The Washington herald., 1920-06-18
In the Linel;ght
By George Perry Morris.

his decision to retire from the Sem
ate may have its effect and cause
his return. at the same time that
II thwarts the ambitions of lesser
Mississippi political leaders, A
rather unusual fact to be noted Is
the disposition of religious journals
issued, in Boston to cite Senator
/, williams attitude toward Armenia
and an American mandate for Ar
menia as much more Christian and
therefore reputable than Henry
Cabot Lodges attitude. 1t recalls
the time when another Mississip-
plan. L. @. c. Lamar, stood by
Charles Sumner at a time when
the Boston radical was in disrepute
in his home State. Lamar was
made to fee 1.-The lash of home con-
domination for his bravery. but he
stood by his guns, and in due time
each honest man got "the approval
Of Time"
The disclosure that Gen. Gorgas
has had a stroke" recently and
that he finds that he cannot proceed
with his trip to West Africa to do
the same work that he recently has
done in Ecuador and other parts Of
South America, will shock his msa y
admirers. Especially will il grieve
the officials of the great philan-
thropic trust, under which he is
now working. They and he are out
to eliminate from the world certain
forms of diseases, to clean up ports
that are centers of plague. There
is no way of estimating the meas
ure OF their "saviorhood" but I,
Is colossal IL the cons of tomorrow
are taken into account.
When Archer NJ. Huntington, of
New York. decides to do a thing he
plans to do il well and thoroughly
especially il il falls in with his gen.
eral plans to make the building oi
, the Hispanic Society of New York
the most beautiful and richly orna-
mental structure of its kind on this
,continent. Hence his order given
four years ago to Joaquin Sorrola
The latter soon leaves Spain with
art works worth 1000. 900 pesetas
the output OF his own brain and
hand. They include many portraits
of artists, politicians. scientists and
; authors of contemporary Spain. Also
a series of canvases for rural Geco-
, ration, depicting the out-of-dooI
> life and festivities of all sections OF
the ancient realm. This Huntington
, is using his wealth in A way to make
, his fame far more enduring thar
! that of his father. Coils z. Hunting.
, ton. railway builder and a master
! mind of our most ccmmercialized era
; Of national life.
Mrs. Richard Mansfield fS said to
be safe at Aleppo. The vigor and
devotion of this volunteer in tho
Near East relief work has chsl.
lenged the admiration Of friends :
= Along with other American womer
= she has felt personal mandate
4 to succor the Armenians, and fol
: their sakes she has suffered peril
: The hectic. perilous days of the life
/. she now leads are different from
5 those of an earlier day, but witha
happier.
Western Maryland College al
Westminster has picked out a ma
tive Of Maryland. who at one time
was vice president of the institu-
tion. Rev. DR.. A. Norman Ward is
well known in the Methodist Pro-
testant Church. He has had pas
torates in important churches in
Salisbury and Baltimore. A few
tyears ago he went to Kansas City
where he is now serving as chan
cellor OF a local university.
Columbus, Ohio, and its largest
educational institution, the State
4 haT
a gift of $500, 900 for endowment oi
a department of medical research
in the university's homeopathic
medical school. The donor, Charlie:
f. Kcttering. is a trustee of tht
university but a resident of Day
ton. where he made his fortune. o.
} course 100000 is a mere bagatellt
compared with the sums the Rookie.
; feller Foundation is now distribut'
ling among the medical schools oi
this country. Canada and England
: but the gift shows that Ohio's bust.
: ness men have a civic conscience
I that includes loyalty to educationa
g institutions within the States do
, main.
Princeton University made Ra'
. pnaeI 1utnpcllN al uOCloI VI IdN - the
other day. The reason assigned
was his pioneer work in AsiatiC
geology. They might have added
Asiatic art, especially that of Mid
= die Asia. Few of his countrymer
: know about his long and extraor'
: dinary career in the primitive
I Southwest of this country. in Chi
: ma and Japan. in the iron lands OF
Z Michigan and in the Middle East
{ His autobiography is one well
worth reading for its disclosure
enlist and business man has shown
in adding unto his wealth-produc-
, ing vocations some admirable
, achievements in the cultural world
One of the most rabid American
pro Germans resident in Germany
; when the war opened was Thomas
c. Hall, professor of social ethics
at Union Seminary, New York City
and a son of the famous DIR. John
Hall, of the Fifth Avenue Church
He stayed on in Germany and at
!; tackled the land of his birth. Union
Seminary dropped him from the
faculty. Now, at his request, he
has been cut off the list of mem
4 bers of the New York Presbytery
, He came of North of Ireland stock
q so cannot be charged with having
taken his attitude through sympa-
|, thy with Sim Feiners. He Is likely
, to be an eXpatriate for some time
: to come Indeed, he may never