Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-13
SIR ESME HOWARD
HONORED BY c. j.
Receives Doctor of Laws De.
gree on Anniversary of
PhiIodemic Society.

Georgetown University honored the
Tooth anniversary Of the founding of
its Philodemic Society, oldest students
debating club In the United States, last
night on Lincoln's birthday anniversary
by comforting upon Sir Esme Howard,
retiring Ambassador of Great Britain,
the honorary degree of doctor of laws.
Ambassadors and Ministers from %
countries, in addition to so other men,
bers of the diplomatic stats in WASH
ington, attended the special convocation
and the reception that followed in
honor of the Ambassador and Lady
Isabella Howard.
Responds in Latin.
Receiving the degree from DR.. W.
Coleman Nevis, S. j., president of the
university, the Ambassador, responding
in Latin, said in part:
First, wish to thank you on behalf
of my country, whose Ambassador to the
United States have been for six years
Secondly, on behalf of my family, whose
name, and especially that of the Blessed
Philip Howard lately beatified by the
church, has been for centuries con-
nected with the faith in England
Thirdly, on behalf of myself, for 1 am
the first Catholic sent by my govern
ment as Ambassador to this country"
While the Philodemic Society is 100
years old, its Oldest member is the ven-
cradle Senator George CaSimir Des-
saulleS of Canada, now in his 1880 year
and still attending the sessions of the
Canadian Senate of which he is now an
honorary member for life.
Telegram From Oldest Member.
President Nevis read from this oldest
graduate of Georgetown the following
telegram:
please accept heartiest congratula-
lions of your centenarian graduate to
your somewhat younger Philodemic So
ciety." Senator DesSaulles is grad
uate of 1848 George E. Hamilton, dean
of law, is the second Oldest member of
the Philodemic, having graduated from
Georgetown So years ago.
Speaking in behalf of the society,
Dean Hamilton said that the recogni-
ton of its centenary was made more
impressive by its association with the
beStowal of Georgetown's most cherish
ed academic honor upon the representa-
tive of Great Britain, "a country linked
with our Republic by ties of blood, of
friendship, kindred aims and the noble
effort now entered upon to bring to all
nations the security and blessing Of
universal and permanent peace, an eff
fort which we pray may be sustained"
Paying tribute to Lincoln as "the
savior of the Union. the defender of
human liberties" Mr. Hamilton said
that the Philodemics felt honored by
| their anniversary being observed with
| that ''of great American patriot"
Reason for Existence.
That an association of students
| should have lived through these hun
dred years, surviving the changes and
vicissitudeS that time always brings in
scholastic aims and directions" said
Mr.. Hamilton, "of itself implies a rea-
son for its existence, but that the event
should be thus observed is a plain and
pleasing declaration Of that reason"
| Dean Hamilton paid a tribute tc
James Ryder, founder of the society or
January II, 1880, and who later became
one of the presidents of Georgetown
He likewise praised Rev. John j. Toohey
S. j., moderator and coach of the
Philodemic for more than 18 years, as
one who next to Ryder deserves and
receives, in fullest measure, the graft
tude, admiration and love of all Philo-
denies"