellow book containing a. lot of songs and
poems, some of them written for the occa-
sion and others selected for their bearing
on the meeting. 1t was mighty good poetry,
too. Some of it was confessedly after Kip
ling and set to the tune of 'Mandalay,"
but the whole collection was considerably
above the average of yerse-making and not
TO be confused IN any way with ordinary
banquet poetry.
The Fetish of the Order.
At one end of the room, raised on dais
amid a jungle of greenery, was big stuffed
carabao. the fetish OF the order, and in the
little gallery overlooking the hall there was
screen on which. after the lights were
turned down there was thrown picture of
the moving carabao on his native island.
There were speeches from some OF the
onlcial guests, and they We're good pleas
ant and reasonably short breathing good
wishes to the order and its founders and
forecasting a long and prosperous future
for the corral. But the speeches were as
nothing compared to the songs There was
the Song of the Carabao," the patron saint
or the iHustrious order, and this was fol-
lowed by THE Soldiers Song" to the time
Of TRAMP, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys are
Marching" 1t was perhaps somewhat
crude in places but 1t echoed faithfully the
feelings expressed at one time or another
by most of the officers and all of the en-
listed men in the islands.
ana the verse, as. well, was redolent of
the balmy southern islands. One ran
somewhat in this wise:
Social customs there few, all the ladies smoke
And the do things the padres say are wrong.
But the padres cut no ice, for they live on fish
Where you hear the soldiers sing this evening
sop-
70, There was another soldiers song entitled
Little Brown Brothers. which gave the
enlisted mans view of the relationship. The
burden of it was:
I'm only common soldier man In the blasted
Philippines;
They say I've got brown brothers here. but 7
49, dunno what that means
IKE the word fraternity" but still draw the
He may be brother to william Taft, but he amt
no kin of mine.
Governor General OF Hobo.
The governor general was parodied In
song Governor General or Hobo?" and
there were songs in Spanish that sounded
Weii' but were unintelligible to most OF the
guests But one of the things they did un-
derstand was 1.-THE Call of the Thirsty
y, Es'raoao: even If 1t was more than half
IN Spanish, for 1t was about third drink
time In the evening, as they put 1t in Wolf
fulfilled "0io
There was a more somber song, but one
tnat htted the occasion. 1t was that fugi-
i've DIT OF verse that celebrated the awful
CHOLERA epidemic in India and which is a
classic with all serving in tropical eli
mate, The Revelry of theSDying" with its
cynical refrain. Here's a Gun to the dead
already and hurrah for the next that dies
but somberness was not the keynote of
me evening. There was another song to
| the tune of "Mandalay."
Inc cigars and cigarettes were handed
| round by boys in Moro costume, with bolos
| az their belts and turbans on their heads
Altogether 1t was decidedly a picturesque
and memorable feast
The speakers included Wire pres,dap,
FAIRBANKS. Assistant Secretary Newberry.
Mr.. Hull, Commissioner MacfarIand and
Judge Advocate General Davis. Those
| present were:
gIombres (guests)-The Vice President.
| the Speaker of the House. the assistant
| secretary of the navy. Or E. T. Able.
Henry c: Allen, NJ. c.: A. o. Bacon, u s.
| Eates, y s; A: H. H. Bingham. NJ c.;
Col. Louis L. Brown. P. p NJ. C.: A. B.
Capron, M. c.; Lieut. John d. carmody.
p. c. n. r.; Maj. John NJ Carson, Col
win L. Cramp, Mr.. Edward H. Crane. Mr..
/ Joseph Crawford Gen. George B. Davis. U.
| s. A; d. A. DeArmond. NJ c.; Mr.. Hugh
| Dinsmore, James II. Dixon, NJ c.. Gen. K.
s Dodge. Q. S. A.; Col. J. G. Ewing Mr.
Loren Fletcher. Mr.. H. c. Gauss. Nal. 81.
ST. j. Greble, U. s. A.; Charles n Grosve-
| nor. NJ. C.; Gen. George II. Harries. J. A. L,
/ Hull, NJ c.; Maj. ]. r. Kean, u. s. A.; Col
III Lauehhelmer. Y. 8, N; G.; Mr. Rich
/ Alexins McGlannan. Capt. R. E. L. Niche,
| u. 8. A: Mr.. Frank d. MilleH Frank w.
| Mondell, M. c.; Mr.. r. v. Odlahan, Capt
Andrew Parker. Col. James Petit U, B.
| A.; Col George e. Pond. .. s. A: Rear Adj
| miral c. w. Rae. u. s. N; Mr. Joseph
| Henry Ramsey. Maj. Wilds p. Richardson
| u. 8. A.: Naval Constructor r. H. M. Rob-
,nson; Y 9; n; MT Joseph / saks. Mr.
] Q. C.. Sniffen. u. s. A.. George NJ South