Evening star., 1915-02-22
ADMIRAL c. N. CHESTER
ELECTED S. R. HEAD
Other Officers Also Are Named at
Meeting Held at
Rauscher's.

at meeting of the Sons of the Amer1-
can Revolution. held in Rauscher's this
afternoon:
President, Rear Admiral Colby M.
Chester; vice presidents. Henry l..
Bryan, William A. De Caindry and DR..
Edwin A. Hill: secretary, John B. Tor
bert; treasurer, Philip F. Larner; reg
istrar, Albert D. Spangler; assistant
registrar. Henry T. Holden; historian,
Selden NJ Ely; librarian. Charles w.
Stewart; chaplain, Rev. George H. Nc
Grew.
Years Neurological List.
Preceding his report as historian of
the society, Selden Marvin Ely read
the neurological list for the past year.
During the reading the audience re-
manned standing. The following was
the list: Paul Arthur Sorg. Edward
Matthews Dawson, Thomas Spencer
Childs. Fletcher White. James LIE Roy
Davenport. Robert Hartley Marcellus,
John Brown Bloss. Frederick William
True, Daniel Hall Boughton. John
Sprigg Poole, William Edwin At Lee.
Bernard Richardson Green, John
George Greenawalt, Thomas Lee Nc
Clung. Amos James Chapman and Henry
Vanderbilt Tulloch.
Historian Ely's Report.
Mr.. Ely's report, dealing principally
with the extraordinary change in the
relations of the world brought about by
the present conflict in Europe. was then
read. The report. in part. was as tol-
lows:
George Washington, whose natal day
we comm memorate, was man of action.
but first he was a man OF thought. But
little that he did was for the immediate
present, most was for the future; SO
should we all think and live.
"War certainly has been in Instances
a great factor in the furtherance OF
knowledge and influence. Witness, Ior
example, the results OF the american an
know that centers Of culture. II not
power, have been destroyed temporarily
at least by hordes of aggressive barba-
rians. Can culture without ASSOCIATE
militarism sustain itself? This Is not
a platform for controversy. but must
answer unhesitatingly at the present
time, no. The first moral power cannot
by that fact sustain itself against the
first military power. Yet we must has
ten the time when it can.
American Principles Sound.
American principles are sound largely
because they are not bound hard and
fast There Is always opportunity for
progress But political principles in the
abstract do not execute themselves.
They must be embodied in men. Nature
for some unfortunate reason does not
seem to regard American civilization
with favor.
"In the days of Benjamin Franklin
the average native family was seven; {;
1t is not now two. A race as well as
a principle to perpetuate itself must
be vital.
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to connect American progress. civili-
cation and liberty with American vital
ity so that there will be dominant al
ways men of the type of the revolu-
tionary patriots and their descendants.
Political Institutions Artificial.
Political institutions are artificial, and,
no matter how sound, they will crumble.
Their only repair is men-men who know
how to defend and build them stronger.
War is a destroyer Of men.
THE terrors of the present war are
making peace regarded as never hereto
fore the worlds greatest blessing. Yet
we also know, as previously set forth, that
state devoting itself exclusively to the
arts of peace cannot sustain itself against
vastly inferior state versed in the
science of war By a universal education.
frankly seeking after truth, we must cul-
tivate an accuracy Of national thought.
So must every other state. and there is
bound to result a conveyance of inter-
national or worldwide conviction.
when men know and understand each
other better: when there is, and 1t seems
not utopian, common striving after
common purpose, and that purpose truth
and justice and equal opportunities. 1t
would appear that mortal combat between
nations will be out of harmony with
human existence wherever found. Ulti-
mate peace is the rightful goal