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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1114, 29 April 1911, Page 14

'A banquet to Dr. F. E. Clark and a great meeting at-Tremont Temple, Boston, U.S.A., wore tho most important of the- American celebrations of "Endeavour Day," observed in memory of tho formation of tho first C.E. Society in AVilliston Congregational Church, Portland, Maine, on February 2, 1831. Mr. Samuel B. Capon, ox-Govornor Bates, Dr. Huntington, tho president of Boston University, and Colonel Haskell wore among those who made speeches of congratulation to Dr. Clark and acknowledged tho services which the C.E. movement bad rendered to tho churches

and tho civic life of the United States, and to tho progress of international brotherhood. One speaker described Dr. Clark as "<" lr greatest advocate for peace." President Taft sent a telegram congratulating Dr. Clark on tho 30th aimfversary of tho society, and expressing "host wishes for tho continued success of its good work." At the meeting in Tremont Temple nearly £5001) was subscribed to the building fund for an international headquarters,- which is to be erected in Boston.

Sir Arthur Bigge, private secretary to the King, has iieen initialed an honorary member Hie Loyal Rose of York Lodge of the North London District of the ManChester Unity of Oddfellows.