Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-03

Besides its political work the members Of the
1roquois have acquired wide reputation as
hosts in the social word. The first public
movement looking to tine securing Of the
worlds exposition for Chicago started in their
ranks and Judge Shepard has the honor of in
Producing preamble and resolution in the
monthly meeting of the club in Nav lSss
which set the ball in motion. Having inaueur-
ated the movement the Iroquis felt that IL was
their duty to push the work and for many
mouths the members of Congress and other
distinguished and influential men Of all parties
were sumptuously entertained in the club
rooms. The receptions and other like enter
talnments of public nature given during late
years have served a useful purpose and afforded
great pleasure to all who attended Among its
resident members are a large number of Lead
ing business and professional citizens who fire.
quent the club rooms daily, while the list of
nonresident members embraces representative
MT n from nearly all parts of the United States
who make their homes at the club when they
are i'll that city.
The success and standard of usefulness ac-
CURED by the Iroquos has stimulated the for
nation of similar clubs in other cities, es-
pecially IN the west and northwest. San Fran
cisco has Its lroquois Club and branch clubs
have been organized in nearly every county in
California. Denver has a prosperous club
modelled after the Iroquois called the Grey
stone. ST. Louis has the Hendricks, In
dianapolis one of the same name, Milwaukee
the juneau. and other less pretentious cities,
particularly in Illinois, have ORGANIZATIONS
following closely after the model furnished BY
their Chicago brethren.
SOME PROMINENT MEMBERS.
Among the prominent members Of the club
are: President Grover Cleveland, Allan G.
Thurman, Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller,
ex-Gov. Jas. E. Campbell, ex-Gov. Jas. E.
Boyd, ex-Gov John z. Altgeld. Don NJ. Dick
inson. Congressman Gen. Walter E. New
borrow, VIM. N. Springer, Gen. John c. Black,
SamL F. Busey. Benz. I. Cable, Owen Scott,
Jno. Dewitt Warner and Vim. N. Campbell;
Adlai 1. Ewing, president; William T. Baker,
Franklin MacVeagh, Gen. F. H. Winston. Err
skine NJ. Phelps Potter Palmer. Lambert Tree,
A. +. Seeberger. Levi z. Letter, Dewitt c.
Cregier. j. W. Doane, JAS w. Scott, Jas r.
Walsh, Washington Hessig, Byron L. Smith;
Judges Murray +. Tuley, Henry N. Shepard,
VIM. O. Ewing. Saml. P. Mcconnell, Richard
". Clifford, 1hos. G. Windes, Jonas Hutchin-
son. Geo. II. ketteile, Frank Scales, Philip
Stein.
MIR. Adlai T. Ewing. the president Of the
Iroquois Club, was born in Illinois and is forty
SIX years Of age. He has been president of the
club for three terms, and previous to that has
acted as vice president and also as secretary
He is an attorney by profession. and is also
vice president of the Chemical National Bank
and worlds fair commissioner from Illinois
He is a cousin of Vice President Stevenson He
was chairman of the Chicago citizens commit
tee to invite and escort Congress and the dip
lomatic corps TO visit the worlds fair grounds
February o. 1892; also to escort the President
members Of the cabinet, Supreme Court and
diplomatic corps to attend the dedication cere-
monies OF the worlds fair