Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-24
HOOVER WELCOME
TONIGHT PLANNED
BY WASHINGT0NlANS
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Hoover Curtis Club. in a statement
concerning plans for the homecoming
welcome to Mr.. Hoover tonight, said;
THE Republican candidates and the
national committee have done much for
the city of Washington. In establishing
national campaign headquarters here
for the first time in history, the party
will bring many delegations, made up
of thousands of men and women, 10
Washington. and the results viii neces-
sarily be OF great benefit to our citizens.
Likewise. the Government building
program for Washington. adopted under
a Republican administration. will cause
the expenditure OF millions OF dollars
here in the next few years.
Both Mr.. Hoover and Senator Cur
tbs have lived with us for many years
and have demonstrated that they are
warm friends and supporters OF the
District.
Special Committees Named.
John Lewis Smith. president OF the
Hoover and Curtis Club, has named the
following special committees to head
the delegation of the members OF the
clubs:
Executive committee of the Repub-
lican State committee in and for the
District of Columbia--EdwardF r. Cola
day, national committeeman, Mrs. Vir-
ginia White Speel national committee
woman: Samuel j. Prescott, chairman;
c. C. Glover. vice chairman: T. Lin
coin Townsend, secretary: Cuno H.
Rudolph treasurer; Charles j. Bell.
Miss Mamie II. Burroughs, Myer Cohen.
John Joy ECson. Joshua Evans. jr.,
William T. Galliher, c. c. Glover. tr.;
John r. Harkins. Ralph J. Lee. Or.
Emmett J. Scott. Prank J. Coleman.
The Hoover and Curtis Club COM
mittee--John Lewis Smith, president;
James E. Maynard, chairman of pub
Lefty: William j. Dow, secretary: Mrs.
May d. Lightfoot, assistant secretary:
Harry Wardman. treasurer. H. r. Quin-
ter. assistant treasurer: Robert v. Flem-
ing. Mrs James Carroll Frazer. Julius
Garfinckle. Gilbert GrosVenor. Frank s.
Hight. Coleman Jennings. Leo A, Rover.
Mrs. j. II. Bransol. Samuel McConas
Hawken John Oliver La Gorce. Mrs.
Frank w. Mondell. Miss Martha Fee
han, Mai. Julius I. Peyser. Mrs. Harry
Wardman. Charles J. Waters, Mrs.
Lucia H. Hadley. Mrs. Amy j. Leeds,
Miss Nellie F. v. Lyons. Miss Hide
garde Muriel Johnson. Miss M. Pearl
Mccall. Soterios Nicholson
Hoover and Curtis Republican League
DR. A. M. Curtis. l.. MelendeZ King,
Richard R: Horner.. William H.
.Iernagin Allen r. Jackson, James A.
THizh IRE FFnwran
Herbert Marshall, ir.; West A. Hamil-
ton Campbell C. johnson. j. Franklin
Wilson. Charles E. Robinson. Thomas
l.. Jones, Henry A. Brown, Francis
| Wells, Miss Eva A. Chase, Mrs. Gabrielle
Pelham, Edward S. Lawson. Whitefield
McKfnlay and Joseph S. Ware.
| League Of Republican State Clubs.
Edgar C.. SNYDER. president; Thomas p
| Littlepage. w. c. Conner, Judge Mary
O'Toole. Isaac /. Hit. Judge Gus A.
Schuldt. Renah r. Camalier and James
Mccarthy.
League of Republican Women of the
District of CoIumbia~--Mrs. E. A. Harri-
man, president: Miss Alice r. Whitaker.
Mrs. Bernita Shelton Matthews, Mrs.
Henry Fitzhugh, Mrs. Cuno II. Rudolph.
Mrs. Louis A. Dent. Mrs. D. Percy
Hickling, Mrs. J. II. Branson, Mrs. j.
Edison Briggs Mrs. Marion Butler. Mrs.
Gilbert Grosyenor, Miss Edna Patton.
Mrs. Earnest w. Roberts, Miss Mary
Perry Brown. Mrs William Wolff Smith,
Mrs. Edward Keys, Mrs. Charles Alger.
Mrs. David A. Robinson and Miss Clara
McCauown.
Republican State Voters Association
William Tyler Page, president: Harley
v. Speelman, Mrs Bessie p. BruegRe-
man, Charles Edwin Winter, Henry M.
Camp, A. f. Chaffee. Mrs. Cecil Ross
Chittenden. J. Russell Young and r. II.
Tate.
Special Veterans Group.
Special veterans committee---Col Rice
w. Means. past commander n-chief OF
the Spanish War Veterans: Brig, Gen
Frank Il, Hines. director OF the u. s.
Veterans Bureau; Col. Winfield Scott
commissioner Of pensions; Col. Charles
Burton Robbins, Assistant Secretary OF
War; William M Bobb. commander OF
| the Department Of the Potomac, Grand
Army OF the Republic: DIR. Henry A
johnson, surgeon general Of the Grand
! Army OF the Republic, Comdr. James
| q. Yaden Of the Department Of the
District Of Columbia Spanish War Vet
Grams, Gen. James A, Drain, national
commander of the American Legion,
Col, j. Miller Kenyon, department com.
mander Of the American Legion, Mai
William WolT Smith, past commander
Of the National Press Club Post Amer.
/ lean Legion. and Judge Hosea d. Moui-
ton, past department commander OF the
q. A. II.
Board Of Trade ommittee~~~Josepil
A. Burkhart. George Pitt, Ben A. Web.
ster, Arthur Carr. George offut and
n. J. Cottreil.
| District Bankers Body.
| Robert v. Fleming, president Of the
District Bankers Association has ap,
pointed the following committee Ia rep.
/ resent that organization
| John Is Larner, w. w, Spaid. Howard
Moran, Wilmer j. Waller. Francis j
Addison, 1r,, and Lanier y, MacLachlen
Merchants and Manufacturers com
J nalttee~ Edward d. shaw and Marx
| Lansburgn.
Chamber of Commerce committee
| Thomas r. Littlepage, jams H. Hen.
derson. Isaac Cans, Mart A. Leess
and Ernest Herreil.