Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
RED WARNING GIVEN
BY SON Of WARRIOR.
Thomas S. Clark Is Speaker
at Lincoln Breakfast OF
Loyal Legion Danes.

Charges that the Soviet govern
nent has its agents in all American
institutions and that pacifsts are
carving on subtle work for the
disarmament of this country. Whiie
other nations remain armed. were
made as warning against uhpfe-
paredness in an address by Thomas
s, clark before the District of CO.
lumbia Society, Danes of the Loyai
Legion. Yesterday. The occasion
was the eighth annual breakfast OF
The local society. held in memory OF
Abraham Lincoln on the anniversary
Of his birth.
MIR. CLARK. who is the son of The
Union Army general, the late MAJ
Gen William T. Clark, who COM
manded the Army of the tennessee.
declared:
The Communists of Soviet Russia
have orders to cooperate with every
pacifst organiZati ton in America.
They have planted their agents In
every military force of the United
States. in our schools. our colleges.
our churches. our societies ana or
ganiza tions, great and small
lie referred to this alleged condi-
ton rs the war that is not openly
declared" but which is on now and
has been for 10 wears"
NOu10 Destroy Eagle
God be praised for the organiZa-
tons of women. some of which nave
met here this week. and in which the
Danes of the Loyal Legion Joined,
VINO IRE standing for armament. for
national DEMONSTRATING against
he .nsi6ious inroads of a growing
mower hat would deprive the Amer
lean eagle of his talons only to de
ntrov him. continued Mr.. Clark.
Mr. Clark made the address prior TO
presenting a Danes of the Loyal
Legion flag to the organization in
memory of his father. The flag was
rccepted in behalf of the society by
Miss May S. Clark. president, who
also is n daughter of the late Gen.
Clark. Two other children and two
grandchildren of the Union Army gen.
oval were present at tho breakfast.
They were Mrs. Laura Whitaker and
Mrs. Floyd Mutchier, daughters. and
John r. Mutchler and Mrs. Helen
knode. grandchildren.
Miss Clark also made plea for pre-;
hardness. declaring: we want no
more war, but we want TO be prepared
In case war comes"
Rear Admiral r. c. Billiard of the
District of Columbia Comma ndery of
the Military Order OF the Loyal
Legion. i'm a eulogy of President Lin
colin said:
THE reputation of any man may
he determined by whether his stature
grows as the years go on" adding
that Lincoln is looked upon as the
standing figure in the history of
his~country," as illustrative that the
famous President stood the test Of
time.
Admiral Billiard urged the people of
today to profit by the example set by
Lincoln. in taking personal RESPONSE
hility instead of passing it on to
churches, schools and other organiza.
tions.
Other speakers included Mrs. Mary
Logan Tucker, president of the Ma
tional Society, Danes of the Loyal
Legion, who praised the work done
by the local society during the past
year in rendering aid to the Lincoln
Memorial University in Tennessee;
Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves, U. 8. N.
retired, who sounded a warning
against the people of this Nation
Ignoring the Importance of maintain
Ing an adequate Navy; DR.. George B.
Woods, dean of American University,
and Mrs. John Charles Black, who re-
cited toast to the flag. The last
named was dressed for the occasion in
Q gown purchased in Paris the same
year President Lincoln was elected
President.
Essay Prize Presented.
A gift of $2b in gold was presented
10 Hugh w. Speer. American Univer-
sity student, for his essay entitled
Lincoln and the Part He Played in
Maintaining the Nations Unity"
Invocation was delivered by DIR.
George Fiske Dudley, chaplain of the
Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
Other features of the program in
eluded the presentation of colors, the
salute and pledge to the flag, the
singing of America" and the playing
Of THE Star Spangled Banner" by the
Army Band Orchestra, led by Sergt
j.. Hubner. DIR. Dudley sang several
numbers, with those at the breakfast
joining in the chorus.
Maj. Gen. Charles p. Summerall,
chief of staff, II, y. A, was a guest of
honor, and listed as a speaker, but
had to leave early TO catch a train.
Miss May S. Clark. the president,
was in general charge of the program.
Those assisting were Mrs. Frank B.
King. recorder, and Mrs. George Fiske
Dudley, who were in charge of the
music; Mrs. Floyd Mutchler, flowers,
and Mrs. Samuel y. Calhoun, chair
man OF the committee on flowers.