The Washington herald., 1910-05-02

While a score OF naval officers were
tearfully conjuring UP memories OF Ad-
miral Dewey's victory at the annual din
ner Of the Manila Bay Society at the
Raleigh last night. contention IN the
shape Of a wide difference Of opinion as
70 whether or not Congress should be
asked TO erect monuments 10 dead heroes
marred the occasion.
Congress had been bitterly assailed By
more than one speaker for It's failure to
recognize the service 10 the country OF
the late AdmiraIs Entwisle, Dyer and
Coghlan. when Representative Loud, Of
Michigan. who saw service on the reve-
nue. cutter Mccullough at Manila Bay.
promised TO introduce a bill remedying
the deficiency.
While the banquet hall was stuI ringing
with plaudits. Lieut. Commander [. \.
Kaiser arose and plunged the diners into
a lively debate by declaring kind words
for those stiI in the land OF the living
are more 10 be desired than monuments
to the dead lie was emphaticallv op-
posed TO petitloning Congress after its
failure 10 honor live heroes.
More 10 His Taste.
I want 20 say now said Lieut.. Com
mander Kaiser. ''ths any kind words
people viii say now Will be more 20 nv
taste than monuments when 1 am de-
ceased. I don't care what kind OF a
monument I get-I merely believe IN civ
ing 10 people when they are stiu alive
believe in helping those who are here
an -.ot those who are gone"
Another officer asserted CONGRESS shou,d
be required" to recognize the heroes OF
Manila Bay who have gone 10 their
graves He said the government had
failed 10 nttingIy memor.alze the dead
officers. and had signaLy refused 10 ap-
preciate them before they died.
During the half hour thar followed al
most every officer at the table ioined In
the debate, more than one taking the
stand that the Manila Bay Society could
not consistently ask the government 10
honor their own dead members. The sub
ject was finally allowed TO drop without
placing the society on record one way or
the other.
Every diner last night was on one OF
the LATHE ships which won the almost
bloodless victory that threw the nation in
paroNysm Of Joy during the Spanish
American war. Admiral Dewey. who re-
turned from the East an idol Of the peo-
pie, presided.
Tribute 10 Officers,
His address was a graphic tribute 10 Of
hcers Of the fleet that sailed into Manila
Bay. He said the victorious fleet was
splendidly manned from the seamen. 5
mess 10 the bridge on every ship that
helped 10 sweep the Spsnisrds from their
foothold in the Philippines.
His "reminiscences Of the officers and
men who have gone TO their fnal re-
ward since that morning. were a tender
tribute 10 each. He eulogized-AdmiraI
Entwisle who was chief engineer Of
the fleet. and mentioned Commando
John Gibson. Rear Admiral Dyer. and
Mr.. o. H. Williams. who was consul at
Manila at the Time Of the battle.
The admiral Of the navy seemed in
perfect health and spirits and evidently
enjoyed the renewal of old comradeships.
He left early, after introducing several
toast givers and freely discussing mat
ters relative to the success Of the navy.
Those present were Admiral Dewey.
Rear Admiral B. p. Lamberton ireuredl.
Representative George A Loud. Lieut..
Commander L. A Kaiser. Chief Engineer
Hutch l. Cone. Commander W. L. How
ard, Commander 5. $. Robinson. Rear
Admiral ColvoCOresses Cretired). Capt.
e. B. Ransom. Rear Admiral Asa Wal
ker lretiredl. Capt. T. b. Howard. Rear
Admiral John d. Ford (retiredl. Mai.
Dion Williamson, L. s. NJ G., Rear Ad-
miral Robert Inch Uetlred). Lieut. Com
mander F. B. Upham. Medical Director
John c. Wise, Pay Director W. W. Gait.
Capt. F. H. Bailey. Lieut. Commander
p. Babin, Mr.. E. d. Harden. Lieut.. Com
mander X. P. Pearson. Col W. P. Bid
die, L. s. n c., and Lieut.. Commander
II. V Butler.