The Irish standard., 1913-07-05
from the National Capitol
BY Stanton Lawton

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was In Arlington national cemetery.
The three daughters of the deceased
admiral are all Carmelite nuns. The
eldest is mother superior of a convent
in the Philippine Islands, and the two
youngest Sisters Teresa and Magda-
lena) are now in Wheeling, w. Va,
where they are establishing convent
the former to be assistant mother
superior and the latter to have rank
ing position in the new convent.
The halcyon days Of the franking
privilege are past II bill introduced
in the senate by Senator Kenyon of
Iowa, becomes law.
This bill provides that official stamps
shall supersede the general ranking
privilege, and further requires the
postmaster general to report annually
to congress the names of those receiv-
ing the official stamps and the amount
used by each person.
gigantic mass meeting for the in
dorsement of home rule in Ireland took
place last Sunday evening in the ma
tional capital.
Representative Edward Heating Of
Colorado presided, and Representatives
Thnn1oS of
ry George of New York. and James M.
Graham of Illinois delivered address
es. &
/ The movement is said to be the out
come of pressure brought by promi
nent Irishmen In this country and
abroad to unite in the endorsement OF
the home rule measure which has
passed the three readings in the En-
glish house OF commons, and is now
before the house of lords, where it is
in danger Of defeat.
Probably no expression has been
used more frequently in the last few
days than the man behind the gum"
and yet how few people know 1t was q
Catholic priest who first told the world
that 1t is not the general who wins
the battle, but 1.-THE man behind the
gum"
The priest referred to is the late Rev.
erend Denis J. Stafford, D. D., one of
the most eloquent pulpit orators any
creed has even known, and whose
death, while pastor Of Saint Patrick's
church. Washington, D. c.. is still
mourned, not only by those Of his
own faith, but by non-Catholics as
Well. ~s.' -.r, D, ~ ..<. q.
1t was he who made slogan here Of
1.-The man behind the gun"
During President Wilson's term Of
office, he will probably make no ap-
pointment, where the appointee is
more able and more qualified to fill
the position, than that of his recent
| oelCCLlOn " All III0 4AApoA IdlI uAPAS.
matte post as ambassador extraordi-
nary and plenipotentiary to Austria
Hungary. This distinction goes to the
Honorable Frederic CORTLAND Penfield
of Germantown, Pennsylvania.
The new ambassador is distin-
guished author and diplomat, and was
born on April %, 1855, in Connecticut
and is graduate Of Russells military
school. In 1907, Princeton university
conferred the honorary degree of A. NJ
upon him.
In 1892 he married Katherine ALDER!
McMurdo. who died in 1905, and in
! 1908 he married the second time. Mrs.
Anne weightman Walker, who is a
marchioness of the Papal court, and
who was left a fortune of about sixty
millions by her father. the late famous
chemist of Philadelphia. Mr.. Weight
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Penfield are con-
verts to the Catholic faith.
Mr.. Penfield has had thorough
| schooling in journalism and spent five
years on the editorial staff of the
! Hartford Comm, Courant.
In 1885 he was appointed U. S. vice
consul general at London.
He has been frequent writer OF
articles on economy and international
subjects, and is recognized author
ity On those pertaining to diplomacy.
In 1911 Pope Plus x honored Mr..
Penfield with the Grand Cross of St
Gregory, being the first American to
receive the highest class of this order,
and has been the recipient Of many
other European decorations. He has
also received the Cross of the Legion
Of Honor. in 1904, in recognition OF
prominence in discussing relative mer-
it's Of canal routes. leading to the