The Washington herald., 1913-09-14
ORATORY AND RED
HAIR DISCUSSED
Features Of Representative
Murdock's Address to
Visiting Students.
PAYS TRIBUTE TO BRYAN
Speaker at Smoker Held at the Uni.
versity Club-Trip Is Made
to Mount Vernon.

A defense of his admittedly red hair
and a tribute to the oratorical power of
the Secretary of State were features of
a speech last night by Representative
Victor Mur1ock, Progressive leader OF
the House. before the delegates to the
Eighth international Congress of Stu
dents or Corda Fratres, at a reception
and smoker rendered the delegates at the
University Club.
In introducing Mr.. Murdoch. Claude
N. Bennett, chairman of the entertain
ment committee of the University Club
and master of ceremonies, spoke Of him
as the ''red-haired Progressive from the
untamed State of Kansas" In reply to
the thrust of Mr.. Bennett. Mr.. Murdoch.
after dwelling on the general advan-
tages OF red hair, concluded: 81 admit
being in Il state of red-headedness, but
must submit an argument which / be-
lieve to be unanswerable-that red hair
is inestimably better than no hair at
ALL"
From his dissertation on hair, Mr.
Murdock proceeded to discuss the art Of
Oratory. He said that II was an art
apart He mentioned the inspiration OF a
speech by Mr.. Bryan before the dele
gates several days ago. and paid tribute
% the silver tongue" of the Secretary OF
State.
sHehkeTs ut SmOkeT.
Speakers at the smoker were, besides
Mr.. Bennett and Mr.. Murdock, Col. My
ron NJ Parker, president OF the Univer-
sity Club, who welcomed the delegates
for the club; DIR. George w. Nasmyth,
president of the Students Congress, who
responded to the welcome and described
the work and meaning Of the convention;
Arthur Deering CALI executive director
and acting secretary OF the American
Peace Society and chairman of the
Washington committee on arrangements; /;
Signor Mario Aarini, Of Italy Cwhere
the Corda Fratres was founded), who
delivered an address IN italian; DIR. Wal
ter Barendsohn. organizer OF the German
Study Group accompanying the COrda
Fratres, who spoke In German: David
Selke, OF this city, who responded in Ger
man to the speech of DR.. Barendsohn:
Signor Galvez Porto Carrero, OF Guate-
uala. who addressed the students in
Spanish; Walter Penfielc. of the Univer-
sity Club, who responded in Spanish to
the speech of Senior Carrero, and Clar-
ence J. Owens. managing director Of the
Southern Commercial Congress and
director general of the American Com
mission on Agricultural Cooperation
1t was announced by sir. Bennett that
a delegate to the congress from Japan
would address the congregation OF the
Church of the Covenant at the service
at II o'clock this morning on the "Rela-
tons of Japan and America
The delegates visited Mount Vernon
yesterday. Early tomorrow they will
leave this city for New York.
Pass Several Resolutions.
During their stay here the delegates
passed a set of resolutions advocating a
reduction in postal rates by means OF a
closer postal union, until worldwide
penny postage is possible; that Esper-
Artists and Idoists unite TO obtain the
appointment Of an official commission to
study and adopt an auxiliary information
al language, and that DR.. Hendrix p.
Anderson, the architect who created the
idea for a world center OF communi0k
ton. be supported in his work.
DR.. John Mez, OF Munich, Germany,
newly elected president OF the Corda
Fratres, said last night that during
his stay here he had come to believe
that Washington would be the proper
place for the center of international
activity. He said he believed, because
of its advantages for study and So
ciety, that Washington was the proper
place for a world center.
C. X. Bergman helped to entertain
the delegates by drawing cartoons of
nationally and internationally promi-
nent men. George O'Connor, with dia-
lect songs, pleased even those of the
delegates who could not understand his
words. Matt Horne accompanied Mr..
O'Connor.