The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-09
Southern society
OF Nav York.

The New York Times says:
The State and county clubs IN NC"
York have within the past few !loiitn7
be.n increasing SO rapidly that it is haru
to keen track Of them. Many of these
.; oarjzations have already acquired per
nanent quarters, and all are in a lloui
lshing condition, with every prospect Oh
onioviner a long career OIL usefulness III
the promotion of a beneflclal socliil iillci
course among the members.
Ex-Justice Augustus Van Wyck, preSl-
dent of the Southern Society, mas a pittii
to make that body typical OF an tne oi
panizations representing the single south
ORR states He wants each Of these Com
mcnwealths to perfect it's metrouollah
cllh and to send few chosen delegates
to a central conclavc, which is TO pc me
leading element in the Southern society.
THE ex-iustice has been at the head Oh
the Southern Society for more IMAM It
year, and during that period nearly ooC
members have been added to It's ron anu
the interest of the old members mas oeeh
much increased. The society has big
dinner annually. Besides that, tiiere are
four informal smokers in the Twelve
months, and the yearly dues of $40 cover
the expenses for these smaller affairs.
While each participant has to pay an eA-
TIA fee for the privilege of going TO the
dinner.
Among the prominent men who belong
to the society are r. T. wilson, burton
N. Harrison, Ex-Governor i1uSh ,.
Thompson of South Carolina, j. Hamp-
den Robb, George Gordon Esttle, ASSIST
ant District Attorney Osborne, Thomas
Nelson Faye, Jr., Dr.. j. H. Parker, d.
! w. NJ. Polk, James Swami, DR.. J. a.
Wyeth, and Thomas L. Ryan.
The separate Southern States winch
have local societies representing them are
MARYLAND, North Carolina, Georgia. Mis-
souri, and Virginia. Those of Virginia ana
Georgia are still in an embryonic stare
and have rot yet celebrated their exist
ence by a dinner or anything OF the k:no.
The MARYLAND organization is complete
Nv formed, but has not ''cut a splurgc' as
vet. while those of North Carolina and
Missouri have had their dinners and num-
Der among their members some OF the
| best known men in the city.
w. w Fuller. counsel for the Amer1.
can Tobacco Company, was CHOSEN use. ~ las.
president of the Tar Heels Society, which
| is going to celebrate again this year, as
it did last year. the anniversary OF the
signing of the Mecklenourg Decidratloii
of Independence.
| At the former dinner the speakers We're
Governor Aycocll, of North Carolina; AS,
sistant District Attorney Osborne ., ana ana
members of the society are Colonel Peter
MaiIett. DR.. j. H. Parker, Colonel Ken I4:I,
meth Murchson and John Sprunt Hlll.
The total membership is about three
| hundred.
The Missouri Society, which has more
| than one hundred members and expects
| to have four hundred within the neA1
wear. held its second annual dinner. a
few nights ago It's officers b ARE as fol fol-
| playwright; Vice-President;, Hugh Corby
FOX; Secretary, Burton Thompson, isad
its prominent members are Ha mi ".
lawrence cambridge Colby, F. W.
Rnckstuhl. w: II; Howe, Joseph Ga, e. Hen \
X. Hickey. Mary Twain is sort OF
honorary member. He made a speech at
| last years dinner, and one Of the things
~ am as much a citizen of Missouri as
| Of any other section. L don't claim any
place. however; am citizen of the
| world
THE NIissourans want the author and
wit to join their. active roll. but he per
sists in quoting the above statement as a
| reason why the law does not allow him
| to ally himself with any particular local