The Washington herald., 1922-01-16

establish certain awards for con-
spicuous service to common good
and thereby to pcrpetuatc the ideas
we identify with Mr.. Wilson's
name, and second to honor in his
life time a great American.
He gave us a new range OF
thought. a new vision of service.
a new respect for ourselves. new
endowment of loyalty and sacrifice
and he showed us how to apply
these powers to the redemption OF
a crumbling world.
Security Not Only Aim.
Gn his deep. prophetic utterances
men felt that their real impulses
and desires had found voice. The
almost mystic idealism in them is
profoundly characteristic of mil
lions of Americans who have not
forgotten the religious foundations
OF American life. They gave our
conception Of freedom and democ-
racy n kind OF emotional sanction
which stirred people Of all the Tree
nations TO the depths Of their souls.
They declared the truths that are
independent Of race or cline or era
the elements of justice ana ira
ternity that belong to every lana.
"They revealed the fact that ma
ton con preserve no nobility OF char
acter IL il cares only for its own Sc
curity or gain. They proclaimed the
divine laws that through the long
generations ultimately rule i'm the
hearts OF men
Likes Fair Play.
DR.. Eliot said the spoke as one
90 Americans who
like fair play. who admire pluck
and perseverance whether IT wins or
loses; who believe that not failure,
but low aim, is crime. and who judge
intentions and actions not by their
success or failure, but by their goal.
and who recognize that Woodrow Will
sons aim. in LiQcoln's phrase, was
something that held out great
promise 10 all the people of the world
for all time to come
He painted us a splendid vision,
said the Boston clergyman. land we
do not propose to let that vision al
together escape the light of common
day"
Hamilton Holt declared that II the
spirit manifested at the meeting here
was being manifested in the forty
eight States OF the Union. the $1,000.
900 or more sought to endow the
Wilson Foundation would be over
subscribed many times. He told of
the thorough organization of the
country and expressed confidence that
hundreds of thousands would sub
scribe. The crowd was visibIy af-
fected when he told Of receiving a
check for 500 from the family OF
honor OF Mr.. Wilson. who kept faith
with the dead
"Fought Good Fight"
Mr.. Holt explained that the func
would be administered by fifteen
eminent trustees. He told of the
plan to emulate the Nobel prizes by
making annual awards of s5O.0O0 or
more TO those who perform great
public services.
After reviewing Nj. wilson's pub
lie life, Mr.. Holt said:
And he has made a great former
President. He has signed no round
robin. Like the great Apostle, he
fought a good fight, he kept the
faith. Let's stand Up with him and
be counted.
Col. Graves compared the villifica-
tiOn Of Mr.. Wilson with the attacks
that were made upon Washington
and Lincoln and predicted that Mr.
Wilson would regain the affection
% the people as had the others
Col. Graves also paid a tribute to
President Harding and said he. too.
would deserve a memorial IL he
succeeded in his efforts to lessen
the causes IF war.
"WfIson Hour" Named.
The meeting was opened by Rob-
ert w. Woolley, chairman of the
District Committee, who announced
that the campaign to obtain sub
scriptions to the foundation fund
would begin today at noon and
would continue throughout the
week. From noon to 1 o'clock Mon
day" he said, will be Wilson hour
when all believers in his policies
will have an opportunity to come
forward voluntarily, the widows s
mite being as welcome as the mil
lionaire's check
At the outset of the meeting a