Evening star., 1915-02-28
Representative Campbell Says
War Orders Invite lnterna-
tionaI Difficulties.
HE AND OTHERS SPEAK
BEFORE TROWEL CLUB
Department of Interior Organization
Listens to Vardaman and
Others at Dinner.

American citizenship and nationality
under normal conditions. in the opinion
of Representative Philip 2. Campbell
of Kansas the war situation raises ab-
normal conditions requiring deeper
consideration, and the wheat grower
and the meat producer and the COTTON
planter and all other industrial inter-
ests should restrain themselves or be
restrained from sending their COM
modities into the markets of the world
at hazard of war with any nation and
the United States.
This sentiment he expressed at the
dinner of the Trowel Club. composed
of master Masons employed in the De-
partment of the interior, held last night
in the Ebbitt House. His plea for a
world fellowship met with the approval
of great applause.
There is no reason to invite interna-
tional complications by intruding into a
situation that may excite flames that we
cannot Suppress he said. Il am not
willing and you are not willing to sac
rifice your son or your neighbor's son
to increase the exports of any one in
the United States"
Analyses Causes of War.
He analyzed the causes of the Euro
pean war as the effort of nations for
commercial and national supremacy. He
also said that the commerce of the
United States is finding opportunity for
expansion in the European situation.
and is making capital of the trouble of
other nations. at the same time endan-
gering the peace of America
The dinner of the Trowel Club as
sembled about 200 members and guests
of the organization. Marshall o. Leighton
was POSTMASTER. Among the speakers
were Senator James K. Vardaman of Mis-
bureau of Indian affairs, Commissioner
Gaylord NJ. Salzgaber of the pension
bureau, E. B. Merritt, assistant commits
sioner of Indian affairs. and Alexander
Grant, grand master OF Masons OF the
District of Columbia.
Senator Vardaman told of mule so
ambitious that he pitted his pulling
powers against his constitution and
busted his system" He also said that
in preference to being President of the
United States he would rather afford
help and consolation to one human be-
ing in accordance with the Masonic
spirit of fraternity and good fellow
ship.
Grand Master Grant made reference
to the proposed temple in Alexandria
to George Washington. the Mason, as a
museum for the preservation of Ma
sonic souvenirs of the first President.
possession of Alexandria Masons are
variously valued at from 81 100000 to
$5,OoO,0OO, he indorsed the project and
told of his intention to bring it before
the Masons of his jurisdiction.
Mr.. Carr Rides the Goat.
In the early stages Of the evening
the Masonic goat appeared on the
scene-a real, horned, butting goat
on which was ridden S. H Carr. law
examiner in the Interior Department.
Mr.. Carr was duly initiated by ade-
quate Masonic authority as grand
master of the ceremonies of the even
ing
Other guests of the evening were
Charles w. Lesh, president of the Mas
ters. Association; BENJAMIN Colds
Club; Charles s. Gum, president of the
Trestleboard Club; D. H. Brown, presi-
dent of the Compass Club; Charles r.
BARTLETT. president of the Level Club;
skin Club; NJ. J. Holmes, president of
the Ashlar Club: BENJAMIN P. Steele,
president of the Ionic Club: Z. NJ. Car
ter. president of the Triangle Club.
and Rev. f. S. Dunlap. George s.
Pope. president of the Trowel Club, in
troduced the toastmaster and inducted
him intotthe chair.
AlSC OI Tie uuSSLS.
The guests were r. j. Austin, f. NJ.
Aten, w. W. Adams. f. J. Ayers, John
Fl. Bachelor. Fl. l.. Baldwin, W. NJ.
Backus, r. J. w. Brown. F. ID. Bying-
ton, Charles E. Bopp, J. w. Byler, w. a.
Barbour. R. G. Bangs. A. II. Barbor.
Cyrus T. Bright. James P. Benfer. r. p.
Barnard, T. NJ. Baker. Oney Carstarphen,
c. e. Calvert, B. A. Chaplin, R. R Cooke,
T. IL
bell. Frank b. Curtis. H O. Cutting. H.
NJ Cooper. A. Christie. jr. S. r. Carr,
A. c. Cosdon, J. S. Carter, l.. S. Canon,
A. +. Huntington. F. C. Dezendorf, J.
John c. Davenport, ]. H. Dortch, H. NJ.
Dodd, J. f. Dawson. George w. Evans,
Waring E. Evans, II. F. Evans, d. W.
Edelin,. Robert A. Farmer, E. NJ. Finch,
W. A. Folger, Edward B. Fox, John G.
Fairchild. c. E. Frey, w. B. Frey, L. G.
Freeman, J. S. Garrison. A. ]. Green. c.
W. Goodlove. s. ID. Groves. E. C. Guerin,
w. c. Guerin, Bernard Gleuch, D. H.
Green. b. s. CARRIER. J: l. Gayetty. Ben
Hammond. H H Hidgeson, F. ?.
7. Hutton, j. G. Hoyt, c. VI. Hitch.
Jacobus S. Jones. h. A. Jenkins. W. b.
johnson. G. r. kemmerer, H. l.. Kays.
Joseph X. Lott, V. f. Lassagne, E. c.
A. K. Meek. o. b. Martin, " H Man
ming. John McPhaul. ]. H. Mcintosh. H
L. Mcdonald. H. B. Moses. J. G. Math-
ers, John c. Muerman. A. G. McChes-
ney. William Musser, w. F.. Morseu, j.
F. McBeth, Robert Muldrow. J. p Nc
Dowell. H. l.. Millard, J. r. MiIburn,
r c. Mckinney, H. E Nash, F. H.
Newham. James F. Oyster, Almond Of
fVtt, Frederic Ohm, Walten T. Paine,
w B. Pettus, J. w. Proctor. James l.
Parker. H. b. Padgett. Rufus Pearson,
H. Il. Picken. c. S. Pope. X. d. Rush, o.
b. RoepKe. w. A. Rafter. L. B. Rob-
erts. Philip Rosendorn, w. y. Reed, =.
NJ. Riefkin. J. p. Richie. Cyrus Root,
A. B. Reavis. F.. A. Richmond, b. A.
Suits. F. X. SWEET, L. B. Slime, j. Hem
ry Small. Glenn S. Smith. J. j. Shirley.
n. A. Strait, H. Il. Selden, Herman
Stabler. John W. Swift. X. A. Shaw,
Alexander Scott, Monte Sanger, b. p.
Snyder, T. H. P. Schooley. c. A Straw,
jr.: Gaylord NJ. Saltzgaber, Wallace
Streater. James d. Tyler, Guy O. Tay-
lor H. X. Tarwater, c. E. Triplett. r. s.
Trimble, Lynn H. Troutman, Sledge
Tatum. A. s. Taber, W. c. Cpham, H
NJ. Vandervort, John p. Walker. j. w.
Wheeler. ]. b. Ward, J. II. Wood, F. ].
Woodman. W. p. Wood, b. T. Webster,
W. c. Wheeler, John A. Williams.
Frezevant Williams, John NJ Williams,
G. w. Wells. c. +. Williams, Mortimer
Whitehead and c. NJ. Yeates.