Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-05
EDITORS ENTERTAINED
SOUTH DAKOTA CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION THE HOSTS.
Newspapermen From the West to Meet
President Roosevelt and See
the City.

wives, who arrived in this city on special
train yesterday afternoon. for the best part
of the time since then have been the guests
of the members of the congressional dele
cation of their state, who have been vying
with one another in their efforts to please
the scrfbblers and make them think the
capital Is the finest city in the world. Sena-
tor Robert ]. Gamble met the train yester-
day and provided automobiles in which the
seventy or more members Of the party were
conveyed to the Riggs House. their head
quarters here. This morning the senator
presented the party to Vice President Fair
banks in the latter's private room In the
Senate wing Of the Capitol
Mr.. Fairbanks said he was very glad to
meet SO many representatives of the press
from this western state. and offered them
the privilege of inspecting the Senate cham
be-. before the days session began. This
privilege the members Of the party ava.led
themselves Of promptly. and after they had
strolled about the newly-carpeted floor they
were escorted to reserved gallery to
watch the opening of the session.
The Supreme Court was visited shortly
after noon, and next they went to the
House side and had brief glimpse of that
lively branch of Congress during the read
ing of the Presidents message.
After luncheon at the Riggs House the
editors and the ladies In the party made
tour OF the city in a seeing Washington
auto as the guests of Senator Gamble
Representatives Charles II. Burke and
Eben W. Martin of South Dakota have In
Ylted the members of the party to Mount
vernon tomorrow morning, and the invi-
tation has been accepted Tomorrow even
ing they will be the guests of Senator AL
fred B. Kittredge at the Belasco Theater,
ana thus every member of the South Da-
kota delegation will have played the part
of host. Thursday they will be received
nd in tn ,,iyaer xryiIl
go to Norfolk, Va, by boat. After visit
ing that place and Fortress Monroe the
return trip to this city will be made At
IL a. m. Saturday the special that brought
them mere Will start for home with the en-
tire party.
Each member of the delegation wears
badge designed by the secretary of the
South Dakota Press Associa tion-John r
Cogan OF Sioux Falls. 1t Is made of oxi-
died silver and inscribed with an ink bot
tie, quill pen and the monogram of the
organization. The delegation Is made up
entirely of members of the State Press AS
ISOLATION with the exception of two rail-
road men who are experimenting the trip
as far as the travelling is concerned. The
members OF the association are mostly from
the southeastern part of the state. the pen
pushers from the western, and Black Hills
districts being but sparsely represented.
They say they are we'll able to leave
nome for pleasure trip just now because
things are In prosperous condition out
thelr way and people have plenty of money
and are happy
H. Wentzy and wife, Press, Pukwana,
president of association: Albert Wentzy,
Press. Pukwana; John T. Cogan, Dakota
Elk. Sioux Falls, secretary of association;
Mrs. j. T. Cogan. Dakota Elk, Sioux Falls;
Geo. Schlosser and wife, South Dakota
Newspaper Union Sioux Falls; f. L. Mease
and wife, Sentinel. Madison; ]. d. Reeves
and WIFE, Independent, Groton; Claude Gar
ner. Waterman. Onida; r. E. Dowdell and
two daughters, Advocate, Artesian; j. f.
Halliday and wife, Chief Iroquois; j. p,
Croal and wife. Courant Sisseton; Chas.
Thoma and wife, NV. Monitor, Sioux
Falls: Walter Crisp and wife. Tribune. Dell
Rapids; D. E. Ward and wife Times Dell
Rapids; John Hayes and wife. Stock Grow
ers' journal. Fort Pierre; H. c. Harris and
wife, Journal, Seneca; H. c. Shober and
wife. Bulletin. Highmore; L. D. Milne and
wife, Guardian, Mitchell; c. P. Sherwood
and wife, News. De Smet; H. c. Tucker
and wife, News, Geddes; G. M. Farley and
wife, Outlook, Madison; c. A Blake and
wife, Times, Washington: Chas. A. Nc
Gowan and wife, Tribune. Garden City;
Edgar McDaniels and wife. Herald, Elan
dreau: ]. N. Crow ard wife, Poultry Jour-
nal, Mitchell; P, J. Bentz and wife. Times,
Woonsocket; Anna Payson, Huronite.
Huron: Hans De Muth, Nachrichter-H Her
aid, Sioux Falls; C. NJ. Day and wife,
Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls; Chas- McCaf-
free. Herald. Canova; j. II. Gable, T. p. A.,
Northwestern, Dennison. Iowa; Robt ..
Shaber. Hudsonite Hudson; Mrs. Mana e.
Gilbert. Pioneer Register Salem; e. l..
Sem, Lyman County Leader. Oacoma;
w. F. Bancroft, True-Republican. Wess-
ington Springs; r. q. Dye, Journal, Al
pena: s. G. Dowell, Free Press, Pierre, 8.
D.; ]. C. Stoner, Herald. Highmore; C. t.
Smithers, Pioneer. Bowdle; E. e. Dye, Da-
kota Chief. Gam Valley; Fred Griffin,
Record, Selby; H. H. Maupin and ten-year-
old son, Express. Egan Helen Twicheii,
South Dakota Educator, Sioux Falls and
Madison; Harriet Narregang, South Da-
kota Educator, Sioux Falls and Madison;
Mrs. A. B. Sessions, Forum, Sioux Fails;
Mrs P. E. Giligan, Bulletin, Highmore;
G. B. Barrett, Republican, Aberdeen; L. I.
Bates Times, Lake Preston; F. A Day and
wife, Sentinel. Fairmont, Mimi; r. G.
Haase, T. P. A, B. & o., st. Paul. Mimi;
F. S. Emerson and daughter, Sioux Falls;
w, Il. Wooley and wife, Highmore.