The Washington herald., 1922-01-29
DANCE OF Old
Times ALABAMA
SOCIETY EVENT
Brilliant Function Being
Arranged for Next
Thursday Evening.
By MAXINE DAVIS.

The mills OF the Alabama State
Society may grind slowly when
they are preparing for q party. but
the results turned\ out are worthy
the expenditure of time. The
plans for the ball to be given at
the Willard Hotel next Thursday
nave been laid with infinite care
oy the chairman on the COMMITTEES
OF Arrangements, Mrs. Thacker V.
walker. and tho function Is ex-
pected to be one OF the most brill
liant Of its kind this season.
An old minuet, in full colonial
costume, will be the feature Of the
evening. Six sets, forty-eight peo-
PIE in all, will step the dIgnifled
ngures Of the dance, and there will
be old-fashioned songs preced-
ing It Tho figures will stretch
across the room, and the perform
ance is directed by Miss Cora
Shreye. who will have two OF her
pest pupils do a toe dance for a
male. \ big picture OF the State
capitol will be hung in the ball
room, and all the boxes have been
taken by members OF the Alabama
delegation In Congress.
Foster. State Pride.
The Alabama State Society was
organized in 1919. Its objects as
stated in its constitution are Ito
associate IN a spirit of good will
and social relations the Alabama
people of the District OF Columbia;
TO foster a wholesome State pride
and a sympathetic understanding
or Alabama institutions, and to
promote, in SO far as is consistent
with such q society, the interests
ot the State and its people.
In word the meetings are Ala
oama get-together events" when
alabama folks are at home the
irst Monday OF each month at the
Wilson Normal School to all their
Friends. To give wholesome en-
tertainment under a friendly, So
cial and sane atmosphere TO the
hundreds of young men and women
in the Capital and to maintain the
alabama spirit is the ambition and
Rim of the president for the So
ciety.
Maj. Thacker V. walker is the
president. and a very efficient one
he is. aided by Mrs. Walker, who
works untiringly for the organiza-
ion. Maj. Walker. a veteran of
hree wars, has eXerted every effort
until the Alabama state Society has
bow a patd-up membership Of 800.
There is no paper membe rship what
fTer; If the moderate dues are not
paid promptly, the member is sum-
narily dropped. 1t is to the credit
t both the organization and the
Ma ba ma spirit that every member
pr the Alabama delegation to Con-
6ress is a regular paid-up member.
Onicers and Committees.
The first vice president is Maj.
pames r. Johnson. the second vice
president col. Augustus r. Brind-
cy, and 5. Landrum George is the
hird vice president. Miss MarEa-
ct Tcw. Thomas G. Bragg and
;CorGe T. Gilbreath are treasurer
secretary and serEeant-at-arms, re-
#pectively. There are five standing
rOmmitt"es and their personnel il
hs follows:
FinanCe-Mr. William II. Bishop,
Mss Nina GIuckstetn. Mr.. Noble I.
billing. Publicity-Mr. Hugh Rob-
rts. Maj. H. A. Davis. Mrs. Alice s.
Nooley. Entertainment-M James
johnson, Miss Eula Thomas, Miss
Margaret Steagall, Miss Cora Sis
ION.
Mcmbership-Mr. James D. Tin
lie, Mrs. Mary Pinkston Thomas,
Hiss Irene Langford. Mrs. Thomas
Bragg. Miss Virginia Hatton,
pecial Committee on Arrange
Nents-Mrs. Thacker V. Walker,
Irs. w. 8. Bankhead, Miss Helen
Serbcr.
Numbers Of Interesting enter
iinments have been given by tlU
DCiety. Most noteworthy amOng
hem was the one at Walter Reed
OSpital. when on the fifth Of last
ay, the society was host to PrCSi-
rnt and Mrs. Harding. and the Ala
anna soldiers. and their comrades
the Hospital. In times past, 9TH
organizations had honored their
|trtiCular men at Walter Reed, but
Iese Southerners forgot not a one
the patients. SiXty-sevcn men
nd eight nurses were present to
fceivC particular attention.
President and Mrs. Harding. ac-
pmpanied by Senator Oscar W
Underwood, arrived at the Red
ross House at o'clock and were
NCrived by Maj. Walker. Col
lennon. Maj. Webb. Frank Com
sy and Senator Tom Heflin.
Mrs. W. e. Bankhead. sponsor
Pr Governor Thomas T.. KiIby and
Fr maids of honor. Miss Mammic
OTrow, Of Birminghsm; Miss
fanette Duncan. Of Tuscaloosa
iss Mabel SteagaU. OF Ozark
iss Louise Bankhead, of Jasper,
pd Miss Augusta Martin, OF Ozark,
ere presented to the President
I'D Mrs. Harding and accompanied
EN- upon the stage.
Presented by Senator.
Maj. Walker ceded to Senator
bear w. Underwood tho honor of
esenting President Harding TO
c Alabamans. Senator Under
pod in introducing the President
oke of his warm esteem of the
resident ever since their service
Eether in Congress. He paid
ibute to the valient Ohio troops
aimed in the heart of Alabama
fore going overseas and remind
the President that the Ohio
pops were not satisfied with con-
erInG the Hon, but conquered
e hearts OF the Alabama girls SO
at upon their return they went
Ok to Alabama and took away
pm the State some Of its fairest
wers, transplanting them in
10.
The President made a rejoinder to
nator Underwood and looking
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