Evening star., 1919-04-13
DISTRICT BANKERS
DINE AT Willard
Rev. Dr.. Gordon and Judge
Covington Speak on
Current Issues.
MANY WOMEN ATTEND
MANY WOMEN ATTEND

F, Three hundred guests laughed, sang
and listened to serious and humorous
speeches at the fifteenth annual din
| ner of the Washington Chapter of the
American Institute of Banking in the
ballroom of the New Willard Hotel
last night Many fashionably attired
women were among the guests. Some
contributed to the entertainment.
Former Chief Justice Covington
and Rev. DR.. James L. Gordon dealt
with the more serious aspects of life.
and each sounded a note of warning
! against the forces which threaten
the worlds civilization. But both
/ expressed faith in the ability of the
United States to withstand all at
tacks and triumph over all insidious
foes whether from within or from
without.
Frank j. Hogan. toastmaster. made
several witty speeches. He declared
that since the District had gone dry
1T was impossible to be serious. But
with this the former chief justice
feared that the country had not
settled down to the work OF taking
an appraisement OF what the war had
obtained for the world.
DR.. Gordon Scores Bolshevism.
DR.. Gordon denounced bolshevism.
He said II was q new word which was
a mixture of gross ignorance, an
archy, conceit and low-browed ego
tism'
'It is antf-God. anti-home. anti-mar-
riage. Anti-purity. anti-law. anti-hu.
manity, anti-everything that is good
and right" said DR.. Gordon.
the world will be federated" he con-
/, tinued, after reciting Tennyson's s
verse about the parliament Of man.
Il believe the time will come when
the world will have one flag. one
mon. one glorious civilization. 1 want
to warn you republicans that If Wood
row Wilson brings back anything
2, that looks like an acceptable program
| for a league Of nations it will sweep
the country. The people are sympa-
thetic, are broad, are ready to accept
| q program which will guarantee to
the people Of all the earth 4 broader.
| larger. purer. more exalted civiliZa-
| the more 1 believe in America
Predicts Anglo-Saxon Domination.
it again. the Anglo-Saxon race will
finally dominate the world. but the
throne Of Anglo saxon power will
ultimately be set up in North America
The Anglo-Saxon Is a mixture Of all
white races. The Jew has given uz
has ever had. he has given as the best
book In history and the greatest
figure of all the ages. The Anglo
Saxon will bring into full bloom what
the Jew gave in germ.
! Every nation has had its golden
age. Rome had her golden age OF
power. Greece her golden age Of ART
and culture. England her golden ags
of literature. Germany her golden age
of knowledge. but America will have
her golden age of humanity. Man ID
God in germ. God is man in bloom
One Of Mighty Upheavals.
Judge Covington said it was MOI
necessary to be pessimist te
recognize that these are times of grea,
porfent.
I'VE have not attempted to appraiss
the tremendous convulsion through
which the world has just passed." h.
said. 1T Is one of the three or foul
manity has gone since the dawn o.
civilization. / doubt whether we hav.
come to grasp the larger aspects of tn,
situation. The hope of intelligen
progress is wrapped up In broad cath
olicity of thought as represented in tn,
, Stars and Stripes.
I'VE are more fortunately place.
than any Of the nations which par
ticipated in the great struggle. W,
. have time to take a retrospect, an.
we have time more soberly to thinl
out the problems to which we mus
address ourselves. If this war wer'
fought merely to preserve the statu
quo it was fought in vain. The wa
was fought for the divine purpose o
advancing human civilization. If thi
is not accomplished all the blood will
have been split for naught."
Judge Covington said the war mean
that there must be a narrowing o
, the spread between those who are ol
) the crest and those who are at tn
, bottom.
"There must be a constant narrow
, ing until there is reached that meas
} ure of equality conceived by our fore
fathers" said Judge Covington.
, Entertainment Contributed.
The Montrose quartet sang a mum
company contributed to the merri
. ment of the guests and Miss Alic
Roach, Miss Francis Scherger. Mis-
: Bessie Sanford and Miss KATHERINE
7 Stevens received recalls when the.
I sang patriotic and humorous songs.
Mrs. A. Julia Brylawski sang hu
morous songs and distributed rose
among the man guests. The first re
cipient of the floral favor was Joshu
y Evans. jr. cashier of the Riggs Ma
3 tional Bank.
: Edward J. McQuade. president o
: the chapter, delivered a brief address,
saying the American Institute o
. Banking had performed a splendi
5 service by giving to the banks o
: the country thousands Of young me,
s trained for the service.