Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
PREDICTS NATIONAL
UNIVERSITY HERE
Representative Fess Believes
Congress Will Approve Great
Educational Institution.
VOCATIONAL MEASURE
MUST FIRST BE PASSED
Says Guns of Opposition Then Will
Be Spiked-Speaks at De-
tenders Day Banquet.


Prediction that Congress would pro-
vide for a national university in the Dis
trict of Columbia just as soon the
pending vocational educational bill is out
Of the way was made last night by Rep
resentative Fess of Ohio He was speak
Ing at the Defenders day banquet in the
New Ebbitt, given under the auspices of
William B. Cushing Camp. No. 80; Lin
coin Camp No. and George H. Thomas
Camp. No. IL, Sons of Veterans.
He said the previous bill providing for
q national university was not passed be-
cause Of the opposition of Secretary Lane,
who took the position that the government
had not done enough for the secondary
schools.
when I was confronted with this OPP
position" said Representative Fess, Il
concluded to let the matter of national
university in Washington rest until the
guns of the opposition had been spiked.
The vocational educational bill is the one
that is spiking this opposition I have
just written a favorable report on this
bill and l am sure that II will pass, for
/ know of no bill that is so universally
backed as that on vocational education.
When that bill Is passed it opens the way
for national university"
Impressions Of Lincoln.
Representative Tess gave to the
guests some Impressions Of Lincoln
not found in books He has made a
study OF the life of Lincoln. not merely
from looks, but from those who knew
IN. rSaytyred President.
Increase " the army and navy was
aJiEr.' rsl h~ representative James p.
GU Q" Come cticut. who said that
w not trstarical owe the present
hon order While 1t is terrible
.hi- ar org to Kill another. never
:tt'..s "" ought to be prepared.
stau.! for a progressive building of
net ry@ause We want war, but because
W. irHt want it,
,pr.e H Slaybaugh senior vice
co;-., .Tder-in-chief .of the g. A. R..
exprc ssed the hope that the Sons of
Veterans organization would take up
the work which the G. A. r. had en-
deayored to do and carry it on through
AL Its branches
a Sys q. A. r. Would Respond.
while all Of US deprecate war" said
Mr.. Slaybaugh, II can say that, II war
should come again, to a man the G. A.
Il. will respond to the country's call.
n far as 1t can, rather than have the
Dag dishonored or the country jeopar-
diced.
81 believe that If the country is to
maintain its dignity among foreign
nations 1t must be able and prepared to
cay to those who might be transgress-
ing. Thus far. but no farther.
Other speakers were Rev. Paul r.
Hickok, national chaplain, Sons of Vet
Grams; w. H. McGonegal of Lincoln
Camp E. Albert Lang of Gushing
Camp and A. H. Marks of Thomas
Camp. E. Albert Lang and e. E.
Stephens sang. while Maurice II Jarvis
told some humorous stories. n. Clin-
ton Hiatt read the proclamation of the
head of the Sons Of Veterans calling
for the celebration of Defenders day.
H. ". Speelman was toastmaster. The
invocation was pronounced by Chaplain
c. o. Howard of Gushing Camp. while
Rev. Hickok pronounced the benedic-
ton.
List Of the Guests.
The guest list follows: r. F. Arnold.
A. B. Barringer. G. E. Beckman, E. L.
q. Bouton, G. l. Brand. Rev. ]. L. Bren-
izer. John E. Brooks. T. S. Brown. AL
len E. Bossius. Hubert Bunyea, S. T.
Cameron Maj. E. r. Campbell. A. H.
CLARK. William Copp, F. E. Cross. S. s.
I'm --tson. A. w. Cummings. c. H. Da-
a E De Groo.. F, a, De Groot,
D. Billiard. C. A. Dow. h. c.
5. rs e; NJ DUNN H. S, " F. F Fiooa.
Il. ". Gardner. A. 3. Goodrich. Paul
uc;.' n, DR.. A. J. Hall. D. B. HARRISON.
Hays HayTaker, Rev Paul r. Hickok.
W. L. Hooker. c. o. Howard. W. E.
Howard. J. c. Hiatt. c. H. Jenkins, c.
C. Jones. j. L. Jones. DIR. S. A. Jones. ].
J. Keefer. c. W Kirkley. J: L. Kline. E.
Z; Lang .. J; X: Lewis H; l. Lttls5ohn:
McEnnany. w C. McNuity. w H.
Moore. r. Norton. r. L. Oatley, L. A.
O'Sen. L. b. RAYMOND. s. E. Robb, G.
Rufner. D. G. Pfeifrer. NJ. A. Robbins.
Dr. L. J. Battle. T. W. sanderson. H. H.
Saxton. G. r. Scott. W. C. Shipley. w. T.
Simmons. T. B. Stahl. E. e. Stevens.
Oscar Steidel. o. O. Thomen. 0. J. Xeiey.
Wolfe. e. A. Short. Abraham r. SPRING
steen. ". S. Crown. A J. Schppert.
Representative J. p. Glynn. Frank
e. Mcmillan. Charles A. Grandfield,
lson. A. N. Anadale. J. w. Bailey. ]. F.
Beach. J. T. Bond. w. P. Borland. T. ".
BYesnahan. z. S. Caruana. Louis Glenn
Croft. J. B. Daish. 8: L. Daugherty. c. E.
Decker. X. F. Decker. K. X. De Puy,
z. w. Diekie. r; A: Dony. J. L. Downs.
y. W. Elliott. d. H. Evans. c. NJ. Ex-
Gilman, J. 8. Greene, c. W. Grinsted,
]. s. Haas. E. G. Harbour, Charles Hart,
+. p. Howard: @. A Howe. F. H. Heu-
neke, H. 81. Hiatt, J. NJ. Jester, Z. B.
Johns. r. T. r. Johnson, w. S. Jones,
L. W. v. Ksnnon. C. c. Lamborn.
Grant Leet, p. P. Little. j. W.
gal. Frank Mcmillan, W. s. Warner,
W. p. Martsch. W. A. Middleton, W. G.
Miller. r. w. Moore. b. ]. Northcott,
c. w, Noske. F. A. Noske. H. E. Oehm-
Ter. O. A. c. OehmIer. c. NJ Oyeracker,
J. W. Pearson. A. Prosperi, W. A. Ray
mond. w. II. Raymond. Z. B. Russ. W.
A. Saunders, j. L. Shaw. W. B. Shaw,
r. b. Smith. s. r. Smith, j. p Sousa.
j, p. Sousa. jr.: H. n. STATE. c. NJ Stein
metz r. W. Strong. ID. c. Struble, i.
J. Struble. o. A. T. Swain. j. d. Sy-