Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
COLORADO SOCIETY
PLANS BRIGHT YEAR
Once Brilliant Functions Ex-
pected to Be Renewed
During Coming Season.
BY MARGARET b. DOWNING.

siding in Washington have been meet
ing in a social way from time to
time for the past so years. but it
was not until the entrance of the
United States into the World War
In 1917 that the present society was
founded. Ordinarily only a few hun
dred ColoradanS leave their noun
Iains and it's fertile valleys to seek
q home elsewhere. but during the
war there were four times the usual
number, and the need of some or
ganized body to take over the social
end soon became apparent.
In October of that year about 200
residents of the Centennial State met
in a private school and Thomas Daw-
son, an attache of the Associated
Press. was chosen president. Mr..
Dawson. it will be remembered, was
killed in an auto accident with
Sumner Curtis on the journey to
Alaska in President Harding's party
in 1923. He served the State society
most efficiently and successfully until
1920.
Elected with Mr.. Dawson as secre
tary was Harry Gisher, one of the
heroes which Colorado gave to the
Nation during the war. He took
service under the Red Cross and was
among the early victims on the field
of France in the Winter of 1918. Miss
Lottie NJ. Hart was chosen to succeed
Mr.. Fisher, and she has been a dill
gent member of the society since it's
founding and one of its archivists.
Functions Were Brilliant.
For several years the Colorado So
riety met in the Thomson School
and it's functions were brilliant and
numerous, especially during the Win
ter Of 1918 and 1919. Many important
citizens Of the State were in the serv-
ice of the Government, and recep-
tions. dances and banquetS were
planned, sometimes several times
month. Among the special amenities
was a banquet in 1918 to Huston
Thompson. the Federal trade com
missioner, and at which the late
Champ Clark was principal speaker.
Another brilliant affair was that
given in honor of DIR. Gerald Folk,
the eminent archeologist, who had
Just returned from his researches
among the Cliff Dwelers Of Arizona
and New Mexico and had entered the
service of the Government during
the war. The death of the first sec
rotary of the society, Harry Fisher,
in France naturally had a depressing
effect on the society and caused a
suspension of its activities for a sea
son.
With the election of President
Harding and his induction into office
in March. 1921, with a Colorado man,
DIR. Hubert Work, as Postmaster Cen
eral. the society again resumed active
operations and the following Winter
was among the most brilliant in its
history. DIR. Work and the late Mrs.
Work were constant attendants, and
they honored their State society In
many signal ways.
House Member Elected.
IN
by Representative Guy L. Hardy, and
he was active in entertaining all new |
Corners and in interesting citizens Of
Colorado who had not yet Joined the |
society. This State orga nization has |
trimmed its officers to the last degree. |
and the secretary acts as treasurer |
and there are no vice presidents. The |
present secretary and treasurer is |
Hugh V. High. who is secretary to |
Representative Edward Thomas Tay- |
ior of Glenwood Springs, the senior |
member of the congressional dele |
CATION.
Early in 1929 the cessation of war |
activities SO depleted the ranks of
resident Coloradalis that Representa- |
tive Hardy. finding himself hampered |
in the conduct of affairs, appointed IA |
committee to consider the situation |
and to arrange affairs for q reorgan- |
ization. This committee consisted of |
the president and his associates in !
the House. Charles Bateman Timber
lake. William Newell Vail. Edward |
II. Taylor and former Representative /!
Edward Heating with Miss Lottie NJ. |
Hart as general secretary. This body |
has been In charge of affairs for the |
past two years. Mr.. Dawson's death |
caused another falling off Of amenities |
and in consequence lack Of local in |
terest, and only few informal events !
q l.x,-Y W. ,c-@ SyV-n
Leaders Are Interested.
REPRESENTATIVE Hardy and his as
sociates in Congress, including the |
two Senators, Lawrence c. Phipps !
and Rice W. Means. are cordially in |
terested that the local society re- |
Eun,e its prominent place among the |
state organizations. Much activity |
paS 10 be observed during the closing |
DAYS of the last session. and it is the !
hope that when Congress reaSSembleS, |
In December. the Colorado Society will |
announce a regular program for the |
season. Representative Hardy faVorS |
q literary and musical adjunct to the |
usual dancing. reception and cards, !
which we're predominant features on |
The former programs. Colorado has |
recently developed distinct school |
Of literature, which may In some re- |
speCtS compare to the famous Indiana |
school of letters or the popular az !
Rregation of writer's from California. |
Some members OF this circle Will be |
asked to Washington from time TO
time to address the society and TO |
give a. resume of literature i'll the Cen |
tennial State.
There are scores of artists from the |
State who have achieved fame. and
thev also will have their day before
their fellow citizens assembled In the |
National Capital. If the plans of Rep
resentativc Hardy do not miscarry.
History and achievements along |
every line will he taken care OF by |
che orators serving in the House. DR..
Work. who has filed two roles in the
rabinct under President Harding and
now under President Coolidge, is par
xicularly interested in the historical
ASPECT Of his adopted State.
AS Postmaster General DR.. Work
stood alone in the annals as coming
In the political sense from Colorado.
hut as Secretary OF the Interior he
had a predecessor in Henry NJ. Teller,
who served President Arthur from
1882 until that Chief Executive
gave place 10 Grover Cleveland in
1855 Mr.. Teller was one OF the con
spicuous examples in recent days of
giving up a seat in the Senate 10 &C
cept a cabinet portfolio. Philander c.
Knox of Pennsylvania being another
who was public spirited enough TO 90
che same. He. however, became Sec
Setary Of State whereas Senator Tel
Ter was a powerful leader in the
upper house Of Congress ana re-
signed that post 10 take the very foot
pf the ranks in the cabinet. Secretary