Evening star., 1902-02-24
Mr.. Pearre's Address.

ana announced that If Mr.. Gould. while suf-
1erns from the ravages of the grip. could
make such an eloquent address on the
rather OF his country he hoped it would
De MS pleasure to hear Mr.. Gould speak
upon the life and character of Washington
"hen ne should be again in the full vigor OF
heaith The speaker was afraid, however
that the district attorney was indulging In
one of those little theatrical by-plays for the
purpose Of more fully emphasizing the
eloquence of his remarks
Iaklng up the subject Of his address on
the life and character OF Washington, Colo
nel Pearre spoke of the Importance and ne
cessity of keeping patriotism ITO the front
Patriotism, he said is the foundation stone
or a republic. Monarchies are cemented by
the power of the ruler He relies upon his
army to hold his people in subjection but In
republic, where the people are sovereign
each and all must have that personal feel
ing Tor a good government that makes a
government great. In republic something
more than fear is necessary. In our gov
ernment love takes the place of fear and
When we have the combination Of hearts
ana hand and mind. patriotism becomes as
sure and reliable an emotion as love itself
The speaker then took up the character
OF Washington. There was nothing in his
youth, nothing tn his young manhood, to
worlds history. He possessed no distin-
guished talent with which to elevate man
kind. He was In his day Of the aristocracy
OF Virginia, and his family was one Of the
Weafth1est OF his state. His every inter-
est would have been with the king as
against the colonies. In fact, he had serv-
ed as an English soldier in the French and
indian wars. For that reason his espousal
OF the cause of the colonies was ahso-
lutely disnterested
AS general he possessed no especial
talent. but he was calm temperate and dis
passionate. his judgment was slow but un-
errirsiy accurate AS general he has been
compared to Napoleon and to Cromwell
But under the circumstances no such COM
parison can be just. His was the Fabian
policy not to risk all in one battle against
an enemy fnexhausta BILE in resources and
In men. but rather to watch his chances
and strike at every opportunity when he
could infiict a blow and suffer no loss
Washington's Aim
The just way to Judge any great man is
to look at the results Of his efforts, 1t
was Washingtons aim to liberate the colo
MES. and after nine years Of warfare
against the most powerful Of nations he
gained his end.
Col. Pearre grew eloquent in speaking of
the Maryland soldier in the revolutionary
war. Maryland, with a population of but
100000, gave 10000 men to the service Of
the colonies, and the first companies from
any state that went to the aid Of Massa-
ckusettS were two companies from Fred
er!ck county. Md. who marched 600 miles
through a wilderness to the aid of Massa-
chusetts. At the disastrous battle of Long
Island the Maryland brigade Of 400 men
was ordered to cover the retreat and in so
doing charged six times upon overwhelm-
ing forces Of the enemy and left 25O men
dead on the field.
Mr.. Pearre concluded his remarks by
comparing the results of Washngton's 3
achievements with those Of Napoleon and
Cromwell, the two latter yielding to their
ambition and accomplishing nothing for
the liberation Of the word.
The exercises concluded with the singing
of America" by the entire audience. after
which Rev William Campbell pronounced
the benediction.
The officers of the association and COM
mittee in charge Of the celebration were
as follows:
Officers of the Association,
J. B. Kinnear, president: J. Vance Lewis
vice president; Ben. G. Davis, secretary
G. f. Williams, treasurer.
Committee on celebration-L NJ Moores,
chairman; Col. G. {. kniffin. Thos Wa
ters. Mrs. c. 0. Townsend, Geo. A. Warren,
James Dyre