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pality. and the Washington of the Flu
ture." For this response the POSTMASTER
called upon another city councillor of
London. Z. T. Edwards.
CALCULATIONS Of Hear, hear" had
punctuated all the happy phrases of the
previous speakers and the only mo,
no" was heard when Councillor Ed
wards modestly declared that amiabIe
man. your chairman, made a mistake
in calling upon me for a response" His
enthusiastic friends thereupon proceeded
with much zegt 10 vindicate the chair
mans selection.
Mr. Edwards narrated in entertaining
fashion his experience with an inter-
viewer directly upon landing in Amer
lea. When he had assured his new
friend he could not possibly consent to
express his opinions at such short no.
tice. the hustling American had calmly
replied: But you have been here two
hours already and you speak fairly good
American, but with a strong English
accent"
He reused the risibilities OF his hear
ers by telling of having seen something
in this country that he had never IN all
his life seen in England. That was a
workman cleaning colossal statue of
George Washington.
Concluding his response, Mr.. Edwards
said
The peace Of the world is sure when
Great Britain and America are in ac-
cord. There is a feeling OF empire here
at the base Of all; but it is that OF
new empire Of progress.
Macfarland Again Called.
In response to the compliments on
local matters from the preceding speak
CT, Commissioner Macfarland said:
You have turned the tables on as
We should have been entertaining you -
You are" called an attentive listener,
and all the visitors voiced their appro-
val of the Commissioners oratorical
There was time, in the century
past. when we did not feel so much like
entertaining you. At Bladensburg.
when our English visitors of that day
| appeared on the scene. the District
! troops were all right. but the United
States troops ran away. President
Madison did not wait 20 receive the visi-
! tors Ike Pre- sident Roosevelt did today
Since then many British guests have
| come here and they have always been
more welcome than In 1874"
Scared by Hidden Jest.
international marriages was the sub
joct chosen by the Commissioner 10 give
his hearers a little personal scare.
CHANGING from one TO another OF the
distinguished men about the banquet
board he calmly voiced his disapproval
of such alliances, since he said, I'VE
give so much and you so little"
The CONSERVATION Of the visitors can
be imagined, on hearing these words.
Expressions OF surprise and dissent
/ from the supposed criticism OF English
suito-S instantly arose, but the smiling
speaker quickly Gispeiled the incipient
storTa by concluding his sentence with
the explanation.
Since as rule, we contribute the
better half
This little play upon words was thor
oughly appreciated by the banQuctors
ana they laughed away Sroundicss fears
As to Local Tyranny.
After a pleasant reference 10 the two
flags entwiRed and the comment that II
is mo new sight 10 see them side by
side, and they Will continue So" the
Commissioner concluded his response
with this local allusion
In l06 taxation without representa-
ton was called tyranny. but Il is not
thought so now ia the District OF Co
lumb!a. You may hear references to
the 'triumvirate OF autocrats' and the
dreadful things they do But that . the
form or our local government, under
direct supervision OF Congress- We viii
not vote for Roosevelt for President. not
because we do not want 10. but because
We nave no votes hers in the District.
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