Evening star., 1933-02-19
West Virsinians Plan
Ball and Reception
For Officers of State
Inaugural Function to Be
Held at Meridian Man
sions March l.

The West Virginia State Society OF
the District of Columbia will entertain
members of Congress, State and Gov
eminent officials, at an inaugural ball
and reception to be held at Meridian
Mansions, 2400 Sixteenth street, We'd
nesday, March /, at 8 O'Clock. M.
Edward H. Nunnally is president of the
society and an elaborate entertainment
for intermission has been planned by
Mr.. W. E. Braithwaite. chairman of en-
tertainment Through the courtesy Of
Mr. r. H. Davidson, director, the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co.
Glee Club will render several selections
that have been prepared for the eve
ming.
Dr. Henry Mace Payne. former dean
of West Virginia University, consulting
engineer for the American Mining Con-
gress, will talk on the geological con-
ditions of West Virginia. He is one of
the outstanding mining engineers of the
country.
Special guests of the evening will be
Representative Robert L. Ramsay, Fol-
lansbee; Representative Lynn S. Horner,
Clarksburg; Representative Jennings
Randolph, Elkins; Representative
George w. johnson, Parkersburg; Rep
resentative John Kee, Bluefield, and
Representative Joe l.. Smith, Beckley.
They will be introduced by United
States Senator Mansfield M. Nicely Of
Fairmont, w. Va.
The Governor-elect and his staff OF
newly elected State officers, are ex-
pected to attend, the group including
Gov. II. G. Kump, Secretary of State
william S. O'Brien, State Superin-
tendent of Schools. w. w. Trent, State
Auditor Edgar B. Simms, State Treas
urer Richard E. Talbot, Attorney
General Homer A. Holt Commissioner
of Agriculture j. B. Mclaughlin, and
State Justice Supreme Court of Ap-
peals John N. Kenna.
Mrs. Emma E. Nunnally, wife of the
president, will be hostess of the eve
ming, assisted by the following: Mrs.
Janson jackson Bailey, Mrs. Frank L.
4Bowman, Miss Elizabeth Buckles, Miss
tNdary Berger, Miss Anna Brill Mrs. Carl
Bachman, Miss Hazel Batten, Miss Grace
Chapman, Miss Bertha Custer, Mrs.
Leila Cooper Mrs Louis Cundiff, Mrs
sN1ary G.. Dawson, Mrs. Earl Dillon, Mrs.
Ethel w. dis, Miss Grace dis, Mrs
sTbomas H. Farris, Mrs. Mabel j. Fry,
kA4rs. Z. M. Greathouse, Miss Gates, Miss
elnla Hall, Mrs. w. c. Hemp, Mrs. Jen-
fnie P. Hichew, Mrs. Robert L. Hogg,
Mrs. CLARA Holbrook, Miss Nellie Hollis,
Mrs. Lynn S. Hornor, Mrs. o. F.
Hunter, Miss Evelyn Hyatt, Miss Aletha
Huyette, Miss Radle Herndon, Miss
Alta Haskins, Miss Cora Icenhower,
Mrs. Casey Jones, Mrs. NJ S. Jarvis,
Miss Trove Kittinger, Mrs. c. H. Knott,
Miss Louise Kelly, Mrs. Louise Kreglow,
Miss Florence Lancaster, Miss Grace
Lightburn, Miss Cathrine Lightburn,
Miss Minnie X. Lawther, Miss Kathrine
sLyon, Miss Dorothy La Rue, Mrs. M.
IL Ruth McGraw, Mrs. Rose McGraw
miss Shirley McManus, Miss Dorothy
iMcPheeters, Mrs. Z. r. Morgan, Mrs
sE. r. Morgan. Mrs. Felix Moriarty, Mrs.
James W. MoEfarty, Mrs John Moore,
MI. w. p. Meiring, Miss Elizabeth Nc
Kinney, Miss Rebecca Mckinney, Miss
Josephine Pittman, Mrs. Margie Priddy,
Mrs. Wess Parson, Miss Claire Rich
ardson, MRS. Mary Babb Randolph,
Mrs. Fred S. Ringler, Miss Lucinda
Sayre, Mrs. Walter H. Schmidt, Mrs.
w. w. Scott, Mrs. Todd Sharp, d..
Gertrude Sheckles, Miss Flora Shinn,
Mrs. Harrison w. Smith, Mrs. Hugh l.
Shot, Mrs. John W. Smith, Mrs. H. j.
Spelman, Miss Mildred Schriver, Mrs
Inez D. Shannan, Miss Ena Shanan,
Mrs. Edna Sells, Mrs. Malcom P Toone
Mrs. Pearl Teets, Miss Effie K Turner,
Mrs. John ]. Walsh, Mrs. E. W. Warner
Mrs. Edna Wells, Miss Ethel Wheaton,
Mrs. Nellie White, Mrs. Dolly Woodrum,
Mrs. j. II. Woolridge, Miss Helen Wal
burn, and Mrs. Lenna Lowe Yost
MFR. John l.. Bateman, 806 Maryland
avenue northeast, is secretary. The Of
,flcers Of the society invite all West Vir-
,ginians in the District as well as the
State to join to make this the out
standing event of the season.