Evening star., 1915-02-14
STAND FOR AMERICA
AGAINST THE EARTH
Solicitor General Davis A.
firms Solidarity of People
of United States.
ADDRESS AT BANQUET
OF WEST VIRGINIANS
Pays Tribute to President Wilson's
Courage and Achievements-0ther
Speakers and Themes.

That the people Of the United States
will stand together against the world If
trouble should come was asserted by
Solicitor General John w. Davis of West
Virginia in an address at the first an
nual banquet of the West Virginia So
ciety of Washington at the Hotel Pow
hatan last evening. Mr.. Davis made his
declaration referring to the statement
made in the press that Count Won
Reventlow, the German writer, had said:
1T might incidentally be questioned
whether the people of the United States
would do the same (stand behind their
government, as in Germany under the
same circumstances"
when he said we would present no
such appearance of solidarity. my
of the American people," declared the
speaker. Democrats or republicans.
we stand for America against the
world, and for the President of the
United States SO long as he fills that
office"
He paid high tribute to the Presi-
dent, comparing him to Washington
and Lincoln. both of whom, he said,
had been as severely condemned by
their political opponents & as has ;s,i Presi. esi
Presidents have ever held office under
heavier burdens than those now rest
ing on the incumbent. Mr.. Davis fur.
ther declared that history will say Of
President Wilson that he was unsur-
passed in courage by any and in de-
votion and achievements by few. The
toast which he offered, THE President
of the United States was drunk by
the entire assemblage standing.
Addresses by Others.
Representative Howard Sutherland
made a plea for greater facilities for
education for the youth of West Vir-
ginia and the improvement OF roads
in the state. He alluded to the fact
that West Virginia Is a prohibition
state and that its youth are to drink
"only the pure waters of the state"
Representative James A. Hughes in
his toast to Her fair daughters and
This is a woman's era"
"She no longer ministers to our COM
fort and enjoyment to the exclusion OF
is taking an active interest in public
affairs. She has done much for the
uplife Of humanity, and as the years
roll on she will do more and more, and
will be found doing their share of the
noble work of making the world
better place to live in.
Senator w. E. Chiffon presided. A
Senator Henry G. Davis. who was un-
able to be present. Other speakers
were Representative M. M. Neely. Rep
resentative II. H. Moss, Mrs. w. G.
Brown. wife of Representative Brown.
who was known on the stage as Izetta
List Of the Guests.
The guests included Thomas Alder
ton. w. c. Amos, Judge and Mrs.
George W. Atkinson, Louis w. Atkin-
son. Representative S. B. Avis, Henry
A Baker, Henry S. Baker. Miss jose
phine Baker, Lester w. Baker. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. v. Barrett. Mr.. and Mrs.
3. H. Booher. Mrs. M. C. Bovey. Miss
W. G. Brown, William E. Braitha-
Byrne, DR.. and Mrs. Roiia Camden.
Senator and Mrs. w. E. Chiffon, L. A.
Cochran, Miss Helen Crennan, Henry
PAWS oi solicitor sna m1s General 'Shn %1,,a W.
De Grange, Miss Lenora NJ. De Grange.
Raymond B. Dickey, DR.. w. E. Dieffen-
derfer, Henry F. Dolan. Henry c. Dun
can. Theodore A. Eversole. Mr.. and
3. Z
ing. Miss Elizabeth Frye. Mr.: and Mrs.
D. w. Gall, Mr.. and Mrs. William T..
George. Mrs. D. c. Goodwin, Senator and
Mrs. Nathan Goff. Edward G. Quinn.
Capt. Joseph E. Hart, D. W. Heson,
Mrs. E. P: Hinkel. DR.. and Mrs. A. D..
Hopkins. Dr.. and Mrs. T. J. Howerton.
Miss Mary Hudgel, Representative and
Mrs. James A. Hughes. Miss Johnson,
Miss Charlotte Johnston. Mrs L; Ken
ny. J. H. Kesecker. Mr.. and Mrs.
]. c. Lacy. Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Lowe.
Capt, and Mrs. James A. Macauley.
Mrs. c. X. McDermott. Floyd McDon-
aid, Miss Julia Mcfarland. H. S. Nc
kinley. Mr.. and Mrs T; Frank TaI Nor y,
Neely. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Byron Nicker-
son, Miss Mary E. Paxton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert F. Peet. DR.. F. H. Pipes.
James r. Pipes. ]. Roy Pipes, Gen. and
Mr. Mrs ana W. MIS- Todd sharp MISS
Skinner, Col. and Mrs. c. B. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stevens. Miss Har-
riet Stone, Miss Helen Stone, J. J.
Stone, Representative Howard Suther-
land. j. Frank Thompson. Mrs. Hester
b. Tritipoe, ]. A. D. Turner. w. A. II.
Turner, N NJ Waggener. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph E. Weber, William H. Wentz.
Mrs. Nelson Whitaker and Miss Sophia
Wright.
ciety is composed of D. w. Gall. c. NJ.
Shinn, Henry S. Baker. R. E. Lowe.
DIR. Rolla Camden. H C. Duncan. w. e.
Braithawaite. William T. George, Col.
E. Hart.
The committee on arrangements con-
sisted of Col ]. William De Grange.
Chairman; Mrs. W. G. Brown, vice
Lenora M De Grange, William T.
George and william E. Braithawaite.
The reception committee consisted OF
DR.. John o. Knott, chairman; Henry
F. Dolan, ]. Roy Pipes. ]. Byron Nick
erson. Todd C. sharp, Joseph E. Weber
and C. H. Knott.