Evening star., 1913-11-30
IS CALLED GREATEST
OF ALL PRESIDENTS
Wilson Highly Lauded at Scot
: tish Banquet by c. A.
Douglas.
Former Secretary of Agriculture Re-
sDonds to Toast "our Mother
Country"

Ia President Wilson is the greatest
S-of all executives who has ever held the
office was the declaration Of Attorney
Charles y. Douglas at the annual ban
s auet of the Scottish st. Andrews Society
of Washington last night at the Raleigh
; Hotel
In responding 10 the toast The Pres
ident OF the United States" Mr.. Doug
saIas said that the White House never
has been occupied by man unworthy
of the position of President. He spoke
of the Presidents who had Scotch
. blood in their bodies" He told of In
cidents during the revolutionary war In
which he said Scots took prominent
; part in securing freedom for the Unit
: I'd States. Mr.. Douglas said that the
President III the few months he has
been In the White House has accom-
~plished more than any other executive
: in the same space Of time.
Our Mother Country.
Former Secretary of Agriculture Will
son responded to the toast Our Mother
Country" He told stories Of the early
s,iife in Scotland. Others vino made ad-
dresses in response toasts were the
Following: Thomas p. littlepage. The
<si<ing OF Great Britain. and Represent
ative Joseph j. Russell OF Missouri,
THE Land We Live In. The Invocation
was pronounced by Rev. ". +. We'd
derspoon. while Alexander Mckenzie.
@president of the society who acted
stoastmaster. delivered an address of
welcome.
NJ. Mckenzie read letters and teie-
grams OF regret from President Wilson,
Secretary OF Laoor Wilson. Andrew
Carnegie ana ]. j. Darlington
x During the course of the banquet
lection from Burns. Hugh Urquhart of
Baltimore rendered several bagpipe
: leetions. Others who contributed solos
ito the entertainment We're john ii. Nolan.
M Fl. stevens. john Anderson and
Thomas Evans Greene David Pfeifrer
ss"as the accompanist
- Officers of Society.
= The officers of the society are Alex
aEder Mckenzie, president; C. c. Cal
=. houn first vice president; A. E. L. Leckie.
second vice president ]. A Watson, sec
: retary; J. H. Small, jr.. treasurer. and
DR. George Mcdonald almoner.
. Reception eommittee-Charles A Doug
fas. \. NJ. McLachlen, John NJ Colt,
! George Wright. Angus Lamond, j. G.
morrison, Daniel Fraser. James B. Lam
bic. Edwin S. Clarkson, William G. Hen
derson. John McTaggart Frank T. Mack
and Donald c. Stuart.
- Banquet committee = Robert Watson,
chairman: ". T. Galiher William Ram
say. c. c. Calhoun. j. II. Small. jr., n.
<M. Is. Gilmour and William NJ. Hannay.
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Among Those Present.
-. Among those were A. N. McLachlen,
William L. Galliger. John NJ McLachlen.
H. III. Gallett. L. 3. Mann. DR.. J. A.
Talbot. Pane Pearson. Robert McMurray,
y. v. Mckenzie. Robert Watson. James
VF- Douglas. n. NJ. Z Gilmon, L. Grant
NJ
sson. Hugh Urauart, ]. Barrett Carter.
NJames Z. Dalgleish. Frank L. Miller, j.
!. III. Small. d. G. Pfeiffer. Charles j. VIII
-Jiamson, John Henderson, jr.. James Il.
: Henderson. William G. Henderson. Perry
s p. Turpin., Richard w. Henderson. Eu-
gene II. NcI.achlen, William c. Johnson,
Charles L. Horne, Frank F. Mack,
: Charles O'Eeill. George Wright, d. s.
Porter Edwin Q. Graham, Ralph w. Lee,
81 II. Galliher and Parke 4. Galliher.