New-York tribune., 1906-05-06
OLD 7TH CELEBRATES.
DINNER At ARMORY.
BEST Disciplined IN the Country, .
Says President Roosevelt.

The day celebration OF the centennial OF the
7th Regiment ended last night with ona ~ 4bo
largest dinners ever held In this citv AZ The
Tegimental armory at 9th street and Firth ave-
rue When the dinner was served 2.290 mem
bers and ex-members Os the regiment ana their
guests were seated IN the big drsIlroom.
For awhile Il looked as though fha r-uau+s
might have 10 serve themselves At e:2O o'olorlx.
when the buglers were about to sound the mess
cali, the 81 walters went 20 Louis r. Fischer
.he manager for Reisenweber. the caterer. ana
demanded another dollar each for the nights
work
Another dollar for the night -Four dollars. or
vre leave." said the committee 20 AEr Fischer
All right go ahead and leave" said Mr.
Fischer.
The committee and their supporters started
70 take him AT his word. whereupon they were
called back and told the extra dollar was theirs
Lucky they didn't ask for two" commented
Mr. Fischer. "for I would have had TO give It
70 them"
strsaIners Of white and yellow ran from the
centre # the roof 10 the north and south walls
v7hicl were draped with state and national
colors Al intervals were blue and gold shields
hearing the names Of the battles IN which some
member Of the old 7th had fallen.
The guests tables were on a long dais ex-
tending the length OF the south wall. Behind
the tables. al which were seated seventy-seven
men. was long row OF Venetian columns. light
blue curtains swinging between them. Each
column was surmounted by a stand Of cOlors,
and IN every other available place the flag was
displayed.
The guests. divided in the same order as IN
ehe parade, marched into the drilroom in col
unn OF rwos. taking their places at the flower
laden tables
n q brfa4 snAecb CoIonol AvrlAto,, 4l,a toast
master. introduced Secretary Taft. after which
America was sung. In responding to the
toast America" the Secretary said:
along without an army OF course. war is he'll. and
must De avoided by any honorable concessions that
nation has been spent n var, II it rains. man
ouf he Tasr carrv an lIrnbreIlS and 80 fhars is 3
lesson ia this. Now. gentlemen an army IS not
not mere symbol. An army Is to aEht II we
could be sure that there would be no war. then We
al il must be 70 fight (Cheers)
We have on The statute books an army Of 10000
2Go taken Up IN coast forihcations. It leaves 500
from The coast Of China 70 the Islhmus OF Panama
4ao BeArlng Strait and from the Atlantic 10 the
hachc- That army IS not enough for war. That
army is the skeleton for building up 10000 and
war or tnsurrectioa Therefore We have 10 CONT
On other sources One is the volunteer army which
lttie That Is under the states and oficeTsd under
ne .e states But i mas Tscogniton n the Constitu-
non as paTI OF the military establishment OF the
Cni-ed States that the President can call upon IN
when We made il real part Of the esta5nshed
army There is now pending IN Congress a biz
sha lT1Igoye rife praeLice i is the duty Of the
1as SeI35 s5 & 81 the United States to protect its
sna from placing them under incompetent and Un-
r was said because in 1855 there marched down
Fe.nsy wanna avenue the best drilled army in the
@orld tnat This was evidence we could get ready
VA Z! calliig on our men 70 make up army.
-e- @.iE - Ina l5at Insrcleo fhen came from four
@.S a.SS - b-golg warfare We need 10 make prep
arsLoI, and then We can meet the Issues that
militia is 10 provide US with the equipped and
1r.led men Il IS because Of this that the Presi-
II most conspicuous regiment IN the country
er one bo {a' ma % 5e So SO reEaFdS E yo1 az docs
5- -, , our centennial Is an event Of national
afer 81 regiments ana sT ,itis 9 Isco,.io an1 fns
e. ne most valuable asset this country has.
eongrafuate the country on the earnest re-
@gsase q ths regiment and its veterans IN the
troops ready for war
# vas fully ten minutes before the turbulent
cheering which followed Secretary Ta9ts speech
hsd subsded When the voice OF Colonel Appleton
finally was heard, he was introducing Lieutenant
Governor II. Linn Bruce, who responded TO the
toast our State. in the absence Of Governor Hig-
gins He said in part:
Tfsre is only one regiment in the thought and
wears Of service to its state and its country makes
I e1ttlea 70 this recognition The people have not
i soon be forgotten
Corporation Counsel Delany speaking fer the
CITY. followed and, in part. he said
It has been declared this evening that the 7th
Regiment IS the hnest example OF citizen soldieTy
= tle country II IS But only one city In the
CRY ~ New York But fits best function has not
men as citizens showing IL their devotion the true
lessons Of courage and discipline selfsacrhce and
shown thar the highest duty Of a citizen Is sub
mission 70 established power and discipline.
The Corporation Counsers remarks were punctu-
aEed by uprOarious cheering. individual being
PARTICULARLY enthusiastic that Mr.. Delany halted
once say in an aside to Colonel Appleton, That
Individuals voice will be heard secondng the trump
OF doom"
General Horace Porter, responding to The Regi-
me1t" said
= Tbs celebration Of the iooh an msnn,iysEsaTy i've, Of the
i reminds me not little Of an experience /
cnee had in the Far West, at mass meeting for
ing prayer. the audience stood up and lifted the
] congratulate these graybeards here these vet
tTauE. you please who have reached the hun
~ Regiment 90 up Fifth avenue today II seemed
great military display by drinking rauarod tea for
II least TWO months
Geaera. Albert I. Mills told OF the value Of the
militia 10 The army. and President John H Finley
o. The College OF the City Of New York. also spoke
a poem also was read by John Jerome Rooney
The music was 10y the 9Th Regiment band
Colonel Appleton, The toastInaster. sat in the
centre q. the guests table. behind . bank Of
AnasricaH 5eauty roses. On his right sat Secre-
tsry Taft and on his left General Horace Porter
Among he others present were Colonel Edward
Dufy. 6sth Regiment: Colonel C A Denike, 10th
Regiment. Major Henry ". Hovey. L. s. A; Cen
eral Bird W Spencer. Of New Jersey; Colonel H.