Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-21

buying his working powkxs for the day you
are dealing with a living soul, made in
Gods image. The sacred obligation rests
on you to see to it that youNeo manage the
bargain not to force hing to debase in
himself his own manhood. Respect in every
man his right and his duty To use his own
life as having in itself its owa worthy end!
This same principle finds1fruitful appli-
cation in political life. To SEEK for political
influence in upright ANDY noble ways,
through convincing the reason and awaken
orable ambition. But since kevery man is
to be regarded as an Intelligent agent,
bound to direct his own life toward rational
ends and under moral law how disgrace
full becomes the work Of the politician who
is known as a clever manipulation of men!
A Testing Principle.
In forms of government, too, this is
testing principle. That is the best form of
government which best develops the indi-
vidual man and the society where it pre-
walls. The ideal form of government, one
need not remind the sons Of the Pilgrims, is
not the perfectly wise and good autocrat
ruling even by the best of codes a blindly
obedient people. The ideal state is an
active, intelligent, upwara-striving people,
ruling themselves at the cost of occasional
failures, and with conscious effort that
strengthens and develops those who put
into it thought and purpose. This is the
American ideal. This is the government
Indt pest develops every man VINO StlareS IN
the duties and responsibilities of citizen
ship under it's sway. This is the principle
OF the government our forefa theirs founded.
And this is the form of government which
most effectively makes manly men,
Reunion of Sections.
Golfers Too Whit, Too-Woo'' was sung
by the quartet, when Mr. Justice David ].
Brewer, a former president of the club,
was presented.
Justice Brewer said that ring the past
year or two the thought seemed to be grow
ing that war is the country's only salvation;
that war was needed to develop the coun-
try; that it was needed to bind the north
and south together. Not SO, said the speak
er, for year by year the people of the two
sections were growing to know each other
better and better. and the late war with
Spain served only to illustrate how closely
the two sections have come together. He
would not say that war Is wholly undesir-
able; he would not have robbed the coun-
try of the chance of making Dewey ad-
miral, nor would he have made it impossi-
BILE for a Hobson to enjoy such privileges
as men in about all other lines would have
enjoyed; but to his mind the song of the
ages, of Peace on earth, good will to men,
is not comic opera, and the motto of the
pilgrims, peace and glory" is far more
beautiful than the recently suggested po-
litical motto of Gold and glory
The last address of the evening was de-
livered by Mr.. Harry L. West Of the Wash
and His Future" Mr. West regretted that
he had no forefathers-that is, he ex-
planned, no American ancestors for he was
born of English parents; but ne congratu-
later himself that, after all, he could go
back much further than 162o-back, indeed,
to the days of Adan-and In that way lay
claim to relationship to the pilgrims whose
landing the society celebrated. Those men.
Mr.. West said, helped to establish the
grandest government the world has known.
They were men who never eXaded RESPONSE
biity or avoided opportunity to extend thdp
government. There are pilgrims today no
less than in 1920, declared MIR. w est and
he thanked God that Dewey and Lawton
were made of the same stuff as those VINO
landed at Plymouth Mr.. west salu, now
ever there are faint hearts today, as there
we're centuries ago, but if any one imagined
that this country will fall to noid all II
gained during the past year or two that
person. in his opinion. does not really hho"
the true American character.
The HYMN .Forefathers' Day was sung
at the close of Mr.. Vests remarks, fol-
lowed by the benediction.
Rev NJ Ross Fishburn; vice presidents
Mr.. Justice Brewer, Rev. E. n; Kirby, Rev
B. Alfred DUNN; secretary G. a. L. Mer-
rifield; treasurer Alfred Wood.
of f1ssut and Prof. J. ". chickering. A B,
Chatfeld, Rev H. P. Highly. D. d. Out
look committee: Rev b" " Pona: SEQ.
mour, A. s. Caywood. Nominating com
mittee: Prof ]. L. Ewell, D. D.; Prof. q.
L. Morris. Jnp. D. Morgan, Prof H. E.
Sawyer, Prof. c. X. Wead.
Those Present.
Among those present were: Mr.. Justice
David ]. Brewer, Mr. and Mrs. Henry L.
West, Rev and Mrs. S. NJ. Newman, Rev.
and Mrs. M Ross Ffshburn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Merrill E. Gates. Mr.. and Mrs. II. Clay
Evans ]. E. Rankin, Mr.. and Mrs. g. A. L.
Mortified, W. ]. Brooks, Charles Frances
Melserve. E. Whttlesey, Mrs. e. Whittle-
sey, Mr.. ]. P. Tolman, Mrs. ]. P. Tolman.
Mr.. and. Mrs. P. W. Coleman. George G.
Martin, B. N. Seymour. Walter Allen, w.
E. Allen, j. S. Raymond, Mrs. j. s. Ray
mond, Mrs Hattie Meads Smith, Douglass
G. Miller, Dr. and Mrs. j. w. Bischoff,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Walter Humphrey, Mr..
and Mrs. j. W. Crawford. Miss Jennie
Bowers, Mrs. John TweedaIe. Miss Eliza
beth B. Harding, Mrs. Marilla s. Furman,
Foster, Mrs. George T. Carter, Miss Anna
A Birge, Miss Hattie W. Birge, S. S. Lin
coin, ]. w. Chickering. Miss Frances E.
Chickerlng, Miss Ctlley, Miss Emma Cilley,
Miss Emily E. Robinson. Gail Sheriff.. J.
E. Sheriff., L. T. Farabee, Mr.. and Mrs.
George P. Whittlesey, Mrs. and Miss Hart
well, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome F. Johnson, Mr.
Baldwin Miss Kate Ronsaville, Mr.. and
Mrs. George E. Walker, Miss Helen A
skinner. Miss Grace Teulon, Mr.. and Mrs
o. Fl. Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Sawyer,
Mr.. and Mrs: ]. L. Ewell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles w Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
Clark, Miss Clark. Mrs P. H. Babcock, Mrs.
H d. Merrick. Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Brad
ley, Fred. I. Dean, Sara E. Smith. Marian
Smith, Miss Baldwin, Mrs. Mary Jane Sey-
mour, Mr.. and Mrs. George j. Cummings,
A n. Skinner, Mrs. T. P. Buck. Ada P.
Buck. Alfred Wood. Mabel F. Clafiin. EN-
ma NJ. Mott NJ. Ednah Mcclure, Rev. B.
Alfred DUNN; NJ. Louise sleman, ]. B. |
81 Sieman. Harriet Mexican sleman George
Redway. Mrs. George Redway Mr. and |
Mrs BENJAMIN P. Davis. William H. Wood
we'll DR.: and Mrs. W. H. Rand, Capt. and
Mrs. A. D: CASTOR, W. c. Tyler Miss Hun
tington, Mrs. F. H. Montague, Henry P.
H,giey, Mr. and Mrs. ]. H. Hensley. Edith |
Elz5oetn Mlillams. Lizzie Aurila Cay
wood. G: ". Baird Katharine B. Baird, |
lanes "; Baird, P e; Clafiin. Mrs. P. c.
A: s. Caywood. Mrs. w c. Williams, Miss
G helen A; Davis and Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
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