Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-24
GIories of "War-Born" State
ExtoIIed by Post-PrandiaI
Orators.
RECORD FOR ATTENDANCE
AT SIMILAR FUNCTIONS
Representative Brown, Conrad H.
Syme, Col. Shinn and Col. Smith
Among the Speakers.

Addresses eXtolling the slories of
West Virginia We're features of the an
nual banquet of the West Virginia So
cietE ct the Ebbitt House last evening
More persons were said to-have been
in attendance than at any other state
society function ever held in Washing
ton.
Those who spoke included Repre-
sentative w. G. Brown, Conrad H.
Syme. corporation counsel: Col. Charles
NJ. Shinn. Col. c. Brooks Smith and
Raymond 3. Dickey. chairman of the
reception committee. 4 number of
prominent West Virginans who were
to have delivered addresses We're pre-
vented from being present because of
illness or pressing business
Ode to West Virginia.
Mrs. Brown, wife of Representative
Brown, contributed one of the most
pleasing features of the evening when
she recited an ode to West Virginia.
"Montani Semper Lberi." Henry S
Baker. president of the society. pre-
scented Judge George w. Atkinson, for
mer Governor of West Virginia, who
acted as POSTMASTER.
Music was furnished by Prof Will
liam J. Oates orchestra, composed of
Miss Margaret Bell, Miss Barbara Hill
dreth. J. F. Perry, Wellington George,
Clarence Goldsmith and Goodwin Lind
erS.
During the evening telegram was
received from the Board of Trade of
wheeling wishing the local organiza-
ton success
List of Guests.
Those present included Miss Ale
thea Todd Anderson, Thomas W. Alder
ton. Judge George W. Atkinson, Mrs
George W. Atkinson, Mrs. Louis W. At
kinson.
Henry A. Baker. Mr.. and Mrs Henry
S. Baker. Mr.. Lester w. Baker, Miss
Josephine Baker. Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Barr. +. Osmond Barr, Miss Ada Bart
lett, Mr.. and Mrs. d. ]. Barton. Mr.
and Mrs. c. B. Bateman, Mr.. and Mrs
Alfred Bates, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel W.
Beach. Miss Lucy V. Beller. William Z.
Braithawaite, W. l.. Brotherton. Mrs.
w. l.. Brotherton, Ernest c. Browne,
Mrs. Ernest c. Browne, Representative
and Mrs w. B. Brown, F.. d. Byington.
Representative William j. Cary, Miss
Irene Carroll. DR.. and Mrs. F.
A., Castell. Mrs. William H. Cas-
tell, MIS- irene NJ 1ndney, MIS-. DAISY
Chapman. Senator and Mrs. W. E. Chill
ton. Miss Gertrude Cole. Miss Elizabeth
Cole, Col. w. II. Conway, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Edward Cooper. T. s.
Coughlan. Miss Helen NJ. Crennan. c.
II. Cross, Mrs. c. H. Cross. Mr.. and Mrs
Rilla NJ. Custer.
Miss Amelia Davis. Henry G. Davis,
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Davis. Col. j.
William De Grange, Mrs. J. William De
John w. De Grange. Frances r. De
Grange, V. b. Deyber. Mrs. V. B. Dey-
Der. Mrs. Mary r. Dickens, Raymond
3. Dickey, Mrs. Raymond B. D;ckey,
DR.. w. E. Dieffenderfer, Mrs. w. T..
Dieffenderfer. Walter c. Diller. Henry
+. Dolan. Miss Lula Drenner, Mrs. l.. S.
J. dunbar Miss Dorothy Dunbar, Capt
H. G. Duncan.
Miss Anna f. Edwards. Miss Alice
Engle, Miss Elizabeth Esherick, Mr..
Theodore W. Eversole.
Miss Anna Fallon Mr.. and Mrs. c. J.
Faulkner. Oscar Fauth. Mrs. Oscar
Fauth. Mrs. c. X. Fayman. Mr.. and
Mrs. f. c. Fearnow, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ H.
Mrs. J. w. Fenton. Mrs. Arthur Fisher,
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Fisher Col
and Mrs. Edwin Frey, Miss Elizabeth
Fry.
G. V. Gates. Rev. and Mrs. B. D. Cav.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. George, Sena-
tor and Mrs. Nathan Golf. A. F. Cos
horn. Mr.. and Mrs Daniel NJ. Greene
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Green, Rob Leon
Greer. Mr.. E; G. Quinn.
Edward J: Hart, Capt. ]. E. Hart, Mr..
and Mrs. W. G. Hefner. Mr.. and Mrs
Mabel Hollis. Miss Nellie NJ Hollis.
William NJ. Hollis. DIR. and Mrs T. ].
Howerton. Miss Mary Hudgel. Mr.. and
Mrs. D. w. Huff, Miss Glare Humphreys
Mr.. and Mrs. William 3. Irwin.
Tracy l.. Jeffords, DR.. and Mrs. j. X.
Jennings. Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. johnson,
Mr.. and Mrs: J. Wesley Johnson.
H. Knott. Mrs. Sue G. Knott, Miss Effie
koontz.
Miss Elizabeth Legge. Miss Nellie R.
Legge, Frank w. Legge. Representa-
tive Adam Littlepage, Mrs. Adam Lit
tlepage. Col. c. H. Livingstone, Mrs. c.
H. Livingstone. F. Kent LOOMS. Ma
and Mrs. w: J. Lyle. Mr.. and Mrs. John
s. Lyon. Miss Lyons. Capt James A.
Macauley. Mrs: James A. Macauley.
Miss Mary Madden. James NJ. Maloney.
Marshall. Victor V. Martin, Mrs. Victor
V. Martin. Miss E. r. Mason. Miss S. NJ.
Mason, c. II. Mayors, Mrs. c. H. May
ers, Miss Helen Mayors, Miss Ruth
Mayors. Mr., and Mrs. S. G; Mendel. G.
Elizabeth Monahan, Mr.. and Mrs. E T.
Morgan. Representative Hunter H.
Moss, Mrs. Hunter H. Moss. John J.
Murphy, S. A. Mccarthy. Mrs. S. A.
Mccarthy, c. H. McGinniss. Mrs. c. H.
McGinniss. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. McKin-
ley, George Mclaughlin, Mrs. George
Mclaughlin. Miss Vivian Mclaughlin,
Miss Helen Nance, Representative and
Mrs. M. NJ. Medley. Miss Sadie E. Med
enfeldt, J. Byron Nickerson. Mrs. ].
Byron Nickerson. John l. Nolan, Mrs.
Overstreet, r. W. owens, Mrs. r. w.
owens, Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Patched,
Miss Mary V. Paxton, Charles E. Ped
diecord, Mrs. Z. B. PECAN, J. E. Penny
baker, c. A. Phillips. Mrs. C. A. Phil
lips. Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Pipes. Rob-
ert E. Pollock, William NJ Pollock,
Mrs. William NJ. Pollock. r. Walter
Power, Mrs. r. Walter Power and Miss
Lola G. Price.
Samuel G. Reed, Mrs. Samuel G. Reed,
Miss Jesse Reese, Mrs. X. w. Rey-
nolds, r. E. Riddleberger, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. X. i.htstine. Representative Will
liam w. Rucker, Leo b. Russell.
Gen. w. w. Scott, Mrs. w. w. Scott,
Harry Shaffer Mr. and Mrs. Todd c.
Sharp. Miss Anna Sharp, Mrs Virginia
B. sheets, Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Shinn,
George c. Shinn, Miss Flora Shinn. Miss
Virginia Shinn. Mrs. E. f. Shelton, Mr..
and Mrs. Wade II. Skinner, Miss Val
Sloan. Miss Estelle Sloan. DR.. and Mrs.
T. w. Smith. Col. and Mrs. c. Brooks
Smith. q. Mish Smith, J. w. Snyder, Ed
ward Spohn. Mr.. and Mrs. E. F: Stearns,
Mrs. L. N. Stephenson. Miss Mabel +.
Alice Suratt, Representative Howard
Sutherland, Mrs. Howard Sutherland,
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad H. Syme.
Mr. and Mrs Emmett # Thornton