Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

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which exist in the National Capital, there
| are two which, aside from
Kansas being similar in the gen.
| c..;.4,x eral characteristics Of
| J' such societies, are alike in
observing events on tn same date, though
for different reasons The state of Kansas
was admitted to the Union January o.
| 1861. On the same day, but in the year
1s43. William Mckinley was born in Ohio
Consequently the organizations which are
made up of the natives Of these two
states. Kansas and Ohio. both consider
| that date an important one, and set it
! aside for the most important event of
the year as regards their organization
| In the Kansas society that date Is the one
on which their annual banquet is held.
while the Ohioans in Washington elect
| the new officers of their body on that
day.
The Kansas Association Of Washington
was organized in the early summer Of
1919 Usually the. state societies which
exist in Washington are to a large extent
made up Of government employees. In the
case of the Kansas Association. however.
while that still holds true to a certain ex-
tent. many of the members belong to the
conversational delegation or serve as pri-
vate secretaries or assistants to legisla tors
ne OuICGTS OIL the Kansas ASSOCIATION
are w. w. Smith, president: Carl l..
cooper, secretary, and George w. Reich
ard, treasurer. The executive commit
tee Is made up of five vice presidents
who are Leander Stillwell, first: Fay N.
Seaton, second: j. Q. Thompson third
and D. ]. Roberts, fourth vice president.
The office OF fifth vice president is vacant.
The present association Of Kansas peo-
pie Is the second one which has been in
existence in Washington. the first one.
hn hoy inc hnn Itch de1 >r;4 x,
the organization Of the present body.
Among the 900 members of the existent
association are several assistant attorneys
general. Judge s. S. Ashbaugh. Judge
Field. A B. Gahan. Ned lies, Blaine F.
Moore. w. r. Spilman and Thomas s.
VIII, all professors in institutions in or
near the National Capital. are also MEM
bers Brig. Gen. William Crozier. Senator
w. E. Borah of Idaho. Maj Charles
Crawford, Representative George Curry
of New Mexico and William NJ David
son. superintendent of the local public
schools, are also members. Like the other
state societies the Kansas Associat ton is
more active in winter than summer, as
the social character of the society reaches
its fullest possibilities when the life of
Washington is at its highest in a social
sense.
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The Ohio Society of Washington is even
younger than the Kansas Association, be-
ing but little more than
The Ohio two years old. It was or
c..:.A ganized January %, 1910
OoASsJ' but the adoption OF the
constitution. from which time the real
| beginning of the society is counted, oc-
CURED February IS. 1t can also be said
| of the Ohio Society that young as it is, it
fok tie 10 - ha
| older bodies here as regards both the
| number and prominence of its members.
| During the formation period of this So
ciety. and shortly after the constitution
| had been adopted. the autographs of the
Ohioans then belonging were secured. At
| the top of the list stands the name of
President Taft followed in success
| sion by such names as Justice William
| r. Day. former Senator Charles Dick
Wilbur j. Carr and Gen. Clarence r. Ed
| wards as we'll as locally prominent men,
such as William v. Cox, Milton r. Allies
A. 8. Worthington, Alphonso Hart and
John JOY Edison.
January %. 1910, the sixty an
! niversary of President McKinley's birth,
was the date on which the first organiza-
| ton meeting of the Ohio Society was
held, at which about 800 Ohoans answer
ed the call. The late Lieut.. Gov. Al
phonso Hart of Ohio called the meeting
| to order, and Justice Day was made tenn
porary chairman, with Mr.. Cox as chair
| man of the committee to draft a consti-
| tuition. The present officers of the So
ciety are Justice William r. Day. presi-
dent; Thomas H. Anderson, first vice
| president; John Joy Edison, second vice
president Charles Dick. third vice pfesi-
dent; w. l.. Symons secretary; Frederick
X. Eichelberger. treasurer; Rev. Earl
| Cranston, bishop of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. chaplain. and Robert p.
Dean, historian. The trustees are Will
| liam v. Cox, Gen. c. r. Edwards, Gus
| Karger, Gen. George c. Reid. o. p. Aus
| tin and James w. Bell. The annual
| meeting occurs each year January %.
| with three other regular meetings TAX
| ing place during the winter. The dues
/ of this society are probably higher than
| here being S. to join and So annual dues
The New York Ohio Society. however
REQUIRES even higher dues than this, and
| has S25, 600 surplus in its treasury.
There are two Michigan organizations
| in the city The older is the Michigan
State Associat ton,
| Twn MICHIGAN formerly the Michi-
Organizations. s sa while the
other is the Michigan Social Club The
| reason of the second organization being
| formed was due to a change of policy In
| the first body. In the beginning the
Michigan Association was republican in
afiliation, but during President Cleve-
lands administration the political work
was dropped and the organization became
| uocial IN character Then the late