Evening star., 1918-02-12
Pledges Support for War.

Judge Bingham pledged the efforts of
the congress unreservedly to winning
the war in his speech accepting the
chair
1T is not the time for fault finding
and criticism he said THE obliga-
tions of the hour rather demand af-
firmative fidelity to those who are our
national leaders in the contest for hu-
manity against Teuton autocracy and
injustice. The Southern Commercial
Congress will study to serve the Pres
ident in every opportunity and emer-
gency. The Treasury Department Will
receive our active support in all its
work, the Department Of Commerce
may expect our energetic service in
tie field of foreign and domestic COM
merce. We will cooperate with the
Department of Labor and with the De-
partment of Agriculture in encoura ging
ourselves, our country and our allies
and the food administration. in its
every department. will have the earn
est support of the sixteen states in
cluded in the territory of the Southern
Commercial Congress
The agriculture of the south, and par
ticularly the products Of Georgia. We're
commended by Senator Hoke Smith OF
Georgia, who said the cotton crop alone
is the biggest national asset in Amer
lea.
War Preparations Praised.
dT
were praised by John II. Haslam Of
Canada, NJ. =.
For a time we thought Uncle sam
was loafing.' said Mr.. Haslam Tied
down by tradition and red tape il
seemed to US that he was not ma king
progress. But he has burst his bonds
and is making strides greater than
those of any other nation. Our boys in
France are war weary. but are nobly
upholding the traditions of the Anglo
Saxon race. which counts nothing won
until its red-blooded spirit has won
victory
DIR. Clarence j. Owens, the toast
master. on introducing DIR. Bclisario
Porras. former president of the re-
public of Panama. told of the dramatic
scenes in Paris when Ambassa dor
Myron T. Herrick read a telegram to a
group of Americans gathered there for
a dinner. telling of Austria's ultimatum
to Serbia. The sympathy and support
of the Latin American nations TO the
cause of democracy were pledged by
James H. Preston. mayor Of Ralti-
more, where the next convention of the
congress will be held. offered the dele
gates a welcome to the Maryland city
and pledged them the citys freedom
John Temple Graves discussed THE
Fourth Estate and Blanca Randall
Mrs. Hamilton E. Reynolds) led the
diners in singing The Star Spangled
Banner and sang America Arise and
Somewhere in France"
List of Guests.
The guests included:
Joshua Alexander. r. ]. Altizer. r.
Barclay Adams. H. G. Applegarth
NJ. A. Bodenheimer. w. 5. Bargetz
G. NJ Bowers. Judge Robert w. Bing-
ham, f. A. Brand. William p. Reales
DR.. Lewis J. Battle. DR.. Andrew j.
Brown. Edward f. Britton, Edward
Beecher. John w. Bula. ]. Cloyd Byars,
Newton D. Baker. f. A. Brashears
Harry Carroll Samuel c. Cropley
Maj. Lewis w. Call. John Fl. Cowles
Capt. c. c. Calhoun. Wade H. Cooper
Benjamin c. Catchings.
Josephus w. Daniels. Edwin W.
Davis G. X. Denmark, Clement E. Dun
Bar. Edward B. Dean.
E. w. r. Ewing. Fred A. Emery, W.
F. Eller. Albert Estopiral.
Senator Fletcher, +. r. Frayel Frank
p. Fenwick. N. s. Fawcett.
DR.. L. w. Glazebrook, William T. Gal
liner. Andrew j. Green. Harvey A.
Gillis.
fred l. Hart. Thomas ]. Hefin, Mai
William c. Harllee, Maj. ]. c. Hemp
hill, n. w. Hillery, E. c. R. Humphries.
Ernest e. Herrell. W. S. Hoge. jr
Albert johnson.
Gus J. Karger, G. w. Koiner, Zach NJ
Krott.
George A. Lewis. Robert j. Lee,
Ben Livingston. William w. Lemmond
DR.. Milton Linthicum. J. Charles Linth-
8. Larfmer, J. A. Lewis.
Onward MillA Thomas Brent Moore.
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