The Washington herald., 1922-01-01

tertainment committee of the gala
meeting January 29, and the three
vice presidents are respectively
chairmen of the entertainment COM
mittees of the other three meetings.
The first vice president is Senator
Atlee Pomerene, OF Canton, Ohio.
who first came to Washington in
1911, and has been an enthusiastic
member of the society ever since
he Joined il. The second vice pres
ident is Mrs. William Hamilton
Bayly. also of Canton. Mrs. Bayly.
who is honorary president of the
Young Women,s Christian Associa-
ton, and WnU gave the T. street
headquarters to that organization.
has been as consistently active in
the Ohio Society.
Wade II. Ellis, of Cincinnati. is
the third vice president. and is a
prominent attorney in the District.
He was at one time assistant to the
Attorney General. These three take
their responsibilities as vice presi-
dents and as heads of the vital en-
tertainment committees with the Sc
robustness of state problems, and
the result is such that the secre-
taries of other similar organiza-
tions are constantly appealing to
Secretary Symons, asking the for
mula for the Ohio success.
Membership in the Ohio Society
is not a paper thing. Each mem D..
Der must be fully paid up, or he is
summarily dropped. Admission fee
to active membership is $500, the
annual dues are $500, and the Jam
uary 20 fete involves an expense
of an extra $500 to all those who
wish to attend. Yet at the last
meeting, lis people applied for
membership. among them being
former Representative and Mrs
Timothy Ansberry. of Defiance;
former Senator Theodore f. Burton,
of Cleveland: Representative and
Mrs. John L. Cable. of Lima; Mr..
and Mrs. Frank B. Willis, of Della
ware, Ohio. There are, all told
(and as yet the new applicants
have not been ADMITTEDLY sos active
members.
Even an Ambassador.
They include the President Of
the United States, former President
and Chief Justice Taft, of Cincin-
natl: two associate Justices, Will
lam r. Day and John H. Clark,
of Cleyelanl; the Attorney Genera /.
Harry NJ: Daugherty, Columbus;
Comptroller of the Currency d. II.
Crissinger. Marion; Brig. Gen.
Charles f. Sawyer. Marion: Chief
of the Weather Bureau Charles F..
Marvin, from GAINESVILLE: Judg.
George f. Martin. of the Commerce
Court; several leading bankers.
such as Milton Allies. James F.
Hood, secretary of the American
Security and Trust Company. OF
Mount Vernon. Ohio; william V.
Cox, of GAINESVILLE, and even an am
bassador, William G.. Sharp. former
plenipotentiary to France, who
continued his active memberships
even while in Paris. Then there Is
the entire Ohio delegation to Con-
gress, with the exception of one.
who was unfortunate enough to Re
out of town at the last meeting.
Curiously enough, there are sew
eral members of Congress from
other States who are members of
the society. They are: Senator
Thomas Sterling, of South Dakota,
born in Fairfield County. Ohio;
Representative Addison T. Smith,
of Idaho, who registers from Cam
bridgt, Ohio, and Senator MedilI
Mccormick, of Illinois, whose wife
was Ruth Hanna, daughter of the
late Senator Marcus Hanna, or
Cleveland.
The former chaplain of the Sem
ate Rev. II. n. Couden, of Cincin-
natl, Is chaplain emeritus of the
Ohio Society. and the present chap
lain Is Bishop John w. Hamilton,
also OF Cincinnati.
James F. Hood is treasurer, Capt
Symons is secretary and the histor-
ian is Frank G. Carpenter, of Mans
field.
The board of trustees consists of
Milton Allies, Leroy T. Vernon, from
Wilmington; Gus ]. Karger, from
Cincinnati; Charles c. walcutt. jr.,
of Columbus: William Van SAINT
Cox, of GAINESVILLE, and Brig. Gen.
John L. Glenn, from Newark, Ohio.
But the dazzling names on the
membership roster do not brighten
away those who are Just folks.
They are assured of keen interes,
by the officers, and a hearty well
come. If the American spirit of
equality ever spread its wings over
any group, it flies very low over
the Ohio Society, for, from the
President of 1.-THE United States. to
the underclerks of the depart
ments, the mere fact of being ohio
ans and Americans makes all fell
lows.