Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-19
MORE OF THE STATE SOCIETIES

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Snyder. David H: Mercer. E. J. Buriett
and J. M. Thurston. Following the cleo
ton OF of that year s 5olnsauq W.n mestns
Club, this being the most important
event in the history Of the organization
as 1t then existed.
It was in December. 1903. that q reor'
ganization was provided for and new
oficers elected. committee was ap-
pointed for the purpose of revising the
constitution, particularly with a view OF
eliminating the political feature And
this. after some opposition, was brought
Nebraska State Association of Washing
ton. The present membership of the so
ciety is about 200. In the matter of meet
ings, the Nebraska State Association
might be said to look for an excuse to
hold meetings BY that 1t is meant that
II possible something Of especial interest
is made the important feature OF meet
ing, such as the visit here OF prominent
Nebraskans or reception to the Ne
braska delegation in Congress. An in
stance of this kind Is a meeting held a
few years ago, when the guest of honor
was Gov. A. E. Sheldon OF Nebraska.
William j. Bryan and Victor Rosewater.
editor of the Omaha Bee, together with
lnc entire NeDFdSka OeIeSdtlOn IN \~Ou-
gresS were present This occurred after
the reorganization, however, and instead
of heated political debates, music, singing
and dancing was the order of proceeding
The officers Of the association at the
present time are F. H. Abbott, deputy
F. w. Collins of the Department Of JUS
tice, vice president; Fred K. Nielsen Of
the Department of State, secretary. and
Fl. A. Harding of the Treasury Depart
ment, treasurer.
While in no way actually connected
with the Nebraska State Association
there is another organization made up OF
natives of the same state. which is more
or less closely allied with the State As
ISOLATION. This is the University of Ne
braska Alumni Association, founded about
fifteen years ago. Washington, although
1.5OO miles from Lincoln, the seat Of the
university, Is nevertheless the present
home of more than one hundred alumni.
the vast majority Of whom are govern
ment employees. OF these the greater
number are engaged In the Department
of Agriculture, due perhaps to the fact
that one of the principal botanists in that
department. DR.. Charles E. Bessey. is q
graduate of that university. DR.. Bessey
is also the president of the American As
ISOLATION for the Advancement of Science
The last man elected to the presidency OF
the University of Nebraska Alumni AS
ISOLATION was recently defeated for re-
election to Congress. Consequently, at
the present time the organization Is
without a head There are. in fact, but
two officers in Washington, these being
DR.. B. H. Ransom and Fred x. Nielsen.
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Organized in 1899, with d membership Of
no more than about fifty. the Missouri
Society has today a men,
Missouri bership OF about $50. and
includes some Of the most
0ooAoeJ' prom n emit persons In
Washington in it's list Of members. partic-
ularly Speaker Champ Clark. A member
of the cabinet, several assistants to cab
met officers, a number Of army and navy
officers members and ex-members of the
Senate and House all add to the list OF
celebrities which the society claims as
her sons, while the vast majority Of the
remainder are those Mssourians who have
Uncle Sam and are at present working
in his service.
The regular meetings Of the society &C.
cur monthly during the winter season. at
the Arlington Hotel. Here, too, the meet
ings are given over to addresses, music
or other entertainment, followed by a
light supper. The officers Of the society
are Representative James T.. Lloyd. chair
man; o. w. Wyatt and Mrs. Andrews,
vice chairmen, and willard N. Holmes,
secretary. The business interests of the
society are in the hands Of an executive
council, which is composed Of the ex-
chairman and the present officers OF the
society.
To pick out the most characteristic fea-
lures of the Missouri Society would mean
to select It's winter banquet and sum-
mer outing. Regarded as one Of the
strongest state organizations In Wash
ington, these functions take rank with
any given by similar organizations, and
form not only two OF the most important
events Of the season, but also two Of the
most pleasant
The present Indiana Society, like the
Nebraska Association, had its beginning
in the Indiana Republican
Indiana Club. which was formed
many years ago. Under its
0UC1CsJ' present reorganization,
however, it is but six years old, and is
today simply social society. The po-
litical side of the organization was cut
out and in its stead the constitution now
contains the object of social advancement
of its members, and also Ito mutually
proceed in the good work Of happily DEM
onstrating devotion to the Hoosier state
and friendship to all Indianians, where
ever they may be-"
The membership of this society at the
present time numbers more than two hun
bred, a total which has been greatly ex-
ceeded in past years, when as many as
four hundred Indianians were actively en-
gagged in boosting their native state.
The present officers of the society are J.
o. Lambert, president; Willis J.. Fow-
Ter, first vice president: Mrs. w. G. Gull
lop, second vice president: Walter Pen
field, third vice president; Mrs. j. P.
Hornaday, fourth vice president. and Rep
resentative Lincoln Dixon, fifth vice pres
ident; Miss Kate Curry general secre-
tary; j. A. Huston. financial secretary.
and HI. w. Weber, treasurer. The board
of directors is composed of George w.
Dix, Theron H. Bell. Motor l.. Garrigus.
Mrs William Stuart and Levi N. Fouts.
Meetings of the Indiana Society are held
monthly during the winter season. Last
March the first banquet given by the So
ciety was held and proved such success
that it is the present intention of the
society to make such an event an annual
affair. Among those prominent in both
Washington and the Indiana Society can
be mentioned Representative e. D. Crum-
packer, Representative w. c. Cullop, Miss
Alice B. Sanger. Representative M. A.
Morrison, J. w. Holcomb. J. A. Adair,
nard. III. A. Barnhart, w. w. Curry, ii.
P. De Hart, Representative Lincoln Dix
on. Thomas HI. Mckee, Col. D. M. Rams
dell and the two senator's from Indiana,
Benjamin F. Shively and John w. Kern.
The BACKWARD SPRING.
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