Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1925, Page 11

* GILLETT CHEERED IN HOUSE ADIEV Would Rather Be Speaker Than Hold Any Other Post, He Asserts. In leaving the Housa today, after 32 years of continual service and having been three times. elected Speake Representative Frederick. H. Gillett, Re publican, of Massachusetts, in farewell speech ‘to -the House, clared he Would rather be hold any other office in the world. Hou; services, again when he arose Democrat, of Massachusetts: Thirty-two Yeéars in Houne. or 32 years—the Jife of & genera- 1 have been o member: of this “I eannot discover that any' obe for so long a represeiifed. continuously ife- tion House,” sald Mr. Gillett period has any district. It work and I do--net »uld have enjoyed cation so well. RS a5 been my beliave that his de- Speaker of the House of.Representatives than He was given a prolonged ovation three times—first when the thanks of the were extended to him for his to speak and then when he had finished. Within a few minutes he crossed over to the Senate wing of the Capitel and was sworp In as United States Sena- tor to sugeeed: Senator David I Walsh, Ay other vo- | look back a generation I confess a few of the men who were here then seem to tower with a more impres- sive superiority than any today. But 1 wonder how much of that feeling s due to the magnifying effect of tima and the hero worship of a young man for his leaders. Oratory. so called, is perhaps less fervent and ef- fective now than then. “We have becoine more businesslike. W are u Httle critical toward ap- peals to the emotlons. And yet th: popularity of true oratory cannot dié: and when Bourke CocKran, whom I consider one of the greatest orators I have known, who had the ingenious- ness of thought, the epigraramatic bril- iancy of expression, the fervent emo- on, the splendid voice and the impres- sive presence wkich combine to form a great orator—when he eame back here after 20 years' absence, he al- ways attracted a large and fascinated audience, as he did when I first came. “But I think the House has less tol- erance than formerly for second-rate oratory, for the man who aims at the wffect without the genuine qualifica- tion. House Is Not Fooled. “T often think what a distorted idea of our membership the readers of the Congressional Record must form. They see the men who strive to make themselves conspicuous, they read the carefully revised and extended re- mirks.of the mén who use the Record | for self-advertisement, and they must often imagine that men are leaders whose influence is the most insignifi- cant and whose advocacy of @ meas- ure harms rather than helps it. “*Fhis House becomes -in time a retty infallible judge of @ member's imerit. It learns to appraise motives. It discriminates between the modest men who with sincerity are trying to render service and the men who are working- only for display and self- advancement. And it {s refreshing G STAR, WASHINGTON, D CHORALGONCERT PLANNED TONIGHT Program Angwunced for Af- fair to Be Held on East Steps of Capitol. The ‘chorus choir of the First Con- gregatlonal Church will open the Na- tional Patriotic €ounell concert on the east steps of the Capitol this evening at 6:50 o'clock, with the following group of numbers: “Great Is the Lord,” by Bischoff, the late blind or- st of that church; “The Heavens Telling.” from Haydn's “Cre- atlon”; “Sing Unto the Lord a New Song,” by Frank Henry Plerce. M tion and I have enjoyed the whole six years. It Is with genuine reluc- tance that T Jeave you. I appreciate that the complimentary words about me. that havé been spoken here have exaggerated both my merits and your regard, but you have all on both sides of the Housa been so uniformly kind, friendly, considerate and helpful that it has made my service a pleasure and has left mé an. enduring feeling of gratitude and affection for you all that 1 cannot express. For it all I thank you from my heart. T am sure the friendships will continue and with the most singere good will and regret I bid you good-bye." Ruby Smith Stahl will be the director. At 7 o'clock WCAP begins broadcast ing the program, continuing until 8 o'clock, The concert will not:conclude unt{} about 9:30, however. \ Th‘. trio of soloists of the First Congregational Church cholr will sin the trio number from Haydnws “Cr atlon,” following which ~the . larg chorus cholr of the Vermont nue Christian Church, directed by Witliam E. Braithwaite, will sing ‘“The Re- cessional,” by De Koven, and “Amdrica Triumphan(,” by HoPmes-Demareat. Later in the evening this cholr will sing, “Unfold, Ye Portals,” by Goumnd, and “To Thee, Oh Country!. by Elchberg. The evening choir of 60 voices of the Church of the Covenant (Presbyterian) will ‘#ing a_group of numbers, djr by Claude Robeson, and accompanied by Mrs, Howard Blandy and Mr. Harvey Murray. Howard Clubx to Sing. The Columblan Male Quartet, com- posed of Willlam E. Braithwaite, Ray- mond. G. Moore, Paul G. Ledig and John C. Smith, will sing by request “The Lost Chord,” by Sullivan-Brewer. Mr. Smith will give as bass solos “If God So Clothe by Bischoff, and “Rocked in the Cradie of the Deep.” He will be ac- .éompanied by J. E. Sparks, who will also be the accompanist for the Vermont Ave- nue Christian Church choir. Following will be singing of favorite | State songs by the audience, led by Mr. Braithwaite. s The Howard University Male Glee Club, directed by Prof. Roy W. Tibbs, will sing “Deep River,” -by Burlelgh; “Jacob's Ladder” (spiritueile) and “In- victus,” by Protheroe. The Howard Uni- versity Girls’ Glee Club will also give a group of songs and the university ‘orchestra will play. The conference sessions of the Na- tional Patriotic Coung!l .will be held in. the New Wiilard Hotel, and will migsion charge. The opening session at 10 o'clock Thursday morning will be addressed by Representative Arthur M. Free, California, and by Maj. Gen. George Barnett, U. 8. M. C{ retired. In the afternoon a “pattiotlc pfigrimage” under the leadership of Miss Helen Norrls Cummings of Alex- andria and H. E. West of Barecroft, Va., will be made to historic points in Alexandria and Mount Vernon. Army Band te Play. At the evening session at the Wil- lard Hotel music will be furnished by the United States Army Band. The speakers will be Rear Admiral Wil- liam E. Moffett, U. 8. N.; Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeure, U. 8. M. C., and Frank L. Peckham, commander of the American Legion for the District of Columbia. » The subject of the session will be “An Adequate Army Navy for the United States.” The conference will continue throughout Friday, ter- minating with a banquet at the Wil- lard Friday evening, at which the speakers will be Secretary Wilbur, Pay What You Will STUDEBAKER You Can Buy No Finer Car the Army. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 chief, Chemical Warfare Service of The United States Marine Band will play, and portions of the program will be broadcast by WCAP. 1925, Mrs. Noble Newport Potts of this Maj. city is president of the National Pa- triotic Council, and general chalrman of the conference, H. E. West of Bar- croft, Va., s corresponding secretary; F. W. Keough is the treasurer, and Rexford L. Holmes director of pubilcity andl procedure of the con- terence. Seventeen men riding inside of a mechanical film production crawl, drink water, climb a tree, spit fire and finally battle with the hero. “dragon” made the in a German animal The Anti: P\ Shake 17700 where. Tri, ALLEN'S FOOT.| iseptic, Healing Powd tired, swollen, lmrtl:g. = l.:t- gt m:: ‘:lt:e ":rlctlon reven rs and sore and the sting out of corns g 'ways use Allen's Foot-Ease new shoes. Bold every- al package Free. Address EASE. Le Roy, N. Y. Your sweating from the for be open to the public without ad- “It is the fashion to sneer at Con- gress, as it always has been the fashion, and.I-have no doubt always will be. beeguse) Congress is expected by legislation ta. put into concrete and definité form the hazy and con- tradictory ideals' of the people, and as realization. generally falls short of expectation, as ‘man never Is but always to be blest,’ so congressional action must always be disappointing. ‘But as u fleld of service I do not know what ‘1s finer. We deal with of ‘broad scope and intrinsic ubjects. which may well ab- stimulate the strongest in- | tellect and whieh have such a direct and far-reachirig influence -that the e of vesponuibility. And nower and plishment i8 gver present hew there is the conatant clashing h Gther minds, thie interesting dis- covery- of how. muych éne’s gutlook is affected by - environment and what startling difference of opinion can re- sult from the same premises; and there is the agreeable intimacy with | strong men studying the same prob- lems, exchdnging Information, quick- ening mutugl intérest with mutual enlargemgdt of views, and laying the foundation 82 1ifetong friendships. | to note that although the home folke may oftem be deceived by the fake statesman\ who 1s always playing to the gallery, yet here the sincere and industrious’ and modest man has his recognition and his reward. 1 would deem the geluine esteem and respect and confidence of this body the high- est _tribute a . man could earn. “One cannot terminate a relation- ship of 32 yeass without emotion. 1 { have enjoyed it all and the last six years when I have been Speaker 1 have enjoyed the most. Ambitiom Attained. “You may remember that when first elected Speaker I said that I had attalned the goal of my desires and my ambition was completely satisfied. 1 feel exactly now as I did then. Thanks to you, my friends, nly enjoyment of It has been equal to my anticipation. 1 would rather be Sneaker of this House thar held any other position in the world, and it was no ambition or-Iniglative of my own that led me to reBnquish it. “Lord Roseberry onee said: ‘There are two supreme pleasures in life. One is ideal, the other is real. The ideal |is when a man receives the seals of Learas by Contacts. {office from his sovereign. The real “My constant contact with my fel- | pleasure comes when he hands them low members has given me both ed- | back.’ ucation and enjoyment “My feelings are very different. “We sometimes hear criticism of | With me the ideal was also the real. the decadence of this House. As Il Anticipation did not exceed realiza Breath Bad? Stomach Upset? Bowels are Inactive! 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