The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
MISSOURI'S SONS
LAUD NATIVE SOIL
Second Annual Banquet of State
Society Is Scene of Champ
Clark Demonstration.


ond annual banquet OF the Missouri So
ciety OF Washington last night at the
Arlington. A reception was held from
7:3O to $50 in the parlors, following which
the banquet was served.
Rev. Earle wIlhey gave the invocation.
After the last course had been served,
Representative James T. Lloyd, OF the
First Missouri district, president OF the
society, made the address Of welcome
and took occasion TO note the progress
made by the Missouri Society during its
! existence, since its organization in 1900
President Lloyd attributed the wonderful
strides made by the society during the
past twenve months TO the institution
last year of an annual banquet.
He then spoke OF the absence Of Champ
Clark, and referred to his portrait paint
ed by Judge C. A. Leavitt, which was
draped for the occasion with American
flags. The reference TO Missouris IA
vorite son brought prolonged applause
and cheers.
Representative Richard Bartholdt, of
the Tenth Missouri district, was then in
troduced as the toastmaster. Mr.. Bar
tholdt, in his opening remarks, said that
he always relied on an inspiration to
make addresses at banquets, and holding
up a glass of water, said: 81 know you
will all agree with me that this is not
an inspiration to a Missourian." After
the laughter had subsidized he said that
he did not mean any reflection, nor did
he desire anything else. The toastmaster
then introduced Senator James A. Reed,
of Missouri. who praised his State as
the brightest star carved from the
Louisiana purchase" He compared the
area of the State of Missouri to that of
England, Germany. and France. He de-
scribed her beautiful plains. hills, valleys.
and meadows, and said that Missouri in
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the empress Of the States Of the Union.
MissOuri's Honor Roll.
Senator Reed then mentioned some
of Missouris great men, and paid
his State the honor of having furnished
more than her quota on both sides in the
great civil war He then referred TO
AIissouris women. and praised them for
their share in the great progress that
State has made in many lines OF re-
form.
Col. JohIsA. Joyce. composer of poems,
was then introduced. He said that ne
would give a poem which he had com
posed and which he noted some twenty
years after had been "decOmposed" by
Ella Wheeler Wilcox. He reCited Love
and Laughter.
George Fosten then sang the Missouri
song following which President Lloyd
thanked all who had attended the ban
quet, and especially those who had served
on the various committees in making the
arrangements for the banquet.
The officers of the society are Repre-
sentative James T. Lloyd, president Otis
W. Wyatt. first vice president; Mrs.
Sarah \. Andrew, second vice presider<:
Willard y. Holmes, secretary, and OTIS
J. Singleton, treasurer. The chairmen Of
the various committees included Maj.
Richard Sylvester. Mrs. William c.
Deane, Leland P Shidy. William c.
Deane, and Stanley H. Rulings.
Present at Banquet.
Among those present at the banquet
were the following:
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Bartholdt. former
Senator William Warner, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Henderson. Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
Reed. Mr.. and Mrs James T. Lloyd, ex-
Senator Francis NJ Cockren, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. W. Rucker. Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua
W. Alexander, Mr.. and Mrs Charles F.
Booker Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Borland.
Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Dickinson. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Hamlin. Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey
W. ShaCkleford, T. L. Catlin. Mr.. and
Mrs. /. c. Dyer, Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. J
Hensley, Mr.. and Mrs. James Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 4. Dougherty, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas l. Rubey, L. J. Hail. Mr..
and Mrs. 5. r. Lloyd, and Rev. and Mrs.
Earl Wilhey.
DIR. and Mrs. Fisk Elgin, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. B. Lyddane. Mr.. and Mrs. a. c. Ket-
ner. Mr.. and Mrs. W. \. Deane. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. B. Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Lacey, Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Thomas. NJ. A.
Noel. J. c. Noel. Mr.. and Mrs. J. W.
Witten, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Comrades, |
J. r. Henderson. Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. |
Hoffman, DIR. and Mrs ]. T. Howerton.
Gen. and Mrs. Joseph Stewart, Mr.. and
Mrs. William II. White. Hon. and Mrs. |
o. II. Tittman, Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Dow. |
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Lowe, Mr. and
Mrs. II. F. Lincoln. Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. |
Marmaduke, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. H. WILL |
Jams, Capt. and Mrs. John ]. Knapp. |
Prof. and Mrs. +. Menefee, Mr.. and Mrs |
+. II. Austin, Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Boland, |
Maj. and Mrs. Richard Sylvester. John |
p. Downing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P. Grandfeld, |
Miss Helen Grandfield. Mrs. Harry S. |
White. Mrs. A. NJ. Rousseau. Miss Viola |
Matlock. Prof and Mrs. G. A. Ross, |
Prof. and Mrs. G. F. Winston, Mr. and |
Mrs. William Stierlin, NJ. J. Flaherty, |
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Cast. John A. Joyce, |
p. H. McNulty, F. L Moore, Mr. and |
Mrs. Van W. Roberds, II. y. Wiseman,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. W. Wyatt. Mr.. and Mrs |
Stanley Ridings. Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. |
Phelps. Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Shidy. Miss |
V. T. Shidy. Miss z. Walker Mr.. and |
Mrs. Joseph G. Dill, Miss A Shackleford,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Andrew, Mr.. H. E.
AnuTeNr NTs. M "copper" and MIS-.
G. a. Leavitt
]. B. Leavitt, Edwin Leavitt, Mr. and
Mrs. Burridge Wilson. Lewis French, Mr.
and Mrs. Julius Militzer, Mrs Belva
lockwood, Richard Plunkett, Miss Clara
Z. Barton. Mr.. and Mrs. o. ]. Singleton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Willis Mr.. and li
Mrs. NJ r. Speelman, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 4
r. Howard, William II. Smith, n. L. L
Dewell, Mr.. and Mrs. w. l. Holmes, c. Il
II. Robinson, Miss p. Robinson, DR.. c. |,
A. Hays, Edward Az Taylor. W. A Wal
lace, c. A. kram, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H |;
Thomas Edgar Snyder, Mr.. Payne, Mr..
and Mrs F. w. Connor, George Land l.
Mrs. Emile s. Hyer, Miss Martha Dyer,
Miss Catherine Dyer, Mrs. Jackson, J. n |,
Florin, o. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. J. E II
McGrath, Mr.. and Mrs. Scott NesbItt, Il
Richard Daniels, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Daniels.
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