Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
SILVER ANNIVERSARY
Military Order of Loyal Legion
at Banquet.
FOUR HUNDRED PRESENT
Senator Carter, One of the Speakers,
Refers to Western Problem.
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representative Fosters Discussion Of
Foreign Relations-Member's
Sudden Illness.
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that were extended into the small ante
room. Across one end of the hall was
das, upon which were seated Admiral Self
ridge, Ambassador Won Rosen, Senator
Carter, Representative Foster of Vermont
and a number of the other officers and
guests of honor. The walls and ceiling of the
hall were hung with flags interspersed at
intervals with rosettes in the shape of the
buttons of the legion. Most of the officers
were decorated with the collar Of the order,
from which hung pendant like Eu-
ropean decoration. Others wore the in
sigma on their coats. 1t was a great
gathering and one memorable in the his
tory of the order.
The District Commandery takes in the
original ten miles square" and Is the fifth
in point of size in the country Presidents
Arthur, Harrison and Mckinley were
among the officers who took out their men,
hership here, and with Washington as the
headquarters of military and naval activ-
ity, the Washington membership Is natu-
rally not only large, but notable. There
have been 4O4 deaths in the order since
its institution, of which forty occurred last
the ranks closed up and the sons stepped
forward to take the place Of the fathers
who fell.
Trooping Of the Colors.
The most notable event of the evening
was the trooping of the colors which usher
ed in the speaking The two standard bear
ers of the commandery entered the hall in
response to the bugle call, bearing an i'm
mense American flag and the standard of
the Loyal Legion These were borne be-
tween the tables while the guests, all stand
ing, sang THE Star Spangled Banner"
The colors were afterward presented to Ad-
miral Selfridge by Maj Huxford, the re-
corder of the commandery, in brief
speech, and Admiral selfridge, In turn, pre-
sented them to the order.
Senator Carter was then introduced,
speaking In response to the toast Our
Countrys Mission" He paid warm trib-
ute to the order, it's founders and its illus
trious dead, and to the members who form
ed a part of the great citizen army, but
who fell in the struggle to preserve the
country died too early for membership
in the order. Referring to the grand re-
close of the war, Senator Carter said the
one shadow of overwhelming gloom on that
occasion was the absence of the beloved
commander-in-chief. He then proposed
health to the sacred name of Abraham Lin
coin, which was drunk standing.
Turning to the history of the order, he
said it was chapter in the progress of
civilization. Senator Carter sketched the
rise of western civilization in the valley of
the Euphrates, and recalled how it had
been forced westward by the pressure be-
hind it of the oriental hordes who would
neither accept nor assmilate with it. He
showed how after conquering Rome and
spreading over the whole of Europe this
civilization had crossed the ocean and en-
braced the whole of the American hemf-
sphere.
Problem Of Ages.
Now" he said, standing on the banks
of the Pacific, we are face to face with
the same old problem that confronted the
world on the plains of Asia 1900 years ago.
1t is the test of the civilization of the west
| against that of the orient. 1t may be that
In the future we shall be put to the test of
arms, but if we are we will be able to show
| the world that this composite race of the
western world has produced the best race
of soldiers the world has ever known.
Failure or success will come to us in
proportion as we develop character along
the lines of manliness, cleanliness and
| decency. Let us hope that the test VII
Asia will not be that of armed conflict. Let
us hope that it will be emulation rather
| than armed conflict, for we have no bitter
we may be sure, and that is if we live and
grow and remain true to ourselves the
world is at our feet.
Foreign Relations.
Representative David Foster Of Vermont
spoke of our foreign relations. He said
that it particularly appropriate the
| legion should hive as one of its distin-
| gushed guests Baron Rosen, the represen-
.tative of the Great White Car, for those
who knew American history could never
forget that it was at the very darkest hour
of our national life that the presence OF
the Russian fleet in American waters was
the one counterbalancing factor that Kept
out foreign relations in a state or SAUSAGE
tory equilibrium.
MIR Foster referred to the development of
the modern world when he said the nations
of the earth are becoming more and more
the members of single family. And this,
he said, was owing more than to anything
else to the strides of modern invention,
which by annihilating time and distance
had brought the uttermost ends of the
earth together and made all the people of
the globe to know each other as near
neighbors.
Capt Samuel Burdett. member of the
order, spoke of the silver anniversary Of
the Legion, and there was an address later
| from Ambassador Rosen.
Some little anxiety was caused during the
evening by the sudden illness Of Col. o.
D. Kinsman one of the members of the
| Loyal Legion. He was suddenly overcome
with a fainting spell at the table and it
| was at first thought 1t was fatal attack
| of heart failure. In an adjoining room,
rowever, he gradually revived and was car
| ried later to the home of his brother-in-
law Capt A H. G. Richardson, 1896 l
street northwest. 1t is not believed that
his illness will have any serious effect.
Those Present.
Those present at the banquet were as fol-
| lows:
Board of officers: Rear Admiral Thomas
| o. Sefridge, United States navy, COM
| mander; Brevet Brig. Gen. Maxwell v. u.
| Woodruff. senior vice commander; Brig.
| Gen. Arson Mills. United States army
| junior vice commander: Maj. William p.
| Huxford, United States army, recorder; Pay
| Director Leonard A. Fraiey, United States
navy, registrar; First Lieut.. William B.
! Thompson, United States Volunteers treas
| urer; Capt. Amos B. Shattuck, United
| States army, chancellor: Chaplain James H.
| Bradford, United States Volunteers. chap
| lain. The council: First Lieut.. William s.
| Shallenberger, United States Volunteers;
| Brevet Capt Albion B. Jameson. United
States Volunteers; Commander Robert
| Platt, United States navy; Capt. Robert G.
| Rutherford, United States army.
Members of the Commandery.
Capt ]. w. Andrews, Gen. I. C. Abbott,
Gen. G. l.. Andrews, Capt. D. ]. Apgar,
Capt. Robert Alton. Capt. Robert Armour.
| Mr. ]. B. Burnside, Col. G. M. Brayton,
Rev d. II. Buel. 81. Capt. N. NJ. Brooks,
Gen. v. II. Bukey, Rear Admiral 6. II.
Baird. Capt. G. B. Bracket. Capt, ]. H.
Barnard. Lieut.. T. J. BurreIl, Col w. A.