Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
CLOSES WITH BANQUET
TRIENNIAL MEETING OF SONS or
THE REVOLUTION.
Former Governor Carroll of MARYLAND
Serves as Toastmaster-French
Ambassador as Guest.

The second triennial meeting Of the Sons
of the Revolution came 10 an end last even
Ing with banquet held at the New VIII
lard and participated in by more than 200
delegates and friends OF the patriotic or
ganizaton. The beautiful ball room of the
hotel was handsomely decorated with flags
seals and flowers. and when the company
rose and sang in chorus the national an
them the scene was one which brought in
tense patriotic pride to the breasts of every
man and woman there. large number of
the delegates to the congress of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution occupied
the galleries and lent an added color to the
general scheme OF harmony
Inc president general Of the society
former Governor John Lee Carroll of Mary
Land, held the chair as POSTMASTER and in
troduced the distinguished speakers of the
evening. Among the last named were the
French ambassador, Edmund Wetmore
president of the New York state society:
Rear Admiral Francis l.. Higginson Wal
ter c. Charlton Of Savannah and James NJ
Beck, former assistant attorney general OF
the United States.
President Carroll's Address.
President Carroll opened the speaking
and said that the society was to be con-
graduated on It's growth and that II bore
no Ill Will against its ancient rival-mean-
ing the Sons of the American Revolution
but that it would be the duty and the pleas
ure Of every member of the organization 10
outrlVal their competitors in the patriotic
work of perpetuating the memories of the
soldiers of the revolution.
y silent toast was drunk standing TO the
memory of George Washington a ftsr which
the POSTMASTER introduced Mr. Wetmore of
New York, who responded to Liberty and
Union" This address was an eloquent
tribute to the work of the men who freed
TINS country from the tyranny OF a kingly
uespot Reference was made TO the inauglI-
ration of George Washington in New York.
ana picture of that event drawn that
evoked great applause. He also referred To
the President of the United States and to
Admiral Togo and said that while the one
was hunting for bears on one side of the
world the other was hunting for bears" on
the other side.
Rear Admiral Higginson spoke to The
Navy and paid high tribute to that
branch of the national defense. He adj
Nocated an increased force as the best
means of preserving peace and promoting
the general welfare of the country by COM
handing the respect of the world
''our French Allies"
The Marsellaise,' by the orchestra. in
PRODUCED the ambassador from France. and
the assemblage again rose and sang it with
a vim. Monsieur Jusserand spoke to "Our
French Allies" and referred feelinglv to
the ties that bind the two peoples Not a
faction of each people," he said but the
whole country each side of the sea both
value a man because of what he is and
what he can do, not because of what his
ancestors We're or what they did, and each
country has seen what man can do. One
has seen one rise from log cabin birth
place to the White House while the other
has seen tanner rise TO the chair of the
Elysee." He said that the United States
was the finest stretch of country on earth
and that there were no limits to the posi-
biltties of its advancement. He referred to
the sale of Louisiana by France to the
United States. and said that that territory
now contained more states than were freed
from the yoke of Great Britain in 1873.
l. Enfant he said, had seen a vision of n
country with 1O0,000.OOo population, and
had planned a city as its capital commen-
surate with that magnificent figure. He
told of the French minister being for the
first five years of the life of the baby re-
public the only member of the diplomatic
corps In this country, and said that from
that day to this there had been nothing
but the sincerest friendship felt by France
for the great republic of the west.
South in the Revolution.
The South in the Revolution was re-
sponded to by Mr. Charlton of Georgia.
president of that states society and of the
Society of the Cincinnati, while Mr.. Becks
toast was The Principles Established by
the Revolution"
Those sitting at the table with the presl-
dent of the society were the French am
bassador, NJ. Jusserand; Admirals Higgin-
son, Rogers. Walker and Sands. Mr.. Ed
mund Wetmore. Commander Stanton. Mr..
H. H Dodge, Mr.. L. B. Prince Mr.. ]. F.
Minis, Mr.. w. II. Ruth, Col +. Z. B. Sands.
Mr.. Z. B. Cole, Dean b p. Lee Gen. c. F.
Roe, Gen. Henry Cadle, Mr.. II. w. Sey-
mour. Mr.. @. Collins Mr.. ]. A. Cabell Mr..
H. L. Capell. Mr.. R. NJ. Cadwalader. Mr..
W. G. Charlton, Mr.. John Hone Maj w. G.
Harvey, Cot. Oswell Tilghman, Mr.. B. +.
Mcfarland, Mr.. II. Q. Collins, Rev T +.
Green, Mr. c. H. Jones. Commander Elk
ridge. Mr.. E H. Kelly. Mr.. W. w. Smith,
Kaufman, Col c. II. Whipple, Mr. J. W.
Caldwell. Mr.. y. Updegraff, Mr.. T. X.
Shepard.