Evening star., 1924-02-20
RELIGION is NEED,
TRAFFIC CLUB TOLD
Representative Campbell, at
Banquet, Deplores Trend
Toward Dissolution.

Revival of the plain, old-fashioned
religion is needed in this country. and
IN fact every Christian country o'
Tho world. former Representative
Philip i. Campbell OF Kansas toio
members of the Washington IraInc
Club at the annual banquet last nlght
nj the Raleigh Hotel.
With over 1000 criminal cases IN
the federal courts Of the Unlteo
States alone in the past four years
and over 10000 civil actions Tor re-
covery of money unlawfully or fraud
u1cntlv obtained within the same
pcriod, with almost daily reports OF
bandits and outlaws operating on our
streets and of shameless conuucl aIn
violation of law by men, women Anu
children in all parts OF tne cDunrrS p,a.an,
II is time TO stop and loon anu ii"te'i'
he said.
He declared that old shioned re, re,
;i.iou is the only thing that VIII
awaken the moral sense OF the peopie'
Time For Church Action.
The speaker declared that it is time
for some OF our churches TO uIop
everything else. no matter how allur-
ing II may be. and to teach religion
and morals. 1T should now be cFident
to all that Congress. the legislatures
and the sherifis cannot be sateis
trusted With ..,d the The in'fas Church % must t
take hold OF the horns and the halter
with both hands. r.,
D. Il. George Of the American Rail
way Express and president OF tne
club was toastmaster. lie opened tne
program by introducing Odell 5. Smith
as master OF ceremonies. who made
Il dramatic speech. Mira iiusseii
Khan Alai. minister from Persia. told
OF the efforts OF his country TO M
stall modern transportation facliitles.
York urged Il better understanding
between the public and transporta-
ion men. which he declared would
be for the betterment of the coun-
try. Conrad syms. former ] CORPORATION
Miss Margaret Packwood OF the
Peabody Institute. Baltimore. sang
several numbers. accompanied on the
piano by Harry w. Howard George
O'Connor, accompanied by Matt
Horne. entertained With several new
as we'll as old songs. Ram Rosey and
his band rendered selections through
out the evening.
Large Attendance.
Among those i'll attendance were
Fl. w. Wells. \. c. Machler. Mtrja
HusseIn Khan Aiai. Persian minister;
Senator Royal s. Copeland. Philip T.
Campbell, Miss Margaret Packwood
T.. Z. Tser. Geor.r" A. ,ieiser. l.. V.
King. z. ]. Orendnrii. II. z. Walters
Il. VI. Chesley. ". V. .Shipley. Il. l.
Coleman, q. y. Walton, Victor E. Dey-
Der. John H. Hayes, q. V. Nc-Art. JOHN
VI. Maxwell. J. G. Mclaughlin. John j
Collins. y. j. PoSton. J. :. PoStoE, j.
]. Ober. VI. l.. Smith. Roger L. Brooke,
T. \. JohanSeu. |. l.. Andrews, i. S
tmis. {. NJ. Gosnell. y. H. Glenn. l.. O.
Drumwright, =. L. Thorncy. J. L.
Wilmington. Harrison Emhardt, T.
u. Tut. y. l.. Workman, W. i.
Critchfield. p. W. Pumill. T. j. stead
coin Burgher, l.. II. Whitlock. II. il;
liam S. Bauskstt, jr. L. :. ~: {. L;
Forester, Conrad II. Syme. Odell S
Smith. Il. III. Randall.
Q. &. George. l.. L. Richardson
Frank NJ. Cook. William :. Parks. II
Billings. Louis y. Rancke, \. c. Neal
\. l.. Quinn. ]. Lewis, jr.. Charles f.
Wann, o. o. Mills. Capt. J. L. Wood
Harry Wheaton Howard. Chief Georee
watson. Gus ForsberE. Charles W
Morris, Richard l.. Connor. Harry AL
mond. Mrs. l. S. Walters. Master T.
S. Walters. \. c. HougIlton. W. w
Bowie. Maj Raymond w. Wheeler
Maj. William Fl. Holcomb. l.. IT.
Riecks. 4. J. Mccarthy. ). p. NJ. Du-
vail, 4. L. Reynolds, Thomas II. Tray
srs, +. l.. Marshall. jr.: Roy II. Mar
rIll, l.. e. SchloSs, G. NJ. Sharpe c. r.
Stewart, +. Fl. Goely. T. q. Iaskins
d. NJ. Fisher. G. 5. Kimh. II. Jack
son. j. +. Nolan. VI. l.. Taylor W T..
Ham. A. NJ. Fisher. II. \. Heustis, C.
E. Phelps.