Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
CONGRESS IS At END
American Cheers for Zamen.
hot Excite Emotion.
H. G. KING STARTS NOISE
Advocates Of New Orleans and San
Francisco Heard.
PLEAD FOR NEXT CONVENTION
Universal Peace Indorsed-Attend-
ance Reported by Inter
national Secretary.

national Secretary.
A wee little man. whose bushy black
beard was topped by large spectacies.
was the center OF tTemulous emotion
when the Esperantists wound up their
congress this morning at the
Arlington Hotel. This was Or. Zamenhof,
the Warsaw cptician idealist. who in
vented the new world language. and who
has made it's propagation his life work.
DR.. Zamenhof made the final speech,
thanking every one who had contributed
to the success OF the congress, and for
mally taking leave until next years meet
ing in Antwerp When he had finished
III. g. King of New York. who used to be
a captain in the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard, jumped up on the platform
and shouted:
Lets wind this thing up right Let
every red-biooded American here present
join with me in giving three cheers and
a tiger in a red-blooded manner for DIR.
Zamenhof Let's show these Europeans
what an American cheer is
The cheers which followed were calcu-
lated to do that very thing. The Euro
peans Joined in with a will
Zamenhof Is Overcome.
The last words shouted were:
"vivu Zamenhof! Vivu Zamenhof,''
The doctor was too unstrung to reply
He just bowed to the right and left. as
tears mingled with the slight smile which
played over his face.
Before this happened some emotion Of
another kind had forced its way over the
spillway. 1t emanated from three advo-
Gates of American cities for the next con-
vention.
Sinclair Lewis. a tall, fair-haired youth,
thinks San Francisco makes Paris look
like q Puritan settlement. Grosvenor
Dawes and j. G.. Haupt both are con-
WINGED beyond the suspicion Of doubt
that New Orleans Is the grandest and
most altogether scrumptious city, not
merely in this world. but in the charted
universe.
San Francisco and New Orleans both
want the Panama exposition in 1915.
They also want the Esperanto congress
to he held in that year. Their represen-
tatives were present this morning to tell
all about their manifold and unquestioned
merits.
Haupt Lauds New Orleans.
Mr. Haupt spoke in Esperanto. He also
spoke at more than considerable length.
1t was evident from his gestures that he
was all wrought up about New Orleans.
Mr.. Sinclair followed him. Mr.. Sinclair
spoke in English. He was more terri
bly, in earnest than even Mr.. Haupt had
been.
He told of the glory of the blue bay
of San Francisco which laves the golden
shores of California, of the sun-kissed
valleys and snow-crowned hills of that
peerless commonwealth. of the bohemian
ism which prevails In that most cosmo-
politan Of all cities where the east touches
elbows with the west in the sawdust-
covered floors of Three-Fingered Jack'a
gin mill on the Barbary coast and in the
palmroom of the Fairmont. etc. etc.
Also Mr.. Sinclair politely elected one
Ananias Club for daring to assert that
the east and west shall never meet; he
knows otherwise. 1t was certainly
some speech.
Dawes Corroborates Haupt.
Grosvenor Dawes, secretary of the
Southern Commercial Congress, pictured
the south, the land of bounty. the land Of
the home of sentiment and
holding OUT her welcoming arms
for the embrace of the whole world
asking naught in return but good will
and friendship and other such like al
truistic things. Also he said words touch
ing upon the queen city OF the gulf. the
mistress OF the commerce of the south,
sentinel over the entrance to the
mightiest river on the North American
continent, etc. etc, etc, etc.
The delegates seemed to enjoy il all i'm
1t will be a matter of three
years before a decision will be reached as
he nj
SO that they will have ample time to d.
gest the arguments presented.
Little Formal Business.
There was little formal business trans
acted at the closing session. The Gus
tomary resolutions thanking every one
with the preparations Of the
plans for the congress were adopted
George WARMER Of Paris. speaking for the
European delegates. thanked the local
committee for its kindnesses.
A. p warrington OF Norfolk. Va,
prominent theosophist. introduced reso-
luton placing the congress on record as
fovarig universal peace. 1t was unani-
mously adopted.
Gabriel Chayet, international secretary,
reported that there had been 351 dele
gates in attendance at the congress. He
said that this was a high figure consider
ing the great distance of the United
States from the great Esperanto centers
In Europe.
He said that the percentage OF Ameri-
can delegates, in proportion to the men,
bershp in this country, far exceeded the
of European representation at
any old world congress.
Senior Calvo, minister from Cost Rica,
made a brief address on behalf of his
which delegated him TO at
tend the congress.
Esperanto Costume Ball.
Last night a ball was held in the main
salon of the Arlington. and many of the
delegates appeared in national costume.
DIR. Zamenhof and his wife took part in
the grand march.
Tonight there will be lecture i'm Eng
lish at the Arlington by Lieut.. Col. John
Pollen, president of the British Esper-
anto Association. He will speak on
Around the World With the Esperanto
Flag
Tomorrow evening Prof Colax of
Paris will speak in English and French
in Carroll Hall on the progress of the