Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17

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magistrates chair. We have always had
great men to fill II from the days OF the
immortal Washington to the man of the
hour We have with us tonight. And the
greatest Of our rulers have been sub
| jected to bitter criticism, because one
| thing the people demand is the right to
criticise
Lincoln had few friends in Congress,
and many enemies and In some ways
President Taft has greater problems to
solve than had he.
There is fierce now Of criticism
| coward the President Of the United States
! throughout the country at this time. l
| have been q member of Congress for
two terms, and, though 1 have not always
agreed with him. l have always known
| that he was doing his duty steadfastly
as he saw it.
Il say to the public press: Turn your
eyes toward Congress and away from this
man. The President cannot legislate.
Though Congress has been In session
for two months, 1t might as well have
been at home drawing pay for all that
pledges Of the party, which Taft has
stood for and urged.
Appeal to Congress.
Il am member of that party. but ]
say to you that when those pledges are
kept it will be a lasting monument to
Taft. Let us call upon the legislative
bodies to do their duty. as the same 10y
atty you have shown on the field of bat
! tie is needed now in the halls of Con-
gress.'
Representative Albert F. Dawson re-
| sponded to the toast THE Aging Veteran
| in the Government Service and Repre-
sentative Joseph v. Graft Of Illinois spoke
| on President Lincoln and His Soldiers.
More than two hundred veterans of the
| civil war and their guests were present
at the banquet, which was generally re-
garded one of the most successful
the Potomac. During the evening many
patriotic songs were sung. and almost
every one present Joined in the choruses.
| The banquet hall was draped with Ameri-
can flags. which. combined with the uni
forms and badges of the veterans, gave
! a patriotic aspect to the gathering.
Just before the banquet began a dele
cation of the Daughters of Veterans pre-
sented large bouquet Of American
| beauties to Chief Van
! SAINT They carried American flags and
went into the banquet room to the time
Of martial music. In presenting the bou-
quet Miss Spencer, president of the
Daughters of Veterans, said:
| Communicative bring you greetings
| of the Daughters of Veterans. whose
| fathers fought shoulder to shoulder with
you and your comrades In the most bitter
war of all ages. 1t was you heroes who
/ HldQ6 InlS n Tree anu uIlltcu COuHtIS, uIi-
der one flag. the beautiful Stars and
| Stripes-'Old Glory the best flag of the
| best country of the entire world
I'VE appreciate the honor of being here
tonight and we ask you to accept these
flowers a token of the love and esteem
Of the Daughters Of Veterans
Commander Van SAINT Replies.
| The commander in-chief answered in
appropriate words. and as the Daughters
marched out to the air Of America the
comrades stood and cheered.
| Those in the delegation were: Miss NJ.
Genevieve Spencer, president; Miss Rose
NJ. Seton, senior vice president; Mrs.
Olive c. Johnson. junior vice president;
! Miss Anna nj. Roberts. past president
Mrs. Elmira Foley. Mrs. Eleanor B. Scott,
Mrs. Ella L. Washburn. Mrs. Florence
M. Dyer, Mrs Betty Florence Leach and
Miss Mary c. French.
Assistant Adjt. Gen. 0. III. Oldroyd es-
corted the Daughters to the banquet hall
and presented them to the commander-in-
chief.
ury Department. and Col. S. r. Burch.
chief clerk of the Agricultural Depart
ment, attended the banquet as the guests
of Lincoln Post. No. 5.
The invited guests OF the department
| were:
The President. Secretary Fred W. Car
penter, Assistant Secretary w. w. Misch-
ler Commander-in-chief Samuel r. Van
SAINT. Senator William E. Borah. Sena-
tor Charles Curtis, Senator Knute Mel
son. Representative Albert F. Dawson,
Representative Joseph A. Graft, Repre-
| sentative II. c. Loudenslager. Representa-
tive Charles F. Scott. Representative
John w. Langley, Past Commander-in-
chief s. s. Burdett, Past Commander-in-
chief John c. Black, Past COMMANDMENTS
Chief Ell Terrence, Past Commander-in-
chief John r.. King. Admiral sigsbee,
| Public Printer s. B. Donnelly, Director of
the Census E. Dana Durand. District
Commissioner Cuno II. Rudolph, Pension
Commissioner ]. L. Davenport, Deputy
Commissioner of Pensions Leander Still
| well. Deputy Commissioner Of Pensions
L. M. Kelly. Auditor NJ. o. Chance,
Treasury Department; Judge E. p Seeds
deputy auditor for War Department
Maj. Richard Sylvester. chief of police
Maj. George A. Arms John Beatty, quar-
termaster generals Office, and Dr. c. w.
Gallagher.
Committee of Arrangements.
The committee for the banquet was
composed of Israel w. Stone chairman
Newton Ferree, John A. Joyce. B. +.
Chase. Burton r. Ross, E. r. Campbell,
Myron J. Ferren, B. T. Janney John
McElroy, o. H. Oldroyd. Thomas s. Hop
kins, Thomas Calver. P. c. George. 4. B.
Frisbie, 3. P. Entrikin and w. w. Cham
bers.
The department officers are Edwin Ii.
Holbrook. department commander: Henry
A. Johnson, senior vice commander;
George c. Ross, junior vice commander
o. H. Oldroyd, assistant adjutant gen.
Ieral; Francis l.. Mckenna, assistant
lquartermaster general: DR.. Thomas
tCalver medical director: j. D. Bloodgood
Ichaplain George P. Davis, judge advo-
cate; George NJ. Rowe. chief mastering
officer; c. S. Wilder. inspector: A. S. Per-
ham, patriotic instructor, and j. w
Andrews, chief of staff.
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