Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24

power. It used to be said that 1t was
greater to be Roman than to be a king;
1t Is now greater to be an American than
to be either a Roman or a king. But the
conquests of the future are to be CONNER
cial, not territorial, and therefore are to
be peaceful. If this nation is to advance
we must equip ourselves for the conquests
OF peace. Year by year more people are
coming to our shores to study our institu-
tons, our markets, our factories, our Ian
guage, etc Washington. although it has
Its great library, it's national legislature,
the Carnegie Institute, the Smithsonian In
stftution lacks a great national university.
Give her that and she will be regarded
abroad with that pride to which she is en-
titled
by telling of the woman who had become
suddenly rich and wanted to furnish her
home gorgeous1y. At the art store which
she visited she asked for a statue of Apollo
and one of Appollonaris, and Rabbi Simon
suggested that she might have asked for
one of Apoltics. That which is represented
by the Apollonaris that lie on the surface
OF the community is the social life, he said;
and that seems to be- unfortunately, the
dominant life here. The statue of Apolitics
Is represented by the monuments of politi-
cal stability of the nation. But neither the
Appolonaris nor the Apolitcs represent the
represents the best. 1t stands for the art
educa ton, wisdom.
Utilization of Knowledge.
Wisdom" said Rabbi Simon. lis the art
of utilizing knowledge. knowledge is the
tool, wisdom is the adaptation of that tool
Many institutions in the city represent
knowledge. What We need more is a great
institution that will give US the wisdom of
utilizing the wealth of knowledge that lies
dormant here. Washington is a veritable
mine of undiscovered wealth; but 1t must be
worked, ere it will produce the coin recog-
nlZed IN the marts of culture
Inc concluding speeches, one by Attorney
Mason n. Richardson, on the medical pro-
fession, and second by DIR. w. P. Carr, on
the legal profession, created much amuse-
ment, and toast to the greater university
closed the function.
Guests at the Table.
Those seated around the banquet board
were: Mr.. r. Fielder Able DR.. George N.
Acker Mr.. w. ]. Acker. Mr.. j. P Alexan-
der, Judge I. H. Anderson, Prof. Percy
Ash, Mr.. Frank l.. Averill Prof. Paul
Bartsch, DIR. D. T. Birtwell, Mr.. William A.
Boyd. Mr.. E. C. Brandenburg. Mr.. n. L.
Burchell, DR.. w X. Butler Mr. c. c. Cal
houn, Mr.. II. II. Campbell, Mr.. Wilbur J.
Carr, DR.. William P. Carr, Prof. Mitchell
Carroll DIR. J. w. Chappell. DR.. Thomas NJ.
C Ch;,t1 Mr.. Melville Church, Mr.: E. F.
H Rpaaie1 n Mr Wv A. Crawford Mr. H.
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Prof. F: L. Day, Mr. Charles Ray Dean.
Mr.. William A. DeCaindry. Mr. Clarence
W. DeKnight. DIR. ii. Donnally MI James
NJ Drysdale. Mr. Edward H. Eakle, Mr..
John Paul Earnest Mr. Selden NJ. Ely,
MI. Charles E. Fairman, DR.. Robert
Fletcher, Mr.. Percy S. Foster. Dr. r. A.
Foster, DR.. W. a. FARMLAND. DIR. s. l.
Franz DR.. C. w. Franzoni Horace NJ. Full
ton, DR.. Theo. N Gill, Prof. ]. H. Gore,
Mr.. VIM. Hamilton. Rev Richd. D. Harlan,
Prof. Geo. n. Henning. Mr. Edwin A. HILL
Prof, II. l. Hodgkins. Mr.. Chas w. Holmes,
DR.. a. B. HOoe. Dr. y. Monroe Hopkins,
Prof. Williston S. Hough, DR.. c. W. Hyde,
Mr.. T. d. Jeffress, Mr.. William G.. John
son. DR.. A. F. A. King. Mr.. William B.
ner. Mr.. Harry F. Lerch, Mr.. W. ". Levy,
DR.. j. Hall Lewis Mr., A. Lisner DR.. T. n.
Mclaughlin. Mr.. II. B. F. Macfarland,
Prof. Otis +. Mason, Mr. A. f. II. Middle
ton. Prof. Charles F.. Munroe. President
Charles w. Needham, DR.. j. B. Nichols. Mr..
Theodore W. Noyes Mr.. Harold J. Pack,
Mr.. j. Fred Peake, Prof. Paul n. Peck,
Mr.. Arthur Peter DR.. w. F. R Phillips
Mr.. Arthur G. Plant. DR.. D. w. Prentiss,
Remey, Dr. Charles w. Richardson, Mr..
Mason ~ Richardson. Mr. Hugh b. Row
land Dr. Sterling Rufiin, DR.. r l.. Rust,
Prof A r. A. Schmidt. Prof Hermann
Schoenfeld. DR.. A. r. Stands. DR.. D. K.
Shute. Rabbi Abram Simon Prof Charles
S. Smith. Mr.. E, w. Spalding, Rev. j. Mac
bride Sterrett. Mr.. c. l.. Sturtevant, Prof
Charles c. swisher, DR.. L. H. Taylor. DR..
II. c. Thompson. Mr.. NJ. F. Thompson, Mr..
Caldwell C. Tyler, Mr.. Otto L. Veerhoff
Mr.. Luther Hess Waring, Mr.. Walter w.
Warwick, Mr.. c. L. Watson. Dr. j. r.
Wellington. Mr.. j. Dawson Williams. Mr..
A. S. Worthington, DR.. H. C. Yarrow.