The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

Extolling the Pilgrim fathers as the
embodiment of sober-mIndedness, calm
philosophy. and sound Judgment, and de-
crying the pervading atmosphere OF
'sportiness'' of the present day, Senator
Porter ]. McCumber, OF North Dakota
in an address at the annual dinner OF
the District Society of the Mayfiower
Descendants last night in the red room
Of the New Willard Hotel, declared that
the American of to-day is in no manner
! comparable with the Puritan fathers in
/ regard to sturdiness OF character and
respect for the fundamental laws of the
! land.
| IF were asked whether the American
of to-day has the same respect for the
Constitution and the fundamental laws of
the land as had our Pilgrim fathers,
should feel compelled to answer No. -
said Senator McCumber. 'If I were
asked whether the American of the pres
ent day has the same respect for the in
herent rights of life, liberty, and prop
erty as had our sturdy forefathers,
should again feel compelled to answer
| No
Ship of State ShIvers.
The ship OF State has already felt it's
| timbers quake more than once from the
back to Puritanism, back to the spirit
Of our forefathers, the grating OF the
keel will continue. This country at some
future date will be congested like the
Old World, and then will It be put to the
real test. Then will ii have to battle
the turbulent waters. What We need,
what We should pray for, is a sounder
calmer. better, and safer American
character"
Rev. James shera Montgomery, D. D..
pastor of the Metropolitan Methodist
Episcopal Church, likewise txtolled the
Puritan
The greatest need of the country"
said DR.. Montgomery, is not more men,
but more man, not more women but
more woman. Bulk and bigness have been
our divinities. We are guilty OF wOr-
Shipping at the altar Of material bigness
1t is not the fundamental duty OF the
government to build up institutions for
men. but TO build up man for institu-
uons- The institutions should serve man
first. and man should serve the institu-
uUns second
Taft Sends Regrets.
William Sherman Washburn. United
States Civil Service Commissioner. and
governor OF the society, presided as toast
master. The after-dinner programme was
opened by a reading of the Mayfiower
compact by Ernest Wilder Bradford sec
retary Of the organization. Commissioner
Washburn read a letter of regret from
President Taft at his inability to accept
the invitation TO be present. Rowland
Davis. governor Geqeral of the General
Society OF MayfiOweH Descendants, spoke
on the history Of the general society.
Addresses also were delivered by George
'nampIin Mason. governor Of the Penn
sylvania Society Of Mayfiower Descend
ants, and H. II. Bryn, minister to the
| nited States from Norway
Present at Banquet.
Those seated at the guest table we're
William S. Washburn. governor OF the
Mayfiower Society. and Mrs Washburn;
Rowland Davis, governor general Of the
General Society: Senator p. ]. McCumber
and Mrs. McCumber: Mr. George
Champlin Mason. governor of the Penn !
sylvania Society OF Mayfower Descend |
ants; Rev. James Shera Montgomery, D. /
D., pastor OF Metropolitan Methodist
Church, AMI Mrs. Montgomery; II. II |
Bryn, Minister from Norway: Deputy |
Gov. Samuel w. Woodward, Mai. Gen. !
\. W. Greely, L. S. A. retired. and Gen. |
Leonard Wood, Chief of Stan Of the !
l. S. Army.
Among the others present were: Ebe |
nezer Alden. Miss Hattie L. Alden, A. A. |
Aspinwall and Mrs. Aspinwan. Mrs
Louisa Gaines Blasdel, Frank Bond, Miss
Frances NJ. Boyd, Ernest w. Bradford,
Rear Admiral r. B. Bradford, L. S. n.
retired; Walter Candee Brewster. Mrs. |
r. B. Brock, Miss Florence NJ. Brown.
II. n. Bryn, Minister from Norway;
Capt. W. w. Case and Mrs. Case, DR..
frice Colby Claflin and Mrs. CIafiin.
Miss Marguerite Clafin. L. W. CoveIl and
Mrs. Covell, Miss Elizabeth Alden Craig
head, Miss Mary NJ. Craighead, Rowland
Davis, governor general OF the General
society; Selden N. Ely. Mrs. Zetta Ginesi
triebus, Capt. S. z. Faunce, Mrs. S. A.
Fellows, Miss Abigail c.. Graves, Ben
amin S. Graves, Miss Virginia A. Graves.
Maj. Gen. R. w. Greeley. U. S. A, re-
lred' Frank F. Greenawault and Mrs
irenawault, Mr.. William F. Ham and
Mrs. Ham, Mrs. AbagaiI Lincoln Ham,
Mss Mary A. Hartwell. Dr. Edwin A.
Hill and Mrs. Hill, Mr.. Thomas S. Hop
Tins and Mrs. Hopkins Mr. w o. Ison,
Hiss Eunlce James. Mrs. T. S. James, |
Mss Flora L. P. Johnson, Mr. Jerome F.
Johnson, Col. II. NJ. Kendall. u. S. A;
Hiss Mary L. Kimball, DR.. Robert Scott
1amb, Mr. Frank J. Lewis and Mrs.
-ewis, Mr.. Andrew A. Lipscomb, Mr..
Ellis Logan and Mrs. Logan, ex-Gov. W.
4- Marsh, Miss Marsh, George ChamplIn
Jason, Senator Porter ]. McCumber and
irs- McCumber, Capt. F. w. Mitchell
nd Mrs. Mitchell, Hon. Edward B.
Goore, Commissioner of Patents: Rev.
'harles Lewis Neibold and Mrs. Neibold,
fr. Charles +. Nesbit and Mrs. Nesbit,
frs. Ida A. Randall, Mr.. Nathaniel E. I
Miss Mary L. Robinson, Rev.
ames Shera Montgomery, D. D., and
frs. Montgomery, Miss c. NJ. Sperry,
iiss R. R. Tefft, Rev. James Henry Tay-
,r, DR.. Frank II. Towner and Mrs.
owner, Mrs. S. E. Van Deusen, Mr.. w.
Y. Warwick, Mr.. William S. Washburn i
nd Mrs. Washburn, and Mr.. S. W.
Woodward.