The Washington herald., 1910-01-12
SONS OF INDIANA
EULOGIZE WALLACE
Continued from Page one.

Continued from Page One.
poet remarked that II seemed like being
at home. and that he did feel very much
at home
Il know" said Mr. Riley, that you
do not want a speech, and l am going to
| offer something in the old Hoosier YER
nacular; something in the language of
the old Hoosier whose grammar may be
awry, but whose heart is in the right
spot
! He first recited the "Old Farmers So
| hlOQuy." and in response TO the enthUsi-
astic expression of appreciation with
which it was received gave further de-
light by repeating the familiar lines of
| ''Out 10 Old Aunt Marys"
| Senator Shively. being next introduced
gave an estimate of Gen. Wallace as a
| diplomat He told of the rise of a new
diplomatic policy with the rise OF the
! United States, and said Gen. Wallace
| finds his place well in the front ranks of
| a goodly company of choice spirits Hav-
! ing been rendered other posts and de-
clued them, Gen. Wallace accepted from
! his friend. President Garfield. the mis-
/ sion 10 Constantinople The poet took
| him well toward the twilight Of the
! scenes in the delineating of which his
magic pen had enthralIed the whole
world
Was Thoroughly Equipped.
His previous experience had thoroughly
equipped him for the diplomatic service
so that he was able to protect the in
! terests and assert the rights OF his coun-
| try. lie was a finished diplomat. and in
this capacity, as in others. he reflected
credit on his country and especial luster
on his beloved Indiana.
After a bass solo by A H. Diebert
| Senator Beverage gave his estimate Of
| Gen. Wallace as an author. He said
that what determines the greatness
Of book is its power to move
! to action Nothing is worth while but
/ the thing that is true and this is pc
Culiarly true in literature. true OF the
! greatest book written by Indianas great
est prose writer. Lew Wallace vas des-
/ tined 10 do two things-to fight for his
country. which he did, and to write the
! greatest drama ever penned of the story
/ Of the saviour Of the world as a human
being, in the flesh.
/ Mrs. Charles II. Henney. sang a con-
! traltO solo. after which the last speaker
/ Gov Marshall, OF Indiana paid tribute
/ TO Gen. Wallace as a citizen Gov Mar
! shall said much Of the beauty and splen-
! Cor of Gen. Wallace's public and private
! life was due 10 the wife Of his youth. who
was likewise the wife of his old age He
| said there would be no mission for great
generals and great statesmen without
the common soldier and the common citi-
zen. and in his day Gen. Wallace was
both
Peace and Quiet There.
There IS peace and quiet and good
order in Indiana to-day because Of auto
matte citizenship. a citizenship which
loves It's neighbor as itself, he said.
After another selection by the Hoosier
quartet. the exercises were closed with
a powerful recitation of THE Chariot
Race" from "Ben-Hur' by Richard Buh-
Ter, star of the "Ben-Hur'' company.
which appears at the New National this
week
a pleasant feature Of last evenings |
gathering was a reunion after separa- !
ton Of fifteen years of MIR. Riley and |
bis cid schoolmaster, Col. Nathan Ward !
Fitz-Gerald. of Seattle, Wash. It was |
in the school year Of 1859 that Mr. |
Riley was under Col Fitz-Gerald's tut |
ton, when the latter was principal Of |
the school in Greenfield, Ind, The poets !
schoolmaster is himself poet and au- /!
thor, among other volumes, OF ''WOmans |
Work, and Other Poems" and West Vir- /
ginia Hills. and Other Poems"
Oldest HoOsier Present.
Another parsonage warmly greeted by /
scores of Indianians was the oldest /
Hoosier present, Rev. W. W Curry. a !
longtime resident of Washington. for
merry of Indianapolis, who is hale and
hearty although in his eighty-ninth |
year.
The reception committee TO whose ef- /
forts the success Of the AFFAIR was largely
due consisted of Mrs J. p MegreW |
chairman; Mr.. and Mrs Charles ArcGon-
lyle, Mr.. and Mrs. William Ethel Mr..
and Mrs Frank MCCalip Mrs. Willis
Fowler. Mrs Jesse Wilson, Mr.. Bynum. /
Miss Bessie Springer, Miss Bertha Wolf |
Miss Cora Curry. Miss Alice Sanger, /
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Dickey, Mrs !
Geyer, and Miss Anna Brown
Heads Receiving Line.
4 W. Tracy, president Of the society. /
headed the receiving line with Mrs. |
Tracy, who wore a gown of pale blue |
chiffon trimmed with blue embroidery |
and lace. Mrs. Tracy presented the |
guests to Gov Marshall. of Indiana. and /
he in turn to his wife. who was gowned !
in salmon pink messaIine trimmed with !
narrow bands Of sable. with soft folds
Of white tulle about the top OF the /
bodice, with diamond ornaments and a !
spray of gold leaves I'm her hair.
Others In the receiving line were Mr. /
and Mrs Henry Lane Wallace, son and
daughter-in-law OF Gen. Lew Wallace
the latter i'm black net over black silk |
trimmed with thread lace. and a num- |
Der of superb diamond corsage pins. DR.. |
and Mrs. William Henry Fox, the latter |
i'm black lace over black, with folds Of |
white tulle, and single ornament of |
an old-fashioned miniature hung on /
tiny gold chain about her neck: Mrs |
Megrew, wife of Capt. J. P Megrew.
white brocaded satin trimmed with en-
broidery and point lace; Mrs Shivelv |
wife of the Senator from Indiana, white |
satin with lace with crystal trimmings |
and diamond ornaments: Mrs Crum- |
packer, wife of Representative Crum- |
packer. pale pink brocaded satin with a |
bertha Of duchesse point lace, with dia- |
mond ornaments; Mrs. Cullop. wife of |
Representative Cullop white satin and
cloth of gold and embroidery; Mrs. Barn |
hart, wife of Representative Barnhart !
gray satin with point lace and dia-
monds: Mrs, Cox. wife of Representa- /