Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15
RED MEMS TRIBUTE
Services in Gommemoration Of Death
of Washington.
LARGE AUDIENCE AfCOnVENrION HALL
Address by Senator Chauncey NJ
;Depew of New York
PROG RANlOF EXERCISES

| Memorable services in honor of George
| Washington were held in Convention Hall
last evening under the auspices of the
| Great Council of the United States I'm
proved Order of Red Men. There were over
5000 people gathered there.
! The Grafton of Senator Chauncey NJ. De-
pew Of New York was the feature of the
occasion. Three sentiments of the orator
called forth unusual applause from the au-
! dience. They were his reference to the
| friendship of England, with the statement
! that this country wants no alliance with
any foreign nation his reference to our
| colonial possessions, and to the situation
| Of the United States at the open door of
China, where the liberty of trading could
not be restricted.
The great hall was tastefully decorated
| with patriotic colors, and every seat and
all available standing room was occupied.
Members of the order, dressed in their con-
tinental uniform and powdered wigs acted
as ushers. The United States Marine Band,
under the direction of Lieut.. VIM. H. San
teimann its leader, rendered several Sc
lectionS before the exercises were formally
opened by Grand Incohonee George E.
Green of New York. who was the presiding
offcer. The speakers of the evening, with
distinguished guests occupied seats on the
platform at the southern end Of the hall.
There were present not only prominent
representatives of the Order of Red Men
from all parts of the United States, but
representatives of all branches of the gov
eminent. as well as members of the diplo-
matte corps.
The Chinese minister, Mr.. WI, was pres
ent with several attaches of his legation
Among members of the order on the plat
form were: E. D. Wiley, Iowa, great senior
sycamore; Thomas G. Harrison, Indiana,
great senior sycamore; Robert T. Daniel.
Georgia. great prophet; Charles G. Conley,
Pennsylvania, great chief of records; VIII
liam Provin,' Massachusetts, great keeper
of wampum; Peter J: Dobbs, New York,
great tocakon; F. H. Saylor Oregon, great
minewa George w. Carey Ohio, great
guard of forest; Past Great Incohonees
James A. Parsons of Pennsylvania; George
w. Lindsay, Maryland; Charles H Litch-
man, Massachusetts,; William H. Hyrone-
mus. Tennessee; Ralph s. Gregory, Indiana;
Charles G. Conley. Pennsylvania; Thomas
nalley. Pennsylvania; Thomas E. Peckin-
paugh, Ohio; Andrew H Patton, Massachu-
sets, and Robert T. Daniel. Georgia
Senator Plat of Connecticut and Reure-
sentative Otgen Of Wisconsin. among 9TH
ers, occupied seats on the platform.
Chaplain COuden's Invocation
Great 1ncohonee Green opened the service
and divine blessing was invoked by Rev.
Dr. Henry N Couden, chaplain of the
House Of Representatives, who offered
thanks for the bountiful hand of Providence
that had SO literally blessed the nation
during the past year. America" was play-
ed by the Marine Band, the entire audience
singing the refrain in unison with the In
strumeuts, The Arion Singing Society, led
by Mr. Emil Ho!er, sang Nearer, My God,
to Thee"
Past Great Incohonee Charles H. I,itch-
man of Massachusetts, spoke of the foun-
dation of the order, addressing his audi
ence as his ''pale-faced" friends. He traced
the growth of The Independent Order OF Red
Men from the Sons of Liberty which had
been founded by the patriots of America,
who had Joined together to achieve the lib
erty of their country. The Order of Red
Improved Order of Red Men, and Its mem
bers had been in every patriotic movement
and on every battlefield where American
honor had been upheld. In the war with
Spain, he said, 10000 Red Men had enlisted
for the defense of the flag, the entire mem
pership now numbering more than 100000.
W me mi american ef ian, Flag was reeted by w
OF the Republic was rendered by the Ma-
rtne Band and Great Prophet Robert r
PANEL OF Georgia delivered eloquent ad-
flights of oratory were frequently inter-
rupted by applause.
Senator Depew's Address,
Senator Depew was introduced to the au-
d!ence by Great Incohonee George E. Green.
who explained that when the Red Men de-
cded to hold a memorial service in COM
memoration of the death of Washington in
this city they agreed that they should Sc
cure as the orator for the occasion the best
orator of his time. Mr.. Depew was greeted
with enthusiastic applause he appeared
on the platform. He said in part:
Centuries come and centuries go. From
the limitless past two stand out conspicu-
ously. History Is a disheartenng record
Of experiment and failure in the culture
of liberty. But in the eighteenth century
the foundations of human rights were laid
deep, strong and perpetual, and upon them
ha hui1 cd wit
success. The wonders of our period were
made possible by the wisdom and courage
Of its predecessor. The eighteenth century
witnessed the life and work of Washington.
The nineteenth is reaping its fruitage. Hap
PLY for humanity the settlement Of our
country was delayed until the modern spirit
had broken the chains of mediaevalism and
feudalism until there was a clear apprehen-
sion of civil and religious liberty.
The Puritans in England, and Luther
and Calvin on the continent. had inaugu-
rated independence of thought and speech
and brought into the arena Of discussion
the gravest problems of life, while trade
and commerce had created an educated
which comes from contact with the world.
Naseby and Marston Moor had rude1y shat
tered reverence for power, unless its de-
ing of Charles the First had dethroned the
divinity which had been the safety of kings.
Three thousand miles of ocean and the ex-
hausting wars of Europe had left the colo
nists thus nurtured and taught to work
out, with little interference from horne,
their ideas of government for themselves
and by themselves. The habeas corpus, the
bill Of rights, the common law, the litera-
ture of noble period for English letters
were theirs. They had left behind aristo-
cracy, primogeniture and entail.
The Bibles Influence.
"In every home, however humble was the
Bible. No imagination can picture. no
words portray. the influence of the con-
slant study Of the Bible in the development
of the generation which fought out our
revolution. 1t inspired the whole popula-