Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11
U. S. TO AVERT WAR
IF ABLE WITH HONOR,
SAYS Mr.. LANSING
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rialism is menace to national charac-
ter"
The future of the nation also was dwelt
upon by the other speakers. President
American boy needs a new Vision" as ne
drew lessons for the future from tho
things for which both the legendary and
the actual founders Of Amherst stood,
the hard work of hard-headed, practical
Moore. who established the college with
fifteen pupils and two instructors, and
the sentiment and romance which cluster
ABOUT the college song of Lord Geonrey
Amherst" who, "a soldier Of the king"
gave his name to the institution 200 years
ago.
Cites Loyalty of Citizens.
The dinner was filled with graceful
compliments to the speakers, those pres
emit rising as Representative Gillett. the
POSTMASTER. introduced each speaker.
Mr.. Gi1lett spoke Of 1.-THE wave of 10y
| atty and devotion which is sweeping
over the country" as a Sign of the
times" which, he said, includes every
| one of u.s."
Speaker Clark told funny stories,
among them one relating to his diff
cultieS upon the occasion when he re-
ceived for the first time an invitation
to dine at the White House, the date
set being the same night upon which
he was engaged to deliver lecture
"for $780," at town in Pennsylvania,
and how he reluctantly gave up the
5000.
Speaking seriously, the speaker said.
in regard to education generally, that,
although more money is spent in the
United States for education, there is
something fundamentally wrong with
our educational SYSTEM" and he backed
up his assertion with the statement
that there are constant vacancies In
| appointments to West Point and Anna
polls because boys do not pass the
competitive examinations which are
held in filling those appointments.
Has No Fear Of Future.
Secretary Lane. who spoke after Pres
ident Meilketohn, said he had no fear
| for the vision of the American boy. so
far as the future Is concerned. and those
present roared with laughter when he
told of my boy. who is in the Aviation
Corps on the border. has sent me tele-
gram, as a result of the international In
cident of last Saturday, in which he said:
The bunch send three cheers and tell
dear old Prexy he can go as lar as No
likes.
Prof. Johnson, who has distinguished
himself in literature. also told a num-
Der of funny stories. and read verses
| written for the occasion, in allusion to
the acts of and in comment upon the
views of public men from the character
"St ebbins'' whom he has made famous
in his writings.
At the election of officers of the
| alumni council. John S. Runnells. SO,
president of the Pullmany company.
was chosen president, and the follow
ing other officers were selected for the
ensuing year: Vice presidents, Joseph
r. Kingman, 'S3, Minneapolis; Luther
Ely Smith. '94, st. Louis; Charles B.
Raymond, 'sS, Akron; secretary, Fred
erick S. Allis, 's3, Amherst: treasurer.
Ernest Whitcomb, '04, Amherst; execu-
tive committee, Charles K. AFTER, '9s,
Cleveland; Henry S. Durand. 80. Chi
cago; Oliver B. Merrill, 81, New York:
Stanley King. '03. Boston, and George
D. Pratt, '93, New York.
Guests at the Banquet.
The guests were:
Eugene T. Allen, F. S. Allis, Herman
v Ames, Collin Armstrong. Charles X.
Atwood. n. P. Avery.
Backus. Z. A Baily. H. J. Baily, Ar
thur G. Baker. Frederick s. Bale.
Frederic Bancroft. E. N. Bartlett,
William n. Beck. Alexander Graham
ley, William H. Beck. Alexander Graham
Bell. Willard D: Bigelow. Charles L.
Bliss, Edwin NJ. Bliss, Nehemiah Boyn-
| ton, Edward Brock. Evans Browne,
Barry Bulkley. G. H. Butler.
Chauncey 2. Carter, ]. L. Chestnut,
F. A. Christie, Speaker Champ Clark
E. T Clark. J. B. Clark. James F. Cen
nor, Prof. W. L. Cowles, Miner D. Crary,
Whitman Cross. Arlon v. Cushman. S. F.
Cushman, jr.
j. H De Forest, Fayette B. Dow
c. R. Ely. E. T. Esty.
F. S Fales, Frank L. Fisher.
President Merrill E. Gates, Prof. John
F. Genung. A. H. Gilbert. +. H. Gillett
DR.. Edwin A. Grosvenor, Gilbert H.
Grosvenor.
Henry C. Hall. Charles Hallock, J. s.
Hamilton. R. H: Hamilton. President
Hinsdale, ]. D. Hird, Everett de F. Holt
Charles II. Houston, Walter P. Hubbard
w. T. Jackson, A. C. James. ]. F.
Jameson, Burgess Johnson, Isaac H.
Jones, George II. Judd.
J. F. Kane: Rudolph Kaufman,
Henry p. Kendall, Arthur H. Kimball,
Harry G. Kimball. Stanley King. n.y.
land c. Kirk, Grover C. Kirley. T. K.
kretschmar.
Secretary Franklin X. Lane, Secre-
tary Robert Lansing, Arthur J. Lewis,
Francis D. Lewis, George o. Little
George r. Mansfield. Judge Walter I.
Mccoy, Charles r. Marble, G.. Dwight
Marsh, W. Judson Marsh, Charles D.
Martin. Walter Marvine, President
Meiklejohn, L. o. Merchant, Oliver b.
Merrill, Admiral MCGOWAN, Charles H
Moore. Col. Morgan.
Mather H. Neill, Elmer S. Newton, Ed
win B. Niver. Charles D. Norton.
J. E, Oldham, Dean George E. Olds.
Charles E. Parsons, F. H. Parsons.
w. l.. Peet, c. J. Peoples. George A.
Plimpton. F. J. Pohl, Arthur C. Powell,
c. L. Powell. Robert C. Powell.
Representative Henry T. Rainey. c. B.
Raymond, E. D. Raymond. Secretary
william c. Redfield. F. w. Renfrew,
George W. Reynolds, R. w. Reynolds,
Col. f. A. Richardson. Ralph ]. Kicker,
Arthur S. Riggs, Alfred E. Rocker, jr.
T. w. Seckendorff, Phillip NJ. Smith,
Roland Cotton Smith, Representative
Bertram H. Smell, Calvin Stebbins,
Charles NJ Starkweather, William D.
Stiger, Enos s. Stockbridge Henry
Stockbrilge, Henry Stockbridge. Cd;
Walter F. Stutz. William II. Swift.
Prof. N. NJ. Terry, H. II. Ellsworth,
Representative A. D. Treadway, James
Turner, Prof. J. NJ. Tyler, w. S. Tyler.
Walter S. Ufford.
Frank Van SAINT. E. b. vollmer. Will
liam A. Vollmer.
Ralph H. wadhams. n. e. Wakelee,
Harold Walker, w. L Washburn, L. T.
Webster, w. z. Wei. Raymond p.
Wheeler. Walter P. White, Ralph r.
Whitelaw, william F. Whitmarsh, e. W.
Virgins, F. G. Wild. S. II. Williams.
William B. Window, George c. Wood
ruff. Frank A Woods, II. L. Woodward
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