Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21
OLD TIES RECALLED
MayfloWer Descendants 10th
Annual Reunion.
JUSTICE BROWN PRESIDES
Speaks Of the Intolerance That
Moved Pilgrims.

Associate Justice Henry b. Brown of
the Supreme Court OF the United States
presided last evening at the tenth annual
dinner Of the Society Of Mayhower De-
scendants in the District OF Columbia,
held at the New Willard Hotel, in COM
memoration of the 287th anniversary OF
the signing of the compact in the cabin
Of the Mayflower and of her anchorage in
Cape Cod harbor.
The after-dinner program began with
the reading of the compact by Thomas 8.
Hopkins, ex-governor Of the society.
Ernest Wilder Bradford, secretary. then
read the Thanksgiving proclamation of
President Taft.
Justice Brown who is governor of the
society, made the opening address. In
speaking Of the intolerance that reigned
throughout Europe at the time the Pill
grims started on their voyage to the
shores Of America, he said that some Of
the bloodiest wars Of history were caused
by the desire on the part of men to make
others believe as they did. Comparing
the conditions today with those that ex-
listed in the seventeenth century. Justice
Brown declared that the future Is full
of promise" In introducing the minister
from Holland he referred to the ties that
States, and added that the two American
Presidents of English blood, Van
Burea- and Roosevelt, were Of Dutch an
cestry.
Holland, Pilgrims First Refuge.
Jonkheer J. Loudon, minister of the
Netherlands, responded to the toast ''Hol-
land, the first refuge of the Pilgrims -
THE Mayiower meant more to this
country than the Half Moon" said the
minister. Il say proudly that much has
been brought over here from my country.
The ideas of free schools, free press and
free religion came to America from Hol-
land. In 1776 a Dutch man-of-war was
the first ship to salute the new American
when, in 1882. John Adams came to Eu-
rope as the representative of your young
republic, Holland was the first country to
give him hearty welcome. The May
have bound and still bind Holland and
America" In speaking of Stuyvesant, he
said that the governor seemed to use his
wooden leg much as PRESIDENT Roosevelt
used the big stick.
Justice Wendell Phillips Stafford, In re-
spending to the toast. 1.-The Pilgrim in
the Present" said: THE story of the May
flower is one Of the epics of our race. The
tale is in our blood. One thing we should
learn from the Pilgrims is first to believe
should scorn the refuge OF those large
and comfortable exceptions that emascu-
late our principles. Every people have
in the last analysis the kind of govern
cept in the city in which we are assem-
bled, the form Of self-government pre-
walls"
To the Memory Of the Departed.
Before the next speaker was called
hot .n
ent rise in silence and drink to the men,
Dry of those members of the society who
had passed away since the last meeting
Rev. Dr. Wallace Radcliffe. in respond
ing to the toast The Dawn of Re-
ligious Liberty" cautioned the members
of the society to be modest, as the TIME
might come when the Society of the
Descendants of the Mayflower would be
eclipsed by the Society of the Descend
ants of the DISCOVERIES of the North
Pole.
Mrs. Anna Grant Fugitt entertained
those present with several solos.
Those who attended the dinner were:
Velma S. Barber. Miss Barber, r. K.
Bennett, Ernest w. Bradford Rear Ad
miral r. B. Bradford, U. S. N, retired;
Mrs. F. B. Brock, Miss Brock. Richard
ernor of the society; Miss Isabel 3.
Chamberlin. Mrs. Jane D. B. Chany. A.
J. Chapman. Miss Mary cleveland. A.
v. Cushman. Mrs. Cushman. Rev. DR..
John L. Ewell. Deputy Governor s. e.
Faunce. Mrs. Faunce. Mrs. Anna Grant
Fugitt. Mrs. r. D. Gardner. Benz 8.
Graves. the Misses Graves. Frank F.
Greenawalt. Mrs. Mary A. Hartwell. Mrs.
George c; Hszelton. Or; e. r; A.
ex-Gov. Thomas S. Hopkins, Miss Flora
L. P. Johnson, Jerome F. johnson. DR..
Joseph Taber Johnson. Mrs William
Wallace Johnson. Mai. Henry NJ. Ken
dali, U. S. A.. retired: Isle s: Lpscomo.
Mrs. Lipscomb. Miss Lpscomb. Jonkheer
J. Loudon, minister of the Netherlands:
Col w. H. Michael. United States consul
at Calcutta: Mrs. Michael. Capt. Fred
erick w. Mitchell. Mrs. Mitchell. Edward
B. Moore. commissioner of patents. Miss
Ethel J. r. c. Noyes. Mrs. Mildred A. H.
Powers. Rev. Dr. Wallace Radcliffe. DR..
George L. Raymond. Mrs. Raymond.
Miss Raymond. Mrs. Bertha NJ. Robbins.
DR.. Henry A. Robbins. Miss Ann Rogers.
A. Semmes. Mrs. Semmes. Justice Wen
dell Phillips STANFORD. Miss Roberta Te.ft,
Mrs. s.. E. Van Deusen. William WASH
burn and Mrs. Washburn.