The Washington herald., 1913-02-22
William Deli. WashinstonSays
Present Generation Must
Adhere to Principles.
MUST DEFEND REPUBLIC
New Yorker Tells Members Of Order Of
Washington This Country Has
Reached Cribs.

ton to adhere loyalty to the principles
and institutions of government as handed
down to them from the founders Of this
republic, William de Hertburn Washing
ton, of New York, in speaking on Our
Splendid Pats: Its Ideals and Men, at
the ladies' night of the Order of WASH
ington, at Rauscher's last night, said
that there are thousands OF men Of for
eign extraction in this country who are
only too willing to trample our own
Stars and Stripes in the mud and destroy
our government"
Mr.. Washington's remarks created a
deep impression as he asked loyal Ameri-
can citizens to face this situation
squareIy and defend the republic. Mr..
Washington said this country had
reached a crisis in its history. that a
luxury-loving people had brought about
NE fall of Rome and that great dangers
confronted us from the same sources.
Letter from Wilson.
President-elect Woodrow Wilson sent
the following letter. which was read:
My Dear Mr.. Bulloch: wish sincerely
that ] might accept the invitation of the
annual assembly contained in your kind
letter of February 4. but l have made a
solemn vow that will decline all invita-
tions. even those OF capital importance.
between now and the time when / shall
feel myself settled i'm harness in WASH
fngton. | am sure that the committee
will understand. and / hope they will
approve this decision on my part. Cor
daily and sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON"
Henry T. Holden, master of ceremonies
opened the meeting and introduced Rear
Admiral Charles II. Stockton. the COM
mandcr of the order. who presided. Sem
ator Duncan u. Fletcher of Florida
made an address. comparing the United
States Of revolutionary times to the
America of to-day. Rev. George Livings-
ton Bayard. chaplain general Of the or
der. said the invocation and musical
numbers were contributed by Miss En-
ma Hamilton Bulloch, Miss Lucy Bar
bour Ewing, and Miss Snyder. A buffet
supper was served.
Present Mt Gathering.
Among the members and guests present
were:
DR.. ]. G. Il. Bulloch. Mrs Forsythe. Miss
C.. Lttlepage, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney +.
Smith. Mr.. Henry p. Holden, Howard P.
Wright. Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Dent, Mrs.
Matthew I. Scott, DIR. Edwin A HILL
Miss Lucille Bacon. Omaha. Nebr.: Miss
Ethel Spencer. Chicago. ILL.,: Mrs. Frank
Bacon. Omaha. Nebr.; William Conrad,
Mrs. j. G. B. Bulloch. Miss Mamie Heth.
DR.. and Mrs. Henry c. Cook. Miss NJ.
Esther Mayher. Mrs. John Miller Horton.
Buffalo: DIR. L. B. Thomson. Mrs. Thorn
son. Alfred Ray. Mrs. William Law, Mrs
Fred Tyson, Baltimore: Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Alfred Merritt. Mrs. Emma Hamilton
BullOch. Mrs. Kehoe. Mrs. T Franklin
Schneider. Miss Schneider. Mrs. Frank
W. Bacon. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilson.
Miss Ray Wilson. Preston B. Ray, Miss
Catherine Turnbull. Wallace ". Mulcare
Mr.. and Mrs. F. +. F. johnson, Miss
c. f. Wilson. DIR. l.. d. Carman, Mrs
L. ID. Carman, Miss Louise Carman
Admiral Charles II Stockton. Mrs. Stock
ton. Ethelbert Fairfax, Miss Fairfax, Dr.
Edwin A. Hill. Mrs. J. NJ. Johnston,
Gray Dawson, DR.. Charles NeilI Nc
Bride, Mrs. W. p. Meredith. Miss Mere
dth. DR.. S. B. Muncaster. Miss Meinincer,
Miss Oothout. Mrs. Savage Mrs. f.. d.
Meredith. Mrs. r. E. Thornton, Hon.
r. E. Thornton. Virginia: Elisha Mere
dith. Edward b. Dean. William De Hert-
burn. Washington; Daniel f. Gordon,
r. T. NJ. Ball. Miss Jennie Ewing Mrs.
Edmund Harvey Symonds, Oliver Kuhn.
Mrs. Lucy B. Ewing, Miss Snyder, c. L.
Wingate. Miss Marian Moss, Miss Nancy
Slaughter, Mrs. Jennette Stuard. Lieut.
and Mrs. Feamster Mr.. and Mrs. f. S.
~.
McBryde, C. S. Keller. Mrs. ]. c. Mon
cure. Mr.. and Mrs. II. Shepard, Robert
G. Merritt, Mr.. and Mrs. Holcombe G.
Johnson. Eugene G. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs
P. c. Hungerford, Miss Alice W. Hunger
ford. Miss Mary P. Hungerford. Miss
Bessie T. Hungerford. Edward Waller
jr., Loyal Coon. Mrs. Jobe, Mr.. Poston.
W. T. Bulloch. Miss Fletcher, H. c.
Cox, r. w. Hunter.
Omcers of the Order.
tt. officers of the order are: Comman-
der. Rear Admiral Charles II. Stockton,
U. S. N; vice commander. Gen. Marcus
]. Wright; second vice commander,
Ethelbert Fairfax: third vice comman-
der. DR.. Edward Allston Hill: fourth vice
S. A: chancellor and historian general,
DIR. Joseph G. b. Bulloch: secretary gen.
eral, Howard =. Wright: treasurer gen.
eral. DR.. Charles II. Bowker; register
general, William NJ Conrad: surgeon
general, Francis ]. Woodman. NJ. D.;
recorder general. DR.. Louis d. Carman;
judge advocate general, Col. ]. W. Lit
tell, u. S. A: master of ceremonies,
Henry p. Holden: marshal. Capt. Philip
E. NJ. Walker. u. S. A: keeper of the
seal, Alfred B. Dent: standard bearer,
Lawrence Washington: assistant STAN
dard bearers. Commander Thomas WASH
ington, U. S. N, r. Writ Washington,
and Thomas Campbell Washington; her
aid, Cuthbert Barnwell Brown. and
chaplain general, Rev. George Living
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