Evening star., 1937-01-10
STATE SOCIETIES.

Robert P. Smith, president of the
society, announced Senators James
]. Davis and Joseph F. Guffey, and
Justice Owen j. Roberts and Repre-
sentatives together with their ladies
will comprise the receiving line.
A glee club program precedes dane
ing, and officers for 1887 will be
elected.
Representatives to be honored are:
Leon Sacks, James p McGranery,
Michael j. Bradley, Ira Walton Drew,
j. Harold Flannery, Guy L. MoSer,
Albert G. Rutherford. Guy j. Swore,
Benjamin Jarrett, Robert G. Allen,
Peter j. De Muth and Herman P.
Eberharter.
The Georgia State Society will hold
an inaugural ball at the Raleigh Hotel
January 19. This event is to be in
honor of Gov. Rivers, his staff and all
visiting Georgians in Washington for
the Inauguration. The Floor Com
mittee for this dance is as follows:
Leonard Lyon, chairman; Mrs. Ed
Worthy, Mr.. and Mrs. Weyman Tanp-
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. John Manghan, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy North, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dean Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Camp, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer burden.
Miss Stella Aiken, Miss Ellen O'Neal.
Barlow Ray and Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
| Grayson.
To elect officers for the ensuing
! year and discuss plans for the future,
there will be a meeting OF the Wash
/ ington State and Alaska Society OF
! the District of Columbia at Hotel
Willard. Thursday. pm.
The New York State Society will
hold its Midwinter dance Saturday
night at the Shoreham Hotel. Admis-
sion for members Of the society will
be by 1887 paid-up membership cards.
| Guest tickets will be available at the
door. Visiting New Workers in WASH
lngton for the Inauguration are
cordially invited. The next dance
| sponsored by the society will be on
Saturday, February 20, at the Shore
ham.
The Alabama Society Of Washing
ton will give its congressional recep-
tion and dance on Thursday, January
81, at the Willard Hotel. Recently
elected members of the Alabama dele
| CATION in Congress will be presented,
including Representatives Luther Pat
rick, j. j. Sparkman and Pete Jar
man. The society will welcome back
| to Washington Senator and Mrs. Hugo
L. Black, Senator and Mrs. John H.
Bankhead, Representative and Mrs.
Frank Boykin, Representative and
Mrs. Lister Hill, Representative
Henry Stegal, Representative and Mrs.
Sam Hobbs. Representative and Mrs.
Joe Starnes and Speaker of the House
and Mrs. w. B. Bankhead.
Edwin K. Mcdowell, president Of
the society. while in Alabama recent
ly extended personally an invitation
to Gov. and Mrs Blob Graves and
other State officials to be present as
distinguished guests.
The Mississippi State Society will
hold a dance and reception in honor
Of Gov. and Mrs. White and official
staff at Meridian Mansions, 2400 Six
teenth street. January 19. Senators
Harrison and Bilbo, the Mississippi
members of Congress, and Commis-
sioners Dan Sultan and George Allen
are expected. Inaugural visitors from
the State are invited. Resident men,
bers and their guests will be admitted
on regular membership or guest cards,
| which may be obtained from the
financial secretary, Frank L. Culley.
1910 G street.
Nebraskans who are temporarily at
the Nations Capital will gather at
the Willard Hotel on Friday evening
for the congressional reception and
inaugural ball of the Nebraska State
Society.
Senators and Representatives OF
Nebraska are to be the societys hon.
ored guests, according to Charles G.
Caffrey. president Of the society.
Senator and Mrs George w. Nor
ris and Senator and Mrs. Edward R.
Burke head the list of officials who
will attend. The others include Rep
resentative and Mrs. C. C. Binderup.
Representative and Mrs. Harry B.
Coffee, Representative and Mrs.
Charles F. Mclaughlin, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Karl Stefan and Repre-
resentative and Mrs. Henry c. Luckey.
The Reception Committee includes
former officers of the society and the
present officers, Charles G. Caffrey,
president; Mrs. L. w. Hayden, vice
president: Louis A. Holmes, secretary.
and Dr. Tracy Tyler, treasurer.
The Illinois State Society will hold
reception and dance in honor OF
Gov. Henry Horner and the entire
Illinois congressional delegation, jan
uary %, at the Willard Hotel.
Presentation of the Hans Schlereth
portrait Of the late Speaker Rainey.
to be hung in the State Capitol at
Springfield, will be made by the presi-
dent of the Illinois State Society, Rep
resentative Kent E. Keller, to Gov.
Horner. Miss Ethel Parker will dance.
The Florida State Society of Wash
ington will hold its annual senatorial
reception and ball Saturday night
and the quadriennial Governors re-
ception on January 10. The SENATOR
ial reception and ball at the Kennedy
Warren will honor Senators Claude
Pepper and Charles o. Andrews, newly
inaugurated Senators from Florida.
The society will hold its quadrennial
reception in honor of Gov. Fred p
Cone of Florida and distinguished
Florida visitors to the Inauguration
Tuesday, January 19, at the rose
room of the Washington Eotel, from
4 to 6 pm. Dan P. Mularkey is
chairman of Membership Committee
James W. Morris, Assistant United
States Attorney General. is president
of the society: Howland A. Sara. Sec
retary and Phillip G. Murphy of the
Farms Credit Administration, chair
man of the Entertainment Committee