Evening star., 1951-04-22
State Societies
Vnginions Plan BeIoted Birthday Porty;
Montdno's Mr.. ScheeWe Tells Ideas

Clarence Mclaughlin will do the
calling.
The selection Of the "Virginian
Of the Year" will also be an
nounced at the ball from $3.50 to
1890 o'clock in the Shoreham
Hotel. For further information
call President George p. Grove
at Oxford 2700, or. at night,
Glebe $3.50.
Spring will come to displaced
Illinoisans when the society holds
its spring dance from 10 to l.
o'clock Saturday evening in the
Shoreham Hotel. Dave McWil-
liams' Orchestra will play. Dress
optional. Arrangements are in
the hands OF q committee headed
by Mr.. Arnold Lederer, president.
Tickets may be- had at the door.
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Ballots for the election Of 1851
So officers have been sent out by
the Arkansas group. They must
be returned to Mrs. Kate F. Reid,
3124 Quesada street NV, on or
before May 5.
Show Me Staters were shown
their new officers at d Missouri
dance last night in the Shoreham
west ballroom. The results:
President. Mr.. James III. Pear
son; first vice president. Mr.. Ralph
E. Fuhrman; second vice presi-
dent, Mr.. Glenn L. Summers; third
vice president. Miss Nancy Nelson;
secretary, Mr.. Wendell Allen:
treasurer. Mr.. Maurice w. Covert,
and tyler, Mr.. Arthur w. Brown.
A tyler is q combination door,
keeper and one-man reception
committee. Mr.. Brown has held
the post for over 80 years.
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The Michigan State Society will
hold elections at 8 o'clock tomor-
row evening in Room 457 Of the
Senate Office Building.
Here and Back Home: One of
the sparkplugs Of the Montana
State Society is looking for some
new blood" to carry on the good
work.
He is Mr.. Lawrence Scheewe,
president for three of the four
years he belonged. Mr.. Scheewe
is also first vice president Of the
Conference of State Societies.
He has lived in Washington
since 1882, except about six years
spent in New York. Born in Hell
ena (Which he pronounces
Hell-in-a, and says every one else
here calls Heleena), he came to
study law at Georgetown Univer-
sity after hearing about the school
while student at Carroll Col
Ilege in Montana.
Mr.. Scheewe has served with
the Federal Alcohol Administra-
ton and is now in private law
practice.
He feels that the conference has
made great strides in the past two
years in spreading ideas among
the State groups, and strengthen
ing the movement.
His only plans for the Nom
tana natives next year are to try
and pass on the presidency to
some one with new ideas and q
fresh outlook" He hopes the
conference will undertake some
charitable work and promote q
bigger and better Cherry Blossom
Festival.
While at Georgetown he met
the then Betty Walter, student
at National Art School. and mar
ried her shortly after he, was
graduated. They now have three
children, Terry. 13; Lawrence. jr.,
IL, and Sandra, g.
He now claims she chased me
and finally caught up with me. ]
was just boy of the farm, didn't
have a chance with these city
slickers."
Mrs. Scheewe doesn't quite see
| it that way.
A lickertail spring frolic viii be
held from $50 to 1890 o'clock
Thursday evening in the Old
Georgetown Hospitality Hall,
Heurich Brewery. All card-carry-
| ing North Dakotans and their
guests are invited. Jack Morton's
orchestra will supply the music.
For further information call Mrs.
Dorothy F. Gwinn, secretary, at
National 1920, Extension 1858.