The Washington herald., 1908-07-05


Fine Menu Is Enjoyed.
The table card contained a half-tone
picture Of the new District Building. WITH |
a picture OF the hotel on the back page. |
taken from the main entrance TO the new |
structure and showing its magnificent !
The luncheon consisted OF the following: |
Crab Flake Cocktails
Celery Olives Radishes Sslted Nuts
Soft shelled Crabs Sous Cloche
Smithfeld Ham Spinach
Municipal Punch
% Vanilla io. Cream IN taatsi's csStsioSps s''''
Assorted Cakes Coffee
sauterue Champagne White Rock
Cigars and Cigarettes
Commissioner West presided. with
Speaker Cannon on his right. while Com
missioner AIacfarlsnd sat al the other end
Of the table, with Secretary Cortelyou on
hts right,
The speech-making was confined to five
visiting mayors who We're presented In
turn in happy little speeches by Commits
sioner West All voiced the pleasure they
felt IN participating in the dedication cere-
monies
baltimore Mayor Eloquent.
Mayor MahOOl. in an eloquent ten-mIn-
ute speech. said that Baltimore took pride
IN the development OF the Capital City
and never felt the slightest jealousy on
! account OF the surprising beauties Of
Washington. he congratulated the Dis
trict Commissioners upon now having a
home worthy or so good a government
and said that his own city looked forward
/ 20 the possibility'o of more suitably pro-
vidlng for its administrative needs.
/ Mayor Mccarthy. OF Richmond. spoke
/ in both humorous and serious vein, and
| convulsed the table with his facetious ref
/ erences TO Speaker Cannon. Recalling
war times and the hardships following.
/ he paid glowing tribute 20 Virginia and
/ her glorious part IN the nations affairs-
Mayor McCaslSey Reads History.
Mayor McCaskey read a most interest
ing paper. full OF valuable historic in.
formation about Lancaster. Pa. and It's
part in Federal affairs in early days.
He said, in part:
Lancaster is a town Of 5000 people IL
Eastern Pennsylvania. 1t is the shire
town Of what has been for a generation
the richest agricultural county in The
United states. II sent TO Washington z
President of the United States. in tbs
person OF James Buchanan. During the
era Of our civil war ii gave Thaddeu'
stevens 10 be the ruling spirit Of thC
National Congress. II was the home o,
Robert Fulton. who revolutionized th'
carrying trade OF the world: Of Benjamin
West. the painter. and Of John F. Rey
nolds. who selected the battlefield Of Get
tysburg. and fell upon its foremost lin'
Of defense. In rural school few miles
east Of Lancaster. in my childhood days
we used a MitchelIs geography In whicl
I often read with a feeling Of respect, III
memory of which I have not lost, tina
Lancaster is the largest inland town II
the United states Chicago and othe
towns to the west Of US have since mad
n necessary to revise the old book Blu
we hold with firm grip 10 the recor'
which ablGes. that Lancaster has oeel
again and again the capital Of Pennsyl
yania. and that once upon time Il haI
the honor 10 be-fOr a passing autumn
/ day-the Capital OF these United States
This was Saturday, September 2. Ia.
Princeton Once Capital.
..J should perhaps. say that Lancaster
not satisfied with being itself the Nationa
CaoitaI. caused that distinction also TO IA
IN Princeton for a period Of some month
= at the close OF the war. Our Scotch
I Sco+cb-Irish, Welsh, and Germans, b
? whom Lancaster County was settled, wer
: stubborn soldiers. and when they wer
: discharged without pay a number of theT
e marched from Lancaster to Philadelphia
= and with others, so intimidated Congress
;, that adjournment was had 10 Princeton
] permit me TO thank you for myse
S and on behalf OF the city have the homo
c TO represent for the courtesy Of an inv
e tation TO be present at the dedication
This noble building which you to-day ad
d 10 the many landmarks that adorn OF
g National Capital. the beautiful city
e Washington"
Mayor Pan Praises Capital.
= Mayor Wells. of Annapolis. followe
q with an historical paper, showing Il
e close relations between the Maryland ca
y ital and Washington. and how Marylar
: had always been a pillar Of support to Il
Il Federal government. Incidentally
brought out the fact that after the Revol
ton. in recognition OF the services
Lafayette, Maryland had passed Ia
granting citizenship to all his descendant
d The mayor said possibly the State cou
], not constitutionally do this, but Speak
y Cannon promptly assured him that it W
entirely constitutional; that the State HI
N the unauestioned right 10 say who shou
IN be its citizens.
- Navor Pan. OF Alexandria. was the ar
70 sneaker. and made happy illusions
Washington, coupled with high praise
Virginia.
Commissioner West, for the commits
EXPRESSED the thanks of the city 10 tho
= who participated in the progra mme a
10 the work done by the committee.
O. its appreciation of the presence Of I
RI five mayors. He also commended heart
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