Evening star., 1904-03-18
GREETINGS RENDERED
REPRESENTATIVES, AND MRS.
WOODWARD SPECIAL GUESTS.
Newest Member Welcomed to West
Virginia Colony in Washington
List of Guests.

Harry c. Woodyard, representative IN
Congress from the fourth West Virginia
district and Mrs. woodward were the
e,,ests of honor at the seventh annual din
ner of the West Virginia Republican AS
sociation of this city, given at the RIGGS
House last evening, it being the custom OF
the association to welcome the new mem
bers of Congress from the state in this
way.
Other specially invited guests We're Sen
ator and Mrs. S. B. Elkins and Senator ana
Mrs N B. Scott of West Virginia, Senator
and Mrs ]. P. Dolliver of Iowa, Represen-
tatives Dovener, Dayton, Gaines and
Hughes, and their wives, of West Virginia;
Representative and Mrs. J. F. Lacey of
Iowa. Governor and Mrs. A. B. White OF
West Virginia, Representative nj. T. Kin
kaid of Nebraska, and Mr.. L. w. Cr1dler
of West Virginia. Those mentioned as OF
other states are natives of West Virginia,
and all were present except Governor and
Mrs. White, Representative Lacey, Senator
and Mrs Dolliver. Senator and Mrs Elkins,
Representative Dayton and Representative
kirkaid, from whom messages of regret
We're read at the table,
The hosts. members of the association,
formed representative gathering of West
Virginians, and all Joined in cordial
greeting to Representative and Mrs. Wood
yard. Senator Scott and Representative
Dovener eloquently voiced the sentiments
OF all IN Dfle1 SpeecneS, winch were Ndpply
responded to by Mr.. woodward.
The toastmaster of the evening was MIR.
c NJ Shinn president of the association.
The following toasts were responded to:
1.-The President of the United States"
Major w. w. Scott.
"The Congress of the United States"
Maj. r. H. Mckee.
"The LADIES' Mr.. T. w. Cridier.
The Bristow Report.
Among the "short talks" made was one
by Representative Hughes, who Joined
woodward. Referring to the efforts of the
West Virginia delegation in Washington in
behalf of its constituency, he said:
IF there is anything lying around West
Virginia gets it-or tries to. That is the
reason our names are in the Bristow report.
And I want to say that I am still doing
business at. the old stand and shall con-
tinue to do SO. regardless of the Bristow
report There Is no discredft properly at
taching to any representative in Congress
by reason of the publication of that report.
No man can be prescribed for doing his
best legitimately for his constituents and
no member of Congress has exceeded that
duty
In his remarks Senator Scott assured his
audience that whatever of contention there
may be within the ranks of the republicans
of the state regarding local issues, there is
not the slightest cause for apprehension.
The republicans, he said, will present a
solid front when the time comes for casting
the ballots Republicans believe in fnde-
pendence in thought and action, he said,
and they also believe in unity when unity
is essential-as 1t always is at the polls.
The Senator paid graceful compliment
to Mr. woodward, as did Representative
Dovener. and both predicted ..the new
members return to Congress for another
term.~ s
At the close Of the speechmaking the