Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
MISSOURI SOCIETY
0UTGR0WTH OF ADJ
Notice Put in Stars Personal
Column by Lonely Son
Results in Club.
BY MARGARET Il. DOWNING.

The Missouri State Society III the
District of Columbia, one of the old
est. most closely knit and altogether
successful in the series OF such organl-
zations, is shining example of the
wisdom embodied in the saying that
lit pays to advertise" 1t was in Sep
TENDER. 1900. that Joseph l.. Manlove,
now first vice president of the SO
ciety, then new in Washington and
clerk In the twelfth census, put in
the personal or agony column OF
The Evening Star a notice, to wit:
That if there existed in this proud
nd Stony-hearted city any Missouri
rs as lonesome and homeSick as he
was, he wished they would meet him
It a designated spot in the lobby of
the old National Hotel. More than 20,
most of them also in the twelfth cen
~uS. lent a sympathetic ear to this
wall, and then and there the Missouri
state Society came into being, the
exact date being September }. 1900.
MIR. Maulove logically became the
first president. but after the organi-
Zation and expansion he decided to
take another role and in 1901 Joseph
NJ. Rogers Of st. Louis was named.
The founders believed thoroughly in
rotation in office. so that for the next
10 years there were as many preSl-
dents. Judge James w. Witten of
the General Land Office was the third,
Robert L. Mabrey of Doniphan.
fourth; Hubert Newsom Of st. Louis.
fifth; Frederick AchenbaCh of War
rensburg, sixth; Charles w. Atkfn-
son of Doniphan, seventh; William
c. Deane of Springfield. but for 80
years a resident of Washington,
eighth; Clifford a. Leavitt of Hous-
ton. ninth, and Lee T. Robson OF
Knoxville. the tenth directing officer.
Many Prominent Members.
Since 1910 presidents and other Off
GERS have been chosen less frequently
and in recent years a member of the
lower House of Congress has filled the
chief role. Former RepreSe ntatiVe
James T. Lloyd was president for
number of years; SO. too. Charles JOY,
when he was in the House. Other
national legislators who have held
prominent positions in the society
We're the late Speaker Champ Clark.
David de Almond. Richard Batholdt,
Dorsey NJ. Shackelford and Senator
Francis Marion Cockrell.
Five years ago Representative
Clevela nd n Newton of st. Louis be-
came the president and the society un-
der his direction has leaped into front
rank and has increased its member
ship and prestige four-fold. From its
y
Society has held regular meetings in
its own hired hall" the first being
the pythian Temple. Then came more
ambitious quarters as the members
increa Sed and dues We're paid more
promptly, until now the most spacious
assembly room in the Washington
Hotel is needed for the convenience of
The members and their guests: Five
formal meetings are held each Winter.
with some distinguished Missourian
as principal guest. At the first meet
ing of this season. which was held
on November II, the Secretary OF War
and Mrs. Davis were the honor guests.
and at the second, which will be
December Is, Senator and Mrs. George
w. Williams and the other new mem
bers of the SiXty-ninth Congress will
be complimented. Entertainments by
the Missouri Society are planned after
the accepted pattern of what is best
for young, old and middle-aged. First