Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06

| recently of a large company assembled tc
commemorate an event of equally fmpOr-
tant association with the history Of the
United States-namely, the sailing of the
expedition, 200 years ago today, in the
three ships, Susan Constant, Discovery and
Speedwell. The chairman announced
speeches by a descendant of John Smith OF
Virginia, and by a descendant of the Prin-
cess Pocahontas. Thereupon Gen. Baden
Powell of Mafeking fame arose and said
that his grandfather, Admiral Smythe, was
John Smith. 1t had been said that John
Smith was not his ancestor, but he had
believed the tradition since his boyhood
and had tried to model his character upon
that of John Smith.
He would like to hand him over, despite
his faults, as model to the boyhood of
| both nations Smiths old school at Louth,
| in Lincolnshire, remembered him well and
Gen. Baden Powell read a telegram he had
received from the old boys of the school
that day wishing success to the exhibition.
| Gen. Baden-Powell had made a bust of
John Smith and intended to show a copy
at jamestown. The Princess Pocahontas,
| as most of us have regretted, did not marry
John Smith, but a settler named Rolfe and
descendant of their descendants, Admiral
Neville-Rolfe, WHO net spoke, has a serv-
ice record that includes the Ashantee cam
paign and fights on the Congo ard the
Niger and in the Soudan. His brother has
picture by Heacham of Pocahontas and
her child, which he will send to the exhi-
btion.
Mr.. Griffiths, the American consul at
Liverpool, made the chief speech for the
exposition managers, and it was excellent
in character. He spoke of the wonders of
the exhibition and its great naval and mill
tary display in which all nations will take
part, and in coed hot words invited Eng
!ishment to visit Virginia. They would be
welcomed. Speaking of welcome, he told
how when the veterans of the Grand Army
visited one American city even the Jail
door had banner with the words wei
come, Comrades, and speaking of Anglo
Saxon friendships, he said that Mr.. Car
negie had bound the two nations together
in bonds of steel.
Mr.. I. w. Cridler, the English commits
sioner for the exhibition, said that the
Philadelphia exhibition of 1876 celebrated
the first century of American independ-
ence, the Chicago exhibition of 1893 the
discovery of America and the ST Louis eX-
hibitiOn of 1904 the purchase of Louisiana.
The jamestown exhibition would celebrate
the event that made possible all the others.
He mentioned that the American govern
ment intended to send a ship to Europe
to take goods to the exhibition and to
bring them back.
The managers are somewhat disappointe ed
at the first results of the lunch as an ad-
vertisement of the affair for every news
paper has been entirely taken up with the
idea OF John Smith and the romance of
Pocahontas, and has said compare lively
little about the exhibition itself
Loyal to the Pope.
Plus X has had so many letters of en-
couragement and sympathy and offers Of
financial help from all over the world that
he has not been able to read them ALL but
some of them, and in particular two letters,
have been put into his hands that have
considerably fiuttered the calm, both of the
vatican and the Quirinal. One of these is
signed "Clotlde, Princess of Savoy" and
the other 'Margherita, Queen Mother of
Italy. In them are expressed the deep,
p!ous and religious sentiments of the two
ladies, their devotion to the church and to
the person Of the vicar of Christ.
Princess Clotlde is daughter of the great
Victor Emmanuel, sister of the late King
Humbert and aunt of the present King of
Italy. Thus the fortunes of her house are
bound up in liberal Italy, so that her letter
amounts almost to treachery TO the king
her nephew. Queen Margherita is the
widow of King Humbert and the mother Of
King Victor and has been Queen of Italy,
but all that does not prevent her from dem
onstrating her loyalty to the pope. King
Victor does not agree with his mother. And
as the years roll by and she becomes more
and more pious the gulf widens between
them. He considers that she may be as
religious as she likes, but when her piety
takes the form of supporting the pope, and
thus tacitly condemning the constitution of
which her son is the head, she goes step
too far.
In the dispute between the Vatican and
France little thought has been bestowed on
blame. Perhaps nothing will give a better
idea of his own feeling in the matter than
the following incident The evening of the
day on which Monsignor Montagnini ar
rived in Rome after his expulsion from
France, Plus X was in his private library
when it was announced that certain car
dinal begged for an audience. The pom
tiff hesitated a moment, and then said,
Tell him that / am very sorry, but l am
engaged.
This cardinal is very influential. and had
often given advice to the pope. but he is
all the side of Cancellation with France
few moments later Monsignor Montag-
mini was given entrance, and although he
tried to tell the pontif that it was his
opinion that the people of France as a
whole were against fighting tactics Plus
refused to hear keeping on saying 1T is
the Freemasons; it is the Freemasons'
The pontiff may be compared to a dove
with its feathers ruffied. His essentially
unWarllke character has been aroused. and
fight he will. whether the French clergy de-
sire it or not-helped of course, to this at
titude by his fntransignant Spanish adviser
Until Plus KS anger and sense of injury
passes there will be chance of a COM
promise with the French government and
his secretary of state will see that his
mood does not change, for he will be denied
all other influences.
"Peter Pan" Revived
Peter Pan" which was revived this week
at the Duke of Yorks Theater has been re-
peated each year at Christmastide since it's
first production. The fantastic and whim-
steal humor of Mr.. Barrie's work makes it
unique children's entertainment. The
wolves, the redskins and the superb pirates
make the play unforgettable by little chill
dren to whom the ordinary fairy panto-
mime is the object of incredulity and scorn
The remarkable feature of the revival was
the almost frantic reception of Miss Paul
inc Chase, the American who plays this
year the part of Peter. She is dainty and
very pretty girl, who some little time ago
was baptized into the church under the
sponsorship of Mr.. Barrie himself. She
has made many hearts captive during her
musical comedy career of which the effects
We're apparent during her performance. Her
admirers seemed to be named Legion" and
! her path across the stage was literally
Strewn with bouquets. L. II. MOORE
Personal to River Men
Mr.. Arthur GOudman of WeStmoreJand