The Washington herald., 1922-03-26
Gopher State Residents Here
Proud of Their Organization
Minnesota Society, First Formed Twenty
Years Ago, Includes Members of Congress
And Others of Prominence.

Maybe it's because Minnesota folks
come from an energetic climate. May
be it's because they make their live
lihood from the fundamentals of ex-
istence-the earth and the field and
the woods. Anyhow, those who have
migrated to Washington. chiefly
from a cause of necessity. have pre-
served the same singleness and d.
rectness of action in their organiza-
ton Of State society in the Capt.
tai
An organization OF Minnesotan
has existed in this city for more than
twenty years. 1t has not always
maintained the same organization.
For. many years University of Min
nesota Alumni Association repre-
scented the Gopher State among the
societies in the Nations Capital.
However. this organization was
broken up as its membership gradual
ly transferred their residences.
During the war there was an or
ganization OF Minnesota girls en-
ployed in the various government de-
partments. This was organized pr1-
marily for the purpose of entertain
ing the men in the service and par
ticularly soldiers from Minnesota
who were on duty here or who spent
a few days in Washington on their
way to the cantonments or for over
seas service. Mrs. w. G. McMurchy
was very active in this work.
Society Is Permanent.
The present society is organized on
a permanent basis. The first meet
ing was called last February upon the
invitation of the present president or
this society-w. n. MorelL at the
Thomson Community Center. More
than $50 Minnesotans attended this
first netting. Among those who were
present were Senator kellogg, Col q
johnson. Representative Newton,
Representative Schall, DR.. o. E.
Chance. Charles Mitchell. late editor
of The Washington Herald. and many
Minnesotans who were employed in
the government departments.
The society elected the following
officers, President, W. n. Mofell; vice
president, Agnes Peterson; treasurer,
Fred Guderian: secretary, Ella V.
Johnson; chairman, board Of trustees.
W. G. McMurchy; members board OF
trustees. Congressman Harold knut-
son. Mrs. Thomas D. Schall, Mrs. e.
". Hill, MISS Rose Sulilti, pSiiilShS
Stoen and c. G. Daggett.
A brilliant reception was rendered
Mrs. Winter, delegate to the arms
conference, at the Women's City Club
on December II. Mrs. Winter spoke
on the subject Of disarmament, as
did Senator Kellogg. Mrs. Chindblom.
wife of Congressman Chindblom, OF
Illinois, rendered several selections
on the piano. Several other interest
ing numbers were on the program
w. G. McMurchy was chairman OF the
entertainment committee, assisted by
Miss Peterson. Among those pres
emit at this reception were Represen-
tatives Newton, Davis. Larson, Ander-
son, Keller, Clague; Mrs. Thomas D.
Schall. Miss Laura Volstead, Mrs.
w. G. McMurchy. DR.. B. Kaupman.
Capt. G. A. Geib. Mr.. G. B. Dickey,
as well as ali of the officers of this
society and a large number of other
Minnesotans residents in the Ma
tons Capital.
Meetings Held Monthly.
The regular meetings of the society
are now held in the Wilson Normal
School on the second Tuesday Of
every month.
At a meeting of the executive
committee of the society on March
4 at the office of Senator knute
Nelson 1t was decided to hold an
entertainment and dance at the
University Club Immediately after
the Lenten season on April Is. The
meeting will be held in the alumni
room Of the club. The committee
In charge Of the arrangements has
announced that a program has been
outlined and among the entertainers
of the evening will be Adolph Trof-
ski. organist of Epiphany Church
Of this city, Miss Charlotte Kline,
assistant organist of the Washing