The Washington herald., 1908-02-13

The twenty-sixth annual banquet Of the
Military Order Of the Loyal Legion Of
the United States, held last night al
Rauscher's. was notable not only for the
large and distinguished company brought
together and delightfully."- entertained. but
also for one most notable utterance dur
ing the evening This came from a Jus
tIce Of the United States Supreme Court
Nh. Justice Brewer:
Gen Grant said:
Il love peace so much that am ready to fight
Tor IT,"
This was the toast proposed by him
self, TO which Mr.. Justice Brewer re-
sponded. He spoke for peaee-an endur-
ing peace that could not be brought
about by a mighty navy. but which must
be founded upon Justice and right"
Hazardous and Unwise Voyage.
He paid tribute TO the 1890 brave men
and boys now with the American fleet
sailing into strange waters. and prayed
that they might i'm time come safely
home; but clearly it was his opinion that
/ the voyage was hazardous and unWise.
! He saw no necessity for a great navy
/ The United States was not mensced from
/ any quarter No trouble would arise
that could not and should not be settled
/ by arbitration Instead Of spending mil
/ lions to build a mighty navy. which had
/ been done since 1896. the United States
| should be paying the national debt-a
debt that had not been curtaIed since the
upbuilding Of the mighty navy began,
/ twelve years ago.
/ There was warning in this speech by
the distinguished jurist.
! once slight muTmur % dissent ran
| through the great audience when his
/ counsel was so obviously directed against
/ the present naval policy of the govern
ment. But his speech was so patriotic
/ and eloquent-his aposrophe to the flag
so stirring-that a round Of applause was
given him when he took his seat
RetOrt 80 Harlan.
! The special significance of the speech
/ lay in the fact that it boldly took issue
with a speech made but a few weeks
! ago before The Navy League by Mr.
Justice Harlan. in which he advocated
/ the mightiest navy in the world-even if
! it involved the expenditure of S50mGO00
a year for ten years 10 build it.
4 Mr.. Justice Harlan was present last
night and was pleasantly twitted by his
colleague in the course of the speech
Many Distinguished Speakers.
/ Justice Brewer was one of the distin-
guished company of orators. 4 scholarly.
| eloquent tribute To Abraham Lincoln as
/ the thinker and leader 10y Hon James
/ Bryce. British Ambassador; a ferveut
stirring eulogy of the martyr and the men
who fought under the flag in the DAYS
! of the great war. by Vice President Fair
/ banks. and an eloquent appeal for opti-
mism and belief in the working out Of
national problems by gradual measures,
/ by Speaker Cannon, were other features
/ of the speech making.
The banquet was notable in the history
Of the local commandery in point of at
! tendance, in Importance of the speeches,
and in the enthusiasm and interest they
/ evoked The diners sat under radiant
canopy of national colors.
The ceiling and walls Of the big hall
We're covered with gracefully dropping
( flags. Long rows of white-haired veteran
! leaders of the Army of the Republic made
! a stirring appearance as they sang the
/ old national songs under tho flag they
( fought TO save.
Impressive Opening CCrea aies.
! The opening ceremonies mpres-
/ sivc After the guests had BE- -corted
/ body Of members and their friends
marched into the hall and took their
places. All remained standing until the
/ ltrumpeter sounded the call and Rev. Dr.
Woodrow. of the F1rst Congregational
! Church, delivered the Invocation.
/ The menu follows:
Blue point cocktails.
Harlequin sandwiches
CUnsonms Washington.
| Olives. Celcr. saltcd almonds,
Lobster curots a Ia Neebcrg.
Sauce taUarc.
Filet # beef a Ia Jackson
/ P0mmes surprises. Green peas.
Tcupn a Ia Bsltimme
Punch national in fancy cases.
| Roasted quails with water cIcss
Salad Ia Sheridan
GlaCp
Bombe Fansgut.
Fancy cakes. B0nb0ns.
Poppemiufs
Cafe dCmi tasse.
Whisky. Shcrv. Claret. SaUtCmc. Auallmaris.
Sparkling Londonderry ithia. Cigars.
When cigars had been lighted and blue
wreaths of smoke were circling upward
to mngie with the folds of the flags,
the commandef. Brevet Brigadier Gen
Maxwell Y. H. Woodruff. silenced the as
semblage with his gavel and the trum-
peter sounded "c0lors
Two members of the commandery en-
tered the han. bearing a great American
nOg and the banner of the commandery
As they marched up and down the aises
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