The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-05-13

brethren; Mr. w, H. c.. Brown. Gil ~ ssSS|
ard 90, was introduced as ;taiassts SCI
master and he showed that he MasI 8 .s !
master of the art Of hitting the RaiF
on the head when there was q si,SsS
OF run In sight. He knew everybody
ana handed out line OF tall skf n
opened the eyes OF those who hasf
not seen him in this role before. Rf,l4s.
lowing pithy, remarks and witty sasGI 12II
lies touching the; personaIity off, hfs.& !.
victims he presented in turn sall of 4
tue guests, and some of. the kssst y
speeches ever heard i,st &
thls neck~o'-the woods wee deliver
ca Dy the assembled company of bar
rlsters, churchmen, educators. II fnsS r.
nailsts and men of medicine MA Thae
oncebund, as ToastmasterE BrfSSySF Nh
dellghts to term the men who hnSd
the larger federal berths. was SiYIsy#
represented. All were heard from !,
In an unusually happy vein, and s,ss
grave: and the gay were comm
in pleasing proportion. : Mr. j
introduction and ,eulogy OF the
or the evening was g. fiiia h,i ri ssY
oratory, and the fespOf use 5Gf2 q
white was masterpiece OF IogIf q ~
eloquence, descriptive of the >rIIAaa$g
the, lawyer occupies in the PLAN sSa
clVlllzation, the serious responsihili-
ty resting upon the professto sd 4 ii,i
Inc DUTY of guaranteeing cOnsk kt,.
tlonal liberty to the citizenss 81 0si ~
ny some 1ocund remarks relative. HI 4
MS mission in the city. He lias been Il
charged with an ambition to break
into the BLACK Cabinet or WITH.
having concealed on his parsoi. q R q
ooom Tor an ambassadorship. to a.
oeria, Haiti or San Domingo Lfke
the clever lawyer that he liz. 81 SE
Whlte admitted nothing, except that \
ne might be made to serve In aitIiarxS
any or all of these capacities S
promptly lassoed by the Presfdank;
ana brought into the corral. rs
The company voted that NJ
Wh1te would adorp tho highest placa, 4
within the gift of the administers
ton and that his services msrftsd 4
recognition Of the most gener0siSf;
character. Others who spoke were
Judge Robert H. Terrell, OF the fSS4' {;
n1c1pal Court; John G. Dancy. Rsss
eorder of Deeds; Ralph w. TylassS sss
Auditor for the Navy; Dehartmafi&.s.
W. T. Vernon, Registers &c the T1ran5sss
ury; r. r. Horner, of the Board 0f
Educ$tfon; Judson W, Lyons, forns
Register of the Treasury; 8, III. Day.
Jason, OF the Treasury Departmbnt..s +
Or. w. Bruce Evans, Principal Soe
armstrong Technical High School,:
James E. Buckner and r. w. ThornY,- b
son. Of the War Department.: ID. &
Robert Johnson, w. s. Waldorf ana &
w. j. Decatur, Of Howard Uniyefslty. {,
, Other dinners rendered In NJ.
Whites honor during the week were 9
given by Messrs. H. p. Slaughter.
James E. Buckner, S. j, T>aYfdAfsn; sj
and Rector T. J. Brown, all native q
Kentuckians. The Jolly barrfetAr
from the state Of Henry Clay AbUa455
ham hincoln, John Dr.. Harlan and q
Senator William O:aBrad1ey had ssthde};
time Of his life"--and deaeryss
every distinction that was oonfsrrtsd e
upon him and there is moro ia; sfare
for him If he comes this way again.
Prof. Kelly Miller, Dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences Of How4 3
ard University, is overwhelmed With 81
requests to deliver commencADsekik 81
addresses in various parts of inc Il
country. He can accept only limit
ed number of invitations, and to d. &
even this he must make tour 81
most entirely across the Americas
Immediately SITTER kbE8 {.
commencement at Howard Unfyerak
ty, May 26, he will enter upon "A 81
itinery covering four or I've khou- Ii
sand miles. On this tour he will O. y
liver the commencement address fps d
the High School at KahgaA City. Il
Kan; will address the vestefuU YsE 4