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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-17
AATE SPORTING NEWS
Alleged Movement to Drop Four League
Clubs.
- Sensational Dispatch From New
Observation-Disclosures May lie
pft Out.

dispatch was sent out from New York
yesterday afternoon. aHF4-I to come from
pish authority in the National l.aa,ue. and
winch among other thinga gays: 1T has
Deeh given out in official ba -, baIl circles
nere mat some startling changes are to be
at meeting Of the national
Beard of the League of Basa sail Clubs to
De held In this city next Monday For
SINE time there has been a great ,Iissatis-
hctlOn expressed over tn manner In which
some OF the base bail clubs IL tn. National
AeaSue have been fu..nag,-l durlnS the
present season. Nh,i- II would appear
e-at each club has the power 10 rrauage
rs own affairs. at the same tim. 50 great
mas been the financial loss u the other
eiuDs that were maasz..l ,.,,,fi "a different
ana broader business b.: - thar me league
members have agreed that the best in
terests Of the game demand "a change
one reason for taking .Ip t1;s matter has
ceeh the losses SUSTAINED "a easter! II. Ds
through the small atteaisuce in western
cities
Another matter that is causing trouble
IN the league is the - 1T ana; th-r- are too
many tail-enders III ia- combination. II
Is a recognized fact that q t,ye!ye-club
league is a failure. am ,h- 4u-stinn If how
10 get rid of at least fs,ir of the clubs is
one tnat will be discus p I1.xt Monday
III VIII be no sUGprisu If s,ui. preiimi-
nary steps should b. taken O., hug in the
franchises OF Gle. Gland. Louis Vile. WASH
mston and possibly ii;,-ulrs AZ any
rdtr the scheme = 81 1908 --l -ef tin. le.il.tIe
Deck 10 eight CUBS This chang VIII u.5-
woe Tor a distributi..i of .-,s3 pI. y-.S and
alls distribution VIII DO. aHt.- ff -urH a WY
mat the best ci-u- vtI .lr -cr siI II the
pest payers One uf the strongest .ttlXo-
Gates OF The eiShC- club t..t-rl- X chicago.
reason for this IA i,-- found in the
hct tnat in this way th- rnau..--Ei.. M that
haS refused TO pUTChass PLAYERS fuis sea-
SOD thInkS IL Will be abb Co secure several
good men for nothing. ALREADY The Louis
Nlle cub has begun to self Of IL players
ana other clubs meutiOpcI may vZpcct to
start an auction sale SJcn. The Cleveland
cIub may be transferred in Il bly, as there
are several weak cities that would like
ali the players.
me recent playing by the Chicago club
has caused considerable comment here
particularly since il has shown such a
startling reversal of fern. That ruDor,
however. TO the effect that sonte hipDOirom-
ing exhibitions have been arTIn yei so that
Anson may find better place in the per-
eentage column may be eInphat ically de-
MED of course, while It Is admitted that
ne has one Of the weakest clubs in the
league. and il has recently been able to
win against the strongest clubs IN the
league. at the same time base Uall Is
Uncertain game and the season is not yet
Closed
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that owing to the very low price of wheat
the farmers are sending but little Of that
grain to market. finding Il more profitable
to feed II to the hogs at home This is the
dcllest grain season that has been exper-
fenced In this city for years. The oriental
war does not seem to have affected the
prices. except from a speculative stand
point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-17
Funeral of DIR. Osmun.

Funeral services over the remains Of the
late DR.. Charles Osmun, who was the medi-
cal inspector of the health department, We're
held Yesterday at the late residence, 81 18th
street. Rev. DR.. s. j. Smith officiated, and
the interment was at the Congressional
cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-17

which practically settled the contest The
batteries were staley and Tenney. Menafee
and Mack.
R.HE.
I:oston ...............4 o 2 OOx-8 II 4
Pittsburg .............O o 3 O o OOO4 q o
1t was battle of pitchers in the Brook
lyn-Chicaso game and Griffith came out
ahead A long home run hit by Dahlen was
the feature. Lucid and Daley, Griffith and
Schriver Were the batteries.
Brooklyn .........O 90 0OOOOo-1 o o
Chicago ..............0 10000 OI3 7 3
In the first two innings nine hits,
passed ball and two errors gave Baltimore
lead which the Cincinnati Reds could
not approach. The batteries were Hawke
and Robinson. Parrott and Murphy.
Baltimore ........37OOO o-1521
Cincinnati --........2 900 OO-8 g
Nicoll was hit hard by the Philadelphia
ba tsmen, who won the contest from Louis
Vile without difficulty weighing Grady
and Buckley, Nicoll and Grim were the
batteries.
RHE.
Philadelphia .......3 2O15 13O2-17 10 o
Louisville .........-.1 0OO1 1OO0-3 . l
IL was also very easy for the Giants in
the game with St. Louis. Meekin was In
line form. but Hawley was unable to fool
the big men at all. Meekin made kome
run and three singles. The batteries were
Meekin and Farrell, Hawley and Miller.
RHE.
New York .......3 200 321x-13 Is 2
st. Louis. 1 5000 1905 I 8
League Games Today.
Cleveland at Washington.
Louisville at Philadelphia.
The Departmental League.
The game between the City Post Office
and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
tes ms at Capitol Park was a tie at the end
II the ninth inning. the score being ~ to
- A slight disturbance occurred owing to
mpire Cameron declaring Leach out for
interfering with a batted ball. Darkness
prevented further play. The batteries were
Winkleman and Bishop for the City Post
Office. and Orspada and Wade for the En-
SrEverS.
Base Ball Notes.
Pitcher Mike Sullivan. late of Washing
ton, will join the Cleveland team today.
Tim O'Rourke has gone to Sioux City.
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CLEVELAND.
TVTdi"- -. o To q II IOTdIs- :
O'Connor batted for Young in linth.

= 3
'O'Connor batted for Young in NTH.
Washington ........-.. o o Go
Cleveland. -............ U y o 1-2
Earned Washington. >; Cleveland, l. Two
base hIts-Mctiuire, Hasamaear. Three-base hits
Abbey. Mcclure Home runs-Hasamaear, Setback,
Stolen bases-Abbey (2l, Blake, McAleer. Double
tlays-Abbey and Mctiure; %. Tebeau and q. Te-
beau; McAIeer and thinner. First base on balls
BY Maui. 3; by Young, = Hit by pitched ball
b Young, /. Struck Out-By Maui, 4; by Young,
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The Rockaway Beach steamer General
Slocum went ashore on a sand bar on her
last trip to New York Wednesday, and her
900 passengers were brought home on the
Angler. The storm made havoc in Perth
Amhoy and other places.
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2: Wild pitch-Maul. Time-2.10 Umpire
How the Clubs stand.


Boston scored four runs in the first inning
In the game with Pittsburg by reason Of
&c cd hitting and the wildness Of Menafee
which practically settled the contest. The
batteries were Staley and Tenney. Menafee
and Mack
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ST. Asaph's Track Licensed.

The Virginia Jockey Club. at st. Asaph
Junction, between here and Alexandria.
has been granted a license. The track. which
will be trst-class in every respect. will
open Immediately after the conclusion of
the season IN New York. Col Mcintyre
who is one Of the leaders In the enterprise.
will have charge of the program.
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"Pstsy" sicDermotr. License Gone.

A decision has been reached in the case
Of Jockey McDermoJt, who was complained
Of at Brighton for foul riding. and for in
different work on Tiny Tim in a race. His
license has been revoaed, which bars him
from riding ON any track owing allegiance
to the Jockey Club.
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Order of Races


l. Junior eight.
z. Junior single.
.. Senior four.
4. Senior single.
o. Junior four
y. Senior four-oared gig.
Z. intermediate eight.
fosition number from the District shore
anu the coiors to be worn will be: Potomac
red' Analostan, blue; Columbia. red and
plue' and visiting Crews, yellow and black
res pectively. anu oi"eA'
Foilowing are position of crews as drawn
at the meeting of the regatta COMMITTEES
held last night
Junior eight-Potomac B. c., Columbia A
C., Analostan Il. c.
Junior single-Moar, Columbia: Carlin
Potomac; Uhrbrock, Baltimore A. C.: ReitZ
Ariel b. c., Baltimore
Senior four-Columbia A. c., Ariel r. G.
Senior singles-Van Zandt, Ariel b. C.:
Carlin. Potomac b. c.; Baker, C. A. c. -
Junior four-Analostan Boat Club, Ariel
Boat Club, Columbia Athletic Club.
Senior four-oared gig-Ariel Boat Club
Columbia Athletic Club
intermediate eights-Potomac Boat Club
Columbia Athletic Club. Paramount Boat
Club. Philadelphia; Analostan Boat Club,
The medals, banners and cups will be on
exhibition today and tomorrow morning in
the windows of Robinson, Cherry & Co
18th and streets.
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JOITINGS ABOUr TORN

The Board OF Health has ordered thirty eve frame
shAntes Ani stables IA the upper portion The cJ 70
be vacated account Of their sanitary condition.
John scnTeinsT mad in the spring Of ls's promising
his garden ruined. In SUIT ggaInst tie CIty
gus superior tour he recovered yesterday s-vl -
uamAgsA
Charles Miller who IL accused OF numbering August
tory last TuesdAy night waived examination IN ths
Tunhs POI &c court yesterday, znd Nas usd ~ltbou1
b Al for trial
John SHAY SO years old Of sra sixth avenue vas
Knocked loan by cable a. BroAlN ay AMI !Or;isth
street yesterday afternoon. aud had OF hs lsgs
broken lie vac taken 10 Roosevelt Hospital lhs grip
uIAn VAS arrested
The man no committed safe de by shooting himself
in the Hsai front OF Chn.On pace sunday night
NaH ldrutinsd yestcrlGy bLtu luedleT. an Tder!I
n an who boarded AZ - second street lie tlrned
% the hoase last tuesday for not paying his uari
AtEhs eud o. the exam nation yesterday Of IharleG
Petersen. charged uith Ktlng Jane. Shleds igHoE =
sailor the glisH amp Dulesp sugh. on frb, Ia
Tinted stafes Comm ssansT SHE Is held hun for ~
tradition fsde.sen Slll be tried Tor the murder IN
England
Judgment for 81 ma was entered yesterday against
Natl.a A, OlHlsgead 81 is Mrst Fttynilh street IN
favor OF Frydsrie bonner Of the d,t oAAnee d1s IN
r. Anthny a ca Tor Sas4 NhlCh we're de- Osltsd
a. cOIatsTal security on The note.
The shzFn has received an attachment for s., 80
"a uat aeon ~ JUDs- IA favor Gro.gr A. boa den.
$40 recovered a iudEMsnt for Ihs above AuoHHt
aganst a O. Jones IN tns kuOie LlAnl suprsme tugrg
On AyEn 10 The S,tAehHsnt vas gTAnts! On tle
served GA sue al, meal Rational BAus-
The GTan Jury fsInd two more indtctmsuH ysster-
day agAlps, william ~ tiudrslh. formerly mvtulcr
Sd n' s o Ter I.5 sd M ss A s 70
meats gbArgs ltFeth uith Erani Aresny the nrst
dsgFss thfse lpsrine CHARGE ~ Ihv indict
balss " s4s iAs Pre- viousy " ~ HEl
lab BaRk 81 A0aih America
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81. GEoRGk's SOCIETY BLHoUxz.
Four Hundred M-mbrr and Their Guest
FIN the Big Bar quet Rooe at ID -Imonieo's.

Four Hundred M-mbrr. and Their Guests
FIJI the Big Bar quet Roos at D.imonieo's.
The 1oSth annual banquet OF the st. Georges
Society took place at Delm onico's last night.
Beside the 1856 members OF the society there
were present nearly nifty guests
President Harold A. Sanderson presided.
and with him at the head table sat Gen o. o.
Howard. Sir James Grant Hermann oelrichs.
Lieut. Col. Nancy o; the British army. Ad-
miral GheradI. President Seth Low OF Column
bia College. the Rev. E. wslpoie Warren. Con-
sui s. G. Fraser. F. ". Hurst. and others.
After few Introductory remarks By Presi-
dent Sanderson. the diners arose. drank the
health Of the Queen Of England and Of the
President Of the United States. and then sang
God Save the Queen" and Tho star-
Spaneled Banner"
The Rev. 4. walpole Warren responded TO
the toast. THE day and all who honor t." DR..
Warren rendered a glowing eulogy OF Glad
stone. and said that that great statesman
OF Commons. surrounded as It was
By all sorts OF degrading influences
Sir William Boober. the British Consul Gen.
eral was to have responded to the toast. Her
Majesty's Representatives" but was kept at
home by illness. and his place was taken by
the caSasrs We sT IIv 70 s'GR Ia Inc
Producing Mr.. Oelriehs President SAnderson
Is%arrked selecting Sentle% 1sD,,t t.
q That Ia. bl cSh INTO the the
f fs:S ,nf ca. Sp' fi asrR. sS %. q.
speak to you. He is a me n Der Of this society,
sSS he fS. e s
This A@srica," said Mr. Oelrichs. rs
s59sS land hSEnE with nix and honey
iui az usual. Tho trouble is that the Gov.
In the land and pay It back In molassss. The
first Gsntleman In he iand T. peep-
ing; about. what. / don't know. In
the mean time Congress Is raising merry
he9 It hs; mot only diSalS.
tire SS S ScSH' The S& T Do s' Ss
The dhanciai depression continues. Why.
that w6sEe a couple Of years ago he could
borrow 500 without any trouble. he had dim
BIZ the way. that gentleman was to be here
tonight. He promised to come. and see that
he has kent his word as usual But about the
the goose. while I 4 Is a terrible fact
terrapin but twice this year. The business
men And the laboring men are idle: Ia fact
the only busy man seems to be the Sheriff
Coxey's army Is on the wAy to Washington.
1t gets nearer every day. and when IL finally
reaches the Capitol its mem bers are to enter
formal protest against the income tax
The recent efforts OF women 20 have the
article leads me to warn the sex TO be careful
Let them proceed slowly, and let them busy
political economy
Some OF you here o-night know the real
meaning Of political economy. l know Il,
though. Ii Was all explained TO me BY Paddy
Gleason, ex-Mayor OF Long Island City. He
told me that political economy meant never to
pay more than 50 for : vote"
After Mr. Oelriehs. the other. speakers were
Gen, q. q. Howard. Admiral Ghsrardi. Lieut.
Col Massey. and seth Low.
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OU1WITrED THE DEMOCRLTs.
Rerubucan Senators Succeed In Getting Mrs
Poster. NJ mortal Ordered PrIut-d.

Republican Senators Succeed In G-tting Mrs.
Foster. Memorial Ordered P-Iut-d.
WASHINGTON. April 23.-Mrs. J. Ellen Foster.
tho Republican politician now enacting the
role OF the working girls friend" outwitted
the Democratic members Of the Finance Com
nittee to-day and secured the publication OF
her memorial IN behalf OF the factory girls OF
New England By unanimous consent OF the
Senate
Senator Aidrich engineered the proposition
through tho Senate. and 1t was done so clever
ly and innocentlJ that the Senate had COM
mitted itself to the scheme before tho m en- :
bers Of the majority fully realized what had
occurred.
Mrs. Foster came to Washin cton soon after
the Wilson bill was sent from the House to the
Senate accompanied by several working girls
from the mills and factories Of New England.
She requested for these girls . hearing before
the Senate Committee on Finance. in opposi-
tion to certain provisions OF the Wilson bill.
The majority Of the committee decided that 1t
would not grant formal hearings to the repre-
rentstives OF any OF the industries affected by
the bill.
Mrs Foster and her working girls knocked
they were about to be turned away. when the
th sOf patty by By hrs. Foster on many oc-
her in getting the Testimony OF her
working girls before the country officially.
steSog1aShsr and ree e ths statem.nts Of
Mrs. Foster and her companions The next
move was to get the statements drawn In the
This morning during the consideration Of
the routine business in the senate. Senator
quite bulky. and. as bril- ely as possible. ex-
planned It's contents and asked unanimous
consent to have it printed as pubic doeu-
Nearly all the Republican Senators watched
the proceedings with almost breathless AnX-
ocratie mem 6ers OF tho Finance Committee
would offer All objection. which wound have
defeated the oSssS al sns n,nor n99
a matter OF no Importance. and announced
that the memorial would be printed II there
During the few seconds required to make
the order, tho face Of Senator Aldrich was a
recsivinR honor marks for his lessons when
he did not deserve them; "A soon as the de-
olslon OF the Vice. PRESIDENT was declared Sem
Ator AldTlch strAightend up and smiled tri-
umphAntly. while his RspublicAn friends nod
ded their approval 20 the Senator from Khods
suddenly the fact dawped upon Chairman
Voorhees, that the Republicans had succeeded
IN accomplishing something that the majority
OF his committee had opposed He turned to
on the sub ect hut Mr.. Mills was evidently in
member Of a"G The Finance Committee. Senator
Voorhees, then turned to Senator German on
his right. who is tho Chairman OF the Commit
The senator from Maryland apparently did
not care TO interfere with the business OF the
thing in reply which did not seem entirely
satisfactory TO Senator voorhees,.
The Indiana Senator did not attempt 10 have
the question TeconsIdersd, consequently Mrs.
Fosters memorial was ordered TO be printed
through the malls under Congressional
frank.
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Dr. HOLSTER OF the GresnVs Yacht Club placed the
OAikA IN commission few days ago TAnks among
the spesdIsst OF the cAtbOAts IN these UAtsra
The open eAtboAt Mary which has = double centre
board ~ benz -SsThauIsd AZ fAbAns JArd IN ram
The Newark Yacht club boasts OF the largest number
Of steam and uAphha launches 60 be found IN any nss'
heTsabOuIs They al the TyTo. NlEs AdsiA NtnitA.
Sarah a. OrianuA TIlols. NautiuL Atlanta Johu T.
Thror. I'D LNKs Tns cluD hAa appointed . col'
mttss "a secure ns~ SITE that viii be suitAhs TOY
both "a ling ami steam yacht 0wnsTs The owners y
sAtuz yarhis have no tis trouble IN reaching thsH
present AEcuu-ags during aim
capt hoe rl,~oTth o. Bergen Point has placed IN
cumiuAsru new l1.fout open CAlhHat. ShCh -
cams Nl prove itself Ths fastssI ~ cl-ss 20 -
found IA a.terr sAtrrs He cOnrirncs 10 ETs-t IA
tue craft tUat he har accepted ChAlsugs from i've
flIlaIr pl.la tnlnE tlsy have zoe
AroAt IN the above clAas 10 sA rsrlss
OF races for 500 SIDE the uTst ~ Shcn wlL t-.s
place m ,uns over triangular Caut's 81 ntssA
nlr, ou New OgS ray. IL 10 quite hksIy thAt 'AyI
lswo-th VIII he a. the he IN OF boa IA tAssr races
notwithstanding his Tps o Il sg- Tue boat has 's'
yrtheru CuFistsnr a.
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THE japanese have become so progressive
In their idea and so set In their detsrmin alton
TO get position in the van OF Caucas sian civil
iZation that they are even resoIting to artilice
to rid themselys OF the most distinctive phys
iognOmical feature OF their Monaghan origin
the slant eye" said H. NJ Henry. a friend
OF mine. who Is a surgeon, is doing a rushing
business in Toxic At strengthening the eyes OF
the Japs. 80 large has his novel business
he has induced a nu II Der OF his old classmates
TO Ioin him in japan. Most OF them were doing
little or nothing at their pro fession In this
country. but / hear that they are al! getting
rich In the MikAdo's capital
The operation for Strengthening the slant
in the Jams eye Is described by my friend as
very simple and comparatively painless. It
IL confined exclusively to the exterior corner
OF the eyelids The surgeons sharp little
blade is inserted und-r that part OF the I'D ear
the slant, an almost inhnitsslmal slit IL made
fine Eilk thread stitches tho parts together
and. presto. chAngsl tho Jan arises from the
surgeons chair a happy man. for his eyes are
as straight as those OF any white man that
walks the earth"
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YACn7Iss At HOME AND <BRoAn
what Some OF the New Racers On Roth
side OF the AtInntIc Look L.ke.


Yachtsmen on the other side OF the water are
eagerly awaiting the outcome OF tho first meet.
ing between the new and old 2o-raters. and
are also spec ulsting as to what the new Watson
and Fife 10-raters will do with the Herrsshof
fin. recently shipped abroad for the Messrs
Allan OF Glasgow. In tho former class
Lord Dunraven has gone ahead In his
usual liberal manner. as In addition to
building q new 2O-rntsr Of his own design he
has purchased + fe's Dragon III. OF last season
and Is putting . centreboard In her. The
Dragon. by the way. is tho only centrebosrd
boat Of the lot. the others being keel cutters.
The feet consisting of Punrsysn's new 20
last year. %. owned ~ inc Me,.s.:
Council; Fi,e'snew 70 bSilding By Hansen az
PRINCE Henry Of Battenberg. and Watson's last
years Deidre. formerly owned By Lord Dun
raven. making six kee!s against one centre-
As the Watson and Herreshor 1o-ra.srs
have already been described In these columns.
doubtedly prove OF interest. According to .
yachtsr1an who recently had a look At her. she
tapered ends. She has a larger over. ali length
than either the Watson or Herreshon boats
not being clipped OIL at the ends. and her beam
Length over ali. 81 iset; length on The losd:
Little is known OF the Nicholson rAter. which
fleet. but it Is said she viii be an abnormal
liam Fife the father Of, designer Fife, one Of
ers In speaking OF the tremendous cost OF
yachts like the ysIkyrie: Gritannia satsnit%
season was about 5000 or SIS ooo' which,
in his opinion, was black, burning shame"
when the Calluna carried away her boom 10
the south OF England. which OF course had TO
be replaced. The spar alone cost 900. which
brought up the total sost to fi4O, the price Of
q good-siz boat on the other side.
peted @ I.crf Il Brsto p' Tor M Is Gown own
use which 10 called the Alerion. She was
launched asst Tuesday and IT IL said closely
abroad. she T. 81 feet on the water line. e
feet over all Extreme beam about feet. and
dranght, including the flo. about 9 feet
SEN les the Handsel., which was'bullt lastyea
has a large sail plan. with mole mast and
carries ma insail. forestaysatl and lib. The
hull IL OF. yellow pine and the deck house 10
huilt OF white oak she is painted white above
the water line and has . dark red beneath,
The fin is Of Tobin with lead bulb OF several
tS9s.S es Rs nave 'e Balance and
AS the ringers are at work on her trial trip
IL expected shortly. One peculiar thing about
is arrang ed in compartments where children
may he slowed away in rough weather. SO II
is evident she will be used for cruising as
With the Gloriana. Wasp. and Carnits. In
commission. there should be some good racing
room. 1t is said. will not be In commission. as
Charles Francis Adams second, one OF her
owners. will be too busy TO race her.
daI OF the Boston Yacht Club took its nrst sail
last Thursday to Hull and return
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Mr.. B.y.rd ., . London B.uau.,.

LONDON. April 23.-The usual ST. Georges
Day banquet was given this evening at the
Mansion House Many colonial and Indian
representatives were present. The Lord
Mayor proposed q toast to United States Am
bsssador Bayard. In replying. Mr.. Baysrd
said that he felt greatly embarrassed at the In
finite hospitality Of his English cousin. He
was very conscious that the present occasion
was gathering OF the clans. The chickens
were Ieturning to roost with the mother.
broken of almost 100 years ago. He met his
fellow British m en- at the table with sense OF
deep JOY. He and his people were working
with them to sustain the best hopes OF thu
worlds civilization and the progress Of Its bet
ter elementa All were member Of . great
voluntary committee. charged with the trAdi-
tions and herttages OF their race. to insure the
principles Of liberty. both civic and religious.
and to see that these principles should not be
allowed to fail or deteriorate.