Evening star., 1924-02-23
JUDGE VAN ORSDEL
.HEADSS.A.R. |ND:.C,
Election of Officers Follows
Annual Luncheon and Pro-
gram of Patriotic Exercises.

Judge Josiah A. Van Orsdel was
elected president of the District of
Columbia Society of the Sons of the
meeting of that organization in the
La F'ayette Hotel, yesterday
The new president was escoVted to
his chair by Past Presidents Villa m
S. Parks. < NJ. Ely and John Paul
Earnest. In accepting the position
of president Judge Van Orsdel said,
in part:
Il want to express a deep apprecia-
tion of your having elected me to
this high Office of this patriotic or
ganization. This is a day of unrest
and troubled conditions and it be-
citizen to stand for the Constitution
and the principles upon which this
government is founded"
The election of officers and business
session followed the regular annual
luncheon of the society in the hotel,
which the members had hurried to
after attending a joint meeting OF
the local chapters of the Sons OF the
American Revolution. Sons OF the
Revolution and Daughters of the
American Revolution, in the Memorial
Continental Hall.
Other Omcers Elected.
Other officers elected were: Vice
presidents. Henry l.. Bryan, William
Mather Lewis and rOverton c. Lux
ford; treasurer, oonil u. i1drller' Sec
retary, Kenneth 5. Wales: registrar,
Samuel S. Williamson: assistant reg
istrar, Charles NJ. Bryant: historian,
Henry W. Draper; chaplain. Rev.
William Curtis White; members of
the board of mana cement. John s.
Barker, DR.. Thomas ]. W. Brown,
t
and Albert D. Spangler, and delegates
10 attend the coming convention in
Salt Lake City. Utah. DIR. Mark F.
Finley, Bliss n. Davis, William 5.
Parks, Milo c. Sumner. j. Med.
Stewart. John B. Torbert. Overton C.
rick. A. G. Gore, John s. Barker and
D. Spangler. Several score members
of the society received one or more
votes for delegate. The twelve re-
ceiving the highest, however, were
A resolution was adopted that a
silver plate. with the insignia of the
society engraved on it. be sent to the
George Washington Cniverssity to be
was presented to William Mather
Lewis. president Of the university,
earlier in the day, and which is to be
placed on the first new building of the
university.
Hits Comm unists in u. :.
A resolution was adopted to con-
denim the so-called "workmen's party
in labor" which party, it was de-
ciared, is made up of communists
working in the United States under
that name. and are working for the
purpose of overthrowing the govern
ment. In the resolution was clause
asking that the members of the So
ciety renew their pledge to uphold the
government of the United States and
to exercise all diligence in doing so.
Copies of the resolution are to be sent
to the national organlzation. me me
resolution was introduced by Admiral
G. w Baird, y. S. Navy, retired.
The neurology of the members OF
the society who died during the past
year was read by the historian, Henry
". Draper.
ciety was read by the retiring presi-
dent, Samuel Herrick, who thanked
the society for the honor" which had
been bestowed upon HMM having
. chosen him as its president
Presentation OF CoIors-
The exercises were opened by invo-
| cation, delivered by Chaplain White
This was followed by the presentation
| of colors, led by Fred d. owen. Other
! features included the reports OF the
| officers for the past year. Ihe regis
| trar, Mai. o. C. Luxford, read a list
or the transfers VI iucHpe
society to other societies ana OF tne
| members received into the society
from out-of-town societies during the
wear. Other papers read included q
| report of the treasurer, Kenneth S.
| wales. and the auditors report, read
| by John Paul Earnest, chairman OF
| the auditing committee. The reports
were accepted and resolutions OF
! thanks expressed by the society tc
! those who made them.
| William H. Washington, visitor
| from Nashville, Tenn, and a member
American RESOLUTION in that city
made a brief talk of good will and
! admiration, a. felt for the, Washington
society. Following his brief address
\ a resolution, including message OF
| good will from the local society to-
ward Mr.. Washington and the society
| of which he is a member, was unani'
mously adopted.