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D. S. SENA TOR KING
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SENATOR BoRAH DETAINED.

SENATOR BoRAH DETAINED.
Senator William f. Borah of Idaho sen
q telegram, to the effect that the situation
ut Washington made it impossible for hif
10 attend. He expressed his regrets an
extended greetings for happy evenip
BY the banQueters.
Governor John G. Townsend, a membe
of the Society, who was expected to b
present. wired from Boston, Mass, tha
ne would be unable to attend and ex
pressed his regrets to the Marylant
Society.
Judge George Gray sent q note that he
had hoped to be able to attend, but that
he found it would be impossible for him
to do so. He expressed his wish that Q
pleasant banquet be enjoyed.
Senator BAH sent telegram expressing
his regret at being unable TO attend.
DR.. Charles l.. Reese, president Of the
Maryland Society, vice-president of the
du Pont Co, presided as toastmaster
Discussing spirits he said that he held nc
control over the invisible and that tho
only m essages that he could present were
those to be given by the speakers. DR.
Reese asked the Marylapders to stand up
This disclosed that about half of the
gathering were native sons of Maryland,
As DR.. Reese said, Every man shared
a guest
JUDGE CONRAD RELATES HISTORY.
Judge Henry G.. Conrad was the first
speaker presented by the toastmaster.
Discussing Lord Baltimore, Judge Con-
rad said he first landed at Sandy Landing.
Why he did not stay there he could not
understand, as Judge Conrad declared
that he might not have been vaccinated
and might not have been ridden in an
automobile to Milford involuptarily. The
Judge spoke of John Dagworthy and his
prominence IN Maryland and Delaware
history.
Judge Conrad discussed the relation
ship of Judges Boyce and Heisel, in con-
nection with Maryland, adding that the
former went to Maryland for his wife
while the latter was born near st. Georges
very close TO Maryland and for a long
time it was uncertain as to which end
of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
he would reach John s. Rossell was
referred to as the head of the banking
institution in which he started as a
clerk when he came to this state from
Maryland.
SENATOR KINGS ADDRESS.
Senator King, the next speaker, re-
klClttOs SuIuf tuO idHuft vi 1tualol
Borah to be present and he wanted the
gathering TO hear the Senator speak on
Americanization. Senator Borah's voice,
he said, 'is voice for Americanism and
the maintenance of the Constitution and
the flag" The speaker referred to Della
ware as the home of the du Points, the
Wolcotts, the Balls, and as the home of
statesmen, lawyers, doctors and great
men.
This is a time that calls for sober
reflection and that we take stock of our
selves and determine whether we are
keeping in step with Americanism," de-
clared the Senator from Utah, as he
that 1--WE are not Afarylanders
and we are not Delaawreans, but we are
Americans"
I'VE must not depart from the spiritual
concepts that underlie this government
and on which the Nations perpetuity
must stand. The world is in fcrment
Many Americans have been drawn in the
vortex of the maelstrom that swirles about
The people with fantastic views, wild
varied fancies, and morbid
intellects ask Americans to follow the
false isms that would lead the United
States and other nations to destruction.
81 don't believe that with all the
teachings of the day and the false isrns
preached that the American people will |
not prove faithful TO their cause. believe |
here is a divine and overruling power I
hat holds the destiny of America and all |
nations IN its grasp and that in the end /
America will emerge from the darkness /
md reach higher levels with its contri- /
buttons to civilization.
II believe the world, however, is fire. /
,rnpf on6 ont oft ba -4a
he unrest, the social and political revolu-
ion, there will come to us and other lands /
/ better day In the DAYS to come there
viii be better laws, and higher civiliza-
ion.
I'VE are the children of an eternal ever
astlng Father who holds the destiny of
nations and men In his hands. We must
contribute 20 religious liberty and per-
orm our duties to civilization. There Is |
90 much selfshness. We have reached i
he period now when the motto must be
% live and help Others to live. This is
lay for service.
The dynamic rest will come when
American business men OF vision will take
he lesson that they must not live for them
elves, but for others / believe In in
Ivldualism and that we will attain the
1ghest civilization from it. / don't want
on OF Industries. We must
that we are trustees of God
Or others
I'VE are now In new era. We must
ssert our supremacy without losing love
{ our country or the Stars and Stripes.
We cannot be true great moral and
olltical power unless we aid the strug-
ling people from darkness to the light
{ liberty coming In the century before
S.
II do believe that the condition of the
World today does not demand we do not
anticipate or at least form an influence
] the affairs of the world We are trading
18th the world. We are no world alone
le must trade with the world. We must
nd markets In Europe We cannot build
Chinese wall either morally or physically
round this country. Our light must
line TO illuminate the world. Exports
Iust go to foreign ports. Our flags must
be on the Seven Seas. Our ships must
ito every port. The Turk must b a
riven from Europe and France must
,ceive reparation' for the wrongs done
er.
''The European countries want our
d. We must aid them. We must sh ip