The Washington herald., 1920-03-13
SOUTHHONORS
GEN. PERSHING
Reception at Willard At
tended BY 5000 Admir-
ers Of Commander.
STAFF ALSO ATTENDS
Leaders in Washington So
ciety Join IN Making
Affair Success.
STAFF ALSO ATTENDS

More than three thousand attend
ed the reception last night at the
willard. of the Southern Society
of Washington. in honor OF Gen.
John J. Pershing. commander-in-
chief of the American Expeditionary
Forces. The guests included mem
bers of the Southern Society, which
is the largest in membership Of
any body in Washington. the dip
lomatic set, members of the cabi-
net, representatives of each division
of the executive departments of the
government. and the Congressional
set.
The South paid tribute to Gen.
Pershing not only as Americas
heroic figure, in the world war. but
also as a tribute to his mother, who
was a Tennessean. to whom Gen.
Pershing gave the credit for the pa
trIotic motives that have prompted
and inspired his life.
Accompanied BY Stan.
Gen. Pershing was accompanied
by his staf, composed of Capt. G.
E. Adamson, Adj. Gen. Davis. Asst.
Chief of STAFF Cpl. Moreno. Asst.
Chief of Staff. 1t. Col. Kuegle, Col.
Henry Beeukes, Brig. Gen. w. A
Bethel, 1t. Col. Edward Bowditch,
jr.. Maj. Gen. A. w. Brewster, Col.
Frank C. Burnett MAJ. w. w. Carr,
Capt. ]. ]. Cassidy, Capt. A. NJ. Cas-
sidy. Mr.. Jouston, Brig. Gen. Conner,
Maj. Eugene Coffin, Brig, Gen. Fox,
1t. Col. Harry Coope. 1t. Ralph a.
Curtin, Lt.'w. J. Cunningham. Brig.
Gen. Robert C. Davis. 1t. Col. Whit
ley. LIT. Cob Coope, Maj. Coffin, 1t.
B. NJ. Fitch, Robert c. Houston, Maj.
Gen. Brewster, Col. G. c. Marshall.
Col E. c. Mcneil, Brig. Gen. George
V. II. Moseley, 1t. T. N. North, Lit.
Col. NJ. ]. O'Brien, Capt. N. r. o.
Donoghue, Col. ]. c. Quekemeyer,
and Capt. ]. T. Schneider.
Many I'm Receiving Line.
DR.. Clarence J. Owens, president
of the society, and Mrs. Owens re-
ceived Gen. Pershing and his stan
and the guests Of the evening.
The receiving line was composed
of Gen. Pershing: Miss Margaret
Wilson, representing the White
House; Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Sec
retary of Commerce and Mrs. Alex
ander; Senator Duncan U. Fletcher,
honorary president of the Southern
Commercial Congress; Miss Mamie
Randolph Heth, president of the
Southern Relief Society; Mr.. Claude
y. Bennett, past president - the
Southern Society; Capt. c. c. CAL
houn. past president of the Southern
Society; Mrs. Maude Howell Smith,
past president District of Columbia
Division of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy: Maj. E. w. r.
Ewing. historian general, Sons of
Confederate Veterans; Roy Price,
member Executive Council s. c. c.,
and Coils. Fred Beall and Lovick
Pierce. on the generals staff, United
Confederate Veterans.
Col. Lee In Charge.
The reception committee, headed
by Col. Robert F.. Lee, grandson of
the famous Confederate commander
in-chief, who made the introduc-
tions, included Col. Robert E. Lee,
chairman, Gen. Frank Mcintyre,
Claude n. Bennett, Daniel c. Roper,
James c. McReynolds. Milton W.
Johnson. DR.. Wade H. Atkinson, DR..
James Harris Rogers, Duncan u.
Fletcher. William H. Saunders, w.
G. Brantley, DR.. ]. G. Bullock, Maj.
F. NJ. Burrows. D. ]. Carllahan, Gen.
Julian s Carr Wade Hampton
Cooper. Capt. John H. Cowles. Chas.
A. Douglas. DR.. Thomas Evans. Maj.
f. w. r. Ewing, Maj. Thomas Ruff
fin. F. r.. Fravel. Charles NJ. Gallo
way, Hampson Gary, Gen. p. c. Har-
ris. Capt. John F. Hickey, DR.. E.
Lester Jones, John G. Little, Gen. H.
p. Mccain. J. J. Mansfield, Edgar B.
Merritt. Percy Metzger. Col. Samuel