Evening star., 1913-02-26
HEAR TAFT PRAISED
BY PARTY OPPONENT
Senator Kern Tells Veterans
Retiring President Is Loved
and Respected.

ROusing the veterans Of the civil war to
high pitch Of enthusiasm, Senator Kern
Of Indiana, at the banquet at Rauscher 8
last night rendered by the Department OF
the Potomac, G. A. R., to Judge Alfred
B. Beers Of Bridgeport, Conn.,, COM
mander-in-chief of the Grand Army of
the Republic. declared that mo Presi-
dent of the United States, in many years,
has left Office carrying with him a great
er measure OF love admiration and re-
spect than will William Howard Taft"
The senator's declaration was gree,ed
with cheers and applause that lasted fully
ten minutes, and which were repeated
when he took the stand that no memorial
highway from Richmond to Washington,
with the statue Of a great Confederate
leader at the other end. should, with his
consent, be built until every civil. war
veteran is placed beyond want and every
dollar Of the national debt is paid.
Lift Bars for Veterans.
Representative Barnhart of Indiana de-
clared in favor of the abolition OF the
civil service rules as far as civil war vet
Grams are concerned, SO that every vet
eran may be given a place in the govern
ment service Brief addresses were made
by Gen John c. Black, another Indiana
man. chairman of the civil service COM
mission; Past Department Commander III.
A. johnson of this city, VINO acted as
toastmaster; Commander J. d. Bloodgood
and others: while George II. LillibridSe
sang wartime songs, the guests joining
in the chOruSeS.
Mrs. Bella Howe. representing the
Daughters Of Veterans organizations,
presented Judge Beers with handsome
cluster of roses.
In Charge of Banquet.
The committee in charge of the banquet
consisted Of Henry \. Johnson, chairman;
Osborn H. Oldroyd, secretary; Thomas
II. Mckee. II. D. Norton. Newton Ferree,
John Finn, s. r. Stratton, \. S. Taber,
John McElroy. George II. Slaybaugh,
John Middleton, a. B. Bennett, Joseph
Maddren, }. r. Collins, e. H: Holbrook,
Henry Exley, John S. Walker, r. B.
Harlow. B. F. Bingham, H. w. Raymond,
A. H Feathers. L. H. Patterson, Z. T;
Shaw, Samuel G. Mawson, F. L. McKen-
ma, B. w. Bonney, George r. Corson. G.
H. Worden, 8. E. Faunce, Howard Gill
man, A J. Huntoon, William NJ Potter,
J. NJ. Young. Thomas Calver, a. Fl. G.
Richardson. John Connolly. A. II. Frear..
Lemuel Warner. Chris Storm. A. p
Tasker, James Mckee, George p. Davis.
George G. Ross. J. r. Oursler, e. r.
Campbell, Jerome F. Johnson. A. f.
Dinsmore, George H. Cook, ]. w. Shaw,
J. Tyler Powell. w. H. Hoover, w. l..
Schmalhoff, E. J. Duvall, A. b. F'rishie.
L. Fl. Bicks. William H. H. Price, II. II.
House, b. p. Entrikin. III. HI. Bunyea, +.
p. Seavey, Samuel Bricker. f. J. Sweet,
Lawrence Wilson. Charles F.. Benjamin,
Briscoe Goodhart and Robert Armour.
Departmental officers-J. D. Bfoodgood.
commander; Thomas H. Mckee. senior
vice commander: DIR. ]. X. Gleeson,
junior vice commander: DIR. Thomas
Calver. medical director: Rev. n. II.
Holmes. chaplain: Osborn HI. Oldroyd.
assistant adjutant general: Francis l..
Mckenna, assistant quartermaster gen.
eral: Charles f. Benjamin, judge advo-
cate: Charles NJ. Robinson, chief muster
ing officer l.. II. Godfrey. inspector: A.
Perhan, patriotic instructor; B. f.
Chase, chief of staff