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N a tion a l O ffice r s for 1902
MOSES V EA L E , Com m a nd e r, Phil ad e lph ia ,
Pa .
PATR lC K J . KY L E , S . V . C om m a n d e r,Cha rle stown , M a s s .
C HAR LES A. O R R , J . V . Com m an d e r, Buffa lo , N. Y
JAM ES M IL L E R , Cha pl a in , Ph il ad e lph ia , Pa .
WM . J . W R AY , Adju ta n t , | 2 2 S
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. Sev en th S tre et , Ph ila d e l phia , Pa .
C H A R L ES A. C LA R K, J u dg e Ad voca te , Ced a r R a pid s , Iowa .
GAB R IE L GR A NT , M . D . , Su rg eon , New Yo rk , N. Y .
N O B L E D . P R ESTO N, Q u a rte rm a ste r, 2 3 12 Popla r S t re et , Ph ila d e lphia , Pa .
WM . L . H IL L ,In spe ctor, Port sm ou th , N . H .
J. M AD ISO N D R AK E , H istoria n ,El iz ab eth , N. J .
Exe c u t iv e C om m itte e
ST E PH E N P . CO R L ISS . Cha irm a n, Alb a n y , N. Y .
M . EM M ETT U R ELL , W a sh ing ton , D . C .
SY LV EST E R H . M ART IN , Phil ad e lphia , Pa .
JO H N C . H U NTERS'ON, Ph ila de lph ia , P a .
JOH N F . M AC K IE , Ph ila de lph ia , Pa .
M i n u t e sO F T H E
Twe lfth A n n u a l C on v e n tion of th e M e d a l of H on or
L egion of th e U n ite d S ta te s
I n response to the ca l l of Commander Moses Vea l e , the companions
of the M eda l of Hon or Legion of the Uni ted Sta te s met i n conventi oni n Ph i lade lphia 0 11 Thursday a nd Friday , N ovember 6 t h and 7t h , 1 902 .
The Ph i lade l phia C ont ing en t of the M eda l o f Honor Legion , withCol one l Cha r l es M . Bett s , cha irman , a nd l V i l lia m J . VV ra y ,
secreta ry,
a ddressed t l1ern s e l 1 es to the p l a sa nt ta sk of prov id ing enterta inwent for the v i s it i ng companion s tha t shoul d fu l ly su sta in the proudcha ra c ter ou r ( i ty had a t ta ined among a l l c la sses . a nd the so ld ier e l ement in pa r t icu la r tor g enerous a nd hea r t ! hosp i ta l i ty Severa l meetings o f the Contingen t were he ld . The fo l low i ng commi ttee s were1ppoin t ed :
L O C A L C O M M IT T E E S
B A N Q U ET
Charles M . Bet ts,Cha i rm an .
John F . \Ia ck ie,
S t . Clair A . Mu lhol land ,
John C . H u n ter son ,
Noble Pres ton,-Moses Vea l e ,\V m . J . V
V
r a y .
P R I N T I N G
Nob l e Pres ton , Cha irm an .
Ed m und Eng l ish ,J . George 0 1 t h ,
L1 9 0 . H . S tock 111 a n,
Ma rtin E . Scheibner .
H O T E L S
John C . H u n t er son , Cha irm an .
R . D . Bla ck wood ,George A . S id m an
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J . S cot t,
Peter M cAd a m s,
John C . Ewin g ,
J . H en ry “Wri te .
H A L L A N D D E C O R AT I O N S
J n o. F . M a ckie , Chai rm an .
D aniel Caldwel l,J a s . G . Clark ,Joseph Fisher,
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John Laws on .
C O N C E RT
S t . Cla i r A . M u ll iolla n d ,
M oses Vea le .
S O U V E N I R S
“ m J . Chair m an .
S v l 1 es t e 1 H . M ar t in,
Cha r les \’I . Be t t s .
F I N A N C E
St . Clai r A . M ulhol land ,Cha i rm an .
Cha s . M . Be t t s , Trea surer .W
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m . J . VV r a y ,Sec retary
R icha rd Bind erJohn C‘
. Ewing,F ra n k Furnes s ,Jam es M i l le r
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S 1 l1 e s t e r H \l a r t i11,
M ir h a e l M cK eev er,
George C . Pla t t,
Nob leE l lwood D . “fil lia m s ,
M oses Vea l e,John H . R . S torey .
R E C E P T I O N
Moses eale . Chairm an .
(l eorge C . Thom as,
Frank F u rnes sS t . C lai r A . M u lli olla n d
,
Nob le D . Pres ton .
P R E S S
Syl v ester H. Ma rt in,Cha irm an .
S t . Cla ir A . Mulh ol la nd ,O . \V
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. Benn e t t,John W ainwright ,J . Parke Pos t les
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E d wa rd J . Gil l igan ,Alfred J . Sel lers .
Al l the a rrang ements were perfected by the var ious committees a ndthe l ibera l financ ia l respon ses from members of our own bod y and theci t i z ens genera l ly gave a ssura nce o f success before the a ssembl ing ofthe companion s .
Headquart ers were estab l i shed at D oon er’
s H o te l,M r
.Peter
D ooner, the p roprie to r, hav ing generous ly donated the use o f h i s ho telpa r lors for ou r use during the convent ion a nd a l so p roviding a s i l kbanner,
“W e l come , M eda l of Honor Legion , wh ich wa s a fterwa rd presen ted to t h e Ph i lade lph ia Contingent .The fo l lowing program had b een printed , a nd a copy wa s given to
ea ch companion a s soon a s he reg i stered :
P h i la d e l p h ia C o n t i n g e n t , M e d a l of H o n o r L e g io n , G r e e t i n go f t h e M e d a l o f H o n o r L e g io n of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s
T hursda y a n d Friday , November 6 th a nd 7t h , 1 902 .
Headquarters , Doo-ner’ s Hote l,
Tenth , between Ma rket a n d Chestnut Street s .
P R O G R A M
Thursday , November 6 th .
1 0 A . M .
— Companion s wi l l report to the Adj uta nt a t Headqua rters uponthe i r a rri va l .
7 P .
-M .— Recep tion : Foyer , stage en tra nce , Locust stree t above
Broa d . Academy of M usic .M .
— Concert : Academy of M us ic , Broad and Locust streets .
Friday , November 7t h .
9 A M .
— Convention : I ndependence H a l l , Chestnut , between F i ftha nd S ixth street s .
2 M .
— C'
a rriage ride : Assembl e a t headquarters pa r l ors , D oon er'
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Hote l .7 M .
— Ba nquet : Union Lea gue , Broad a nd Sansom street s . Thosea ccompa ni ed by ladie s wi l l be admit ted a t the Morav ia nstreet entra nce .
W . J . W RAY , Secreta ry . C H A S . M . BE TT'
S , Pres ident .
The Union League , whose name i s a synonym of nob l e deeds andpa triot ic a c t ions , a t once gave i t s a ssura nce of pa terna l ca re by offering t o prov ide a banquet i n i t s magn ificen t banquet ing ha l l for thecompa nion s a nd the i r l adies . This wa s to be a di s ti n g u ished hono r,a s ne v er before ha d lad ie s been admitted with i n the bui l d ing on a s imi lu r occa s ion .
The various commi ttee s , by ha rd work , l ovingl y done , had everyth in g in readi ness in good sea son , a nd Ch a irman Bett s wa s i n possess ion of suffic ient funds to gua rantee the comp l e te success o f th e Cont in g en t
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s p lan s , i ncluding the payment , for the most pa rt , of th i s pamph let . La ter
,Genera l S ickl e s , the new Commander , requested t h e
Q uarterma ster to ha ve add it iona l cop i es su ffic ien t i n number to prov ide every ho lder o f a M eda l o f Honor w ith a copy , for which Genera lS ick les , p ersona l ly , bea rs the addit iona l expen se .
At P . M . a reception wa s hel d in th e foyer of th e Academy ofMu s i c, a t wh ich h i s Honor M ayor Ashbr idge and prominen t a rmy andnavy officers
,Loya l Legio n and G . A . R . representa t ives , a nd lea ding
c i ti zen s took pa rt . M us ic for th e occa s ion wa s fu rn ished by Professo rGla d in g
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s o rchestra . A p l ea sant fea ture wa s the la rge number o fladies p resen t .Fo l lowing the recept i on , a t 8 o
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c lock , came the comp l imenta ry concert i n th e Academy of M us i c . The concert had been arranged by
M adame Loui se Na ta l i l ra lra m . She ea r ly entered i n to the sp ir i t oft h e occa s ion and th e M us ic Committee , consi st ing o f Commander Vea lea n d Genera l S t. C l a ir A . M u lho l land , found p l ea sure in giving to hera free ha nd i n making arrangements . Her pronounc ed ab i l i ty a s a norg an izer o f musi ca l ta l en t a nd her own bri l l iant vo i ce contributedmuch to the grea t succe ss of the enterta inment . The large house wa swe l l fi l l ed with a h igh l y apprec iat ive aud ience . The fo l l ow ing pro
g ram wa s presented and a d mirabl y rendered , many of the p ieces ca l li ng for encore s :
Am z a l c a u Ac a o s m v o r M u s rc
C ONC ERT
i n h o n o r o f C o n g r e s s M e d a l of H o n o r L e g io n
Thursday E ven ing, November 6 ,'02.
P R O G R A M
P A RT I
1 . Overture— Tannhauser W agner
Germa n ia Orchestra .
Under the d irection o f M r. W m . Sto l l , Jr .
2 . Riche l i eu Mur ra y
M r . Henry Hotz .
3 . V i s ion s Guy d’
H a rd elot
M i ss Anna E l izabeth K e l l y .
V io l i n Ob l iga to by M r . E dwi n D . Bri l l .4 . Ah , Non C r ed ea T homa s
Mr . E rnest J . Hi l l .
5 . Po lona i se - M ignon Thoma sM me . Lou i se Na ta l i .
Orchestra under the d irect ion of M r . S . Beh rens .6 . (a ) T ire Day of the Lord
(D ) M y O ld Kentucky HomeUnited S ingers of Phi lade lph ia .
Under t h e di rect ion of M r . H . G . K u m m e .
I N TE R M I S S I ON .
P A R T I I
7 . S extet te— Luc i a DonizettiM me . Na ta l i . M r . E . J . Hi l l , M r . Frank B . Ba l l ,M is s E . Ski l ton , M r . 1 . Lord, M r . Henry Hotz .
8 . (a ) Nocturne
1b ) Ca nzonettaM rs . J . Percy W arr .
9 . O ! M io Fernando Donize tt i
M i ss E the l Sk i l ton .
1 0. L a rg e a l F a c totu rn Rossin iM r . Frank B . Ba l l .
1 1 . (11 ) S leep ing for the F la g 1b y request)(b) She Stoop s to Conquer
M i s s Anna E l izabeth Ke l l y .
1 2 . Sta r Spang l ed Ba nner Arno l dMme. Lou i se Na ta l i .
Di rectors of Orchestra , M r . \V m . Sto l l , J r ., and M r . S .
Accompan i sts . M r . Frederick B . Peakes a nd M rs . Frank B .
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B a l l .
T h e audience w i l l k i nd ly jo in in the ch oru s o f Sta r Spang led Ba nner .
AD J U T AN T’S R E P O R T
The twe l fth a nnua l con ven t ion of the M eda l o f Honor Legion ofthe Un ited State s convened i n th e Decla ra t ion C hamber of the rever ed
o ld Independence Ha l l , i n Philade lph ia , 0 11 Friday , November 7, 1 902, a t9 A . M .
i n ca l l ing the con v ent ion to order, Commander M oses Vea l e spokeof the h i stori c room in wh ich the compan ions were a ssemb l ed , pa id ag lowing tribute to ou r organiza t ion a nd fee l i ngly expres sed h i s grea ta pprec ia t ion o f the honor of ha ving served a s Commander of so ga l lanta n d honorab l e a body of men . He then ca l led “for the reading o f therol l of members .The fo l l owing compa n ion s respond ed to the ro l l ca l l by the Adj u tant :George E . A l bee , N ew Haven , Conn ; E verett W . Anderson , Phoe
n ixvi l l e , P a . ; M a rion T . Anderson , Ll ewe l l yn G . E stes , Chri stia n A .
Fl ee twood. Char l es B a n d , E dwin M . Truel l a nd M . Emm i t U re l l ,W a sh ington , D . C W i l l iam A r c h in a l , Trenton , N . J . ; George G . Benedict a nd O l iver 0 . Howa rd , Bu r l i ngton , V t ; John Bresna n , George W
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Brush , Co rne l ius Cron in , John E va ns , W a l ter Jamie son , Hora tio C .
King, W i l l iam M a tthew s , “fa l ter Thorn a n d James W . W ebb , B rooklyn , N . Y . ; Fra nkl in G . Butterworth , Derby Line , Conn . ; Th oma s Cruse .a n d Henry C . M err iam , W a yne , P a . z Joseph K . Corson , Plymouth M eeti ng, P a . ; Cha rl es C . Davi s , A lexander H . M itche l l , John C . Delaney a ndFerdinand F . Rohm , Harr i sburg, P a . ; Aust in J . D'urney , C entervi l l e ,M d ; J. M ad i son Drake . E l izabeth ,
N . J . ; Joseph L . Fol l ett, John B .
Fa ssett. Gabr ie l Gra nt , E dward P . Grimes , W i l l iam S . Hubbe l l , AbramP. Ha ring, W i l l iam L . H eerm a n ce , Benj am in B . Levy, George W . M ind i l, Cha rl e s E . M orse . John J . No la n and Dan ie l E . S ick l es , New Yorkci ty ; Frede ri ck Fuger a nd C ha r l es E . Phelp s. Ba l t imore, Md . ; C hesterS . Furman . Bloomsburg, P a . ; E dwa rd L . Gi l l iga n , Oxford ,
P a . ; Samue lB . Horne. VV in s tea d , Conn ; Cha rl es H . Houghton . Jersey C i ty ,W i l l i am H . Howe , E veri tt Ma ss ; G . H . Harri son and Patri ck Ky le ,Ch ar lestown . M a ss ; Fra nc i s Ha l l , Platt sburg, N . Y . ; Char l e s. F . Hopk i n s , Boonton . N . J . ; George H . Mayna rd ; NV a It h a m , Ma ss ; George W .
Mears , Rupert , P a . ; Ph i l ip Petty , Daggett, P a . ; J. Pa rk P'
o st le s a ndJohn W ai nw righ t , W i lm ington ,
De 1. ; Henry W . Row e , Boston , M a ss ;Cyrus Sea rs. Ha rpster, Oh io ; M a rt i n E . Scheibner, Camden , N . J . ;
Henry C . \V a rfie ld , I—‘h ili lp sb u rg , P a . ; Pau l H . W e in ert, Brighton , M a ss ;
James M . Young, Jamestown , N . Y . ; Char l e s M . Bett s , O . W . Bennett ,R i chard Binder. W i l l iam R . D . Blackwood Richard Connor Dan ie lCa ldwe l l . James G . C lark , N . H . E dgerton E dmund E ngl i sh . John C .
Ewing, Frank Furness , Samue l Goodman , John C . H u n ter son , John H .
Lawson , John F . M a ck ie , S ly v es ter H . M a rt i n . James M i l l er , St . C la i rA . M u lhol la nd . Peter M cAd a m s , M i cha e l M cK eev er . Ja cob G . O -
r t h ,
George C . Pla tt , Nobl e D . Preston , Robert Penn . J . “7a l la ce Scott. A .
J . Sel lers, John H . R . Sto rey , George D . S idman , George H . Stockman ,M ose s Vea l e . John M . Vanders l i ce , J . Henry W h i te , E lwood N . W i l
l iams. W'
i l l ia m J . W'
ray and W i l l iam R . Fri ck . Phi ladelph ia .
Second C la ss M embers— Richard C . R . Binder, Thomas G . C la rk ,
Anna S . H u n ter son , E l i zabeth M . M cK eev er . M ay E . Ri cha rdson , A .
V . B lackwood S inn ick son . W i l l i am M cD . Vea l e and' Cha rl es XV . W'
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l iams, Phi la de l phia : Gera l d E . Cron in and Lau ra B . Thorn . Brook lyn .
N . Y . ; Harry L . Fol l ett, New York c ity ; G . Park Post l es a nd W i l l iamH . M . Shi l l i ng. W i lmington . De l .The Chap la i n then offered a n ea rnest a nd e loquent prayer. a fte r
whi ch the Command er announced h i s honor. M ayor Samuel H . Ashbridge . T h e M ayor was escorted to the p l a tform and in a few we l lch osen . patri ot ic and el oquent word s extend ed on beha l f o f the ci ty ahearty we l come to the Legion . The Commander responded on
- beha l fof th e Le gion , tha nki ng the M ayor and ci ti zens , a fter wh ich the M a yortook h i s l eave amid hea rty app lause . The Commander then announcedt h e conventi on open for bus iness .
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T h e Adjuta nt‘
s report showed n ew members rece i v ed during th ey ea r, first c la ss , 23 ; second c la ss , 6 ; dea ths , fi rst c la ss , 1 3 ,
second c l a ss,
2 ; resignat ions , fi rst c la ss . 1 ; advanced from second to fi rst c l a ss by i hheri ta nc e , 2 ; tota l membership , fi rs t c la ss
,480 ; second c l a ss, 6 8— 548.
Returned tha nk s to the Commander fo r se l ec t i ng h im for the honoredpos it ion of Adju ta nt. etc .
The Chap la i n‘
s report showed h i s a t tendance a t a l l the meet ings ofthe Ph i lade l phia Cont ingen t a nd p re sent a t the i nterment of C om p a nio n Col l i s . On motion report wa s rece i v ed a nd p la ced on fi le .
A l ette r wa s rea d from the Grand M a son ic Lodge o f Pennsy l v an ia ,ext endi ng a n i n v i ta t ion to the Legion to vi si t the M a son ic Temp l e ,where the XV a s h in g ton re l ic s w ere exh ib i ted . Upon mot ion rece ivedw i th thank s of the Legion .
On mot io n the convention went i nto a n execut ive sess ion .
On motion o f th e Ad j uta n t the execut ive se ss i on rose .
On motion of (‘
o1 1 1pa n ion T l 1o 1 11 , o f New York . the convent ion aga i nresol ved int o a n execut ive sess ion .
O n M ot ion the sess ion ros e .
Under the head of “
n ew bus ine ss commun icat ion s w ere read frompub l ishers of
“
Deeds of V a lor ,” a sk ing for a id a nd endorsement of the ir
p roposed correc ted ed it i on . On mot i on i t wa s rece ived a nd fi l ed .
The fo l l owing reso l u t i on . by Compan ion K ing. of N ew York . wasa d op t ed :Reso l v ed . Tha t t h e M eda l o f Honor Leg ion . i n ses s ion a t i ts a n
nu a l reun ion in l ep t—1 n d en ce Ha l l . Phi la delph ia , cordia l ly endorse theb i l l n ow pend ing i n Cong re ss a nd pa ssed by the Sena te, for the establ is h m en t of Na t iona l Pa rks , embrac i ng the ba tt l efie lds o f Fredericksbu rg . Cha nce l lors v i l l e . t he W i lderness a nd Spot t s y lv a n ia , a nd urgent lyrequest i t s pa s sag e a t th e app 1 oa c l 1 in g sess ion
lom pa n ion B r n s l1,of N ew York , th en oft e l ed t h e fol l owing :
Reso l v ed . Tha t th e thanks of the M ed a l of Honor Legion be extended to the Ph i la de l ph ia Contingent of th e Legion . and the pa triot ic c i t iz en s of Phi lade l ph ia for the hea rty we l come which they have extended ,
a nd for the generou s pro v i s i ons w hi ch they have made for th e comforta n d en terta i nment o f the vi si t ing Compan ions and ladie s . Unan im ou s ly a d opted .
O 11 mot io n th e sum of wa s voted to Q ua rtermaster Prestonfor services d u ri ng the yea r .Compa n ion E stes . of W
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a sh in g ton , sta ted tha t the t ime had a rrivedw h en a n ew set o f B y - Laws shou ld be framed . and mo v ed the a p
po in tment o f a committee for such purpose . The Commander appo intedE stes . of \Va sh ington . Adj uta nt W
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ray a nd Q ua rterma ster Preston a s
the commi ttee , to report a t next reunion .
I t w a s sta ted tha t Compa nion B la ckmar , of Boston . had met w ith a na c c id en t. du ring the G. A . I t . E n ca m pm
-ent a t \Va sh ington . by be ingt hrown from h is horse . a nd wa s confined to h i s home a nd unab le tobe p resen t . On mot ion a vote of sympa thy wa s extended to h im bythe c on v ent ion .
Here a photogra pher from on e of the da i ly newspap ers reques tedthe to rema i n qu ie t a n d look p l ea san t w h i le h e took a“ t ime p i c ture . whi c h wa s d one w i th ex ce l l ent resu l ts .
E l ec t i on for offi c e rs bei ng in o rder. the fo l low i ng Compa nion s werep la c ed i n nomina ti onComma nder. Ge 1 1e 1 a l Dan ie l E . Sick l es of NN ew
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Y o1 k : Senior Vic eCommande r. G e 1 1e 1 a l L . ( i . I ls tes . o f \V :1 s l 1 in g ton . I 0 ; Junior V iceComma nder . Joseph O . G reg g . Grea t Fa l l s . M onta na ; Chap la in ,
Rev .
W i l l iam S . H ubbe l l , of New York .
The p l ea sing fea tu re o f the se nomina t ions were the seconding ofG en era l S i ck l es for Commander by Genera l Howa rd . i n h i s fe l ic i tou sway
,a nd the p l a c ing o f the name of Hubbe l l for Chap l a in by th e r e
t i ring Chap la in . M i l ler. There b e i ng no oppo si t ion . the Adjuta nt wa si ns tr ucted to ca st th e ba l lot , a nd they w ere dec l a red du ly e l ected .
Lette r wa s read from Compan ion W h i te , of Ph i lade lph ia , referredto th e Committee on R evi s ion o f B y - Laws .Compan ion Albee , of Connect ic ut , wa s taken i l l upon h i s arriva l in
th e ci ty , a n d was unab l e to be present a t th e convent ion , a nd w ishedi t s ta ted tha t a n invita tion was exten d ed
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b y Compan ion Genera l Sha fter and the c i t izen s of Lo s Angel es , Ca l i forn ia , for the n ex t meet in gof the Legion b e he l d there duri ng the G . A . R . E ncampment in tha tSta te. promi s ing a most cordia l a nd hearty we l come . Under the ru l esthe inv ita tion wa s referred to the Com mander a n d E xecut ive 0 0 1 1 1
m it t ee .
After Commander Vea l e tha nking the Companions for the suppor tthey ha d given h im duri ng hi s admin i st ra t ion , a n d for th e l a rge a t
tendance at th e reun ion , on mot ion the convent io n adj ourned .
“7. J . W RAY , Adjutant .
A loca l photographer , M r. Hansbury , 914 Chestnu t st ree t, requestedthe Compa nion s to a ssemb l e i n fron t o f th e Independence Ha l l for thepurpo se of hav ing a photo -graph taken , wh ich wa s done a fter adj ournment . A beaut i fu l , l a rge — s ized photograph of a l l th e Compan ion s wa sthe re su l t .
Q U ARTER M ASTER’
S R E POR THerewi th 1 subm i t repor t a s Q ua rt erma ster o f the M eda l of Honor
Legion from the date o f my appo intment , October l 9 ib , 1 901 . to N ov em b er l s t, 1 902 :
.G E N E R AL R E P O R T
Th ere were a t the t ime the books were turned over to m e by mypredecessor
Fi rst C la ss membersSince received (four o f whom pa id en t rance fees to
S ince recei ved by inheri ta nce from origina l members.
A tota l o fD ied during the yea rD ropped from the ro l l s a t h i s own reques t
Leaving to ta l F i rst Cl a s s members to da teor 88 pe r cen t . o f the membersh ip . First C la ss .
Second C l a s s Members , October 1 9. 1 901s in ce e lected
A tota l for the yea rD ied du ring the yea rAdvanced to F irst C la ss by i nheri ta nce
L e av ing tota l Second C la ss members to da te
And a to ta l membership of1 2 per cen t . o f wh ich i s Second C la ss .
Of the tota l membersh ip , there wereFrom those who served in the ArmyFrom those who served in the Navy
(T wo of the 480 hav ing been a dvanced from Second C l a s s . )or 90 per cen t. o f the Army and 1 0 per cen t . of the Navy .
Up to October 3 1 , 1 897, the da te of the c i rcu la r i ssued by the W a r
D epa rtmen t o f M eda l s o f Honor conferred by the Secreta ry of W a r ,
there had been awa rded Army M eda l s o f Honor 2378. Of these th erewere i ssued to the 2
,7th M a in e I nfan t ry
, 86 4, and to the Pres iden t L inco l n Funera l E s cort , 30. Tota l 894 . L eav ing a s the a ctua l num b er is
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sued in accordance wi th th e l aw, 1 484. Thi s i s 6 3 per cen t. of the entirei ssue to da tes g iven . I n a l l men tion s o f the number of meda l s i s sued Isha l l therefore confine myse l f to th e la tter number— 1 484.
The awa rds o f M eda l s o f Honor by the Se creta ry o f W a r to O ctober3 1 , 1 897, were a s fo l l ows :
F o r D i s t i n g u i s h e d G a l la n t r y i n t h e A r m y , R e c o r d t o O c t o b e r 3 1 ,
0
1 8 9 7 N u m ber of M ed a ls F or t h eAct ion 1 11 wh 1ch M ed a l wa s won . in ea ch ca p tu re
a c tion . of fla g s .
At sundry times and 1 40 1 8
Vicksburg, M is s . 1 04 00
(Number of men engaged , One meda l to ev ery481 men . )
Petersbu rg, Va .
(Approx imate ly men en gaged . One meda l to1 383 men .)Sa i l or
’
s Creek , Va
(Number o f men engaged , One meda l to every
Gettysburg, Pa .
(Number of men eng a ged , One meda l to every
Spot t sy lv a n ia , Va
(Number of men eng ag ed , a pprox ima te ly Onemeda l to every
Chapi n ’ s Fa rm , VaF r ed r ic k s b u rg , Va .
Appomattox . Va .
Chance l lorsv i l le , Va .
Ceda r C reek . VaW i ld erness . Va .
An tietam , M d .
XV a y n es b oro, Va .
Hatche r ’ s Run VaW inchester . Va .
Bu l l Run , VaB lake l ey , A la .
W eldon Ra i l road . VaR ed River , Texa sMi ss iona ry R idge , TennFra nk l in , Tenn .
P a ine’
s C ross Roa ds , VaStone R iver, Tenn .
Atla nta . Ga .
Port Hudson . LaNo l ens v i l l e . Tenn .
Fa i r Oaks . Va .
W i l l iamsburg, Va .
Ga in es M i l l s, Va .
Co ld Harbo r. Va .
Ch ickamaug a . Tenn .
Sa l em Heights, Va .
Fort S tedma n , Va .
Fort Fi sher . N . C
Corinth . M i s s .
W i l son'
s Creek , M o .
N um b er of M ed a ls F or th eAction in wh ich M ed a l wa s won . i n ea c h ca p tu re
a ct ion . of flag s .
Ashepoo River. Ga . 5 0
Trevi l l ia n Stat ion . V a . ; F i sher’
s Hi l l V a . ; E lk River,Tenn ! South M ounta i n , M d . : Lookou t M ounta i n ,Tenn . ; M a lvern Hi l l , V a . ; Fort Saunders , Tenn . ; B r istoe Stat ion , V a . ; Front Roya l , Tree Creek ,
Tenn . ; Jonesboro . Ga Newberne , N . C . ; WV h it e OakSwamp , Va a nd Fort Harri son , V a .
, 1 4 a ct ions , 4 ea chDa bney ’ s M i l l s , V a . ; Bentonv i l le . N . C . ; Ame l ia C .
-H . ,
V a . ; Chatta noog a , T'
enn . ; Piedmont , V a . ; Se lma , Ala . ;
Newport Ba rra cks , N . C . ; Honey Hi l l , S . C . ; Lee’ s
M i l l s . V a . ; Pea R idge . Ark . ; Deep Run , Va . Buzzard’ s
Roost , Ga .. and Gra nd Gu l f, La . , 1 3 a ct ion s , 3 ea ch . .
B la ckburn’
s Ford , V a . ; Ceda r M ounta in , V a .: Baton
Rouge . La . ; Kenesaw Mounta in , Ga . ; De ep Bottom ,
V a . ; Berryv i l l e , V a . ; M onocacy , M d . ; The M ine , V a . ;
Battery Gregg. V a . z Ream’ s S rt a t ion , V a . ; B oydton
P lank Road , V a . z Fa rmv i l l e, V a . ; R owa n t y Creek,
V a . ; Lau re l Hi l l , V a . ; R a ppa h a n n oc k S tat ion , V a . ; DugGap Ga . ; Champ -ion H i l l , S . C . ; Shenandoah Va l l ey .
Va C 'u l l oden , Ga . ; Harper’
s Ferry . V a . ; Stony Creek ,
V a . z S -h i leh , Tenn . ; Chamberla i n’ s Creek , V a . ,
andNewby
’
s Cro ss Roads , V a . , 24 a ct ion s , 2 each .
For em inen t serv ices du r ing the W a r of the Rebe l l ion,
offers to rema in a fter exp i rat ion of term s of serv i ce , etc .
Of the 22 men (in c l uding 2 c iv i l ia n s) who penetra tednea r ly 200 mi l es i nto the enemy ’ s country a nd capt u r ed a ra i l road tra i n a t B ig Shan ty
,Ga .
Acts of grea t ga l la ntry in the ea r ly par t o f the W a r
of the Rebel l ion i n sa vi ng fla gs . etc . . i n Texa sMak ing awards fo r ga l lan try in 92 engagements . 91 1
And a t sundry times a nd p laces 1 40
Awards for other a cts 3 5
Awards for ga l lantry in a ct i on in India n wa rs s in cethe \Va r o f the Rebel l io n
A bou t 30 per cen t . o f the awards for ga l la n try i n a ct ion a s above
g iven (1 051 ) were for ca pt ure o f flags from the enemy .
Of the 1 04 m ed a ls a wa r d ed for ga l l a n try a t V icksbu rg, 84 were con
ferred for ga l lantry i n the cha rg e of the vo lunteer storming pa r ty .
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One M eda l of Honor wa s awa rded to a woma n , Dr . M ary E . W a lker.for “ serv ices rendered du ring the wa r ,
” and two to I nd ia n s fo r “ ga l lantconduct i n campa ign s a n d enga gemen ts wi th Apa ches” in the Ind ianwars .Three of those 0 11 whom Medals of Hon or were conferred are m entioned as
h a v ing performed th ree dis tinc t a c ts of dis tingu ished ga l l an try a n d twenty - six,
two d is t inct acts,fiv e of th e l a t ter ha v ing been perform ed in the Indian wars .
No record o f names or numbers o f tho se wh o served i n the a rmyduring th e Spa n i sh or C h inese wa rs a re obta ina b l e a t p re sen t. but Iam in formed by the W a r Departm ent tha t a revi sed l i s t o f thoseto whom M eda l s o f Honor have been awa rded by the Secreta ry of W a r
i s i n prepa ra tion a nd it i s expected wi l l soon be i ssued .
Throug h the cou rtesy of our former Commander, the la te Hon . AmosJ . Cummings . your qu a r term a ster ha s been fu rn i shed with a l i s t o f thoseon whom th e Se creta ry o f the Na vy ha s con ferred M -ed a ls o f Hono ru p to Ja nuary 1 , 1 902 .
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T h e tota l n um ber so awa rded to Jan ua ry 1 , 1 902, is 594 . As th eNavy Departm en t book of Meda l s does no t giv e the da tes of issue , norin a l l ca ses th e da te of performance o f the a ct for wh ich t h e M ed a lwa s conferred, a n d a s the numb er con ferred by t h e Secreta ry of W a r
i nc ludes on ly th ose to October 3 1 , 1 897, i t i s man ifestly impos s ib le toa scerta in the combined number o f M eda l s of Honor i ssued to any specifict im e. We mu st , therefore, be conten t wi th the knowledge th a t 1 484M eda l s were is sued to O ctober 3 1 , 1 897, by the S ecreta ry of W a r , a n d
594 by the Secreta ry o f t h e Navy , to Janua ry 1 , 1 902, m aking a tota lo f 2078, w i th those i s sued by the Secreta ry of W a r from October 3 1 ,1 897 , to January 1 , 1 902, to be adde d, of wh ich we have no knowledge.
Of th e awards made by t h e. Secre ta ry of the Navy 1 6 5 were con
ferred for dist ing u i shed a ct s o f ga l l a n try in the S pan ish , C h inese a n d
Corea n wars , and sav ing person s from drown ing s ince the c lo se of th eW a r o f the Rebe l l ion .
The ent i re is sue by th e S ecretary of the Navy wa s appor t ioned a s
fo l l ows :
F o r D i s t i n g u i s h e d Ac t s o f G a l l a n t r y i n t h e N a v y , R e c o r d t o
J a n u a r y 1 , 1 9 0 2
At sundry t imes and p la ce sAt M obi l e Bay , Au g ust 5, 1 864 .
At Fort F i sher, D ecember 24 a nd 25 , 1 86 4, and Janua ry 1 3 , 14 , 15
At Fort s Jackson and St. Ph i l ip , Apri l 24 , 1 86 2 .
To members o f th e U . S . S . K er sa rg e , for a ction with a nd s ink ing ofthe pr iva teer Alabama , ofi
‘ Cherbourg , France , June 1 9, 1 86 4 . 1 7
T o the five men of U . S . S . W ya lus ing , for an unsuccessfu l a tt emptto destroy the rebel ra m “A lbema r l e , a t P lymouth . N . C . , on the
T o tho se enga ged in th e dest ruct ion of the rebe l ram “A lbema rl e,on the n ight of October 27, 1 86 4
In a c tion w i th Vicksburg bat terie s , May 27, 1 86 3In a ttempt by men i n fi rst cu t ter of U . S . S .
“ Rhode I sl a nd” to rescuecrew of s inking M on i tor, on the 30th of December, 1 86 2 .
In the a ction between the gunboa t “ M a rb l ehead” and t h e rebe l bat teri e s on Stono R iver. on th e morn ing of December 25 , 1 86 3
In the a ct ion a t Port Hudson, March 1 4, 1 86 3 .
Fi v e men from the U . S . S .
“ Santiago de Cuba , the on ly ones wh oentered Fort Fi sher in the a ssau l t from the fleet, January 1 5,1 86 5
In a ction between the M on i to r ' a nd “M err ima c. in Hampton R oads ,Va March 1 9, 1 86 2
S i n c e t h e W a r o f t h e R e b e l l io n
In a ction a t th e Corea n For ts, June 1 1 , 1 871 .
In sav ing a nd a ttempts a t sa v ing the l ives of drowning persons (a l l s ince the c lo se of the wa r) 88 101
In t h e S p a n i s h a n d C h i n e s e W a r s
l n Cuba 1 4
In Ph i l ipp ine s 1 4
In cu t t ing ca b les u nder fire a t C i en fuegos 50
In ta king th e M err ima c in to the ha rbor of Santiago de Cuba .
In Guan ta namo 4
In Ch inese W a r 51
In h ero ic act ion a t s ea 1 144
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Ther e wa s 76 p er cent. of th e awards for di sti ngu is hed a cts of g a l
la ntry during the W a r of the Rebel l ion , and 24 per cent . sin ce tha tt ime, in c luding t h e Spa n i sh and Ch inese wa r s.
F IN AN C IA L
R e c e i p t s
C a sh rece ived from fees for firs t cla ss , 1 7 a t $2 ea ch‘
fees for second c l a ss, 6 a t $2 ea chcer t ifica te s, fi rst c l a ss , 1 7 at $1 ea chc ert ifica tes , second cla ss , 6 a t $1 ea chsa l e o f second c l a ss med a l s, four a t
due s, first c la s sdues , second c l a ss
T ota l rec e ip ts
D i s b u r s e m e n t s
Ca sh pa id ou t a s p er vouchers to November 1 , 1 902
Cash on hand, November 1 , 1 902
I wi l l sta te for the in forma tion of the compa n ion s , that th e quartermaster i s under bonds in the sum of $1000, which is subj ect to increa sea t the direct ion o f the Commander and Execut iv e Committee .The disa greea b l e duty devo lves on me of presen ting to t h e Com
pan ion s the condit ion of the Legion i n regard to du es , a never end ingsource of troub le w ith a l l k indred organ iza tions. D ues , l ike doctors
’
bi l l s , are oft t imes though t les s ly n eglected unt i l th e accumula ted amoun tsomet imes becomes burden some to pay . I trust I may b e pardoned forurging upon the Compan ions the prompt pa yme nt of dues. In no o therway can our honored orga niza tion be main ta ined .
Your quarterma ster a ssumed the duties a nd respon s ib i l i ti es of theposi tion w ithou t a do l l ar w i th wh ich to meet expen ses . T h e usua l expense s inc ident to a change o f adm in i stra tion were met , however, newbooks , necessary to a more conc ise a nd modern method of keep ing a c
coun ts , new forms of papers , such a s app l i ca tion b l anks , chang ing of
o ld and purcha se of new certifica tes , e tc. , have invo lved an ou tlay, ma dew i th a con stant rega rd to economy, tha t ha s kept t h e ca sh b a la n ce ‘a t a
l ow figure.The form of app l ica ti on b lanks for adm is sion to th e Legion , wh ich 1have prepared and wh ich ha s been app roved by the E xecut ive Comm ittee, I be l ieve meets a l l th e requirements for th e protection of t h e
L egion in an honorab l e a nd dign ified manner.A s w i l l be noticed from th e sma l l numb er of adm iss ions to mem
h ersh ip during the pa st year th e income from tha t source, wh ich in th epa st must have b een l arge , i s now qu i te sma l l . W e a re t herefore dep endent on the annua l dues for prov iding funds for curren t expenses .
T h e members in arrea r of dues are a s fo l l ows :
F i r s t -
c | a s s M e m b e r s
45 in a rrears for 1 yea r32 u
23
1 6
7
1 3
7 q
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a
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T h er e were twen ty -one n ew m em b ers b u t t h e fees for four were r eceiv ed b y m yp red eces sor
1 2
4 in arrears for 8 y ears. 6
“9
1 1 1
5 1 2
1 59 fi rst c la s s members in arrear s forOr 33 per cent . of the Firs t C l a ss member s in a rrea rs .
S e c o n d -
c l a s s M e m b e r s
members in a rrea rs for 1 year46$ 8 6 6 6 6
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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3 1 second c l a ss members in a rrea rs forOr 45 per cent. o f the second c la ss in arrea rs .
And for the ent ire membership of 548, 35 per cent . a re del i nquent.Und er a reso l ut ion pa ssed by the Legion , J u ll , 1 899, th e dues of
tw enty - four members . amounti ng to were rem itted. But a
sma l l p ercen tage of these members have s ince met their ob l iga ti on s inthe paymen t of thei r d ues .
I can not be l i eve i t n ecessa ry to rem ind so honorab le a body of menof th e necess ity of promptly meet ing their ob l iga tion s , or a t least o f p res ent in g sat is fa ctory reason s to the Commander and E xecut ive Comm itt ee , why they do not .
T h e supp ly o f R os ters and B y - Laws i s near l y exhausted . As soona s s uffic ien t funds are in hand to wa rrant th e undertak ing, I w il l comp i l e and have pub l i sh ed , a creditab l e, and I trust, correct Roster of
th e members, under in st ruction s from the Commander .
I wou ld respectfu l l y recommend t h e appointment of a Comm it tee torev ise a n d .p r epa r e for the printer a new Const itut ion and B y
- Laws.Th is Committee, i f appo in ted, I wou l d urg e to a ct immediate ly , a s weare in need of a n ew (b ook . and in need of on e wh ich wi l l c l ear l y definea nd set forth a l l th e r ig hts a nd dut ie s of th e members .Approx ima te es tima te s for these two pub l ica t ions is for 700 cop ies of
R os ter, $75, and for 700 cop ies o f B y - L aws and Con st itu tion ,I wou ld a l so recommend the a d op tion l of a suita b l e bu tton or knot
for Second C la ss M embers .
Respectfu l ly subm i tted ,
N. D . PRE STON ,
Qu arterm aster .
Ph i la delph ia , November 7, 1 902 .
A most g ra cefu l tr i bute wa s man ifested by the city author i ties intenderin g the u se of th e Decl a ra tion Room to the Leg ion for i ts d el ibera t ion s . No o rgan ized body had a ssembl ed for de l iberat ive purposeswithi n it s sa cred wal l s for more tha n one hundred years, a s wi l l b es een by the fo l l ow ing statement from M r. Char l e s S . Keyser, the h i s
tor ia n of I ndepen dence Ha l l :Ph i l a de lphia
,Nov. 1 4, 1 902 .
524 Walnut S t .
To Maj or Mo se s Vea l e .
Dear S ir z— The Federa l Conventi on to form the Const itution of theUn i ted S tates met i n the Dec l a rat ion Chamber M ay 1 4, 1 787, a n d a d
jou rn ed S eptember 1 7, 1 787.
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T h e S ta te Con vent ion to ra t ify for Pennsy l va n ia th i s Con st i tutionm et there a l so on th e 2oth of November to the 1 5th of December, 1 787.
T h e Genera l Con vent ion of t h e Protesta n t E p i scopa l Church m et
t here September, 1 789 .
The Convent ion for the fram ing of t h e Const i tut ion of Pennsy l va n iaof 1 789 a l so met there from November 24, 1 789 , to Septembe r 2, 1 790.
I t wa s occup i ed then by the Sena te of the L egis l a ture of P en n sy lv a nia unti l Apr i l 1 1 , 1 799.
I t was occup ied by the Supreme Court o f t h e S ta te in 1 802.
T h e Uni ted States Court sa t there a t one t ime la ter.The Ca thol ic Emancipat ion wa s ce lebrated by a ba n quet , t h e on ly
on e ever g iven in tha t chamber.No convent ion , however, met there a fter t h e con ven t ion to fram e
t h e Const itut ion o f the Sta te of Pennsy l van ia .
I th in k th is i s re l ia b l e . I ha ve found in the a ccoun t of it s u se
which I have co l l ected from va rious sources no re ference to any con
v en t ion . Meet ings have been he l d there for va r i ous purpose s.Very respectfu l ly ,
CHAR LE S S . K E IY SER .
At 2 P . M . th e Companion s rea s sembl ed a t headquart ers, D oone r
’
s
Hote l . where ca rr iages were taken for a drive to h i stori ca l a nd otherpo int s of interest through the c i ty and F a irmount Park
,pa ssing en
route Fra nk l i n Sta tue , I ndependence Ha l l , Betsy Ross’ or F l ag Hou se,
Chri st. Ch urch , l oca t ion of the house where Jefferson wrote the D ec la
ra t ion of I ndependence , Un ited State s P os toffice, Read i ng Termina l ,Stephen G ira rd S ta tue , C i ty Ha l l , Broad S treet S ta tion , M cC lel la n
’
s
Monument, Reyno ld‘
s Mon ument , M a sonic Temp le , Odd Fel lows’ Tem
p le , Ba l dw in’
s Locomot ive W orks , Ca tho l ic High Schoo l , Pub l ic H ighSchoo l for Boys , Publ i c Norma l Schoo l for Gir l s , Uni ted S ta tes Mint ,Wash ington Monument , Lincol n M onument. Morton M cM ic—h a e l
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s M on
u m en t , Gra nt’ s L og Cabin of Ci ty Poi n t fame , Joan d
’
A rc’
s Monument ,Spr i ng Ga rden W a ter W
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orks . Grant’ s M onument
,Genera l Arnold
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Ma ns ion of R evo lut iona ry fame , Strawberry Man s ion , Pa rk Tro l l eyBridge , Woods ide Pa rk , Belmon t Pumping Sta t ion , Hor t icu l tura l Ha l l,Memor i a l Ha l l (re l i c of th e Centenn ia l E xhib i t ion) , M eade M onument ,Smith M emoria l Arch , W i l l iam Penn
’ s M a nsion i n wh ich h e l ived wh i lein the co lony
, Z oo logi ca l Garden s , John Penn’ s lCot ta g e , whi l e Secreta ry
o f the colony , Un iversi ty of Pennsy l vani a bu i l dings, E xh ib i tion bui ldings , reach ing headqua rters a tThe convent ion of the M eda l o f Honor Legion was most happi l y
termina ted w ith a banquet a t t h e Union League , wh ich for beauty of
a rra ngement a nd perfect ion of serv ice ha s seldom been surpa ssed . T h e
a s semb l i ng of the guests wa s l ike a n entry i nto fa iry land . A bew i lderi ng d i sp l ay of el e ctr i c l ights , flowers and work s o f a rt
“
made a n im
pression on the beho lders wh ich w i l l l ong rema in photographed on t h ememory . Over the sea t to be occup ied by the C ommander wa s arra nged the words in e l ectr i c l ight s of red , wh i te a nd b lue ,
“ M eda l ofHonor Legion .
” Grea t bank s of roses , Chrysa nthemums and oth er flower s and p la nt s a lmos t hid from v iew many of the guests .Upon entering t h e ha l l each gues t was given a diagram of the tab l es
with each seat numbered and the name of the intended occupant pri n ted on the diagram corresponding to the number. I n addi tion a da intyca rd
,hav ing the a rmy bowknot and navy button print ed i n m in ia ture
i n col ors,with th e name of the person who was to occupy t h e p la ce,
p r inted with pen and ink , wa s found ly ing on the p l a te , i nv i t i nglyawa it ing the a rr iva l of the guest .The r ibbon prescribed by Act of Cong ress was worn about the neck
by a l l the Companions . From th i s r ibbon th e meda l wa s suspended,presenti ng a c eremonia l appea ra nce i n keep ing w ith the magnificenceof the surroundings .
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Music a nd flowers , handma iden s of cu l tu re and refi nement , del ightedthe ea r and eye , a nd gave zest to the awa it i ng repa st, and w hen Co-m
m ander Vea l e a rose to express th e words o f wel come wh ich he soea rnes tl y en terta ined and so e loq uent l y expres sed
,the a s semb l ed
throng app ea r d to be wan ting in noth ing to rend er the ir happ i nesscomp lete.
BANQ U ETt o t h e M e d a l of H o n o r L e g io n of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s
M E N U .
B l u e Poi nt s, Ha lf S hel l .Ch icken Consomme P rin ta n ier e .
Fi l l e t de So l e . V in Bl ane .Cucumber Sa l ad . Pari sienne Potatoes .Sweet Breads en Coqu i l l e a n Grat in .
R oast Tender l o i n o f Beef.Wi th Fresh Mushrooms.
New Pea s . Bermud a Pota toe s .Mara sch i no Punch .
Q ua i l en Ca sserol e ,Toma to An d elou s e.
Bombe G la ce . Fancy Cakes .Dem i Ta sse .
Ce l ery . O l ive s . A l monds .
B on Bon s Fr ui t.
UNION LE AGUE , P H I L AD E D P H IA ,
Friday E ven ing, November the seventh , 1902.
r o a s r s
T oa stmaster, Commander Moses Vea le .
Invoca tion by the Chap la in .
Ad dress of Wel come by t h e Comman d er.Song. America .
The Pre sident of th e Un ited States .T h e incarnati on of the Repub l i c
’ s g l ory ; th e cumu la t ive vo ice a nd be ingof a grea t a nd prog res s i ve nat ion .
R espon ded to by Co lone l G . G . Benedict .Song— The Star Spa ngl ed Banner .
The Commonwea l th of Pennsy l van ia,
H er v a st na tura l resources . tog ether with her bound le ss Patriot i sm a n d
Bene v o l ence , p la ces her a s th e cap stone of the un ity of St a tes .Responded to by Lieutenan t Governor J . P. S . G ob in .
Song- Pennsy l van ia .
The C i ty of Phi ladelphia ,Liberty ’ s god - mother and Liberty ’ s defence.R esponded to by H i s Honor Mayor Ash br idge .
Song— Ra l ly Round the F lag.
The Uni ted Sta tes Army,In time of wa r the nat io n
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s defence ; in t ime o f pea ce th enat ion ’ s securi ty .
Responded to by Genera l 0 . 0 . Howard .
Song— Tent ing on the old ' Camp Ground.
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The Un i ted Sta te s Navy .
Wi th p ride the Na tion ha i l s her gl orious deeds .R esponded to by Admira l George W. Me lvi l le .
S ong — Co lumbia , the Gem of the Ocea n
T h e M eda l o f Honor Legion ,Whose guests we thr ice w el come .
R esponded to by Genera l W. C . H eerm a n ce .
Son g— G l ory , G l ory , Ha l le l uj a h .
T h e Amer ican Vol u nteer.T h e Nat ion ’ s bulwark in t ime of war ; t h e Nation
’ s conserva torin t ime of pea ce .
R esponded to by Genera l Dan ie l E . S ick l e s .S ong— When Johnny Comes March ing Home Aga in .
Ou r S i ster Soc ie t ies .We cla sp ha nd s wi t h them i n the ir good work .
Respon ded to by Genera l Hora t io C . King.Song— M arch ing Through Georgia .
The W omen ,M a n
’ s comfort in sorrow ; hi s insp ira t ion to nob l e deeds , th e monitor
o f h i s l i fe and the source of h i s p l easures.R esponded to by Genera l L . G. E s te s .
Song— Hom e , Sweet Home.
Our Guest s a nd Friends .
T hey have hon ored us by their presence ; we thank them forth e honor .
Responded to by Genera l Thoma s J. Stewart .
S ong— Au ld L ang Syne .
Near th e t ime for serv ing th e l a s t course ea ch guest wa s presented
wi th a souven ir menu , handsomely inca sed in a k id covering, bea ri ngt h e fu l l - s ized a rmy meda l o n th e fron t and the navy meda l on the ba ck,beaut i fu l l y embossed and in co lors . The menu wa s design ed by on e of
ou r Compan ions .
R e s p o n s e s t o T oa s t s a t a B a n q u e t t o t h e M e d a l of H on o r
L e g io n of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s
Un ion L ea gue, Ph i la de lph ia ,
Friday even ing, November 7, 1 902.
A repor t from stenograph ic no te s.1 08 . I . G i l bert ,S tenographer,1 3 1 9 F i lbert s treet , Ph i la .
T h e Twel fth ‘A nnua l Reun ion of the Meda l o f Honor Leg ion , held a t
Ph i l ade lph ia , c l osed on t h e even ing of November 7, 1 902, w i th a banquet i n the c lub hou se o f the Un ion League , a t wh ich the members were
Bresen t with the ir w iv es, daughters a n d other member s of the ir fami es .
The ba nquet ing ha l l wa s gay ly decora ted w i th the na t ional co lorsa n d resp l enden t w i th flora l d isp la ys .The toa sts were announced and t h e responses th ereto de l iv ered b e
tween t h e courses of the banquet .Commander Mo ses Vea l e officia ted a s toa stmaster.
I nvoca tion by t h e Chap l a in , Rev . Dr . W m . S . Hubbe l l .
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M A J O R M O S E S V E A L E
C O M M A N D E R M E D A L. O F H O N O R L E G l O N
E L E C T E D O C T O B E R“
1 O T H ,
Ad d r e s s o f W e l c o m e b y t h e C om m a n d e r
I ha ve t h e p lea sure, on beha l f of th e Meda l of Honor Legion , a s the
Commander, to wel come to our ann ua l ba nquet th e dis tingu ished so ld i ers an d sa i lors who have honored u s w i th the i r presence .
When we look back over t h e h istory of our country we are im
pressed wi th t h e fac t tha t the first overt a ct of resi stence, by the Co lon i es, to t h e oppress ion of the Brit i sh Government , th e fi rst b low st r ucki n tha t ser ies of events wh ich l ed up to the D ec l ara tion of I ndep endence,wa s on the wa ter, by the inchoa te navy of the Co lon ies ; and from t ha tt ime unti l t he end of th e Revo lu t ionary W a r and dur ing the W a r o f1 81 2, then aga in a t M an i l a and Sant iago, th e p ages of our h istory a re
i l l umined w ith t h e deeds of our navy a nd made bri l l i an t w ith t h e nameso f men who have been found worthy by the j udgment a nd vo i ce of th ewor l d to occupy th e h ighest p l a ce s in the temp le of fame . To mention a ll the names of those who have ga ined immorta l fame and re nownin t h e army of our countr y , from W a sh ington to the l ate st so ldier i nMan i la , upon whom ha s been conferred the meda l of honor for di st in
g u ish ed ga l la ntry , woul d fi l l more vo lumes than cou ld be read in a l i fetim e . Historia n s and poets have a ttempted to descr ibe t h e bat t le s ofour army in th e one hundred and twenty - fiv e yea rs from Lex in gtonto th e l a test ski rmi sh in the Ph i l ipp ines , a n d th e subj ect i s fa r frombeing exhau sted ; a nd h i s toria n s a nd poets yet unborn w i l l find richmateria l from wh ich to honor, pra ise and do ju st i ce to the ga l l a n t andbri l l ian t deed s of th e Am erican so ld ier. The effect upon t h e worl d ’ sh i story of the a ch ievements of the a rmy and navy of t h e Un i ted S ta tescannot yet be mea sured , but we can see now some of the fru it s , outs ideof our own country , garnered into th e storehouse of persona l l iberty andhuman freedom a s the resu l t o f the br i l l ia n t and pa triot i c exp loi t s o f ourso ldi ers a nd sa i l ors . T h e l i bera ti on of the serf s o f Rus s ia and t h eemancipa tion of the s laves o f South America are some of t h e b en eficen tresu l t s wh ich fo l l owed from wha t had been a ccomp l i shed for l ibertyby the o fficers and so ld iers of our a rmy and th e o fficers and sa i lorsof our navy . There i s no one who more d ev ou ted ly and ea rnest ly praystha t pea ce may oversprea d th e wor l d , and that wa rs may be no more,tha n the so ldier or sa i l or who ha s been in th e deadly s truggl e w ithdea th in bat t le a nd yet when war becomes necessa ry to p rotect t h eweak a nd insure persona l l iberty a n d human freedom , th e so ldi er a ndsa i l or engaged h a s deve loped t h e h ighest a nd nob l est sen t iments andprincip l es of true manhood . M ora l a s wel l a s phy sica l cou rage i s d ev elop ed . and a h igher apprec ia t ion o f l iberty — u n se lfish n es s and se l f - sa cr ifice for th e benefi t o f others br in gs out the most beaut i fu l and nob letra i ts o f huma n na t ure and a wi l l ingness to gi ve l i fe i tse l f tha t othersmay l ive and enjoy l ife a nd l iberty , makes man more l ike God.
I we l come the repre senta t ive from the Sta te of Pennsy lva n ia a s t h erepresenta t ive o f nea rly s ix mi l l ion s o f peop l e , who give progress to t h eSta te a nd na t ion by their sk i l l , energy , j udgment and pa tri oti sm . Pennsy lvan ia i s second , a lmost equa l to the fi rst, among th e mos t powerfu lS ta tes of the Am erica n Un ion . I n the b irth and development o f ou r
great governm ent o f free a nd se l f - governed peop l e her influence wa s a ndi s most powerfu l . To the caus e of free edu ca t ion she i s th e most l ibera lcontr i bu tor . Of th e na t ion
’ s defenders from’
6 1 to ’
6 5 th i s Sta te cont r ibuted nea rly fou r hundred th ousand men , and upon her so i l wa sfough t the grea t ba tt l e wh ich turned the tide a nd made the sa fetyo f the Un ion a cer ta inty . Among th e l i s t o f th e grea t genera l sof the wa r she gave to the tab l et of fame , Hancock , Meade, M cC lel la n ,
R eyno lds , Gregg and many o thers . I need not menti on the names of t h e
g rea t a rmy o f men who by s ta tesman sh ip , e loquence , sci ence and ar t,have made the name o f Penn sy l van ia famou s .I wel come the M ayor of the c i ty of Ph i la de lph i a— th e n inth c ity of
the wor ld.the th ird c i ty o f America and, i n reserve power of mora l
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a n d in te l l ectua l worth , sta nd ing the equa l o f th e firs t . Founded on thecorner - stone of pea ce y et she ha s ever stood ready , through her patr iot icsons and daughters , to give l i fe and pl edge fortu ne an d sa cred honor i nth e defense of persona l l iberty a nd human freedom . There may be soc ia l ,financia l a nd po l i t ica l mu ta tion s , but the mora l , i n te l l ectua l and pa triot icforce s w i l l rema in ever ready to a ssert and ma inta in the ir supremacy .
Her peop l e a r e th e trus tees of the a lmost sa cred be l l wh ich proc la imedl iberty throughou t the wor l d a n d of t h e bu i l ding in wh ich th e char tero f l iberty wa s s igned .
I welcome the women— the mothers , w ives , daughters and s is t ers .They requ ire no eu logy . T hey are in themselves a tex t , a sermon , a
eu logy . On t h e batt l efie ld , in the hos p i ta l , a n d on the ma rch they werem in i s tering ange l s ; with t h e soft touch of the ha nd on the fevered
b rown a l l ay ing pa in and by a l ov ing word giv ing comfor t to a d i st ressed
sou l . W oman i s at the crad l e to take undeve loped human ity and bringsou l , body and m -ind to the h ighest deve l opment of created be ing . TheCh r i st ia n worl d acknowledges her worth , and man i s ever ready to b ow
b efore her v irtue s a nd acknowl edg e tha t he wou ld be undon e withouth er .
I wel com’
e those ci tizen s who ha ve honored us not a l one by the ir
p resence , but in furn i sh ing for u s the enter ta inment and wel come to th isc ity . T hey are among those to whom the c ity owes much , and our
t hanks a re due them and our respect w i l l ever be w i th them .
Now,compani ons , a word w ith you . W e ha ve been hon ored by our
country m uch above other men , and I fea r we do no t suffi c ien tly va lue
a n d apprec ia te th is honor . The Sovere ignty of E n gla nd con fers t h e Victor ia Cro ss
,a nd th e h ighest in m i l i ta ry , nava l a nd c iv i l l ife sa lute that
decora t ion . Germany confers th e Iron Cross, and on e who h a s beendecorated w ith tha t ba d ge of d istincti on is looked upon and tr ea t edwith sup erior considera t ion . So do o ther na t ion s con fer these badges ofd ist inction . An d yet how l i tt le do they represen t in va lue compa redw i th the M eda l of M onor wh ich we have had con ferred upon us byt h e sovere ign power of our country . T h e recip ients in o ther countr iesperformed ga l la n t deeds , i t i s true, bu t they were fighting to ma inta ina n d upho l d a dyna sty wh ich does not a cknowl edge th e r ight o f manhoodor persona l l iber .ty We ga in ed ours i n a cause wh ich recogn iz e s th ee qua l right s of a l l men and the h ighes t d ign i ty of manhood . Compauion s , we a re not the on ly on es who have deserved th ese meda l s of honor.W e have been more fortuna te , tha t i s a l l . M any a ga l l an t and hero icc omra de went down to death when performing deeds wh ich merit edt h e M eda l o f Honor, and many more, bear i ng the sca rs of ba tt l e rece iv edwhi l e doing deeds of ga l l a ntry deserv ing of t h e meda l , have fa i l ed toreceive i t . L e t us give them a l l we can in do ing honor to the ir memorya n d worth .
(The frequent outbursts of app l au s e wh ich a ccompan ied th e Commander ’ s address here swe l l ed into a tumu l t of cheers . )
The Commander a dded : I may add tha t , in r espon se to inv ita t ions
s ent ou t, I have recei ved by mai l t h e fo l l ow ing l etter s :
“W h i te Hou se . W a sh ing ton , D . C .
My dea r M a j or z— I very muc h apprec ia te the cordia l inv i ta tion ex
t ended to me to a ttend the reun ion of t h e members of the M eda l o fHonor Le gion , a t Ph i la delph ia , November 7 . It wou ld give m e g1 ea t
p l ea sure to be wi th the members of th e Legion on th i s occa s ion a nd ex
p res s to them in person my genu i n e admira tion for their hero ic s e1 v ices
wh ich so worthi ly meri ted th e s ig na l honor confe rred on them by the i r
c ountry , and to a ssure them of my hea rty be st wi shes for them se l ve s andfo r the i r organ iza t ion . As , however , th e impera tive na ture of my en
g a g em en t s for the da te set for the reun ion makes i t imposs ib l e for me
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to be p resen t , wh i ch occa s ions me very rea l regret , I beg tha t you w il lin pe rson be good enough to convey to the members o f th e Legion th i sexp res s ion of my g ood wi l l a nd my warm congra tu l a ti on s .
V ery sincere ly yours,
“THE ODOR E ROOSE VEL T .
Maj or M oses Vea l e,Ph i lad elph ia .
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Head qua rters o f the Army , W'
a sh ington , D . C .
Maj or M . Vea l e, Commander o f the M eda l o f Honor Legion .
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M y dear S ir z— Your v ery‘
k ind l etter of the 27t h u l t . i s a t hand ,and
I very deep ly reg re t tha t my absen ce in the Ph i l ipp ines wi l l renderi t imposs ib l e fo r me to be with th e hero ic members of the M ed a l o fHonor L egion during thei r convent ion i n November nex t .
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I ha ve t h e h igh est e steem for t h e mem bers o f tha t bod y , wh ich Irega rd a s composed of the most pa tr io ti c a nd brave men tha t the na tionproduced i n tha t stir r ing period from 1 86 1 to
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6 5.
W ish ing you persona l l y and every member of the Legion every hap
p in es s a nd pro speri ty , I rema i n ,'
Very s incere ly yours,
NE LSON A . M I L E iS , Lieutenant Genera l .
B eauvo i r, W oodley L -a n e , October 6 , 1 902.
M ajor M . Vea l e , Commander.“My dea r S ir : - I regret very much tha t I cannot a ccept the inv ita .
t ion to th e banquet on November 7 nex t . I know I am depriv ing mysel fof a very grea t p l ea sure , bu t i t w i l l be qu ite impossib l e for me to l ea veh ome a t th a t t ime . Bel i eve me,
Very s incerely yours ,GE ORGE D E -
‘W E Y .
Song, America .
T H E PRE SIDE NT OF T H E UNITE D STATE S .
The inca rna t ion of the Repub l ic ’ s glo ry , the cumula tive vo ice a n d beingof a grea t a nd progress ive na tion .
The toa stma ster (Commander Vea l e) i n troduc ed the fi rst on the l i sto f toa sts , a s a bove giv en , a nd ca l l ed upon Co lone l Benedict to respond .
R e s p o n s e b y C o l . Ge o . G . B e n e d i c t , of B u r l i n g t o n , V t .
M r . Cha irman ,Lad ies a nd Gen t lem en z— I deem i t to b e a h igh honor
to be a l l owed to respond to th i s toa st . Somet imes , when pay ing due re
spect to a h ig h . offic ia l,we honor the funct ionar y ra ther than the man .
In th i s ca se, I ta ke i t we can and do pay honor both to the Ch ief M agi s t ra te a s such a nd to the indiv idua l .I hav e a very di st inc t imp re ssion tha t M r . Rooseve l t i s better u n
d er s tood by the p eop l e a t l a rg e than any Presiden t s ince Ab raham Linco l n . M r . Linco ln him se l f was great ly m i sunderstood dur ing h i s l i feby v a s t numbers o f peop l e. He ha s been ca ricatu red recent ly in a popu la r nove l . I t rema ined for dea th and t ime to revea l h im to many inh i s tru e a nd nob l e cha ra cter . Gra nt w a s a Sph inx , and I migh t in sta nc eHayes and Ha rri son and other Presiden ts who have been gr ea t ly m isj udg ed . But M r . Roose v e l t
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s cha racter i s so tra n spa ren t t ha t we ca nunderstand a nd apprec ia te h im right a long a t someth i ng l ike h i s t rueworth . Thoug h he i s now but forty - fou r— th e youngest o f th e Presidents— h e ha s been longer in pub l ic o ffice than many of h i s p redecessors .He wa s . a s you remember . but twen ty - two w hen he made h i s ma rk as al egi s la tor i n th e New York Assemb ly . Then . we know tha t for six yea rsa s a member of the Nat iona l Boa rd of C iv i l Serv ice Commiss ioners hewa s do ing h igh ser v i ce to the na t ion . I t wa s a good thing for the great
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c i ty of N ew York when h e wa s appo in ted Po l ice Commissioner a n d
Pre s ident of the Po l ice Board. Ja cob R i i s ha s told u s how “Ha rroun a l
Rooseve l t” became a terror to ev i l doers in a nd out of t h e po l ice for ce ,a s he made h i s m ighty ramble s incogn i to about the c ity , and h ow theorder a nd peace of the metropo l i s improved under h is admin ist ra t ion .
From tha t office he stepped into the respon sib l e o ffice of Ass i s ta ntS ecreta ry of the Navy . which he resigned when there wa s fighting to b edon e in Cuba , in order to organ ize h i s reg iment o f rough r iders . W e
know how he dis t i ngu ished h im se lf i n action a t La s Gua sima s a n d on
th e b loody s lope of San Juan H i l l . Nex t he became Governor o f N ewYork — a n office on ly second to tha t of Pr es ident in respon sib i l i ty andimporta nce. Then he wa s l i tera l ly forced i n to the V ice Pres idency . In
a l l th ese ca ses t h e o ffice sought the man a nd the man p roved equa l toth e o ffice . Of course we know tha t he is a n author of no mean qua l ity .
The books of h i s tory . b iogr aphy and w i l d l ife a s a sport sman a r e w idelyread .
W e have , a ll of u s , been watch ing h im s ince , through the dea th of thelamented Pres iden t M cK in ley , he becam e Pres iden t ; and we musthave a dmired the sp lendid ner v e , coura ge a nd h igh purp ose to be thepre sident of th e whol e peop l e, which h e shows . I n h i s recent a ct ion inreference to the coa l ust r ik -e he ha s done wha t n o monarch in E uropewou ld have da red to undertake . He steered right into the breakers , a n di t wa s not by mere luck tha t he came through a l l right and tha t the p eop le hav e coa l to burn . I know of no such th ing a s chance a s an e l ementof success in a h igh execut ive o ffice . T h e man who succeed s in sucha n office succeeds by v ir tue o f ab i l i ty , w isdom , honesty , courage a n d
l eadersh ip ; a nd it i s bec aus e h e exh ib i ts such qua l ities tha t th e p eop leof the Un ited Sta te s honor a nd trust President Rooseve l t .He does not su i t everybody . Amid the curren ts a nd counter - currents
of ambi t ion and se lf in tere st in our po l i t i ca l l ife th e Angel Gabrie lcou l d not p l ea se every on e . i f p l a ced a t the he lm of State . But Mr.Roosevel t p l ea ses th e p l a in peop l e. They bel ieve in h i s honesty , s in cer
i ty and strong unse lfi sh purpose . T hrough the glamor of the office theysee the man . He may not qui te wea r h i s hea rt upon h i s s l eeve , but hel e ts u s see tha t h e ha s a heart and a b ig one . H e uses l anguage n ot to
concea l h i s thought or to take th e p l a ce o f thought . He s ees c lear a n dth inks stra igh t, i n M a tth ew Arno ld
’ s word s ; a nd he ta l ks stra igh t, h eshoo ts st ra ight , h e wa lks stra ight and he l i ves stra ight .The peop l e a re ba ck o f Theodore R oos eve l t . They t rust h i s h on
esty , h i s courage and hi s sen se of duty ; and they wi l l look out for h isfu tu re . W e do r igh t to honor h im ; and i n a sen s e honors a r e easybetween h im and u s , for we know tha t he ho lds us in hi gh esteem . Ihave heard h im say more than once tha t the re wa s no badge t h e possess ion of wh ich h e so env ied i ts wea rer a s th e Cong re ss iona l Meda lof Honor for di st ingu ished serv ice in a cti on in th e Wa r for t h e Un ion .
(App lause )Song! The Star Spangl ed Banner .
T H E CO M M ONW E ALTH OF PE NNSYLVANIA .
Her va st na tura l resou rce s , together with her boundl ess pat ri o ti sm andben evo l ence, p l ace her a s the cap - stone of th e un i ty of S ta te s .
The toa stma ster a nnounced the above toa st , a n d ca l l ed upon t h e
Lieu tenant Governor of Pen n sy lvan ia , Genera l Gob in , to respond .
R e s p o n s e b y H o n . J . P . S . Go b i n , L i e u t e n a n t Go v e r n o r o f
P e n n s y l v a n ia
(Genera l G'
obin rece ived a cordia l greet i ng and h is remark s werefrequent ly app lauded .)M r . Cha i rman Ladi es and Gen t lem en z— I t cer ta in ly is a di stingu ished
honor to appear a s the representa tive of the St a te o f Pennsy lvan ia inth i s a ssemb lage, and I apprecia te i t fu l l y . I reca l l reading, many yea rs
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ago , of an occa sion when , i n one of the court rooms of Fra nc e , a manwa s arra igned before a magi stra te for some offense a nd wa s. a sked h isvoca tion . L ook in g over the hea d o f the Ju st ice , where a por tra it ofVo l ta ire wa s hanging , he repl ied , I wou ld say tha t I am a poet, b u t Istand in th e p resence of Vo l ta i re .” I f I l ooked so my right or to myl eft or in fron t of me to - n ight , and brought togeth er , a s a musician bringstogether in one medley the favori te songs of the day , the many inc identsof h istory repre sented by the men who surround m e to - ni ght, I wou l da lmost hesi ta te to a vow in th i s presence tha t I ha d ever been a sol dier.Here are the army a n d navy ; Gettysburg a nd its heroes , w ith S ick l es onthe righ t a nd H oward on the left ; and i n fron t o f me t h e rank andfi l e , th e men who swung the sword a nd carr ied the musket. W e havehere, represen ting the navy , the di s tingu i shed Adm ira l from the NorthPo l e, whose ab i l ity i s refl ected in the work ings of the mach inery of thenumerou s wa r sh ip s tha t fi l l the sea s everywhere and carry our flag toevery port and every land . Here a l so i s th e modest C la rk , of th e Oregon ,th e hero , of a n ocean trip unpa ra l l e l ed i n audac ity and th e most succes s fu l in h i story . Then M r. C ommander, I look into the fa ces o f th edi s tingui shed comra des i n front of me , who are bearing the meda l so f honor bestowed by a na tion— for wha t , s ir ? Not for the ord inaryserv ices o f the day , but for serv ices wh i ch rendered them dist ingu ishedabove the i r fe l l ows . And in wel com ing them to th e Sta te o f Pennsy lvan ia to- nigh t I do so w i th the grea test p l ea sure because in everyporti on of our ex ten sive doma in . there. i s an apprec ia t ion tha t never di eso f the va lor and hero ism of the America n so ldier .Pennsy l va n ia occup ies a un i que posi t ion i n the ga l axy of S ta tes .
It took Penn sy lvan ia unti l 1 821 to rea l ize tha t she wa s on e of th eUn ited S ta tes and wa s not so l a rge a par t o f the governmen t a s to bethe equa l o f th e other rema in ing twe lve of the or igina l confederacy ofS ta te s . U p to 1 821 , in Pennsy l va n ia , our court s re si sted the power ofth e Fed era l Government to enforce the decrees o f th e Un i ted S ta tesCourts , the i ssue be ing di rect l y ra i sed
'over a. ca se about a s loop . Andyet when tha t gr ea t V irgin ia n , the Ch ief Ju st i ce of th e Un ited Sta te sdec la red tha t th i s wa s a na t ion . and a nnounced the law of the Constitu t ion , Pennsy l van ia a ccep ted tha t dec l ara t ion and ha s ever since beenfight ing to ma inta in i t a nd a l l tha t i t mea n s . Oh , she i s a grea t Sta te,a magnificen t S ta te ; a nd we a re proud of her , proud of every port ion ofthe Sta te . I w i l l n ot a ttempt to te l l you of h er m i l e s of ter ri tory , of thewea l th tha t l ie s benea th her h i l l s ; nor wi l l I attemp t to tel l you of thetroub l e some of u s have to g et tha t wea l th ou t of th ose h i l l s occa s iona lly . (Sign ificant merriment . ) But i t i s com ing out and th ere i sn
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t a nyrea son why a ny man who wears a M eda l of Honor shou ld not havesu ffic ient coa l to keep h im wa rm a l l w inter, if h e i s ab le to pay th e priceo f i t . On the whol e . we a re not a s bad a peop le a s the newspapers , pa rticu la r ly thos e i n Ph i ladelph ia , make u s ou t.As a ci tizen o f the Sta te of Pennsy l va n ia I am very p roud of h er
two grea t ci t i es . I th ink I may anti cipa te the M ayor of t h e ci ty a l i t t l ei n te l l ing h im
,i f he may not know i t, that up in the count ry we look
with a grea t dea l o f i nterest upon the ci ty o f Ph i lade lphia . Then whenwe g o west four hundred m i l es , to th e great manufa ctur ing c ity o fP ittsbu rg w i th her immense industr i es tha t a re equa led nowhere ; andwhen we bring tog ether thi s grea t c i ty of home
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s and th e c ity of worldfamed industri es , on the Oh io , that i s rea ch ing ou t to the Lakes and is
g o ing to g e t them one of these days . you ca n unders tand why w e boa stof the S ta te of Penn sy l va n ia and a l l i t repre sen ts .
I t i s a representa t ive Sta te for many rea son s . I t i s representat ivein th i s tha t. i n the ea rly Co l onia l da y s , th e Q uakers o f th i s ci ty . anx iousto have thei r fronti ers wel l p ro tected . sent a l l the Dutch and a l l the I r i shi n to the interior . where they became c i tizen s of tha t g rea t coun try . Thefirst of th e regiments tha t w en t to Boston . i n those Revo lu ti ona ry days ,wa s one of those Du tch reg iment s ra ised up. i n th e in ter io r of P en n sy l
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van ia . M ore than tha t, I l i stened with much intere st , the o ther day , toa dec la ra t ion made by a n ex - Confedera te office-
r , Genera l John E . Ro ll er. He wa s making a sp eech a t th e dedica t ion of a mon umen t , i n L a nca ster county , over th e rema in s of a number of Revo lu t iona ry so ldierstha t had been gathered a t Brandywine a nd taken up there to be buried .
He made the nove l sta tement tha t n inety p er cent . of the members o fthe ce l ebra ted Stonewa l l Briga de, of the Civ i l NV a r , were descendantsof Pennsy lvan ia Ge rmans . He had ta ken a n account of t he names ofthe men .
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There wa s a Ramseur. a Landry , a Kemper , a Fahrn ey and anumber more of fam i l iar names . I t wa s se tt l ed by Germans , who werem igratory .
! They gradua l ly fi l led up the va l l ey s to the sou thward , th eShenandoa h and Luray Va l l ey s. Genera l Ro l l e r desc ribed to h i s audience the names o f the grea t mass o f the men who fough t in the Stonewa l l Brigade , showing they were synonyms of the names o f fami l ies inthe section settl ed by the Pennsy lva n ia Germans . I t fo l l ows , th erefore , that we n ot on ly furn i shed troop s for th is s ide of the l i ne, butour an cestors seem to have furn ished troop s for th e other s ide of thel in e .Com ing ba ck to— n igh t to the s i tua t ion a s we find i t, we see a na t ion
u n pa ra l l el ed in the h i story o f the wor ld ; a nat ion made grea t a nd powerfu l by th e men whom you represen t in th i s a s sembl age ; a na tion towh ich the o l d wor ld is look ing wi th su rpri se a nd wonder ; a na t ion tha ts ent down into South Africa a l l the meat a nd nea rl y a l l t he flou r a ndn ecessa ries tha t were needed to enab le Grea t Bri ta in to crush ou t thosepoo r dev i l s who were fight ing w i th the ir ba cks to the ir fires id es i n thatfa r - away country ; a na tion tha t , under God
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s prov idence, is destined toso lve many of the grea t prob l em s tha t a re agi ta t ing the wor l d to - day
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a n d among these prob l em s none seem to me to be of grea ter s ign ifica ncet han tha t of the righ t of ind iv idua l ownersh ip and contro l o f property int h is l and of ours.
So tha t when you come to Pennsy l va n ia w i th her resources , h erwea l th , her magnificen t men a nd her unequa l ed women you come to aCommonwea l th tha t i s proper ly termed the caps tone ,
the key stone, of
th e arch o f th i s na t ion— a nat ion tha t is now un ited a s i t n ever wou ldhave been had it no t been fo r th e prov ident ia l work tha t wa s done bythe men of the va l ia n t arm ies in the old days , when we were boys together— a nat ion for wh ich we can a l l a sk God ’ s b l es sing. (App-la use .)Song
T H E CITY O F PH I LADE LPHIA .
L iberty ’ s God - mother a nd Liberty’
s Defen s e.
R e s p o n s e b y H o n . S a m l . H . A s h b r i d g e , M a y o r o f P h i la d e l p h i a
( M ayor Ashbridge wa s hear t i ly cheered a nd h i s remarks generouslyapp lauded . He sa id : )M r . C ha irman , Ladies and Gen t lem en z— I n the yea rs tha t a re gone
many men of honor a nd di st inc tion have v i si ted our c it y'
a n d many lad ieso f ce l eb ri ty have favored u s w i th the i r presence . but th i s i s the fir stt ime i n the h is tory of th i s c l ub hou se wh en women have bee-
11 perm i ttedto din e a fter n igh tfa l l . I t i s app ropria te a nd commendab le tha t thewomen of your ea r ly l ives a nd you r present l i v es shou l d meet with youhere ton igh t , a nd dine with you , the members of th i s Legion , yourguests a nd fri ends .The ci ty of Ph i lade lph ia wa s founded by W i l l iam Penn upon p r i n
c ip les tha t ha v e l ived from h i s day unt i l th e presen t. I ts peop l e a re o f
Q uaker origi n , a re modest a nd p la in i n demeanor a nd of sober and correct hab i ts . IV e rememb er wi th pride tha t , i n th e days when you menwere figh ting for th e
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na tion and the p reserva tion of i ts honor and flag .
i t wa s the indus t ries o f th i s c i ty tha t wove the b la nkets and he lped tomake the su i ts of b l ue for your u se. I t wa s th e Sa n itary Commission ,
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he lp ing to guard and protect t h is mun icipa l i ty unt i l y ou , t h e veterans oft h e South - l a nd, came up on your weary marches a nd a t Getty sburgp la ced the sea l o f hero i sm and va lo r upon the brow of the vo lunteerAmerica n so ldier.W e a re honored indeed to ha ve you here in our m idst, brief a s ha s
been your stay w i th us , on ly fro-m yesterday ev e un ti l to morrow morn ,yet our peop l e , our newspap ers , our homes and ou r h ear ts ha ve givenyou a gladsome and a tender wel come a nd when you go hence, back toyour homes , whether they be upon t h e mounta in peaks of t h e E a st orbeyond the grea t d ivi de o f the W est , l et i t be with the a ssu rance tha tof a l l th e p l ac es in wh ich you have m et i n th e pas t yea rs , none ha ve
gi ven you a more generou s wel come or enterta ined for you more sincereand la st ing sen timents of rega rd and a dm ira tion th an t h e ci ty o f Ph i ladelp hia .
W e l ik e to have a ssoc iat ions of every k ind— re l igious , fra terna l , comm ercia l and manufa cturing— to a ssemb l e in th is c ity , the M ecca o fpa t r io ts in the da ys that tried men ’ s hearts a nd sou l s ; here where t h eindependence of our R epub l ic wa s written a nd proc la imed ; here wheret h e sweet tones o f the Liberty Be l l were first heard , tones wh ich re
verbera ted throughout th i s grea t l and of"
ours ; here where every schoo lb oy and school g i r l i s ta ugh t tha t th o se ha l l owed but now si l en t tonesproc l a imed the b irth o f our na t ion . Our ci ty possesses many such h i storic rel ic s suggest ive of pat rio tic memor ies . In contr a st w ith the monarch ie s of E u rope, where kingdoms and emp i re s a re ba sed upon th e trad it ion s of a king or a n emperor or of some dyna s ty of the pa st , we eu
joy a glor ious heri tage o f l iberty a nd independence , in th e fu l l fru i t ion ofman ’ s indi vidua l capa ci ty for se l f government .W h y th en s hou ld we no t b e proud of Ph i lade lph ia — not a lone those
who were born h ere, but those who have come among us. an d grownup in ou r m idst ? W e have here no dist inc t ion s of c la s s or h ered i ty , forwe ca re no t where the m a n was born or wha t creed or rel ig ious fa i thh e may p ro fess ; i t i s the man h imse l f tha t counts w i th us , n ot t i t l e s ordi sti nct ions or any cons idera tion of whence h e came .
Let me aga in tender to you our tr ibut e o f ad m i ra tion , for i t cannotbe too oft repeated, and a ssure y ou of the honor a nd respect we enterta in for the so l diers o f our na t ion , for the m en who have b l ed, th e menwho have died, th e men who ha ve su fi er ed , th e men who have given a l lexcept the ir God , even paren ts, wife a nd ch i l dren , for— what ? T o sa vethi s Repub l i c , to keep i ts Stars a nd S tripes forever in the firm a m en t of
the heaven s ; to g ive l iberty and equa l i ty to a l l mank ind ; to give op
por tu n ity to Ameri ca n youth for e l eva t ion ; to better the condit ion of a llhumankind ; to strike the sha ckles of s lav ery from off the l imbs of themen in t h e Sou thern fie l ds ; to a id in m aking a Chri st ian peop l e . Whythen shou l d we not, a s Ph i l ade lph ian s , thank you from our hea rts wh i l eyou are here in our m idst? God b l ess the sol d ier of Amer ica , wh o p reserved a nd protected the fl a g and gave u s a count ry to love and honor.
(App lause )Song—
“ Ra l ly Round the flag.
T H E UN IT E D STAT E S ARMY.
l n Time of W a r th e Nat ion ’ s D efence ; in T ime of Pea ce th eNa ti on ’ s S ecurity .
R e s p o n s e b y G e n e r a l 0 . 0 . H ow a r d .
(General Howard , upon being presented by the toa stmaster a s Gen
era l 0 . Howard ,” good natured l y exp la ined tha t h is in i tia l s were
“0 . O .
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T h e app lau se wh ich greeted the di sti ngu i shed so ldier wa s ren ewed
from time to t ime dur ing h i s remarks . He sa id :)The rea son for the two O ’ s
,Mr. Cha irman , a l though I don
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any cred i t for i t,is tha t my ancestors were E n gl ish a n d S cotch , n ot
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I ri sh . One 0 wou ld have bee n r igh t perhaps if I be longed to I re land,though they say one an cestor of mine d i d belong there .Now , M r . C ha irman , I th ink tha t th e fact tha t I have been si tt ing
right oppos i te to a portra i t of Genera l Scott,the embod iment of the
army , ha s had someth ing to do in giving me a n i nspi ra t ion for whatI may say , though I want my speech to be a very short one . I remember tha t , j u st a fter graduat ing from the M i l i tary Academy, I chancedto be on a steamer on wh ich
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Genera l Scott was a l so a pa ssenger. Hewa s so d ign ified tha t I never got anywhere near h im w i thout tremb l i ng
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a n d I h ard ly supposed he wou ld condescend to speak to a brevet secondl ieutenant , wh ich I then wa s . But he d id . I had been engaged to bemarri ed about eigh t yea rs— excuse me— and I was wa it ing for th e timeto come when there cou ld be a wedding. But what the genera l sa idto me wa s tha t a l ieutenant ha d no right to get marr ied .
- M y hear trebe l l ed aga inst tha t decl a rat ion , and I did get married— yes
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five son s , two daughters and twe lve gra ndch i l dren . ( M err iment . ) Butthe loya l ty of Genera l Sco tt a fterwards won upon me , and when , a tthe beginn ing of the war, he stretched out on e of h i s hands and c losi ngi t t igh tl y sa id : “
T ha t i s th e way to crush the rebel l ion ,” my hea rt
went out toward h im .
T h e regu la r a rmy ! I t wa s a sma l l one . W e had a grea t dea l o fdri l l ing a t W est Po in t and a spec ia l prepa ra t ion for a command . E veryofii cer th ere (a nd you sent so many from Pennsy l van ia l ike Genera lReyno lds) l ea rned how to comma nd and handle men . Reflect ions haveocca s iona l l y been made upon our W est Poi nt peop l e, in the interest ofth e vo lun teers. but to my mind , M r. Cha irman , there i s no divi s ion .
T h e a rmy of the Un ited Sta te s doe s not cons i st a l one of the l i tt l e nuc leu s of regu la rs , but i t embra ces what we used to ca l l
“ the m i l it ia ,”
and wha t i s now ca l l ed “t h e Nationa l Guard .
” I l ike that name , a ndI th ink every man in Pennsy l van i a who belongs to the Nationa l Guardi s proud of i ts name . I t seems to l i ft a man up when he u ses t ha tti t l e . I have wa tched t h e t roop s from your S ta te aga in and a ga in , a sthey ma rched in W a sh ington , in New York ci ty a n d el sewhere , a ndI have a lways been proud of th em .
(Genera l Howard here cong ra tu la ted the company upon the presenceof the l ad ies , who , he sa id, shared thei r hu sbands
’ sorrows and shou ldshare their b l es sings . He a l so comp l imented th e speakers who hadpreceded h im for the ir e l oquence . He sa id he wou ld l ike to fo l l owthe practi ce in a Methodi st Church , which he a t one t ime a t tendeddown South , where the peop l e a l l over th e house cried Amen , amen .
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T hat wa s wha t he wanted to say now i n response to th e speeches hehad hea rd . He cont inued :)Peop l e sometimes th ink there i s danger in the army of the Un ited
St a te s . There i s none . I ha ve been fift y - two yea rs i n the army . Al lof us a re taugh t in the begi nn ing to put th e civ i l above the mi l i ta r ypower . The fi rst obj ec t l e sson i n tha t d i rect ion wa s given here i nPh i l adelph ia
,when our ancestors refused to l egi s l a te i n the presence
of armed men and compe l l ed the remova l of th e a rmy because theyd id no t want the idea to g o out tha t c iv i l r ight s were subservi ent tom i l i tary author ity .
T h e a rmy of the Un i ted States i s growing rapid ly . I l i ked Gen er a lAlger when he wa s Secreta ry of W a r , a nd I am gla d M ichigan ha sha d th e good sen se to v indica te him . I have heard i t sa id , too, by aman who knew wha t he wa s say ing tha t there m ight be a bet ter Secr eta ry of W a r tha n M r . Ro ot , but he had never known a better one . Ihave seen some l i tt l e a tta cks upon h im , but , a s you know , when snakesa re around a nd begi n to h iss we may infer tha t there is someth ing inthe i r way . Secreta ry Root i s doing what he can to perfect the armyorgan iza tion
,a nd i s doing h i s work consc ient ious ly . W e wi l l a lways
fin d pess im i sts around . Some peop l e de l ibe ra tel y become such i n or
der to be popu l ar . Now ,I am an o l d man . a nd I never d id l ike pess i
m i sm . I l ik e sa ngu ine men ,men who sta nd up for th e o ld flag ; a man
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l ik e Gen er a l S ick l es, a l though h e did be lon g to th a t o ld party up th erein New York t ha t don ’ t a lways d o wha t some of us wa nt i t to d o.
Genera l S ick les stepped to t h e front a n d offered h is s erv ices to Abrah a m L in co ln l i ke a man .
Volun teers ? W h y , we were a ll vo l un teers . Gra n t wa s ou t of th ea rmy and came back i nto i t a s a vo lunteer. Sherman came back in toi t a s a vo lunteer .
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Bec ause there wa s a l it t l e he sita tion on the pa rtof some narrow fel l ows a t W a sh ington , who wou ld not l et M cC ooka n d some others go out a nd get a commi ss ion , I threw up my com
mission and offered my servi ces a s a vo lunteer, a n d I came w i th a
thousand men from Ma ine .Now, we want to per fect the a rmy of t h e Un i ted Sta tes . Up in
V ermont , where I l ive n ow , we have a n inst i tution of lea rning, d evoted to m i l itary sci ence , which i s sec ond on ly to W es t Point . I a l l udeto the Norw ich Un iversi ty . I be l ieve th a t every S ta te shou l d have a
good i nsti tut ion for m i l i tary purpose -s and tha t th e benefi t to the who lea rmy . including the Na tiona l Guard , tha t wou ld re su l t therefrom wouldbe i nca l cu l ab l e . The t ime ha s not come when you ca n afford to negl ect o r weaken your army o-r navy . On the contrary , we a re out n owbefore the who l e wor ld , and we need an army and navy to support t h emen who a re on the fron t l i ne of prog ress a nd reform . Do n ot b e
a fra id of your a rmy , but keep it under good contro l , wel l discip l ined,we l l orga n iz ed a nd wel l equ ipped . See to i t i n every Sta te tha t m en
a re educa ted to be offi cers . Students of l aw a re educa ted for the ba r,and educat ion i s requ ired for every profe ss ion . So, too , i t i s nece ssaryfor a so ld i er to have prop er tra in i ng and instr uct ion to fi t h im to com
man d a ny number of men . I wou ld no t have th e army a very largeon e . I wou ld not have i t to be imperi ous in a ny way , but I want itto be t h e grandest serv ice th i s government commands , a n d to b e it s
most fa i th fu l servant , wi thout reproach and with out fea r.Song—
“ Tent ing on t h e O l d Camp Ground.
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T H E UNIT ED ST ATE S NAVY.
W ith P ride th e Na tion Ha i l s H er G lorious D eeds .
R e s p o n s e b y R e a r- Ad m i r a l Ge o . W . M e l v i l le , E n g i n e e r - i n - C h le f
U . S . N
(Admira l Mel v i l le , a fter a hearty greeting, spoke am id frequentdemonstrat ions of apprecia t ion , a s fol l ows :)Mr. Cha i rman . L ad i es a n d G en t lem en z— I t i s needl ess for me to
s ta te how del i ghted I am to be here th i s even ing, to j o in i n the good lyendeavor o f the ci t izen s of Phi l adelph ia a nd the members of the L egion to d o honor to those veteran s of
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6 1 wh o grandl y bore t h ebrunt of the batt l e . and who did more than thei r du ty by t h e
Nation . They a l ready wear upon the ir brea sts th e recog n iti on froma gra tefu l count ry for the i r va lo r, but thei r fr i ends a nd comrades ga thered here to night seek persona l l y to express a heart fe l t apprec ia t ion ofth e hero i c part th ey took in the sa ving of the Nati on , upon wh ich th efounda tion of her progress and prosp e ri ty rests .W e , of the Navy , who have str i ven to defend the right and ma in
ta in the p rest ige of the Na ti on on the sea s . warmly welcome the op
por tu n i ty to pay tr ibu te to those who c arried the flag to v ictory on th efie lds . for the a rmy and navy a r e brothers i n a rms. whose proud herita g e i t i s to p re serve the honor of thei r country ! Need I te l l you howour a rmy and na vy d i d thei r duty in t h e pa st— ba ck to ba ck , shou l derto shou lder— during t h e W a r of the Rebe l l i on , a t Vick sburg, a t PortHudson . a t Pi t tsburg La nding ; how they both have fought the goodfi g ht and kept the hero
’ s fa ith ? Yea , a hundred t imes , knowing n o fa i lure
,a s in the pa st ! So, too , down to th e p resent day , from th e l anding
o f a ha ndfu l of our a ncien t a n d honorab l e M a rine Corps at Gua nta namoBay up to the time of the surrender of Sa nt iago, we were never foundwa n tin g.
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The d eeds o f ou r na va l heroes ha v e a lway s st i rred the hea rts of thepeop l e . The i r v ic tori es on the sea ha ve been handed down fromfa ther to son . and a r e c heri shed a s a p roo f o f na tiona l grea tness . Fromt h e days of John Pa u l Jones c l ea r d own to those of George Dewey , themagnifi cent a ch ievements o f the na vy ha v e co v ered i t w i th g lory andserved a s a n i n sp i ra t ion fo r g enera tion s to come . No h igher pra isec a n be g i v en ou r n ew navy than to poi nt to the O regon— a ship whoseunri va l led record added a nother br i l l ia n t pa g e to our h i story . TheO regon ha s ta k c n a rig h tfu l p la c e i n the hea rt s o f the peop le , bes idet h e good sh ip Const i tu t ion . E a c h of these v esse l s . i n her day . ha sgi ven proof to the wor ld of America n resourc e a n d gen ius , of Amer ica n p luck a n d energ y .
The growth of na v ie s i n the p rec ed ing century saw fa r - rea ch ingchang es . I t saw t h e di sappea ra nce o f l ofty spa rs . o f “ pregna nt sa i la nd o l d - t ime s a i lorm c n . a nd the appea ra nc e in thei r stea d of a ma ss ofcomp l ex mach inery a n d a h os t of mecha n ica l cra ft smen . The ta r - poti s a th ing o f the pa st . a nd the grea se - pot a nd t h e. oi l - ca n have ta keni t s p la ce .
T h e na va l offic er o f modern t imes mu st not on ly posse ss tha t u n
fl in ch in g va lor w h ich in the days of the o ld navy won respect for ourNa t ion a nd i ts flag . but he
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mu st be versed in many a rt s a nd scien ces ofwhich h i s g a l la nt predec essor w a s necessa ri ly ig n orant .The peop l e
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s eyes a re now hop 'efu l l y turned towa rd ou r comingna vy . upon whose strength and e ffic i ency the Na t ion w i l l depend sola rgel y to di scha rge t h e g ra ve dut i e s and meet the grea t r espon s ib i li
t ies i ncumbent upon i t a s a wor l d power . The head a nd front of theNa tion a re making for a g rea t navy . a nd th i s movement i s be ingbrough t abou t a n d ca rried onwa rd by t h e ma ss of. the peop l e throughthei r representa t i v e s i n the Cong res s . The la te st approp ria t ions havebeen exc eeding l y l ibera l . a n d e v ery prospect i s for a strong navy . W e
a re goi ng to hammer i t ou t . Al l hands , bo th i n side a nd outs ide o f theservice . w i l l h e lp to rea r a n d ma inta in i t . to launch i t a nd keep i t afloa t .There shou ld be no fea r tha t we sha l l have too l a rg e a navy— ra ther
tha t we sha l l ha ve too sma l l a one— for there i s no c l ea rer doctrine o fh i story tha n tha t wh ich c onnec ts the pea ce and prosperi ty of a Na t ionw i th the st ren g th a n d effi c iency of i t s a rmed force afloa t . Of n eces
s it y Na t ion s . l ik e men . must be e i the r wo l v es or sheep ; and the Nat iontha t makes i tse l f a sheep must expect to be ea ten . The grea test con sola t i on tha t ou r better a nd h igher na tures may fee l . when longing forun i v ersa l pea ce among na t ion s . rest s i n the fa ct tha t the lo ft ies t vocat ion s of pea ce ca n on ly be qu iet ly pursued by the a ssura nce of s igna lv ic tories i n possib l e wa r . by the a ssura nc e o f a perma nent sta te of
powerfu l prepa rednes s for a c tua l c onfl ic t .W
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e w i l l not rea r a hug e navy wi th the idea of possess ing a concen t ra ted mi l i ta ry forc e . to conquer by mig ht . bu t to ha v e one wh ichwi l l e v er gu ide a n d d irect. a s we l l a s secure . the r ig ht to have a navyn o t on ly suffic ien t for defence a n d p rotect ion . but one tha t sha l l be fu l lya b l e to susta i n the c <m u t r y
’s honor— a navy tha t w i l l . by i ts pow er and
effi c i ency . tend to enforc e pea c e a nd promote the ha ppy cond it ion of thewor ld . Let u s a lway s bea r i t in m ind , when w e s ee the flag float ingprou d l y o v er ou r sp l end id ba t t l e sh ips . tha t tha t fl a g i s n ot th e symbolo f m i l i ta ry despot i sm . bu t the emb lem of j usti c e . freedom and brotherly l o v e !Song Co lumbia . t h e ( l e m o f the Ocea n .
T l l lC M E DAL OF HONOR LE GION .
“ h ose Guest s Thri c e \V e lcom e .
R e s p o n s e b y G e n e r a l W m . C . H e e r m a n c e
Genera l H c c rm a n c c b ri efly exp la ined tha t he had been ca l led u pon
a t the la st momen t to a c t a s a sub sti tu te for a n a b sent member. He
cordia l ly wel comed the guest s in the name of t he Legion . He incidenta l l y rema rked tha t, whi l e the members o f th e Legion ha d been spe!
c ia l ly honored by rece iv ing the meda l , other so ld iers w h o had performed deeds of va lor had not been a ccorded any recogn i tion of the irserv ice s . M a ny of the p riva tes in the Un ion ra nks , whose names werenot mentioned on the presen t occa sion , had contribu ted materia l ly to
t h e successfu l c l ose of the wa r .Song—
“ Glory , G l ory , Ha l le lujah ;
T H E A M E RICAN VOLUNTE E R ,
The Nat i on’
s Bu lwa rk in Time of \Va r ; the Na t ion'
s Conserva tor inTime of Peace .
R e s p o n s e b y G e n e r a l D a n ie l E . S ic k le s
(Genera l S i ck l es was enthu s ia st ica l ly greeted . His remark s , beginn ing i n a humorous vein , w ere i nterspersed with frequent outburs ts o fmerriment and app lau se . He sa id :)
M r. Commander. Comrades , Lad i e s a nd Gen t lem en z— I mu st im
prov e th is opportun ity , the fi rst I have had , to thank you my comrades , for the honor you ha ve done me to - day in des igna t ing me a s you rch ief for the com ing yea r . I t may be for me ra ther a severe tes t tosucceed you r present Comma nder
,whose admin i stra t ion of h i s offi ce
during the pa st yea r ha s e l i c i ted such un iversa l pra i se from the who le
L egion , bu t I sha l l do the bes t I ca n to fo l low worth i ly in hi s footstep s . I t i s i ndeed a di st i nct ion of wh ich a ny so ldier may be proud tobe ch osen a s the ch ie f of th i s body of men , foremost , a s you a re , am ongthe di s t i ngu i shed so ld iers of the country ,
des igna ted by your government , a s you have b een , a s the bravest of the bra ve . And w hen it isremembered tha t you number o
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u l y,a few hundred a nd tha t you h a ve
been se l ected from a n a rmy tha t numbered m il lion s'
y ou may we l l t e
jo ice in the honors you enj oy .
M i l i ta ry h i story may be sea rched in va in for pa ra l l e l s t o your,
or
g a n iz a t ion . The Act of Congress wh ich au thorized the President togrant these token s restri cted h i s se l ect i on of recip ients w i th i n linesmore severe ly drawn tha n i n a ny other mi l i ta ry o r nava l order, a n d
therefore i t i s t ha t whenever you present yourse l ves in a ny pa rt o f ou rown country or abroad , where the sign ifica nce a nd meani ng o f youremb l em i s known . you a re sure to enj oy unusua l recogn it i on . But Imust be mea sured i n your pr a i se because you have a l ready t
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om ig h t
rece ived adu la t ion enough to turn the heads of even o lder a nd wise rmen than you a re . Y ou have shared to - night wi th Pennsy lvan ia a ndPh i la delphia i n a l l tha t exhaust ive vocabu l a ry of p ra i se which on lyPennsylva n ia ns a n d Phi l a de lph ian s are fami l ia r w i th . I f the speech o fmy friend Gobin coul d be t ra n sl a ted i nto a l l the la nguages o f Eu ropea nd pub l ished b roadca st, I
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am sure there would not be a va cant spoton the soi l o f Pennsy l va n ia fo r addit iona l i mmigra nts . Accord ing toGenera l Gobi n , Penn sy l vani a i s th e l ong l ost E den of the world ; everythi ng here i s preci se ly a s the M aker of the Un iverse intended i t shou ldbe . S ince you stand on a l eve l w i th Pennsyl va n ia , noth ing more t e
ma ins to be des ired .
I am not a t a l l di sposed to question these pa negyrics, b u t even
Gobi n l e ft out one or two things he might have sa id in pra i se o f Pennsy l va n ia . For exam p l e , he d id not ment ion tha t so perfect i s the cond it ion o f th ings in th i s Commonwea l th tha t the grea t bu lk of i t s ci t izen s a re a lmost ent i re l y rel ieved from any superv is ion over the ir publ i c a ffa irs . The admin istra t ion of the government of Pennsy l va n iaha s reduced it se l f to a few gent l emen , who save the peop l e a l l troub lei n i t s regu lat ion .
Genera l Gobi n (a side) — You do pretty we l l in New York , Genera l .
Genera l S ick l es— Yes ; we are such nea r neighbo rs tha t i t i s d ifficu ltto re s i s t you r exam p l e .
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B Y J E . P U R D Y . BO STO N
M A J O R G E N E R A L. D A N l E L . E . S I C K L E S , U S . A . R E T I R E D
C O M M A N D E R M E D A L O F‘
H O N O R L E G IO N
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were by the defec ts o f our mi l i ta ry org a n iza t ion , the Army of the Potom made a record for mi l ita ry q ua l i t ie s tha t cannot be surpa ssed .
And , a s I have sa id, i t wa s a n a rmy of vo l unteers . I f na t ions desi re tolea rn tha t grea t s tand ing a rm ies are not necessa ry ; tha t a l l na t ionsmay , i f t hey choose. depend upon vo l unteers for thei r defense a nd forthe ma in tenance of the i r i n st i tut ions. t h e hi story of the Army of thePotomac w i l l tea ch them tha t l esson .
Those o f you who have good memori es wi l l reca l l tha t a t the b eg i nn ing o f our wa r we were to ld we cou l d never ra i se vo l unteer a rmiesla rge enough to put down t h e rebe l l ion . But we ra ised them , o rga n izedthem . equ ipped them . Then w e were to ld tha t such armies. fre shl evi es , undi scip l i ned. untutored i n wa r , cou l d never conduct a long wa rto a suc cessfu l conc lusion . W e l l . our a rm ies marched and countermarc hed and foug ht a nd conquered . Then we were to ld tha t i f wera ised these grea t a rmie s w e cou ld never get r id of them ; tha t theywou l d become the ma sters of the country they were o rgan ized to servea n d susta in . Bu t when the work o f ou r vol unteer a rm ies wa s done.t hey va ni shed l ike the m ists i n the fa ce of the sun sh ine . I n a day th eywere di sso lved and di sappea red , a nd no tra ce of them rema ins excepti n the orga niza t ion known a s the Gra nd Army of the Repub l i c. an or
g a n iz a t ion o f vo l unteers , non - pol it i ca l . non - secta ria n . embracing menof e v ery na tiona l i ty . of a l l fa ith s a nd of a l l comp lex ions . brough t to
g ether on l y by sen timents of fra tern i ty a nd patriot i sm— a n organ izat ion crea ted to sa v e what it had won i n ba ttl e . History may besea rched i n va i n for such a record a s th e Ameri ca n vo l unteer ha s madefor h imse l f a nd for the Repub l i c to whi ch he be l ongs .Here I mu st pau se l est you be spoi l ed by too much pra i se . I t i s no t
on ly wom en w h o are suscept ib l e to fla ttery . So ld iers have a s stronga l i k ing - for i t a s women . I f you had any fa u l ts I w oul d men t i on them ,
bu t I am unab l e to add shades or sha dows to the p icture of you tha t:h a s been draw n to - n ight — you a re . i ndeed . qu ite perfect . (Long eon
tinn ed app lause . )
OUR SISTE R SOC IE TIE S .
W e cla sp hands w ith them i n the i r g ood work .
R e s p o n s e b y G e n e r a l H o r a t io C . K i n g
(Genera l King wa s enthusia st ica l l y rece ived a n d frequent l y a p
p la u d ed . Prefa cing h i s response wi th severa l humorous anecd otes , hecontinued : )
I am a'
young man , a s you see . and when I hear the se o ld fe l low ssi tt i ng a round here ta lk ing of G ettysburg and w ha t occurred fortyyea rs a g o, I d o not rea l i ze tha t t ime ha s flown so rap id l y . I t seem s
to me tha t i t wa s on l y yesterday when we were a l l boys together,
ma rch i ng shou l der to shou l der a n d touch ing e lbows in tha t momentou sa n d mighty strugg l e .
I reca l l th a t a t a reun ion o f t h e Soc iety o f the Army o f the Potoma cGenera l Sherma n . wh o wa s a ss igned th i s toa st of “ Our S i ste r Societ i essa id : Brothers . I don
’ t know why i t i s you ca l l them si sters . I s i tbeca u se you t hough t them effemina te ? I don ’ t t h ink my ol d Army ofthe Tennessee wa s effemi na te . bu t they were brothers i n a rms. theylo v ed you a nd they though t of you— a nd . oh . from wha t a di sta nce .
I w i sh I ha d time to speak adequa t e ly of w ha t tha t nob l e a rmy ofboys o f ou r s i ster soc iet ie s d id i n the grea t wa r. W e know , a nd w e
say i t wi thout immodesty . t ha t they and we c emented the d ism em
bered sect ion s of th i s grea t na t io n tha t wa s born i n the throes o fre v o l ut i on a nd r e - estab l i shed the g overnment upon the fi rm founda ti onof repub l ica n p ri nc ip l es . The wa r o f ’
6 1 to ’6 5 supp l emented the fi rs t
grea t strug g l e a nd secu red a n indi sso lubl e Union .
But I ha v e other thoughts c rowding my b ra i n to — n ight . I am nota c customed to speak i n a minor key. and I wou ld l ik e to a v o id i t a fter
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a l l the la uda t ion a nd exu l ta t ion we ha v e hea rd here to - nigh t over the
g ran deur of thi s country and the g rea tness of i ts re sources . Yet I havea rrived a t tha t period o f l i fe w hen i t behoo v es one to be serious a t
t imes . I have pa ssed the age o f ov erwea n in g ambit ion for pol i t i ca l p referment, and I t h ink I ca n observe th i ngs a s they are a nd ta lk p la in lyto my fel l ow c it izen s without apprehen sion tha t I may suffer by myfra nkness . Now , i f t here i s one g rea t p ri ncip l e tha t wa s estab l i shedby the Const i tution of the Un ited Sta te s. by the sa cr ifices o f our forefa thers a nd by our own mi l i ta ry servic es, i t i s the righ t of i nd ividua ll iberty i n a l l th ings lawfu l . the righ t of every ma n to w ork where hep lea ses , when he p l ea se s and for whom he p lea ses . IV h en by combina t ions of a ny cha ra c ter you restri ct or tak e away tha t i na l ienab lerigh t , you destroy th e very foundat ion p rincip l e o f the Repub l i c . I amnot a pessim ist . I be l i eve a pessim i st i s one who
,having the cho ice
o f two e v i l s , takes both . I am not a pess im i st by any means . I havea n enduring and unbounded fa i th in the good common sen se a nd loya l tyof the Ameri can peop le ; yet a t t imes I am a l i tt l e a nx ious . Jus t on e
short yea r ago the civi l i zed wor ld wa s shocked by the da stardly a ssass in a t ion of one of the sweetest a nd nob le st o f men , ou r President . Awave of indigna t ion enci rc l ed the globe . Our own country espec ia l lywa s wrou g ht up to the h ighest p i tch of exc i temen t . W hi l e the President lay on h i s dea th - bed, the wanton a ssa u l t wa s denounced a t C levela nd , the Gra nd A rmy then being in sess ion . A monster meet ing wa she l d in the Armory ; more tha n se v en thousand peop l e were addressedby the Governor of Ohio , Senator Hanna , Sena to r Fa irbanks a n d
oth er di stingu i shed speakers . I wa s an humble partic ipant on beha l fo f the Grand Army . Ch ief stres s wa s la id on the necessity for laws towipe out a narch ist s a nd make the ir re sidence impossib l e here o r e l sewhere outside o f pri son . The grea t a ssemb l ag e ma ni fested i n mostemphat i c manner the ir earne st approva l o f the sent iment , and thew i ldest exc i tement pervaded t h a t va st a ud ience . Bu t w ha t ha s beendone. s ince then ? Not a thi ng excep t to i ntrod uce into the Congress o f t h e
United Sta t es b i l l s tha t a fter a s ix month s se ss ion l i e s l eep ing in comm it tee . W h y i s th i s ? I t i s because ou r repre senta t ive s seem to th i nkl ess of the intere st s of thei r country tha n of th e possib l e effect of somel egi s l a t i ve a ct wh ich may defea t thei r re - e l ect ion . Sta te smansh ip a p
pea rs to be among the l ost a rt s .Now . gent lemen , these a re p la i n truths . No man shou ld be a fra id
to u tter them . A proper a nd stri ngent l aw ough t to have been pa ssedw i th i n a month a fter the a s sembl i ng o f Congress . I t wa s presen tedon ly to be l oa ded down with amendments a nd side - tra cked . W h y
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Because i t s pa ssa g e m ight a ffect the succe ss of th e domi na nt party .
Just a reference to those w h o for the pa st two years have beentraducing our nob l e a rmy in the Phi l ipp ines . These s landerers ca l lthemse lve s a nt i - imperia l i sts . I ca l l them a nt i - America n .
Let u s come now to scenes and i ncidents o f wh ich the echoes havenot yet pa ssed away . For five month s a grea t i ndustry in thi s Sta te o fP ennsyl va n i a ha s been pa ra l yzed , a nd the pa ra lys i s ha s affected thepeop l e o f every Sta te in th e Union . Lawl essness a nd disorder haveex i s ted under t he very eyes of the Na tiona l Guard
,a nd I have yet to
hea r of a s ingl e puni shmen t or o f more tha n one ind ictment . Now,I
know and you a l so know the rea son for th i s . Po l i t ics ! pol i t ic s ! I te l lyou . g ent l emen . tha t tempori z ing with law l essness i s a n inv ita t ion toa na rchy . Countena nce i t a nd the R epubl i c is doomed . Do not sa ymere l y “ Tha t i s th e righ t ta lk , Genera l K ing, but go and ta l k i t yoursel ves . D o not stand id ly b y
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a n d see these th ings go on under a re
publ i ca n form of government . Let u s a l l sta nd up for the l iberty. o fthe ind iv idua l ma n . a nd demand tha t he sha l l no t be i nt im ida ted bymurder , by dynamite . by boycotti ng, by threa ts . or by any other of thelawless method s tha t have d isgra ced the coun try i n the l a st fiv e month s .Let me not be m i sunderstood . I have not a w ord to say aga inst or
ga n iz a t ion s of a ny k i nd tha t a re lawfu l , whether th ey are orga niz at ion s
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of cap i ta l o r organ iza t ions of labor . I bel i eve in a nd favor l abor or
g a n iz a t ion s . They a re essent ia l and necessa ry . But when they or a n yother orga n iza t ion s tra n sgre ss th e law , when they resort to intim idat ion - a nd d iso rder
,to a rson , to dynamit i ng, to wreck ing of homes , to
the murder of innocent men and to crue l persecution of he lp less womena nd ch i ldren
,th en i t i s t ime to cry a ha l t . I f cap ita l tran sgres ses ,
then thrott l e i t ; i f trades un ion s de fy the law , thrott l e them .
Th e W a r o f the Rebel l ion wa s the resu l t o f temporiz ing with a grea ta nd aggress ive socia l evi l . I f we temporize w it h l awl essness a nd d isorder the v ic ious e l ement s w i l l grow so bol d and strong tha t i t wi l lta ke a nother four yea rs of b loody struggl e - to put them down . Theright o f the individua l to enj oy h i s l awfu l pr i v i l eges w i thout dicta t ionor h i ndra nce w a s born with the Repub l i c, and i t i s here to stay . And Irepea t I have grea t fa i th i n the peop l e , a nd i n the wor k in g
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p eop le whocomp la in of the tyranny of the i r organ iza t ions a nd wi l l , I be l ieve , en
force a remedy . I know there i s in our peop le — certa in ly in t h e Amer ica n and Amer ica n ized port ion of our peop l e— a n exa l ted sense of r ighta n d j ust i ce , of l oya l ty to the country and fide l i ty to the Const i tutionof the Uni ted Sta tes . a nd tha t th ey wi l l enforce respect for l aw andma in ta in the princip l e s for which we fough t and for wh ich our forefathers did not d i e i n va in . God b l e ss ou r Repub l i c . (Grea t app l ause .)
Song M a rch ing Through Georgia .
T H E W O M E N ,
M a n’
s comfor t in sorrow , h i s I nsp i ra t ion to nob l e deed s , th e M oni toro f h i s l i fe a nd th e Source of h is P l ea sure
The T'
oa stmaster .
— T'
he next toa st on the program i s The W omen .
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The compan ion wh o wi l l respond to i t must have been rem inded byth e fami l ia r a i r j u st rendered by the music ia n s of scenes in h i s ownexperience years ago . He wa s the Adjuta nt Genera l o f Genera l K i lpa tr i ck , t he cava l ry commander who l ed the advance of Sherma n
’ s a rmythrough Georgia . There were other tr00ps i n the fie ld bes ides K ilp a tri ck ’ s : Sherman
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s en t ire a rmy wa s i n the fi e ld , but tha t ent ire a rmyhad to be con stan tly on th e defensive for fea r Ki lpa trick wou ld captureth ei r horses for h i s own command . N ow , woul d you suppose for amomen t tha t ou r comrade who wi l l respond to the sent iment “ TheW omen
”— tha t del ica te beauti fu l a nd cha ste subj ect— wa s ever en
ga ged , w ith hi s command , i n surroundi ng the headquarters a t n ighta n d cr ipp l i ng the effi c iency of our army by coaxing away the headqua rter horse s ? I t doesn
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t seem qu ite poss ib l e , and yet I am dea l ingwith fa ct s . W hen Ki l pa tri ck wa s in the advance , with Genera l E stesa s Adjutant Genera l . I know that Genera l Gea ry (on whose staff I
happened to be serv i ng) a lway s doub l ed h is headquarters gua rd a tn ight tha t he m igh t have some horses in the morn i ng for h i s marchthrough Georgia . Wh i l e I did not a lways re l i sh the da nger of l os ingmy horse
,I did commend . and do now commend , Genera l E s te s a s one
of the best , the bravest , the most hero ic— aye , and the k indest hear t ed— of so l d iers . He ca n dea l admirab ly wi th a subj ect requ i ring a s
g ent l e treatmen t a s tha t of The “Tomen ,” but i n a figh t he i s a s cour
a g eou s a s a knight of o ld who knew no fea r . I have the p l ea sure ofintroducing Genera l E stes .
(Wh en the app lau se w h ich greeted h is appeara nce ha d subs ided ,Genera l E stes spoke , am id frequent mani festa t ion s of apprec ia tio n , a sfo l lows : )
R e s p o n s e b y G e n e r a l L le w e l l y n G . E s t e s , o f W a s h i n g t o n , D . C .
M r . Commander, Lad ies and Gentl emen : — I tha nk you for th is p l ea sant greet ing. a t the same time I reca l l De W o l f Hopper ’ s rec i ta t ion o fCa sey a t th e Ba t .” You wi l l remember tha t when Ca sey came uponthe fie ld he wa s greeted with enthusia st i c app l ause ; th e wel k i n rang
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wi th shouts from his a dmirers , bu t when mig hty Ca sey s truck out.s i l ence rei gned sup reme . I ca n see my fin ish .
W hen our worthy Commander a ssigned me th i s toa st I sa id,No
,
but, tha t m i ld -mannered gent l ema n ha s a very empha t ic way of see ingt ha t h i s orders a re obeyed , and sa id , Yes .
” Then my thoughts wentba ck to 1 86 1 , a nd my d ea r o ld mother down i n dea r New E ng land ;h ow , when a boy of s ix teen I sa id ,
“ M other,I want to go i nto the
a rm y ,
"a nd she rep l ied .
“
M y son , you are a l l I have, bu t your countryn eed s you . Go and do your du ty .
”E ighteen month s ro l l ed a round
.
Ca r ri ed from the ba t tl e fie ld severe l y wounded a nd n igh u -nto dea th,
a fter ten days'
of uncon sc i ou s suffering, upon op en ing my eyes I
t hou g ht I wa s i n heaven a nd a n angel wa s hovering o v er me . I t wa st h e sweet fa ce of the dea r mother who , with . tea rs stream i ng downh e r cheek s , wa s a sk ing God to give her ba ck her boy . On ly the manwh o ha s la id h i s hea d on t h e bo som of a mother and poured out h i ss orrows and troub l e s know s the dep th o f a woma n ’ s l ove . Comrades ,y ou ca n have more tha n one wi fe and a dozen sweethea rt s . but youc a n ha ve on l y one mother . God b less the mothers o f ou r land !
W e have l i stened to - n ig h t to the p ra i ses of men , of thei r glor iousd eeds i n w a r a nd of the i r sp l end id a ch ievements i n pea ce . and now tot h e w omen of ou r country we are proud to do homage . Gent lemen ,
i t i s the best a n d worthi est toa st to w h ich we ca n respond . Grea t a si s t h e deb t of the wor ld a t l arge to women , tha t of the American peo
p l e to i t s wom a n k im l i s s ti l l g rea ter . The h i story o f our women fromCo l on ia l t imes . w ith i t s h a rd sh ip s a nd suffering s , th rough the da rkd a ys of ou r s trug g l e fo r independence a nd during the grea t warth roug h w h ich w e ha ve pa ssed. i s a magn ific en t record . I n prosperi tya nd in adversi ty w oma n ha s borne her pa rt b rave ly a n d wel l . I t i ss a id the mothers o f a peop l e determine the ca l ibre of i t s men . Showm e t h e man i n the forefron t of ba tt l e , where va l ia nt men a re found .
a n d I wi l l show you a mother of cou rageou s mou ld , the h ighes t type o fw oma nhood . Let u s congra tu late ourse l ves we were so fortuna te i no u r mothers . Comrades . wha t more tha n a l l e l se ha s made our count r y t h e g rea test among t h e na t ion s of the world ? I t wa s the loya l tya n d puri ty of America n womanhood .
Throug h suc c ess ive. genera tion s have the sp l endid q ua l i t ie s o f ourwom en been ha nded down a s a proud heri tag e u n t i l to- d a y the Americ a n woman i s the ‘
fin es t of her sex tha t trea ds the ea rth . I n a rt . l i tera tu re a nd i n socia l l ife , a s daughter, w i fe a nd mother , she ha s amongh er kind no superiors a nd few equa l s . Her fame ha s rea ched throughou t t h e wor ld . and t h e record of her a ch ievements in every wa lk ofl i fe i s becom ing more b ri l l ia n t w i th the pa ssage of the yea rs . Hert riumph s meet us on every hand . a nd the Amer ica n woman ha s b ecom e a name to conj ure w ith . Al l men have unbounded admira t ionfor a l o v el y w oman : young men l ose their hea rt s to her a nd do foo l i sht hin g s . w h i l e o ld men lose the i r hea ds and do l ik ewi se .
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W e look to our w omen for a l l th a t i s best a n d t ruest i n humann a tu re . a nd we fin d i t there . Our pet boa st of be ing the superio r a n im a l i s ra p id ly becom ing a trad it ion . whi l e we are deserv ing o f thes ympa thy of t h e woman w h o once sa id : “ I am sorry for ma n! j u s t a tt ha t awkwa rd a ge between the a p e and the angel .
”
Not on ly do we need w oma n ’ s sympathy , not on l y do w e need thema s g u ides . co unse l o rs a nd friends , bu t a t a lmost every tu rn i n l i fe theirp resenc e i s ei the r a n i n sp i ra t ion for our deeds or a bened ic t ion for ou rs i n s . F rom t h em w e take our h i g hes t idea l s and cu l ture . and to themw e shou l d render ba ck mani fo ld the fru i ts o f th e seeds they haveim p lanted i n u s . I t i s on l y w i t h a g rav i ty born o f deep apprecia t io ntha t I spea k o f the i r v i r tues or the i r cha rms ; and a s the beauty and theva l ue of her presenc e i n th i s worl d comes da i l y home to us , we ‘k nowtha t God
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s g rea test a n d fa i res t crea ture is the America n woman . (App lau so. )
Song Home . Sweet Home .
OUR GU E ST S AND FRIE NDS .
They have honored us by th eir presence ; we thank them for the honor .
The Toa stm a ste r . - You have hea rd th i s even ing of t h e America nv o lunteer duri ng the. war ; you have hea rd from G enera l S ick l es abou tthe Gra nd Army of the Republ i c a nd the ma intenance of tha t orga n iz a t ion for the preserva t ion of wha t i s l e ft of the army of vo lun teers .
They sta nd ready a t a l l t imes a nd under a l l cond iti on s,when the ir ser
vice s may b e requ i red by the government . to gi ve those serv i ces a swi l l i ng ly a s they ga ve them from 1 86 1 to ’
6 5. A short t ime ago,when
tha t organ iza tion met i n genera l c onvent ion , one o f the l a rgest conv en t ion s pos s ib l y tha t i t ha s ever held , they honored one who i s wi thu s to - night by e lecti ng h im the Commander . I w ou ld l ike you n ow tohea r a few words from the presen t Commander o f the Grand Armyof the Republ ic . Genera l S tewart , the Adj uta nt Genera l o f Pennsy l va n ia .
R e s p o n s e b y Ge n e r a l T h om a s J . S t e w a r t
(Genera l Stewa rt’
s rema rk s were much enj oyed and a pip la u d ed .
He sa id : )M r . Cha irman . Ladies a nd Gent l emen , C om ra d es z— I understood
tha t I was not to be ca l l ed upon to - n ight , and onl y a few moments agowa s I advi sed by the genia l p res id ing offi cer of th i s occa sion tha t Iwou ld be expected to say someth in g in respon se to the la st toa st onthe prog ram . T h e honor i s la te a nd I know you don ’ t want to be deta in ed . Tha t reca l l s to my m ind a story abou t a pub l ic lectu rer who hada lway s been ca refu l to keep h i s engagements . He to ld the story h imse l f” He sa id :
“ I had a lways prided myse l f upon keep ing a l l myengag ement s . O n one occa sion I wa s to appea r i n a town in NorthDakota . but I ra n into a b l izza rd, and when I got to the sta tion a t thep la c e the snow wa s a bou t five feet deep : there wa s not a veh ic l e o f anyk ind about the sta t ion ; nobody wa s there to m eet ,
m e . I a sked wherethe bui ld ing wa s where the l ecture wa s to be given a nd fina l l y wa sdi rected by the sta t ion ma ster where to go . I got i nto the ya rd ofthe p la ce and , t hrough the rea r, to th e stage ha l f a n hour l a t e : a ndthere. i n the
‘
center of tha t ha l l . sa t one man . I sa id to him :“ I came
here to de l i ver thi s l ecture ; I have n ever m i ssed a n engagement. andI have t r i ed ha rd to keep i t to - nigh t . I am ha l f a n hour la te , a nd Iprepose , i n con sidera t i on of you r com ing here to l i sten to me , to g iveyou t h i s lecture through from the begi nn ing to th e end T h e man
g ot up a nd sa id :“ For God’ s sake don ’ t— I am the ja ni tor an d I want
to go home .
”(App la u se )
(After narra t i ng a nother humorou s story , Genera l Stewart cont in u ed : )
I have been a sked to sa y a word for our guests and fri ends. a nd ina few words I want to pre sen t to the Meda l of Honor Legion the sa lut a t ion s and congra tu l a t ion s of the i r fri end s. and to voi ce the p l ea surethey have had on thi s notab l e occa sion . I thought to - night a s I sa there tha t the M eda l of Honor Legion o f the Un i ted State s of Amer i caca nnot be dup l i ca ted i n th e who l e world . and tha t the a rmy a nd na v yoi
' th e na t ion cannot be dup l i cated . E ver s i nce ba tt l es have beenfought wa s there e v er any on which so much depended for the humanra ce a s the batt l es tha t were foug ht for the suppression of t h e rebe ll ion ? Four m i l l ions a nd more o f men g a thered tog ether under t hebanners of th e contending forces. hundreds a nd thou sands of gra veswere fi l led
,there were unwel come g uest s a t a lmost every home i n the
l a nd. there were a mi l l ion a nd more of men who were cr ipp le d for l i fe
a l l tha t for the suppress ion o f the rebe l l i on . a l l tha t for the l ibert ies weenj oy to - day
,a l l tha t for th e un i ty of th i s g rea t Republ i c o f ours . For
four l ong yea rs th e whol e wor l d wa tched with anx iou s and eager eyesthe Ameri ca n ci t izen b ecom e
,t h e Ameri ca n vol unteer so ld ier a nd on
more tha n two thousand batt l efiel ds . perform va lorous deeds , do m ig hty
a ct s of i ndiv idua l courage . unti l he sta nds unsurpa ssed and unmatched
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in a l l mar tia l h istory . T hen when th e war wa s over a n d when th eUn ion wa s saved the world saw the American vo lunteer so ld ier returnto h i s home , l ay ofi h i s un i form
,hang up h i s musket and h i s sabre
over the firep l a ce , go back to the dut ies of the farm and the shop andthe schoo l a nd the co l l ege , to the tra des a nd p rofession s of a n America n c it iz en , conten t in th e knowl edge tha t he had done h is fu l l du ty ,a l l tha t a m a n cou ld do for h is country , and tha t was to od er h i s l ifefor her. And around th i s boa rd to- n igh t a re th e men wh o were a strue a s stee l in th e time of the Na tion ’ s hour of trava i l . They a re
.
themen upon whom the na t ion l eaned i n those try ing times . These menthen were the boys of the la nd , fu l l of hope a nd amb it ion ; every roadto fame and fortune , to j oy a nd honor, wa s open to their feet ; theyhad the right to contes t for a l l the rewards of fa ithfu l c i tizenship andhonest endeavor ; b u t th ey turned the ir backs on a l l these , gave the irl ive s to the ha za rd of war and for four long years stood where dea thwa s threa ten ing a nd l i fe wa s on l y a j es t . And a round th i s board ton ight a re the men to whom the peop l e of th is nation doff the ir caps forsp lendid ga l la n try , fa i thfu l serv ice a n d magnificen t courage. Andthese a re the m en to whom she ga ve her meda l s of honor and whomshe commended to a l l th e wor l d a s her prec ious j ewel s a n d
‘
, a s Genera lS ick l es sa id ,
“ th e bravest o f the brave .T h i s i s a grea t occa sion , one ful l o f pa trioti sm . But I want to
hurry to a conc l u s ion . Reca l l ing wha t wa s sa id by my friend, Genera l
K ing, in regard to scenes of l awl essness a nd disorder , I want to saytha t the men of the o l d a rmy have a lways stood for l aw and order andfor a l l tha t i s good and true in American c it iz ensh ip , t h e
'
c it iz en sh iptha t gua rds and protect s th i s Repub l ic. T h e peop l e of th i s l a nd knowto - n ight tha t th e men of the Meda l o f Honor Legion and a l l the ir o ldcomra des who rema i n a re st i l l ma rch ing to the music o f the Un ion ,
tha t t h e flag of their country i s the ir gu ide a nd tha t their dearest d esire i s for t he growth a nd the gl ory and th e grandeur o f th is grea tRepubl ic of ours ; tha t the i r prayers are for her preserv a t ion , the ira rms ready for her defence , and tha t their fina l sacr ifice , if need be,w i l l be the i r l ives gi v en for her permanency and her perpetu i ty . An d
now . gent l emen . in cl osing, on beha l f of your guest s a nd fr i ends , fora l l th e c itizensh ip of t hi s Repub l i c , for a l l peop l e who l ove patriot ismand adm i re courage , l e t me say for them a l l , M eda l of Honor Legion ,we sa lute you . Good n ight . (App l au se )
S ong—“Au ld Lang Syne .
The T oa stma ster .— As the l a st duty I have to perform a s Gemman
der, I w i sh to thank t h e Meda l o f Honor Legion for the ir l oya l ty, fortheir support, for thei r kindness throughout the pa st yea r wh i l e I havebeen the ir C ommander . I now wa nt to turn th is com mand over toGenera l S ick l e s a nd to give h im the a ssura nce tha t he w i l l come i ntocommand of a body of men which for patriot ism , for courage and forga l l a n tr y ha s no equa l in the h istory of the world .
Compan ions, I now present to you your Commander. G ive him a
so ldiers’ and sa i l ors ’ greeting— Genera l S ick l es .
(The enti re compa ny insta ntl y rose a nd greeted the Commandere lect w ith a round o f hearty cheers .)
Genera l S ick l e s briefly expressed to the L egion h i s apprecia t ion of
the ir comp l iment . He sa id he h a d a l ready a cknowledged h i s sense ofthe honor confe rred upon h im in h is se l ection a s thei r ch ief. He added :I t i s honor enough for any so ldier to command a ny body of vo lum
teers of t h e Union A rmy , n o matter how sma l l or how unknow n ; butfor me , a t the c l o se o f my ca reer , nea r the end of my days , to be sa
l uted a s the chief of those who have been s ingl ed ou t by the na t ion forit s choicest honors i s someth ing tha t I did not look forward to . Therefore you ca n understa nd how deep l y I fee l wha t you h a ve done for me.Again I tha nk you . (Genera l app lause .)
AD JOUR NE D .
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AT T H E B A N Q U ET
No a d d res s g i v en t o those residing in Phi la d e lph ia .
An dIeD
Is on , E ve ret t W ., P hoenix v i l le,a .
An derson, Marion T ., W a shington, D .
Ar ch ihal , W m .,and wife, Trenton,
N . J .
Benedict, Geo. G ., Burling ton, V t .
Benn e tt , O rson W . an d wife .Ben net t, Willi amBin der
, R icha rd, an d wife .
Bla ckwood , D r . Wm . R . D ., a n d wife .
Brosnan, John, Brooklyn , N . Y .
B rush, George \V ., a n d wi fe, Brook lyn ,
Con nor, R ichard , and wifeCa ldwel l
, D aniel, an d wi fe .
Cla rk, Jam es G ., an d wife .Cook, John H .
, N ew York c i ty .
Cruse, Thom a s W a n e, P a .
Corson, Joseph an d wi fe, Plym outh M ee tm g , P a .
Cron in, Cornel ius, Brook lyn , N . Y .
D elaney,John O ., Ha rrisb u rg, P a .
Du r ney, Au s tin J ., Cen tre vil le , Md .
D a v is, Ch a rles C , Ha rrisburg , P a .
Drake, J . M adison, an d daughter,E l iza b eth , N . J
,
Edgerton , Nathan H .
Eng l ish , Edmund, an d d augh terE stes, General Llewel lyn G .
, W ashington, D. C .
Evans, John, Brook ly n, N . Y .
Ewing , John C.
Follet t , J08 L ., N ew York c ity .
Fuger, F rszlk ., Fort M cH en ry , Bal to .
Fassett , John B , N ew York .
F i i rn ess, Frank .
Fleetwood, Ch risDt ian A .
, an d wife ,W ash in gt on , D
Furm an, Ch es ter S . , Bloom sb urg , P a .
Gil ligan, Ed L ., wife a n d daugh ter,
Oxford, P a .
Grant, Ga b riel, N ew York .
Grim es, Edw. P N ew York city .
Horne, Sam u el B ., W in s ted, Conn .
Howard , GenHou ghton , Ch as . H .
, Jersey C ity, N . J .
Howe, W m . H .,W est E v ere t t, Mass .
Ha rrison , Cha s . H ., Charles town , Ma s s .
Hub b el l, R ev . W m . S ., N ew York c ity.
Ha l l , Re v . Fr anc is a n d wife , P la t teb ur gh ,
Y .
H u n t er son , John C .
Hopkins, Ch a s . F ..
ton ,N . J .
Haring , Ab ram P , N ew York city.
H eerm an ce, W m . , N ew York ci ty .
Jam i eson , W a l ter, Brook ly n, N . Y .
an d wife, Boon
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l i v er O . , B u r lin g ton ,V tt .
Kin g , Hora tio C ., an d wife, Brooklyn, N . Y .
K yle, Pa t rick J ., an d wife, Ch a rlestown, Ma ss .
L awson , John H ., an d wife .
L e vy,Ben j . B , an d cousin, N ew York
c i ty.
Ma ckie, John F.
Ma rtin, Syl v es ter H ., an d sis ter .
Mayn a rd, Geo . H , VV al th am ,Ma ss .
Merriam , Henry 0 . W ayne, P a .
Mea rs,Geo . W Y, an d w ife, R upert, P a .
i l ler, Jam es , an d wife .
M in dl
il, Geo . W ., an d wife, N ew York
i tc
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ht
e
sil,A lex . H . Ha rrisb u r ,
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YP a .
Ma t thews, W m , Brook lyn ,Morse
, Ch a rles E N ew York c iyMu lhol land , St . Cla ir A ., a n d wife .
M cK eev er , M ichael , an d wife.
Nolan , John J ., an d wife,N ew York .
Orth , Ja cob G
I
.. a n d wife .
Phelps , Ch a s . , Ba l tim ore, M d .
Pla t t , George C ., and wife .
Pe t ty Phi l l ip,D agget , Pa .
Pos t les , J . P a rke, W i lm ing ton, D elPres ton
,Nob le D ,
wife and daughter .
R a fferty, Peter F .,N ew York city
Rohm ,Ferdinand , Ha rrisb urg, P a .
Ra nd , C h a s . E , Wa sh ington , 'D . C .
Roche, D a v id , VVor ch est er , Mas s .
Rowe, Henry W . Boston, Mass .
ch edib n er , Ma rtin E . and wife, C amen ,
Sea rs , Cyru s, Harps ter, Oh io .
Sickles , Gen . Dan iel E ., N ew York city .
Sid m an , George D .
S tockm an, Geo. H an d wife .
Scot t , Alex , W a shing ton, D . C .
Scot t, J . W a l la ce .
Thogi , W a l ter, an d wife, Brooklyn ,
Toffey. John J . , Jersey C ity, N . J .
Truel l, Ed win N .
, W a sh ing ton , D . C .
U r ell,M . Em m i t , W a shi ng ton, 'D . C .
Vea le, Moses, an d wife .
Vanders lice, John M ., an d wife .
W a inwr igh t, Joh n, an d wi fe, W ilm in gt n D el .
VVa rfel, Henry C .
,Ph i l ips
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b urg , P a .
W eb b , J am es W " Brook lyn, N . Y.
Weinert , Pau l H ., a n d wife, B r ighton
,
W hite,J . H
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nr y , an d wife .W i l liam s , E lwood A , an d wife .
W ray, W m . J ., an d. wife.
Young, Jam es M ., Jam estown , N . Y .
