Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-05
CIV|CS Glass Of
HIGH SCHOOL HAS
senator AS Guest
Delightful Reception, With
Prominent Persons Present,
at the Hotel DUPONT
MR.. SALISBURY and MAYOR
HOWELL AMONG SPEAKERS

With many pleasing features, the SEN |
lor civics class of the Wilmington High |
School and its instructor, Miss Elisa
beth Carlisle, entertained in the rose
room of the Hotel DUPONT last night,
and had as a guest of honor, United
States Senator Willard Salisbury. The
rose room was decorated with palms and
potted plants. The school colors, cherry
and white, occupied a prominent place.
I'm addition to Senator Salisbury there
were other guests and as they arrived
they were presented with small bows OF
blue and gold, the colors of the class.
The guests, aside from the class and
Senator Salisbury, included: Mayor and
Mrs. Harrison W. Howell, Congressman
Franklin Brockson, Superintendent of
Schools Clifford j. Scott DR.. Samuel
Chiles Mitchell, president of Delaware
College; DIR. Winifred j. Robinson, dean
of the Women's College of Delaware;
Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Alalin Hopes, the
Hon. William H.. Heald, Henry Litch-
field West of Washington, d. c.; Howell
5. England, John $. Rossel, George b.
Miller. Henry r. Isaacs, Principal and
Mrs. A. H. Berlin, Miss Emma WoTall,
DIR. S. +. Forman Of Washington, d. c.;
Samuel II. Baynard president of the
Board of Education; Leon Massey Vic
kersham, president of civics class OF
1913; Miss Olive Ireland, Miss Edith NJ.
Supplee, Miss Nora Stuart, Miss Mary
Balance, Miss Nell c. Krumme, Mrs.
Schafer of West Virginia, Miss Mary
Lacklen. Miss Minnie Edgar, Miss Eva
X. Jones, Clarence c. Killen, Joseph Z.
O'Toole, p. Warren Green and Mrs. Ern-
est S. Taite.
AS the guests arrived they were pre-
sented to the members of the receiving
party. who comprised Miss Carlisle,
Senator Salisbury and the class officers;
President, Ralph Leland Minker; vice
president, Miss Frances Clarke; secre-
tarv Miss Margaret Comfy Macklemf
treasurer. James Gordon Mcmillan.
After the guests were presented there
was a delightful social time, after which
there was some formal speechmakinp.
Ralph Afinker, president of the class.
in introducing Senator Salisbury, said
the class had entertained distinguished
guests before but it was the first time
that they had been able to break into
the United States Senate. He stated
that there were forty-nine in the class,
which was the largest thus far, and
that it was the last class in which the
study would be elective.
Senator Salisbury spoke on "The
ideals Of Democracy" Noting the num-
Der of young women in the class, he
stated that when the majority of the
women of the State wanted the ballot
&c would not oppose it, and added the
ballot would bring a corresponding duty.
Continuing Senator Salisbury said in
part;
Senator SauIsbury Speaks.
"The science of civil government,
the principles of government in their
application to society, deserve the
careful and earnest thought of every
one, especially of those who are bles-
sed in being the citizens of Repub-
lie and who, if they perform their
duties, are compelled to take part in
political life of their communities;
for the proper application Of those
principles, from time to time, in
governmental affairs may be the
means of preserving a country from
The disasters of war or revolution.
just as well as the means, at other
times, in the logical working out of
tendencies produced by such princi-
pies, of involving the people of the
country in useless and devastating
wars The belief of all Americans
is that governments should be insti-
tuted and maintained only for the
welfare of the people.
"There is one thing I think all
Americans agree upon; one thing that
now l believe intelligent men, who
live in every country Of the world
will agree with us and that is that
there is an additional risk in a mon
archy, even if a monarchy is limited
almost to the point of being in form
as we'll as fact, an actual democracy
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