The Washington herald., 1908-02-27


hts transparent integrity and goriaed coEmon
sense.
Presented with Souvenir.
venirs in the form Of huge empty
champagne magnum. which was TO repre-
sent the state Of public spirit few
years ago in the South. and a tiny sam
pie bottle OF "Skey." which. Mr.. Davis
said. represents the present state OF
Southern public spirits.
Gen. J. Franklin Bell was the next
speaker. ''YouthfuIness as an army
factor" was his topic. The speaker
made a plea for increased army appro-
priations and pay for the men
He said. ALSO that the popular idea
that civilians could make an army In n
day was fsllacious. and that the more
attention paid 10 military trainingg for
young men in this country the better pre-
pared the nation will be in case OF war.
When Mr.. Taft arose 10 introduce the
next speaker he alluded 10 Gen. Bells
remarks. saying that It was criminal to
send raw volunteers into the field unless
the government provided trained officers
10 4edd mem eNectFeiy.
Address by Rev. DR.. Wood.
Rev. Dr. Charles wood, the new pastor
OF the cnurch OF the Covenant. re-
sponded TO the toast. The moral sug-
gestiveness Of college athletics" He
spoke, in part. as follows:
There are times when athletics suggest the "a
miliar camel which was unadvisedly permitted %
put his nose into the Beiuin'S tent and soon
pushed his entire leLgth IN and the Beduin out.
Gusrdediy admitted into our colleges a few de-
cstes ago. athletics have pushed into 20 FAR that
in some institutions. little room is left for any.
thing else.
II IT BE- true. as di.tinrrished Enslishmuu Ia,
lately said. that for the highest culture for the
DEVELOPMENT u q NadsWorth OF a Teunyson al
that is needed Is delightful leisure elaborate
ssuutering and unahashed idlcness.' the onll Won
der Is that all the groves q the academies IN
England and America are not fun of such sEee,
singers
We are getting many things out q athletics-
recreation. amusement. notoriety. money. The
pr0dts az the gate. may. in some golden age pro-
vide The endowment for additional chairs j the
universities. but VIC have not gotten all the SEeet
ness and Light from athletics TIL see the mCT1l
susgcstivCness q them
Gen. DuvaIrs Response.
AS president OF the Army and Navy
Club. Mai. Gen. William p. Duvall re-
sponded to the sentiment ''Neighbors. yet
friends. with an address interspersed
with witticisms. conveying the idea that
the University Club. while in its youth.
was by no means an unknown quantity.
In appreciation Of his remarks he was
given a miniature clubhouse. and told
that hereafter he would be welcome al
the University Club, and he could have
everything ION the house"
Loud applause greeted Representative
Theodore Z. Burton. OF Ohio. when he
arose 10 discuss The Real CUlprit" he
spoke in A serious vein, calling attention
90 the fact that while the country Is al
present in the midst of moral awaken
ing. regarding corrupt methods in poliu-
cal and commercial fields, the real culpTit
is not the public man Of the country. but
the average citizen. lie said in part:
we know that many OF our best $50
called citizens are continually protesting
against the evils existing in our munich
pal and national government. but the ma
jority OF these same individuals remain
at home beside the fire on election day.
( instead OF going 20 the primaries and
casting their ballot 10 correct the c,-r-
ruptness."
Mr Burton concluded by saying We
I
public unless each citizen recognizes tha'
he has a privilege never surpassed L.
any kingdom or empire. The voters are
the priests in the temple of h1ert~ and
good government"
At the conclusion OF his address. he
was presented with a small tent as re-
minder Of his campaign against Mayor
johnson.
Mr.. MOore's Dissertation.
Hon. }. Hampton Moore gave a dIsser-
tation partly on the reasons given him
why he should attend the banquet, and
partly in corroborating the sentiment ex-
pressed by Mr.. Burton
His concluding remarks were to the ef-
feet that college men should no.. because
Of their intellectually. wait fo,- oppor-
tunities where they will not have 10
work hard, but they ought TO step into
the channels Of trade and mechanics He
incidentally remarked that citizens OF the
District were recreant in working for bet
ter policies.
Given n Latch Key.
The Representative from Philadelphia
because It was said he was member of
the Five O'clock Club, Of Philadelphia
This Mr.. Davis construed 20 mean q
a. M
Academic Happiness was the theme
of the closing address by Thomas Nelson
Page. The Southern writer interspersed
his address with several humorous stories
In negro dialect. which pleased his
hearers.
Secretary Taft then concl Ided the
speechmaking by announcing, IN strenu-
Gus tones: Il hereby declare tbs legis-
lature now adjourned"
The Banquet Committee.
The banquet committee consisted OF:
John K. stauder. Yale. chairman; William s.
Broughton. University OF Chicago; Dr. David T.
Day Johns Hopkins University; Proctor L.
Doueherty Massachusetts Institute of Tschnol-
ogy; Wallace y. Mclean Princeton; George q.
Totseu, r.. Columbia. and Henry r. Cover.
Georgetown and Harvard. secretary and treasurer
List of the CHESTS.
The members and guests present were:
Oliver s. Metzerots, Frank B. Metzerott. Edward
S. McCalnont, W. W. Brown, Lewis p. Clephane.
George c. Rankin. Hon James Mckinney. Frank
Pierce. c. H. Sinclair. F. r. Parsons. Alvey A.
Adee Prof James Brown Scott, JoAa II. Glitter
man. Henry CalTer. Arthur W. Calver. DIT samuel
s. Adams. james F. Hood Charles F. Hood I'd
ward T. Sanford. y. I. Stone. Capt Harry Coope.
DIR. G. r. LIce. Walter ]. PEliinE J. w
Piling. C. b. Guittazd. j. Miller kenyon
R. S. Aibee, A. Given. Henry 6. Crocker. EdSon
S. Bas en-. Gen. Oliver l. Wood. ]. Thflnan
Hendrics Scott c. Bone. Frederick EicheIberger.
Harry 6. Mem. Oden s. Smith. CLARENCE y.
Norneut. Fred H. Austin \. IA Danforth Wal
ter Wymsn. William j. Graee John p Ffle-
brown, Fred ". Carpenter. Claude n. BeDEsa