Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-06
MISSOURI At FEAST
Gov. Major and Secretary
Houston Guests of Honor.
STATE BACK OF WILSON
Gratifed at the Selection of Hous-
ton to Be Secretary of
Agriculture.


and womanly women; her citizens in
public life were hailed as the ablest set
of public men of any state in the Union;
the new Secretary of Agriculture, David
r. Houston. was praised, and Missourians
IN general We're lauded by the speakers at
the third annual banquet of the Missouri
Society of Washington, held at Rausch-
eT's last night.
The speakers We're Speaker Clark, in
troduced as the ''beloved old Champ
Clark of Pike county; Representative
James T. Lloyd. president of the society;
former Gov. D. r. Francis; former Gov.
A. M. Dockery, former Senator William
Warner, former Gov. Joseph w. Folk and
Gov. Elliott w. Major. Frederic w.
Haskin, the newspaper writer, himself a
Missourian, was POSTMASTER.
Speaker Clark caused much amuse-
ment when he charged Representative
Lloyd with having stolen his speech. He
said he was sitting down at the table
making few notes on what he would
say, and then Mr.. Lloyd got UP and de-
livered his (Clark's) speech. II believe
said Mr.. Clark. they have such thing
called mental telepathy. That must have
been what made him do it,
,Missouri's Public Men.
Mr.. Clark then gave some historical
data regarding the public men Of his
state. during which he said that there
were present around the board one gov
|ernor, four ex-governors and two sena-
tors. And by the way he went on.
| Missouri is the only state in the Union
that ever had two thirty-year senator's.
Former Gov. Francis told how he had
rode to Washington on the same train
with the new Secretary of Agriculture.
q notifies
possibilities and the like. Not once,
Mr.. Francis said did Mr.. Houston give
me any intimation that he had been Sc
lected by President Wilson as the new
Secretary of Agriculture. He lauded the
new Secretary and declared that his Sc
/ lection to head the Department of Agrf-
culture not only was credit to the ap-
pointing power. but credit to the great
state of Missouri. In talking with Sec
rotary Houston later, Mr.. Francis quoted
the former as saying that he not only
felt that he could perform a great duty
| in the section in which l live. but for
the entire people of this country. l have
no political plans and no political ambi-
| tions," the new Secretary is quoted fur
Their as declaring, land l shall dis
charge my position to the best of my
ability"
did you read that great inaugural adj
dress delivered by President Wilson just
after he took the oath of Officer con-
| tinued Mr.. Francis. IF you didn't then
| l would advise you to lose no time in
reading it. 1t is an inspiration. con-
slider it to be on level with Lincoln's
immortal address at Gettysburg. 1t is
the beginning of new epoch in Ameri-
can history.
Missouri has pledged her assistance,
for Woodrow Wilson is our President and
David F. Houston is our Secretary of
Agriculture"
Missouri Always Progressive.
Ex-Gov Dockery said he had been so
busy for President Wilson finding Sec
rotary of Agriculture in Missouri" that
he hadn't time to prepare speech. He
said he had heard much lately about
progressiyeness, and told those around
the banquet tables that old Missouri had
always been progressive in every line. He
said he believed in recalls like that of last
November. and cautioned public men that
if they failed to keep their faith with the
people the latter would be sure to invoke
the recall. II don't care what disap-
pointed politicians tell you or what state
ments are made from the pulpit, know
that the world is better tonight than at
any other night in the history of the
human race"
Greetings were extended to Gov. Major
by ex-senator Warner. He declared there
was only one Office greater than that OF
Governor of Missouri. and that was Presi-
dent of the United States. Former Gov.
Folk said blind man could put his hand
In Missouri and pick good cabinet
member. and that Missouri could supply
every Office in the government, and then
have enough left to fill Offices In every
commonwealth in the United States. He
said he believed DR.. Houston will make
great record as Secretary of Aericul-
ture. Gov. Major concluded the speech
making with praises of Missouri.
Guests of the Society.
The guests of the society were:
Elliott w. Major, Governor Of Missouri,
and Mrs. Major, David F. Houston, Sec
rotary of Agriculture, and Mrs. Houston.
Miss Katherine Baker, F. L. Bartlett,
Col NJ r. Burke, Mrs. Burke, Col. C. C.
Butler, Mrs Butler, Col. Bruce Cameron,
Mrs Cameron, F. NJ. Cockrell, H. B.
Collins, Col. Martin Collins. Mrs. Collins.
Col F. A. Crosby, Mrs. Crosby. Col. G. o.
Davis, Col. F. r. Dean, A. NJ. Dockery,
David r. Francis. Mrs. Francis. Col J.
d. P. Francis, Joseph w. Folk, E.. +.
Goltia Mrs. Goltia, F. ]. Haskins, Mrs.
Haskins. Miss Maude Hathaway }. B.
Thomas c. Lindsay. Miss Lindsay. Col.
John F. Lumpkin, Col. Alex. H. Major.
Mrs Major, Col. Stephen A. Martin, e.
L. Miller, Col. J. T. Miller, Col. Philip E.
Mullen, Miss Margaret Mullen. R. w.
McDermott, Col. ]. T.. McPike. Mrs.
Charles Nagel, Gen. John B. OMeara.
Col Frank Paxton, Col Lon Sanders,
Gen. E. j. Spencer, Col. A. M. Walker,
Walker. Harry Walker, William Warner.
Col Frank J. White. Col. II. H. Will
coxen, Mrs: Wilcoxen. Rev. Eearle Will
fey, Mrs. Whitley.
Others at the Banquet.