Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
WARNING TO PATRIOTS
Judge Stockbridge Sees Wane
of independence.
GOVERNMENT By FEW
Criticises Third Degree" and Rule
in City and State.
S. A. R. ENTERTAINS LADIES
Dance Given at Rauscher's-Mrs
Mclean Extends Privileges
Of Continental Hall.
GOVERNMENT BY FEW
Is. A. R. ENTERTAINs LADIES

At the annual ladies' night reception
entertainment and dance Of the District of
Columbia Society. Sons of the American
Revolution last night. at Rauschers. the
SEQ and more guests resolved themselves
into a committee OF the whole on the state
Of the Union and several addresses were
made on the ways, means and necessity
for development of patriotism throughout
the nation.
Justice Thomas II. Anderson Of the Dis
trict Supreme Court. president OF the Dis
trict society. presided and spoke briefly
Other speakers were Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean. president general Daughters of the
American Revolution. and Judge Henry
Stockbridge, president general Sons of
the American Revolution.
Between speeches there were vocal solos
by Mrs. Rischoff. with DR.. Bischoff as ac-
companist. Following the formal program
a buffet supper was served. Dancing con-
tinued until late hour.
Wane of Personal Independence.
Judge Stockbridge sounded a warning
against the Capitalization of power in the
hands of a few individuals. pleaded for
work by the Daughters and Sons Of the
American Revolution to conteract this
tendency, which, he declared. went even
farther than Alexander Hamilton dream
ed. and criticised third degree methods
Of the police.
"In struggle for the almighty dollar
said the jurist. American men are a lit
tie too apt to forget their duty in the
line of patriotism. They are engaged a
in
give attention to duty in developing pa
triotism.
"Ancestors whom we like to honor were
filled with the ideal Of personal independ-
ence. But we are beginning to lose rap
idly an appreciation Of the value of hu-
man life. Take the police annals. take
the reports in the newspapers of the third
degree methods and tell me II We have
preserved that regard for personal indie
pendence.
gled for seven long years. For the same
cause. from 1912 to 1915. they waged war
Are We today faithful to those principles
of the American republic?
Ideal Is Passing.
This nation was founded on the idea
of government of the people by the peo-
pie. The trainers OF the Constitution
recognized that principle. Are we pre-
serving that idea?
GO into the cities between the gulf and
the Canadian boundary, observe the condi-
tons and YOU will find in every city a
tendency away from government by the
people and toward the concentration o.
power in the hands Of one man or OF a
commission of a few men. Go into the
states and see the power in the hands Of
one executive or OF q small commission.
You will find centralizing tendency
as far beyond those of Hamilton as his
was beyond that of his opponents. If I
am correct. has not the time been reached
for us to consider 1t our supreme obliga-
ton to our country to seek to re-establish
the principles OF those who laid the
foundations Of this republic?
IF there is any foundation Of truth in
what I have suggested. it means there is
a patriotic duty for men and women to
do today, to prove that our patriotic or
CARNATIONS exist for work.
Mrs. Mclean brought to the sons the
best wishes for happy New Year from
the Daughters OF the American Revou-
ton and expressed gratitude for the loyal
support given by the Sons to the Daugh-
ters.
She explained that the D. A. r. Is COM
pleting its new home in this city and hopes
to dedicate the finished structure in April.
She invited the Sons to consider it their
home as well.
VmcerS ana committees.
The officers of the District Society OF
Sons Of the American Revolution and
the committees for last nights reception.
meeting and dance were as follows:
President Justice Thomas II. Ander-
son; vice presidents, Edward 3. Moore
Alexander B. Hasner and William \.
De Caindry: recording secretary. Henry
p. Holden; corresponding secretary, John
L. Fenwick: treasurer. Philip F. Larner
registrar. Albert D. Spansler; assistant
registrar. Chester NJ. Clark; historian,
selden NJ. Ely; librarian. Paul Brockett;
chaplain, Rev. Thomas 8. Chids.:
Reception comnittee-Albert J. Gore.
chairman: VIM. S. Parks, vice chairman;
JAS Sheldon. jr., vice chairman: JOS l..
Adkins, Robert Root Bennett Sidney l..
erick c. Bryan. Eliphalet T. Bushnell.
DIR. Charles r. Caldwell, DR.. Louis D.
Carman. Appleton p. Clark. jr.; William
Knowles Cooper Merritt L. Dawkins,
DR.. Williams Donnally. Louis A. Dent,
DR.. Ira w. Dennison. James T. Dubois.
Edward S. CLAWS. Andrew B. Graham,
Harry o. Hall, DR.. Edw A. Hill, Henry
p. Holden. Fl. P. r. Holt, John G. John
son, Myron J. Jones. William s. Knox,
Henry c. Mclean, Frederick d. Owen,
Capt. Barton W. Perry. Woodbury. Pull
sifer. Mason n. Richardson, Samuel Ross,
J. Henry Small, jr.; John l.. Smith, AL
bert d. Spangler. Eugene e. Stevens, j.
Mcdonald Stewart Edward b. Stocking,
DIR. Frank Swartwout. John B. Torbert,
Caldwell c. Tyler. Philip Walker A. r.
Wingate. James Witten and DIR. Francis
j. Woodman.
Floor committee-Albert J. Gore, chair
man: Frank 3. Martin and Dr. Frank l..
Biscoe, vice chairmcn: Wade II. Atkinson,
James A. Bailey. Claude n. Bennett,
j. Chester Bowen, Paul Brockett. Mon
cure Burke. Henry c. Caldwell. William
l.. Chamberlain, Chester NJ Clark. VIII
loughby S. Chesley, Morris L. CroxaIl,
D. c. Crowell, C.S.N.: William A. Do
mer, DR. Harry II. Donnally, Frederick
A. Fenning. John E. Fenwick DR.. Mark
F. Finley. selden NJ. Ely. Ezra Gould.
Frederick w. Graham. Frank F. Greena-
walt. Samuel Herrick. Paymaster Felix
r. Holt, Robert S. Hume. Robert H.
Lovett. John II. lMagruder. Caleb c.
Magruder. jr.; Wallace D. Mclean, Ben
jamin Miller, Henry D. Mirick, Langdon
Moore, Thomas r. Raines. Richard B.
Randolph. Henry w. Samson, Thad B.
Sargent. William d. Searle. Henry Sey-
mour William Fl. Somervell. Rowan B.
Tully, DR.. Joseph S. Wall. Brainard II.
Warner ir.. Thomas A. Weldon ndo1l