Evening star., 1925-01-22
CHILD LAW SCORED
|AT S.A. R. BANQUET
Members OF D. A. r. and Chill
dren of Revolution Are
Guests.

Addresses by the presidents genera
of three patriotic societies featured
the annual ladies night" celebration
Of the District of Columbia Society O
the Sons of the American Revolution
an Rauscher's last night. The speak
ers at the banquet included Marvin
II. Lewis, president general Of the
Sons of the American Revolution; Mrs
Anthony Wayne Cook, president gen,
eral of the Daughters of the Ameri.
can Revolution, and Mrs. Frank w
Wondell, president general of the
children of the American Revolution
An address OH American principles
and ideals was also delivered by Rep
resentative Charles L. Winter of wy
oming.
Hits Child Law.
Mr.. Lewis stated that zone of the
chief purposes of the Sons of the
American Revolution is to maintain
the institutions of American freedom
He then launched into an attack on
the proposed child labor amendment
and declared its adoption would have
q atendency to do away with all States
rights and would tear down many
principles upon which the American
Government was founded.
Facts proved that the States are
meeting the child labor problem in an
adequate way and there is no neces-
sity for the amendment, the speaker
said
I'VE have received an inspiration
from the Sons of the American Revo-
tuition in the work we are doing" de-
clared Mrs. Cook. 1T is our duty to
make ourselves the minute men of
our generation. We want no red
flag raised or carried here, -Nire>
Cook declared that she had Just as
much faith in the youth of today as
the youth of any generation that ever
lived"
Mrs. MondeII speaks.
Mrs. Mondell expressed pleasure at
the national organization of the s. A.
r. having adopted resolutions to per-
nit the Children of the American
Revolution to become members of the
adult body without the additional
payment of initiation dues
representative Winter touched upon
the principles of Americanism and the
significance Of the American Revolu-
tion.
we must cling to original prin-
eiples," he declared. I'VE must con-
ttnue to adhere to the American
principle of the utter separation of
church and state: we must continue
that means we should not attempt TO
Iegislate religion into our people
we must all support the constituted
authorities and agencies of law en-
forcement and one method of so
doing is for every thoughtful good
citizen to make individual personal
application and meet his or her own
obligation of obedience to law; we
must insist upon the proper and legi-
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and the police powers of the State:
We must hold it a dereliction of duty,
an abandonment of its rights, and
standardization for any State to re-
fuse or fail to exercise its concurrent
power of law enforcement; we must
keep inviolate the basic structure of
our Government with its three divisions:
the executive. the judicial and the legis-
iative, maintaining each in its proper
sphere"
JuSserandS Are Remem bered.
A resolution, introduced by DR.
Mark +. Finley. feliciting Ambas-
sador and Nine. Jusserand and bidding
them adieu, was adopted.
The remainder of the program in
oluded the presentation of colors by
Fred D. owen, custodian of the flag,
and ]. c. McGrew, bearer of the So
ciety's colors; the recitation and
singing of patriotic verse and
dancing.
Prior to the banquet a reception
was held.
Members of the reception commit
tee, which also composed the floor
committee, were as follows: Claude
" Bennett, chairman; Prof. Selden NJ
Ely, Maj. 0. c. Luxford, DR.. ]. Med
Stewart, Capt. c. II. Emig, w. A. Z.
Doying, Prof. De Witt Croissant, Capt.
Albert ]. Gore, Milo c.. Summers,
David Lynn, Elmer Stewart, Robert
II. Dodson, Kean c. McNally, Maj. A
NJ Holcombe, John F. Little and Lisle
S. Lipscomb. William A. Miller was
chairman of the press committee.
Justice Josiah A. Van Orsdel, presi-
dent of the District of Columbia So
ciety of the Sons of the American
Revolution, presided as toastmaster