The Washington herald., 1912-02-18

Mr.. Oliver ]. Sands, Of Richmond, will
bring q number of representative Virgin
ians. Edwin L. Quarles. director of the
Greater Baltimore" committee, will
come with a number Of Baltimoreans
Mr.. w. II. Cooper. president of the
United States Savings Bank, will have as
his guests his five brothers, all of them
prominent in the South as bank presi-
dents.
Many members of the Southern Society
of Washington have arranged for party
groups. This is providing for congenial
| friends to be seated together at the
| function. This will add to the pleasure
j and complete success of the affair. From
the reservations already made, a large
and distinguished company Is assured.
This first banquet of the Southern Society
will set a high standard for succeeding
years. 1t has been definitely decided
that February % be selected as the per
manent date on which TO hold the annual
functions.
Interpretation of South.
The theme, The South in the building
Of the nation" will be followed from
year to year until the Souths part in the
history Of the nation is adequately in
terpreted. Three standing toasts will be
given, namely, The United States" The
South OF to-day" and Southern women"
The Southern Society represents the
South Of to-day in the building Of the
nation, and its members will be expected
TO contribute their part through Citizen
ship and through devotion to constuc-
tive development in the upIIft of the
nation. True to the memories and the
traditions Of the South, Southern men
and women of this period will devote
their lives to the effort of bringing the
country to a standard of national glory,
All guests will be supplied with South
ern songs. and It is expected that often
during the evening the voices Of the
banqueters will join in singing songs dear
Americans, such as Dixie" America"
Maryland. Ny Maryland" {" MY Old Ken
lucky Home" ''Suwanee River" and
Aud Lang Syne." -
A partial list of guests follows: Ambas-
sador and Mrs. Bryce, Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Lurton, Senator and Mrs. Robert L.
Taylor, Senator and Mrs. Hoke Smith and
Miss Smith, Senator John Sharp Williams,
Senator and Mrs. Bankhead, Senator E.
D. Smith, Senator F. NJ Simmons, Sena-
tor A. o. Bacon, Senator Joseph A. John
ston, Senator Leroy Percy, Speaker and
Mrs. Champ Clark, Representative and
Mrs. Richmond p. Eobson, Robert Lee
Montague, Greed NJ. Fulton. E. C. R.
Humphries, DR.. and Mrs. Thomas NJ.
VI AidDdIud1 4nTS. C0ArleS
A. Douglas, DR.. and Mrs. Clarence J.
Owens, Mr.. and Mrs. @. Grosvenor
Dave, Mr.. and Mrs. Howell Smith,
Mr. Bates Warren, Mr.. ]. w. Alex
ander and wife, d. ]. Callahan, Wash
ington. ID. c.; c. w. Warden, ]. A.
MacKnight, Mrs. HARRIET T. Graves, Mrs.
Harriet NJ. Tubbs, John w. Childress, Mr..
and Mrs. William H. Saunders, II. Gar
land Dupre, Mrs. c. d. Merwin. Mrs. Eu-
Renia p Bennett Claude N Rennet+ G
]. Henry, Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Merritt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Finis ]. Garrett, ]. F.
Barns, Mrs. Pearce Horne, Hon. ]. r.
Thornton, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph W. Bal
icy, w. B. Cooper, W. H. Cooper, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Frank Little, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles II. Galloway, A. P. Bourland,
Mrs. Eliza NJ. Johnson. Miss Abba S. Nc
Donald, B. T. Janln. Mr.. and Mrs. d. H.
Amber, c. c. Calhoun, p. @. Marshall
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P. Harmon, E. B.
Dean. H. A. Herbert, E. s. Fawcett, Rev.
George W. Atkinson, jr.. Mrs. Rosa L.
Townshend, Miss Shsckelford, ]. NJ. Cie-
deille, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. McKelway,
Miss Louise Sslter, Joseph I. Webber.
Miss NJ. E. Colt, John n. Colt, r. f.
White, ]. R. Thornton, Hon. Lee s. Over
man, Mrs. Martha l. Gieiow, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ w. johnson, J. J. Darlington,
Miss Annie Darlington. DR.. and Mrs. c.
A. Simpson. Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Fox,
Dr. and Mrs. George Tully Vaughan, Col.
Colin II. Livingstone and Mrs. Living
stone. DR.. T. v. Hammond and a party
Of fifteen, Mr.. and Mrs. John Lee Coulter,
Chester A. Snow, Mrs. Silas Hare, Mr.
and Mrs. Robinson White, S. H Hard
wick. Maj. @. A. ArInes, James NJ. John
son. Mr.. and Mrs. wicklffe Rose, Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Fowler. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gordon Lee, Senator and Mrs. D y.