The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-18


with this classic architecture here
Following that example which was SCI
Us by our foTefathers, We have on tht
right sample OF the Spanish art, which
properly typifies our union With our sis
ter republics Of Central and South
America, and here, next 20 the great
Potomac Park that Is now IN the pro
cess OF making YOU have. I think, as
nne a site as any association in the
country Certainly there is no asSocia-
ton that deserves z finer site than
sou do
Duty TO Country.
what I want to empasize IS the ad-
vantage Of constantly having before
the children and the men and women OF
this country a suggestion Of their duty
TO their country. Life is made I'D not OF
q lot OF grand-stand plays. Witnessed by
100000 Of people every day It is made
I'D Of a series Of acts, and that series
Of acts. Of daily recurrence, is what
makes I'D the character Of the man or
the woman
Now, If BY such societies as this, and
II BY insisting upon ceremonies Of daily
occurrence, there IS brought home TO
the mind and soul Of every one that
We are citizens Of q great country, 20
which we owe constantly the tribute
OF loyalty, we shall certainly be made
better citizens
Il was not AZ one time 81 favor OF
uaIIy-if YOU can judge by the ten
deucy in our religious CeremOntes-COn-
ing 10 the thought that some Journalism
is necessary as tribute 10 the things
We feel
I am strongly in favor Of the judges
Of our courts clothing themselves In a
digniSed uniform that shall typlfy the
fact that in the administration Of JUS
1ice they are admin isterinS sacred
function in doing which they ought 20
realize what that function is and by
their wearing the robes SHAH convince
the public that that which they do IS
entitled 10 respect. and convince them
selves that in the doing they must earn
the respect Of the public
And so Il IS with respect to the rag,
II Is a symbol. and the laws which
ought to be on the statute books Of each
State and on the statute book Of the
United States. makint il a sacred symbol
not 20 be used foI commercial purposes
I attribute TO the same feeling
The prayer TO the President Of the
United states I have never become 81
much imbued with the necessity for as
during the last year ana iHe toast %
the PRESIDENT Of the United states
all are bit tributes 10 the country Of
which for the time he Is the J1tular
head. and. therefore. while ne holds that
office IS entitled 10 the support and re-
so, the playing Of The Star-SpanzIed
Banner during when We ought all 10
rise, is q tribute and q remembrance OF
our duty % -hc nation They are all
forms u Is true but they -re forms
that serve To bring back 10 Us ON
sense of duty
We Must Learn.
we Of the AnElo-Saxon race are a
---.- disposed at times 20 fear that by
overzeaIous expression and demonstra-
Ion We shan be taken 10 be hypo-
critics Nov, IN the matter Of manner,
IL -tE- mCLter OF expression. iu tine mat
ter Of our treatment Of each other, we
have much 10 learn rom the Latin
races
Our theory that poIiteness and cour-
teS~ are only skin deep and that the
only thing between people ought 10 be
exact trutl-WhICh would leave some o.
Us in a pretty bad ways not theory
sustained By the experience Of the hui
man race Courtesy and GOOD Will
manifested III your tTea tment Of others
are substantial virtues that tend to add
10 The happiness Of the world and 81
Il IS that the constant tribute on our
part, by these forms that I speak Of
% our country and constant reCOE-
milton by forms Of our obligation TO our
county are all OF them yeiua5le Things
TO cultivate
And We may well look TO an o-ra1i-
zatlon Ike this with gratitude for hav-
ing encouraged IN every way possible
e recognition Of that debt that we
owe 10 our country and Of The 0br7ra-
ton that ought to be conSrsrr1,- ne
ent with Us IN everything we do"
clloWing President Taft-s address
MIS- Scott said Il think the members
should rise and state their appreciation
words" 77
Immediately the audience carried Oh,
applause
Mrs William Libbey, state regent Of
New Jersey, was then introduced.
Gives Nation a Chair.
Mrs Llbbey presented 10 the Chief
Executive a chair made from the Eng
Hsh friEdIe Augusta which was sunk
in Delaware river after being captured
by the COnJineuIsIs in the Revolution
airy war and which wss raised only q
few years ago b. the D. A r
Inc request was made IN the preSenIa-
uon address that the chair be placed
under Nashington's picture in the White
House
President Taft provoked no little
laughter IN accepting The chair for the
White House He said that 10 place IL
under Washington picture would sub
3ect Il TO COn6agraliOn. put that II
view Il.
He was glad. he declared, that the
chair would be subjected TO the test Of
President than whom there likely
would not be a weishtier one.
The address Of Mrs Scott lasted near
y thirty minutes, Il dWelt with the
progress the D. A r has made during
the past year, and Of the tasks that
lie before II The president general was
frequently forced 10 stop during the ap-
piause that greeted her remarks
Mrs. Scott said that as the nineteenth
century had been a century Of the
achievement OF man the twentieth cen
1ury- would surely be one OF the achieve
me1t Of woman
The DauEhters o. the An eriCan Revo-
luton she asserted shO-id take the
lead. In Safeguarding the social and
moral character Of the society Of the
country.
The singing OF Illinois, by Mrs
noble Newport Potts. and Ohio bv
MIS- Herbert Gray Ashbrook. were fea-
lures or the musical program Of the
morning session
Don the conclusion OF Mrs Sr0t--s
acCEesS- responses were made by state
regents including Mrs Daniel L.otbror
Nrs. John p Walker. Mrs Sarah r Z
Morgan, and Mrs. John D Swift.
NERVE DISAPPEARS
IN SIGHT OF Guam