Evening star., 1904-12-15
CLUBS SPECIAL GUEST
UNITARIANs COMPLIMENT CAR
ROLL D. WRIGHT.
Retiring Commissioner of Labor Toast
ed by His Friends-Speakers
and Themes.

Carroll D. Wright. for twenty -four years
commissions of labor, who is retiring to
accept the presidency of the new Clark
University at Worcester, Mass. was the
guest of honor last evening at BANQUET
rendered by the Unitarian Club of this city,
of which he is the president.
The collation. was served at Freund's.
About fifty members and guests Of the club
sat down 10 the board shortly after 3
o'clock. Prominent citizens of the city and
country participated In the toasts and gave
their need of testimony to the regard in
which Mr.. Wright is held by his fellows.
At the conclusion of the dinner, and
when the cigars had been lighted Gen. A.
w. Greely arose and made a pleasing and
congratulatery address, directed toward the
principal guest of the evening supplement
ing his remarks by reading letter from
President Roosevelt, in which the execu-
tive paid a high tribute to the qualities of
Mr.. Wright as a man and public spirited
citizen. He then introduced Mr.. s. r.
Bond as tos stmaster of the evening, retir-
ing in favor Of that gentleman.
Responses to Toasts.
Mr.. Bond first asked that the health of
the President of the United States be drunk
standing. after which he called upon Rev.
Edward Everett Hale. chaplain of the Sem
ate, to speak to the toast: Though the
! ranks mustered under oar name are small,
let us remember the motto of our leader
Ten times one is ten. F"
DIR. Hale answered by paying compli
mentary tribute to the qualities of Mr..
Wright, saying that he had known the
commissioner for many years; that he had
watched his career. and that he was salts
fled that he not only knew and loved the
American people, but that they knew him
and believed in him, thoroughly and
| through and through. He then spoke of the
repudiation of the Westminster creed by
the presbytery of Nassau, and said that
theirs had been a true step in the direc-
tion of truth and common sense.
To the toast: "The country has one build
ing to be proud of-the Library of Con-
gress-we have it's builder" Mr.. Bernard r.
Green responded. He devoted the time
given him to complimentary references to
the guest of honor rather than to any ref
erence to the agnifcent building of which
he was the architect.
At this point Mr.. w. E. Green, viol.nist.
rendered solo, accompanied by Harry
Wheaton Howard on the piano, the work
of both artists being received with great
applause.
"a study of statistics is essential to a
knowledge of the condition of the body
politic." was the subject delivered into the
capable hands of S. N D. North. director Of
the census. to mould into form, and he did
the task with grace and to the interest of
the members. He said that Mr.. Wright
had made statistics stand for something
the American people were proportionately
grateful and proud.
Every man the architect of his own
toast" was responded to by William e.
Chandler, former senator from New Hamp-
SHIRE in happy vein, and carrying with it
the usual complimentary reference to Mr..
Wright. 1t love feast in every sense
of the word and concluded with a brief
address by Ulysses G. B. Pierce, pastor Of
All Souls Unitarian Church, who told the
diners why the Unitarian Club should
exist, and what it had for it in promises for
the future.
Mr.. Wright's Acknowledgement
Mr.. Robert L. OBrien, correspondent OF
the Boston Transcript, spoke to The
press" and made hit with his remarks,
and then Mr.. Wright was asked to say
something to the toast, Our guest, in
whose honor we are assembled; may health
and prosperity attend him to the end Of a
long, useful and honorable career
Mr.. Wright told them that he was fiatter-
ed by the reception and the many tributes
which had been paid him, but said that he
felt that they were rather the outpourings
of loyal, friendly hearts than disinterested
studies of the person toward whom they
were directed.
The guests, not members of the club. who
were present were: Rev. Edward Everett
Hale, s. N. D. North. Frank w. Hackett,
E L. Burchard and Robert L. OBrien.
The members present were: Bristow
Adams. Louis A. Bauer. George N. Brown,
Arthur N. Bryant, John W. Butterfield, ex-
Senator William E. Chandler, Major James
A. Clark, Prof Frank w. Clarke, Prof.
William II. Dali, Pickering Dodge, George
B. Clark John w: Echols. Edward B. Ey-
non, Edward A Fay, DR.. George N. French.
William d. Goddard, Gen. A. w. Greedy.
Bernard r Green, William E. Green, John
F. Hayford, Charles w. Hills. Ralph w
Hills James F. Hood. William c. keech.
George A. King, William H. Lemon, Rev.
DIR. U. G. B. Pierce, Charles w. Porter, w.
F. Roberts, James A. Sample, William
Simes Louis A. Simon, Charles &. Snow.
William X Stevens, William B. Todd, ].
B. T. Tupper. David White, r. E. Whit
man and Carroll d. Wright.