Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
Reception and Ball
Program Announced
By All-States Society
Final Arrangements Made
for Colorful Social Affair
Scheduled for May Is at
Willard Hotel.

The third annual reception and ball
Of the All-States Officers Society, to
be held Thursday evening, May Is, in
the large ball room of the willard
Hotel, for which final arrangements
have practically been completed. will
be made to emphasize the policy Of
this organization of seeking to reflect
the impressive part which the numer-
Gus State Societies here have in the
affairs Of the National Capital. AS
the coming All-States function will
mark the practical close Of the VIM
ter season for State Society social af-
fairs of like character. it is expected
that It will excel In number of those
In attendance, and in brilliancy, any
which has been given in the past.
In connection with the emphasizing
of the place Of the State Society
locally the interest Of the membership
of such organization In helping to
make washington q leader culturally,
and outstanding physically and other
wise, Is to be stressed. That further
the ball made representative in every
way, those who may be resident In
washington, either temporarily or per-
manently, but who may happen not to
be members Of q State society, will be
welcomed on Thursday evening. In
the interest Of convenience, and to
avoid confusion which often results
from the fact tickets to a given
affair are to be had at many different
places, arrangement has been made to
have the tickets for the All-States re-
ception and ball on sale at the willard
Hotel.
The primary detectives of the All
States Ofiicers' Society Is to promote
good will between the several State So
cieties, be Of assistance to new State
organizations, along the lines Of the
mechanics Of administrative activities,
and the giving Of aid to those who may
be seeking to organize an entirely new
society and the advancement of social
contacts between the several organiza-
tons represented. Its work, therefore.
Is social and constructive entirely, lust
as the organization Is non-political,
non-partisan and non-sectarian. Nu-
merous members Of Congress, others in
official life and in professional and So
sial life locally, are included among
those named to the different commit
tees seeking to make the coming re-
ception and ball success. It happens
that o considerable number of mem
bers Of Congress who are included in
the committee lists also are presidents
Of State societies.
EN1Aoo oCooAC 0Cll, ulculD6T Oh the
United States Civil Service Commission.
Is chairman Of the general committee.
and associated with her on that body
are: Mr.. John d. Machen, Alabama:
Representative Claude Fuller, Arkan-
sas: Maj. Charles William Freeman,
California; DR.. Charles E. Morganston.
Connecticut; Representative Robert q.
Houston, Delaware; Representative
William w. Larsen, Georgia; Mr..
George Osmond Hyde, Idaho; Repre-
sentative Harry c. Canfield, Indiana:
Mr.. Karl s. Hoffman, Iowa; Mr.. e. r.
Fnney, Kansas; Mr.. Sanford Bates,
Massachusetts,; Representative CIar-
ence j. Mcleod, Michigan; Miss Bede
johnson, Minnesota; Representative
Fletcher Hale, New Hampshire; DR..
William J. Davis, New York; Mr.. Z. Z.
Danly, Nebraska; Capt. Percy Foote.
North Carolina: Prot. Bernard r.
Dooder, Oklahoma; Representative
Charles T. Esterly, Pennsylvania; Mr..
Charles Burke, South Dakota: Mr..
Robert Barker, Tennessee: Mr.. J.
Elton Billings, Utah; Representative
Eugene Black, Texas; Mr.. Thomas
Settle, Virginia, and former Gov. e. r.
Morgan, West Virginia.