The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
NOTED MEN HONOR
COL. DAN APPLETON
whitman Makes Head Of the
Seventh n MajOr-Gcncral
as 200 Diners Cheer.
WILSON PAYS TRIBUTE

All sorts ~ important persons. Presi-
dents and princes and potentates, have
beon told 10 their faces In the grand ball
room of the Waldorf Astoria how well
thought of they were. how Indispensable
they were. but not one OF these ever mad
a bigger fuss made over him than was
made las, night over Major-,;en. Daniel
App,e,on-rol. Dan Appleton OF the
Seventh Regiment.
Before Col. Dan Utiey kept calling
him by the old name and title even after
GOV. Whitman had handed to MN ms
commission as Ma jor~-,ienoraD went out
oS the ,;uprd "A, a fraction of "A second
after midnight because the first clock
tick of February - made him "a years
az age ne had a chance to comprehend
HOW greatly he IL respected and admired
by the men who do the big things In
New York, the men who run the big
businesses and lead in the professions.
Col. Dan had served forty-hve years
IN. the National Guard Of this State, and
for twenty-seven years he had been
Colonel of the seventh Regiment. He
has come to he a living expression OF
Ruard efficiency. OF the best traditions
Of militia service. and that was precisely
why he was So signally honored last
night.
seven Hundred At Dinner
The zoo persons who attended the din
rer were summoned to table b.! a
bugler of the seventh.
y Joseph II. Choate was to have been
the toastmistcr. hut he was detained by
imperative necessity" as his telegram
Of regret said. SO George T. Wilson at
tended to the introductions and made
many. many speeches "presidine." as he
himself EXPRESSED IL. with the wild
abandon OF red headed middle age. but
an utter state of unpreparedness"
With MIR. Wilson AZ the guest table
we're Col. e. :. Wadsworth. Twelfth
Regiment Martin Nogel. Assistant
Treasurer United States: col. Clarence
p. Townsley. superintendent United
States Military Academy. West Point
Brig. Gen. George X. Dyer, commanding
First Brigade the Rev. William 7.
Naming. ID. H.. Brig lien. Louis W
Stotesbury. Acknowledgement y. q. :
~. Y: A. Barton Hepburn. Gov. Whit
man. Col. Appleton. Mayor Mitchell
Jacob II. Sch!ff. Rear Admiral Nathaniel
II. Usher. L.. =. n. commandment navy
yard Morgan J. O'Brien. MaJor-Gen
John +. Organ, commanding y. q. :. y.
Y: the Rev. Joseph Silverman. II. II.
Brig. -Gen John G.. Eddy. nding
Second Brigade William Fellowes
Morgan. col. Frank II. Norton. Twenty
third Regiment col. John II. Foote,
Fourteenth Regiment.
Mr.. Wilson read a telegram from
President Wilson. which was:
"Sincc I cannot have the pleasure oi
doing so in person. will you not he
kind enough to extend to col. Appleton
my warm congratulations on his long
honorable and distinguished service
with the National Guard"
Then Mr.. W lson introduced Gov,
whitman. whose brief speech had to dc
altogether with rrause for col. Apple
ton and with the necessary formaliti"s
of comforting upon col. Appleton TN
rank Of MaJor-General.
whitman Mak-s Him = General.
"l have a very pleasant duty to per
form. a military service said the Gov
error. II may not look like a soldier
but 7 am the chief Of all these pepole
BY the authority vested y me | have I"
day called YOU. Col. Appleton, To tn
rank Of Major General"
There was az explosion OF delight
George T. Wilson led IN" cheering ant
Commodore u. A. G. Smith, chairman
OF the sunshine and gladhand committee
led the singing
We can never say good by. col. Dan.
You can't lciv" Us If you tN s'riNe an
On parad, or in review.
All our thoughts viii tlrn TO- you,
In our hearts well see YOU To"
Col. Dan
The people understand" sad Mayo
Mitchell, that IL was col. Appleton wh'
made the Seventh such q model Of cfi
cheney. lie r~etires. hut the state viii no
lose the benefit of his services. | hop'
a plan for F'cderalizing the Nationa
Guard will be adopted, but upon a basi
Of fairness TO officers and men"
Among others that spoke were l.ea
Admiral Usher, Gen. Niles and MAJOR
Gen. O'Ryan. Col! Appleton espresso
his thanks for the many compliment
and reviewed his career.
Among the Gursts.
At the eighty small tables one iden
y tined IN the courS" of the evening tn
following.
stowe Phelps. stephen Peabody.
Bradley Martin J"hu l'ais.I Rhoa'ie'
Haley Fiskc. 4. Il G. Billings
Charles Lamer,, : Oakley Nands
James L Farrell Pocl.
Gen. lnson q M,Coos Wilson Marshall.
Gen. Nelson \. Miles. Jordan l.. Mott
Edward y. Taller. Charles NJ oelrchs
ii :sse : T.. ssSsman Eh'ilp M.fSais
George w. Perkins Rodman wauamaker
Justice Francis X Pen Fred ,'errv,
grancs Lyn,.c stetson. MT ". j Lavelle.
Otto T. Barnard, john \ >lelcher.
William RerrI. Capt Gordon Johr
Paul u. Crsvath. ston. I. :. 4
d. Fulton Cutting. Clnlirc Owen.
Henry CLOVIS. Cot Edwin + Glenn
Bradish johnson, l. : A..
Charles s.rIbner Cant L.orillard Spcl
Frederick j.. Under or
wood. Col william N. Blacl
L. n Outcrbrid-e 7. : \.
Herbert /. Bridgman. Can't. Halstcad bore,
William Trayers Jc' Y :. A..
rome. Edwin = Mhrs,on.
George J. Gould George Gordon Bat,l