Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-15
PRAISES ARE SHOWERED
UPON SPEAKER CLARK
Prominent Men, Natives of State,
Speak at Missouri So
ciety Banquet.
Number Of Politicians Coming From
"Show Me" Commonwealth One
Subject Of Comment.

| Next to praises for Champ Clark,
| Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives. the speakers at the banquet of
| the Missouri Society of Washington at
| Rauscher's last night contented them
selves with giving facts and figures
showing the number of statesmen and
| politicians which the show me-
state had supplied not only to the ma
ton, but to many other states of the
Union. Speaker Clark acted as toast
master. and his characteristic humor
was spread through his introductions
Of the speakers of the evening. who
| included Senator John F. Shafroth of
Colorado. Representative Bird S. Nc
CURE of Oklahoma, Representative
Frank Mondell of Wyoming. all ma
tive Missourians. who in later life
weaned themselves away to take up
duties in other states, and former
Senator Cockrell of Missouri.
While Speaker Clark declared that
the body of guests before whom he
was standing was a better looking
body than he was accustomed to pre-
side over every day. Representative
Mcclure declared that while that
might be true they couldn't love him
any more than the body of men over
whom he presides daily.
states distinguished Men.
Senator Shafroth gave to the banquet
ers a long list of the names of distin-
guished men of the country whom Mis-
souri, produced, and gave brief sketch
OF each. The speakers did not let Mis-
souri, suffer for praise of her resources
and OF the statesmen which she has turn
ed out Representative Mondell, intro
duced by Speaker Clark as zone of the
Representatives" when he said of Speak
er Clark that there has never been a
Missourian who had surpassed him in
supremacy brought forth applause
which lasted for nearly five minutes.
When Speaker Clark introduced former
honor. He explained some Of his expe-
riences during the civil war. The greater
part Of the speeches were along a hui
morous vein and were full Of anecdotes
souri,.
Those Who We're Present.
The guests were Speaker Clark, toast
master; Senator John F. Shafroth of
Colorado. Representative Bird S. Nc
CURE of Oklahoma, Representative
Frank W. Monder of Wyoming. Rep
resentative Scott Ferris of Oklahoma,
Henry ]. Allen. Representative and
Mrs. ]. w. Alexander. Walter r. Alex
ander. Lawrence W. Alexander, Miss
Andrew. Mr.. Applegate, Mrs. Frederick
H. Austin. Representative and Mrs.
Richard Bartholdt Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c.
Bay, Mr.. and Mrs John F. Beal. Mr.. and
Charles F. Booher. Representative and
Mrs. VIM. P. Borland. Arthur w. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baxter Brown, A. B.
Caruthers. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c. Club
buck. Edward B. Clark. Mrs: John
Mrs. Bessie G. Cockrell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence H. Conger Mr. and Mrs Clyde
w. Conger. Frank ". Conner. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert S. Copeland. Mr.. and Mrs.
". G. Deane., Representative and Mrs;
Perl D. Decker, Representative and
Mrs. c. c. Dickinson. Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph G. Dill Miss Ella B. Dill. Assistant
Postmaster General A. NJ Dockery. Jo-
seph F.: Doyle; Miss Martha e; Duck;
Mrs l. c. Dyer. Mr.. and Mrs. David W.
Eaton; Mr.; and Mrs. Brice Edwards:
Rev Rev 1g gsahn Fealy: former Coy. and
Charles W. Friede. Mr.. and Mrs. F. W.
Cast, Mr.. and Mrs Ed A. Glenn, Mr..
and Mrs: c. P. Grandaeld. Miss Helen
Grandfield, Mr.. and Mrs R. H: Crit
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Henderson, Nj
and Mrs. Walter L. Hensley. Charles
2. Higgins. Mr.. and Mrs. w. n.
Holmes; DR.: H. H: Hovey. Mr.. and
liam L. 1goe. Miss Beryl Ingram. A. L.
Jennings, DR.. and Mrs W. R. Jenner,
Joe P. Johnston. Virgil R. Kalmback,
Charles P. Keyser. Mrs. Kate Kneisley,
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Let's. Henry F.
Lincoln. Mrs. D. V. Lincoln. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. James T. Lloyd
Miss Ethel Lloyd. Sam r. Lloyd, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Lloyd, Mr.. and Mrs
Eugene A; Logan. Miss Mary Lowden.
Mr. and Mrs. John NJ. Lowe. D. H.
MacAdam. John ]. Mccarthy. Miss
Edna Mccullough. Miss Jane McIlheny,
James d. Mcintyre. H. H. Marmaduke,
Aubrey NJ. Mitchell. Mr.. and Mrs. HUI
Mr. and Mrs. B. ]. Northcott. Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace ]. Phelps, Mr. and Mrs.
Everett L. Phillips, Mr.. and Mrs. D. D.
Ransdell, Senator and Mrs. James
Mr.: and Mrs. Stanley H. Rulings, Mr.
and Mrs. William S. Riley. Mr.. and Mrs
Van w. Roberts. Miss Grace Robertson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee T. Robson, Miss
Pearl Robson, Mr.; and Mrs: Otis J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas L. Rubey, Mrs
Elizabeth Russell, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
J. Russell, MIR. -Shackleford. Mr. and
Mrs. Karl T. Schweiser, Miss Louise
Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Shaw. Mr.
y.
Shidy. Mr.. and Mrs, Otis J. Singleton,
Miss Julia st. Clair. Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
Stewart Elmer Stewart. Mr. and Mrs
William c. Stierlin. Mr. and Mrs Frank
NJ. Swacker. Maj. and Mrs. Richard Syl-
vester. Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Tieman, Mac
Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto H T1ttmann.
Miss Mildred Tong, Miss Alice Trefts,
Miss Mabel E. Underwood. w, c. Van
Cleve, Joseph II. Van Wagenen, Mrs
Elizabeth Walker, William A. Wallace,
John T. Wayland. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Henry White. ]. G. Whiteside, Mr
and Mrs Thomas A. Whitworth, Rev
and Mrs. Earle Wiley. Glen c. VIII
liams, Mr.. and Mrs. Winans. Prof. and
Mrs. George Winston. Judge and Mrs
]. W. Wilton. Mr.. and Mrs. Otis W.
| wyatt and Mr.. and Mrs. James H.
Wygant
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