The Washington herald., 1909-01-27

Rauscher's resounded last night with
the strains OF Michigan. Ny Michigan. q"
AZ the annual banquet Of the Michigan
State Association, Of Washington, cele-
brating the seventy-second anniversary
/ OF the admission Of the State into the
/ Union.
| Senators. Representatives. and the pee
pull" 10 the number Of nearly 100. gath
cred about the board, which was arranged
/ in the form OF a horseshoe.
/ Addresses were made extolling the glor-
les Of the Wolverine state. an dealing in
| history modern and ancient. AS toast
/ master. Representative Edward L. Ham
/ ilton came out from time 20 time from
behind a voice that was Ike a call 10
arms. and had something apt 10 say
about Cycles Of Ca1hay." and Simple
annals Of the poor" before launching
| each new speaker. When the silver
tongue wasn't caroHng, music was furnish
ed by an orchestra under the direction Of
Prof Walter F. Smith, assistant leader
OF the Marine Band.
Touch of Seriousness.
A touch Of seriousness was detected
when Representative Joseph " Fordney
put in a good word for the worries Of
the Ways and Means Committee, Of which
he is a member, in its struggle with
tariff revision.
Il believe the tariff bill" he said.
when presented. viii be an honest re-
vision. I have every faith in the Repub-
liean party in its intentions regarding
revision I an sure the bill VIII raise
the tariff where protection OF home in
dustries requires Il. I am sure the sched-
uIe viii be lowered where our mercantile
interest need It In spite Of occasional re-
ports 20 the contrary, the committee IS
exerting every means IN its power 10
obtain the fullest and most impartial
/ facts 10 aid Il in its deliberations.
Maj. Richard ". Tyler, on behalf OF
the society. presented a handsome cane
I 20 Judge Benjamin A Harlan. who for
/ seventeen years has been secretary OF
/ the organization
/ Other speakers were Senator julius c
! Burrows. Senator William Alden Smith.
/ Representatives Edwin Derby. Charles E
! Townsend. Samuel W Smith. Henry Nc
I Moran. and George A Loud. Henry n.
Z Rose. Assistant Secretary OF the Senate;
! Gen. George 3. Davis, Gen. John c.
/ Black. Rev. Dr.. Henry y. Couden, chap
I lain OF the House; Capt. J. c. Wheeler,
/ Deputy Commissioner Of Internal Reve-
nue.; Edward B. Moore. Commissioner OF
1 Patents: Hiram Johnson, and Maj.
/ George a ATDes.
Among the Others.
| Among the others present were Repre-
/ sentative Washington Gardner. Repre-
sentative 4 3 Darragh. Il Oliu Young.
iC. o. Markham. acting president of the
/ society: " L AgleW. treasurer. Col
/ Edwin {. Pierce. Fred G. Coldren. Seth
/ =. Gage. Maj Henry N Brown. John c.
/ Scofeld. " P Huxford. g. c. Maynard.
! Col Robert T. Hill Alexander Grant.
I Alexander Scott, DR.. Thomas ". Burke.
I Dr.. James A Wilson. Andrew r Dins-
more. Wells F. Harvey. Col William 3.
/ Thompson. W. ". Baldwin. Co. J. D.
/ Sumner. Capt Henry Sherwood. ". r.
|. Campbell. Ralph II. Chappel. Prof. Wal
ter F. Smith. Burridse Wilson. L. z
/ Gridiey. RosNeU ?. Bishop. George II.
Buck n Il Pumphrey, " T Moore.
Jason Waterman. H V Bisbee, B. II.
/ Brockway. G. G. Thompson, Fayette
Johnson. L II. Wilcox. J. H RuckmaD,
". s Ruckman, H ". White, II. T.
| Newcomb. H f Burton. ". L. Thayer.
il NJ Wolcott. I. " Miller Norman z.
/ Webster. jr.. Duane z. Fox. Elias Shafer,
J. R Lott. c N CurtIss. NJ c Huggett.
/ I. c. Runyan, F c. WILSON. J. A Fen
ton. a. I. Bowen, Capt. John White, G.
G. Townsend. Fred a Maynard, c c.
| Billings, o. II. Simonds, and " T Grid
ley