Evening star., 1923-02-21
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS
TO Be GUEST OF HONOR
Mississippians Here to Turn Out
En- Masse Friday Night for
Retiring Senator.

Mississipians in Washington arc ex-
pected to turn out en- masse for the
function in honor of Senator John
Sharp Williams Friday night at the
Washington Club. Senator Williams,
who is voluntarily retiring from pub
lie life, has been announced as the
principal speaker of the evening.
Representative Thomas u. Sisson
also will speak. Senator Pat Har-
rison and Representative Humphreys
will be at the speakers table and will
make introductions.
The guests of honor and officers of
the society will form the receiving
line. Maj. Charles Trowbridge Tit
mann will sing several songs. There
Will be refreshments with dancing
from 10 to l o'clock.
The officers of the society are Mrs
Percy +. Quin, president; William r.
King, first vice president; Mrs Charles
V. Petteys, second vice president;
Mrs. Robert q. Hand. third vice
president; s. w. Langford, treasurer;
Mrs. Sue Fite Ramsey, historian; Mrs.
Zallie Brinker Wolfe, secretary.
Chnirmen Named.
Mrs. Percy E. Quin. president, an
nounces appointment of the following
committee chairmen: Entertainment,
Mrs. Charles V. Petteys; refresh
ments. Mrs. Robert G. Hand; public
ity, Charlton NJ. Clark; reception,
Harry Peyton; membership. Orlando
H. Smith; vice chairman, Walter S.
Clark and Col. William Connor; gov
ernment hotels, Mrs. Brinker; dane
ing, S. Il. Young, w. S. Erwin, Mrs.
Charlton, NJ. Clark: guests of honor.
Representative Percy L. Quin. and
hostess committee, Mrs. Pat Harrison.
Department membership drive-Wal-
ter S. Erwin, chairman; captains Of
teams, Clarence A. knight, Miss Le-
noir, u. c. Hodges. Miss Agnes Lemon,
Miss Chenowith, Miss McCardle, Miss
vey Long, Mrs. Rosalie Shelton, Mrs.
Julia Gambler Swift, Leslie Gillis, Miss
Elba Humphreys, Arthur l.. Guess,
Miss Cleo Cheek. Miss Bessie Bayless,
Henry S. Bates. Miss Harriet Ventress
and G. w. Potter.
chairman; w. S. Erwin, vice chair
man; Miss Betty Clagett Clark, Miss
Emma Collier, Miss Dobrowalski, the
Misses Leslie, Miss Decell, Miss he
becca Cowan, Miss Beard: Miss Lamar,
Magee, Hilton Butler, Oscar Wilkin-
son, jr., Grady Butler, Messrs. Lamar,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wooten, Mr.. and
Mrs Jesse Ward, Mrs. Charlton NJ.
Clark. Mrs. Oscar Wilkinson, Col. and
WITS w >chhOi, AuoJ. uio
Otto Lawrence.
Mrs. Drinkers Committee,
Government hotels-Mrs. Brinker
chairman: Miss Miller, Miss Antley
and Miss Barnes. General list of COM
mittee MEMBERSHIPS. Sue Fite Ram
soy, Senator and Mrs. Pat Harrison,
Mr.. and Mrs. George e. Chamberlain,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas 2. Gore, Rep
resentative T. u. Sisson, Representa- :
tive and Mrs. Benjamin G. Hum
phreys, Representative and Mrs. B. G..
Lowry, Representative and Mrs. John
Rankin, Mr.. VIII Collier, Maj. and
Mrs. Lucien Booth, Mrs. Clifton +.
Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fulton,
Mrs. W. l. Fulton, DR.. Oscar Wilkin-
son, Miss Cecil Norton, Mrs. Harry
Peyton--Mrs. Chenoweth. Miss Lillian
Chenoweth, Mrs. w. r. King, Mrs.
Orlando H. Smith, Mrs. Elizabeth
Lowd, Mrs. Rhodes, Miss Huff, Mrs.
H. o. Cutting, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Schaeffer, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Q. c. La
mar, Mr. and Mrs. b. Shelton Mat
thews, Mrs. w. L.. Austin, Mrs. W. s.
Erwin, Capt. and Mrs. Richard
Leigh. Maj. and Mrs. c.. r. Pettis, Maj
and Mrs. Arthur l.. Webb. Maj. and
Mrs. Lucien Booth, Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Fly, Mrs. Julia Jayne Walker
and George w. Potter.