Evening journal., 1921-02-25
BISHOP COOK
IN PLEA FOR
DISARMAMENT
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NfOmAAmHfu AIOAA AAnN lH0'N
scribed what his State. under its
present administration. was doing TO
improve its schools and colleges. its
highways. it's prisons and its form
Of government.
Judge T. J. c. Williams, OF Balu-
more. and former Congressman L
Irving Handy. OF this city. also de-
livered entertaining addresses. John
$. Rossen presided in the absence
OF DIT. Charles l. Reese, president
CT the society who was al. DIT. Reese
was given rising vote Of sympa-
thy.
The speakers table was graced
by an array OF distinguished men.
Besides the governor Of Maryland
and Bishop Cook. there were three
former governors OF Delaware;
simeon s. Pennewiil. Charles r. MIL
Ter and John G.. Townsend, Jr.; two
United States Judges. Hugh NJ.
Norris and Victor B. Woolley; Judge
Herbert l. Rice. former Judge David
T. Marvel, former Attorney-General
Robert II. Richards and the present
Attorney General. Sylvester d..
Townsend. Jr.; former Congress-
man Handy. former Secretary OF
State Everett c. Johnson and his
successor, General A. r. Benson;
George b. Miller. president OF the
State Board Of Education, and Mayor
William G. Taylor. Governor Denney
sent regrets. saying he was detained
at Dover by State business.
I As customary at the Maryland
/ Society dinners. the courses are en-
/ liyened with songs. mostly OF the
/ Southland or OF a patriotic nature
Frank II. Mason sang "Old Black
Joe" and Frank Ford Palmer gave
Take Ne Back 70 Old virginny.'
William p. White led the chorus
singing. and Shorter's orchestra
provided excellent accompaniment
and other lively selections
Bishops Graceful Act
Bishop Cook. who came all the
way from Providence, especially t'
attend the dinner and who wa
obliged to return to the Rhode Is
land city on a train departing a
2.52 o'clock this morning, on pro
posal Of Mr.. Rossen. was unani
mously elected an honorary membe
Of the society.
In response 10 this tribute, tn
Bishop said he did not favor ny
phenated citizenship. and he ex
pected TO serve a life sentence as
Delawarean. He said he had live
I'm eight different States and al
though he was born in Missouri an
lately had come from Maryland. n
dcfed anybody to be a more loya
citizen TO the State in which h
happened TO be than himself. II
decried provincialism. saying Me-
York was the most provincial plac
} iu the country. He described Texa
] as a restless empire that had nev'
E forgotten Il had been a Republi
3 Maryland and Delaware. he col
. tinued. seemed TO have more Of n
u fine old Colonial life. OF that splei
- did democracy" which dated fro
the revolution, than any oth'
2 States. and he was glad OF It.
The Bishop predicted that n
e strip OF land from Philadelphia
r Baltimore was destined TO becon
. not only one OF the great industrii
l zones OF the country, but OF n
81 world. He deplored the fact th'
r modern commercialism, unless col
e trolled tended ruthlessly to d.
- stroy beauty spots traditions an
. historic landmarks"
4 He praised New England for
: famous writer's and expressed so
b row that Delaware and Maryland
4 romance and history had not bee
- portrayed in writings, in fiction ar
by minstrels as had New Englar
q lore. He urged a larger spirit
'- brotherhood. OF greater conhden
g in the country and its principles. !
r. urged all TO seek out and find heroi
g OF the modern life. and make tho
j. their ideals. out OF a love for G.
d and the United States.
y. BE men of the nation" he sal
e lead her on TO a love of the brot
p erhOod Of man. Have confiden'
is Let us get rid of the fear Of Bolsh
r. vlsm. Stop all these fears OF Jap
p and England and Germany. Sta
s. for brotherhood and put your fai
Is in your fellow man. Lead the n
j. ton into confidence in broths
s.. hood. and a faith in fellow ma
of rather than in battleships and arm
he ments."
re The Bishops ringing declaratio
D. in favor OF a rule OF reason rath
Is than of armaments. was greet
IN With outbursts OF applause.
d. Governor Ritchie's Address.
ne Governor Ritchie won his he'
I'd ers at the outset OF his toast with