Evening star., 1925-12-27
HISTORY OF OHIO SOCIETY HERE
REVEALS BRILLIANT GATHERINGS
Organized Thriving Body in 1910, 1t Has Grown
onately-Mckinleys Birthday Kept
Special Memorial and Banquet Day.

stirring account OF Mckinley as a
diplomat. Secretary of Agriculture
! James Wilson spoke Of the dead chief
! tain as a Scotch Irishman. and Senator
! Charles a. Dick recounted his services
! to his native State, Ohio.
Another day of profound significance
/ in the Ohio Society's history was the
meeting on December IA. 1915. at
which the late Warren G.. Harding,
who had just taken his seat in the
1 Senate. was principal guest He made
! an eloquent speech and congratulated
them on the number of their members
and dwelt particularly on the signal
! usefulness Of the sons and daughters
of the Commonwealth Of Ohio TO the
Nation. The late Judge Thomas A.
! Anderson was then one of the vice
| presidents.
Constant Attendants.
AS senator from Ohio the late Presi
dent Harding and Mrs. Harding were
! constant attendants at the meetings
| Of the society. But after they had
entered the White House series Of
| events Conspired to prevent them be
| ing guests OF honor after having ac-
| cepted such an invitation.
The knickerbocker disaster was the
reason on one occasion and Mrs. Hard
| ing'S serious illness caused the Presi-
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| in 1923. This led him to promise faith
! fully that the next year would find
! the President and his wife in attend
ance.
I President and Mrs Coolidge consid-
! cred sacred the promise OF the Hard
! inSs TO attend this meeting, and they
] in their official capacity accepted the
! invitation of the citizens Of Ohio. and
! though this occasion was tinged with
Z no nf
! notable events in the annals.
: on December II, 1928. Chief Justice
! Taft was chosen president Of the So
ciety. and he still retains that post.
This meeting was sad one. too. and
marked the memorials of such eIni-
neut members as President Harding.
= Justice William r Day. William Y.
/ Coz. Mrs. Eliza beth Edison and Mrs.
4 Flora Heath.
Meetings Filled
For some years past the Ohio SOci-
ETY. has held its meetings in the large
ballroom at RauScher's, and il is al!
ways filled to capacity. The elections
i this year continued the Chief Justice
az president. with Senator Simeon y.
! f'esS "a first vice president. and in
/ that role the presiding officer OF the
! social gatherings: l. NJ. Foster. second
+ vice president and Judge katheTin"
! Sellers as third; William l.. Syrnon$
a. secretary, James +. Hood as treas
I urer. 1t. Rey. John W. Hamilton nf
/ the Methodist Church as chaplain and
Morris J. Hole historian. on the soy
.rnins board the head OF th. Federal
: Reserve Board. ID. X. CrisSinser, was
elected to succeed Milton r.. Allies AMI
! the other members are Walker s.
! Buel. George Il. Christian. John l..
/ elem. George r.. Martin and Leroy +.
7 Vernon. all former officers Of the
society.
The first social meeting OF the sea
son was held on December IA. at which
/ the Speaker of the House, Nicholas
! L"nsWorth. took all the members and
their guests into his confidence and
I told them how easily man from Ohio
] can become President OF the JntteC
/ states. but what a task il was for one
! 10 become Speaker of the House OF
I RepreS 'ntatives. Senator Fess called
! all the new members to the foreground
! and introduced them. There was Il
! musical program. supper and dancing.