Evening star., 1938-01-27

trustee for nearly 80 years: friends in
Congress and in the executive and
judicial branches Of the National Gov
ernment, and finally a multitude of
friends, fellow members of clubs,
banks, societies. committees or unat-
tached and unassociated except in the
bonds Of personal friendship.
Who are the men who by the spoken
word, supplemented by letters and
resolutions read by energetic Secretary
Robert j. Cottrell, represent these
groups of friends? My oldest and
most intimate friends. Harry Davis: an
outstanding figure in the Board of
Trade and among the District bankers.
Robert V. Fleming: an old friend rep
resenting the Oldest Inhabitants, So
ciety of Natives and Federation of
Citizens Associations, John Clagett
Proctor; Commissioner Hazen, an old
friend faithfully representing the Dis
trict government; another old friend,
our friendship dating back to the end
Of the last century when he was q
Representative in the House of the
State of Washington and I was vice
president and then president of the
Board Of Trade, Senator J. Hamilton
Lewis, representing the National Gov
ernment, adding the eloquent spoken
word to highly priced letters from the
President of the United States and
Mr.. Chief Justice Hughes Of the Su-
preme Court; another old friend, the
prince of eulogists, leader of the
District Bar, the future president OF
the National Bar Association-Wash
ington hopes-Frank J. Hogan; and
past and present. in our civic organ
izations from the presidency of the
Federation of Citizens Associations to
third term as president of the Board
of Trade. Edward F. Colladay.
Surely I am blessed with friends.
women and men, young and old, and
with the speakers who represent these
friends.
my grateful appreciation to every
one of you individually and to you all
collectively. reciprocate heartily
and sincerely your expressions Of re-
gard. I would not wish you who are
here tonight to be one less in number,
but regret that on account of your
number and my physical disabilities,
I cannot, as desire, enjoy the hand
shake of good fellowship with every one
Of you.
"The unique and wonderful Book of
Remembrance and the inscribed
silver clock and candelabra, which give
material embodiment to your good
wishes, will be treasured always by me
and my family as highly valued me-
mortal souvenirs, and the inspiring
thought which they convey remain
deeply impressed upon the family
memory, as long as memory endures.
1.-THE friendly greetings, deeply ap-
preciated, from my colleagues of the
Washington newspapers have prac-
tical as well as q sentimental value.
Unity Of action in respect to the vital
needs Of Washington, disregarding or
subordinating jealousies and clashing
ambitions and differences of opinion
on minor issues, will multiply the
power of the local press to protect the
Washingtonian against unjust assault
and to build up in its glorious future
the newer, greater Washington. In
my opinion, never before have the
Washington newspapers recognized SO
clearly that their primary allegiance,
next to loyalty to the flag, is to the
people Of Washington; never before
have our newspapers been more ably
and helpfully conducted in the COM
munity interest; and never before has
there been greater need Of this unity
of action to protect and promote the
welfare Of the Washingtonian.
Demand for Unity.
1.-THE demand of unity Of action that
comes from civic loyalty applies to all
Of US who are enlisted in the civilian
army which fights for Warrington.