Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27
SONS OF REVOLUTION
Annual Spring Reunion Of
District Society.
NEED A LARGE NAVY
SENATOR CLARK ADVOCATES AN
: INCREASE IN SEA POWER.
Brilliant Audience Hears Patriotic Ad-
dresses-Col. Morgan, James 7.
Dubois and Others Speak.

I rSVOiOt1On, SeSefai CONTRIBUTORS w hASAAA-
bers of the chapter and an entire evening
Of unaffected, hearty joviaiity comprised
the annual spring reunion of the Sons OF
the Revolution at Barton's last night. 1t is
too little to say that the reunion was
pronounced success. 1t proved to be so en-
PERTAINING that not single one of the 100
! members present left the hotel before mid
| night.
Col Archibald Hopkins, the president OF
the society, and Secretary Charles Gurley
ushered the guests to seats along the walls
of the Barton palm room. For an hour or
l. more subsequently the society was amused
by the most battling and beWilder1ng caro-
tricks performed by magician discovered
by Mr.. Gurley. Col Hopkins terminated
the act at about o'clock, and intro
duced as the first speaker Of the evening
Mr.. Dubois.
The effect of the latters address was I'M
doubtedly that of a serious and ELOQUENT re-
cital of self-sacriflces by noted Pennsy1Va-
mans during the revolution. At Its close
Mr.. Dubois was applauded enthusiastically.
But the talk was also remarkable as col
lection of appropriate anecdotes, Which
flowed from the speakers lips with appar-
ent spontaneity, and with the most original
applications to the subject in hand
A Story of Col. Morgan.
Several members Of the society spoke ex-
temporaneously during a brief wait for
Senator Clark and one Of them Col. j. N.
Morgan, occasioned something like a SEN
sation by reciting the purpose of his great
grandfather, Colonel Morgan Of revolu-
tionary fame, to esta blish an American
settlement in the Spanish district beyond
the Mississippi. General Wilkinson. at one
time commander In chief of the American
regular army, was at that time command
ing the forces in the territory of Ken
lucky. According to the present Colonel
Morgan, his ancestors scheme of coloni-
zation was interfered with by the dis
loyalty and treachery of General Wilkinson.
In support of his position that General VIII
kinson had BETRAYED his country to Span
ish minister of that day and the governor
Of the Louisiana territory, Colonel Nor
gan cited a letter written by the former
Spanish official in which General Wilkinson
was informed Spain would never receive
such traitor as a citizen and that unless
he continued to do Spanish dirty work
he could choose between an American
| halter and Spanish ak.
Senator Clark's Address. i,
When Senator Clark finally appeared he
was escorted Immediately to a seat near
the presiding officer and presented to
| the society without delay. His address
was that of business man-straightfor-
! ward, earnest and plain. 1t was, however,
also notably eloquent.
He began by thanking the society for the
| honor Of it's invitation to him and unaf-
| fectedly deprecating the demand that he
should make a speech. After two or three
sentences or this character, however, ne
| proceeded directly to the purpose of his ad-
Dress He had not the honor of membership
| in the Sons Of the Revolution. He was not
t sure he understood clearly the aim and scope
of the Organizat ton. But this much he did
know-that it kept before its members the
| achievements of those men who toiled and
| struggled to found a nation devoted to the
cause of genuine liberty and destined to
bestow genuine liberty on their children
| and their posterity forever.
Those same motives he believed now &C
| tuated the citizen body Of the nation. Re
cent events had demonstrated this. We
| had no standing armies. We maintained
only a moderate military and naval equip
| ment. Yet when occasion demanded we
raised In few weeks an army sufficient to
| defeat Overwhelmingly foe of no incon-
issiderable proportions. He was In Paris
| when the Maine was exploded in Havana
| harbor
| indignation now the disparaging observa-
| lions of the Parisians. Yet, within less
than year, he went back to Paris to
find Americans regarded as one of the fore
! most maritime peoples Of the world. This
| much had been accomplished
| What we need today exclaimed Sena
| tor Clark, with earnest gestures, lis a navy
| with twice the number Of battleshps We
now have; a navy which shall be able to
| meet any other navy in the world. We
| have been given an enormous coast line to
defend. We have all enormous foreign
trade to protect. We have an unsullied ma
tional reputation to uphold. We need gen
| crous forces for these purposes. And /
shall support with all my might every eff
! fort made to obtain such forces.
Country's Wonderful Advance.
Americans do not realize how wonderful
! Iy their country has advanced, how mar
velously 1t has pushed to the forefront
among the nations Of the world" said Mr..
/ Clark, in conclusion. I'VE have captured
all the summer resorts in the world.
| Uaughter) We have ping ponged the rest
/ of the world out Of all reckoning. Gre
newed laughter.) We have undoubtedly the
| NEST beautiful, the most womanly, the most
! attractive women IN the world. (Enthu-
siGstic and continued applause) We feed
bleadstuffs to the hungry mouths of all Eu-
| rope. One little town in Montana supplies
one-third Of all the copper used in the
world. Our artists have been given first
| place by universal consent, and we are still
to progress Let The Sons of the Revolu-
ton and all other Americans to it that
We aid In that progress by supporting man.
fully the principles which moved the pa
triots of the nations earlier days.
Among those who attended the meeting
were: Col Archibald Hopkins, president Of
the society: Mr.. Thomas Blagden, the vice
president; Mr.. Charles L. Gurley the secre-
Mr.. Charles H. Campbell, the registrar;
Mr.. Barry Buckley, the historian, and
Messrs, Eben D. Appleton, George Herbert
Beaman, DR.. Marcus Benjamin. Mr. Justice
Brewer, DR.. E. o. Belt, Benja min L. Black
ford. Albert Clifford Barney. Robert Wells
Bulkiey, Governor John Lee Carroll. Robert
8. Chiffon, jr., Charles H. Campbell, Lewis
p. Clephane. Newton Lee Collamer, Harri-
son H. Dodge, Edward w. Dom, jr., John
l Bernard Dahlgren, Col. Green Clay Good
loe, George F. Green, William B. Gurley,
Bernard r. Green, Francis E. Grice, Jam. 3
NJ. Henry, John w. Henry, Gen. Frederick
w. Huidekoper, Mark B. Hatch, N Monroe
Hopkins, DR.. Ralph Jenkins. DR.. H. L. E.
Johnson, Cazenove G. Lee Frederick Nav
Col Henry May. Maj. Carroll Mercer, " 49,
lam M Metcalf. Edward NJ. Padelford, E.
7. Perkins, jr., Gen. William b. Rochest err.
Oscar j. Ricketts,, Capt. Edward F. higgs
F. P. B. Sands, James A. Sample, John
Speed Smith, Capt. Thomas G. Townsend,
DIR. Samuel E. Watkins, Gen. Walter Wy
man, A. D. Albert. jr.. and John X. Stauf-
fer.