Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1926, Page 20

NEW YORK SOCIETY HERE FLOURISHES Empire State Group, Among Youngest, Includes Many Notable Members. " B. DOWNING. 18 in the local comparable and as The sense to its fame this organization is one of the most recently formed of the 41 bodles of a charact it i so one of the pact and highl, the grouy New York, original which ha vesented in the Federal territory and in the important sense ever since Capital, has had many organized bodies, i1 in nature, and some and social. The pres. State society dates Smpire S entirely activity a society in every similar most com f 5 one of the 13 s been rep- tates, times ent from 100 loval Yorkers mal & tior x Of so recent an origin, the New York society had the advantage of studying older State groups and of nbodying their best points. The result is eminently satisfactory. For instance, the New Yorkers hold their 11 meeting in April after their Activitis ure ended and do not break into the of the Winter with aj of horses while ing the SO 1o spe: The officers April conduct all the fun ason and the | wred in the | \d effected an organiza- tions o progran; early nounced Autumn, and details &l Three Meetings Held. meetings have been already held under brilliant conditions, the first by merry Allhallow eve party given in the large ballroom of the New Willard on October at which there was u general reunion of , and the voung considered. of the con- tion were the gue: elected Represen tives in the House were presented for the first time to resident New York- ers. These were Andrew L. Somers of Brooklyn, Frederick M. Davenport of | arcourt J. Pratt of High- Sweet of Phoenix Tolley of Binghampton. January 13 had Asso- in Fiske Stone as are Three On October 7 gressional del and the newly addeus C. clate Justice guest of honor. There will be a reception followed by a buffet supper and dancing in the large ballroom of the New Willard on February 12, which is Lincoln’s birth- day and a holiday in New York State. This will be the most imposing func- tion of the present season, and will be successful of | 8 attended by the scores of distinguished THE SUNDAY OFFICERS OF NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY Left to right: Mrs. James W. Wads- Jr., president; F. W. Krichelt, 'vi Miss Mary E. Block, treas’ New Yorkers in Washington and by the local members and their friends. Season to Close in March. March 20 will mark the last soclal meeting, for that on April 21 is a business meeting, followed by the elec tion of officers. The present officers are Mrs. James W. Wadsworth, president, with Representative Wil- liam E. Cleary, H. J. McClure and Mrs. Grace Stralt, first, second and third vice presidents, respect- ively; F. W. Krichelt secretary and Miss Mary E. Black, treasurer. Miss Black was of the original group who called the first meeting, and she held the post of secretary until two o, when she took over the 1 end. She is from Whitney Broome County, and has been hington for the past 10 years. one recalls that the New York ety lost its first president, . Buchler of Ithaca, in the Knick- He had served for vears, and had entered on his third_term when he became a victim in Washington's most appalling catastrophe. Besides these officers, the' society elects annually a board of trustees, which supervises all its activitles! The present members are George . Lynch. John Nicolson, Dr. W. Benedict, Miss Helen M. Brown, Miss Margaret Smith and F. 5. Sanford who is also auditor. Since the orgs ization, the New Yorkers havs ca fully refrained from any sort of activ- ity which had even a slight political complexion and they have taken no part in the general movement among the State societies in behalf of the ob- entee voters. But they have a wel- e department and one of their chief labors is in behalf of the invalid soldiers from the State in Walter Reed and other medical centers. Mies Frances Lelsh is chairman of this committee and she acts in co-opera- tion with Miss Margaret Lower, head of the Red Cross nurses at lter Reed, in providing entertainment for the patients and some of her board go weekly to the hospitals with read- ing mater and with delicacies to tempt invalid palates. Former Senator Calder was among FRANC JEWELRY CO. “John. yow're a dear! But really, we can’t afford so gorgeous a set of silver- fford it! W, Mary, it's ea 1847 R;;ers Silverware Beautifies Every Table SAVINGS BANK Those who join the Pin-Money Club this month will receive a handsome savings bank, FREE. It is called—most appropriately, the Treasure Chest, for it is a replica, in miniature, of a strong box of old—and serves s well as the handy depository for the odd nickels and dimes which will make up the easy payments for your silver selection. the chief supporters of the soclety in its first phase and he still maintains a cordiul interest and he and Mrs. Calder attend the meetings as tre. quently as their present residence in Brooklyn will permit. Senator and Mrs. Wadsworth are also loval mem- bers, and a_year ago Mrs. Wadsworth was_ elected president. She attends all the business meetings and as many of the social affairs as posible and the Senator makes it a point to appear once or twice during the season at the dances and to select partners from the many fair maidens who call New York their native heath. When the younger Theodore Roose- velt was Assistant Secretary of the Navy he and Mrs. Roosevelt were constant in their efforts to promote the prosperity of the local representa- tives of their State and Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson, the for- mer having succeeded his cousin in the Navy Department, have taken over the same amiable role and ap- pear at the meetings with regularity. The large and complex congres- sfonal delegation meets in the so- ciety’s headquarters on the common ground of love for the home country and with few exceptions these na- tional legislators are contributing members even if they are sometimes lax in attending the sessions. Gen John L. Hines, chief of the general staft is a member of the New York Soclety through his admiration of the State and his long residence there, though he is a native of West Vir- ginia and remains a citizen of that Commonwealth. ~ Valuable recent acquisitions are the Assoclate Jus- tice of the Supreme Court and Mrs Harlan Fiske Stone. t purchase we ever made. Wait “til 1 tell yow about the Pin Money There are almost 10,000 citizens of the Empire State living in Washing- ton and the State society hopes to STAR, WASHINGTON, gather them all into its fold in course of time. Considering the short time since its organization, less than six years, it has shown wonderful prog- ress, worthy of the reputation which the State has for great achievements. The meetings for the first two years were held in the Wilson Normal School @nd the business meetings were easlly entertained in the home of Miss M E. Black in Chapin street. Now it requires the largest ballroom of the Willard to entertaln its gueats at social functions comfort- ably, and its business affairs are con- fided to several committees of mem- bers who meet from time to time be- tween events and keep the machinery pertectly olled. The New York Soclety has printed a neat little booklet of its laws and by-laws and the articles of its con- stitution. The conduct of Its affairs is most business like and as there is a distinct desire for rotation in of- fice in order that the burden may not rest too heavily on one group, the infusion of new blood and enthusi- asm each year is having obvious re- sults. Those who have served as presidents of the soclety since the death of Mr. Buchler on January 29, 1922, are Edward J. Roche of New York City, who filled the unexpired term, and George H. Lynch of Lib- erty, who was executive from April 1924, until April 1925, when Mrs. Wadsworth wis selected. The rose 1s the State Flower of New York and the selection was made by its school children. This queen of flowers is prominent at all the entertainments given in Washington, and is profuse- ly used in the decorative scheme at the suppers and occasional banquets, —_— ACCUSED OF MURDER. Robert Cheeks, 23, of Virginia Avenue, to Face Coroner’s Jury. Police of the third precinct yester- day arrested Robert Cheeks, colored, 23 years old, of 2424 Virginia avenue, on a charge of murder, in connection with the death of Eddie Jackson, 24 years old, of 2331 G _street, who died early yesterday at Emergency Hospi- tal from a revolver shot wound in the back. Police allege the shooting followed an altercation at the home of Joseph- ine Barber, colored, of 2418 Virginia avenue, who was shot in the leg. De. tails surrounding the altercation, ac- cording to the police, have not yet been uncovered. Cheeks will face a coroner’s jury at, an inquest tomorrow. From the London Answers. 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