The West Virginia State Society of Washington, D.C. (WVSS) was founded for those who live in the
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and have
West Virginia
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connections. WVSS is a non-profit organization that hosts opportunities for West Virginians located in
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
, to gather, socialize, and create a strong identity in the city.
History
Founded on September 12, 1914, the Society's first president was David W. Gall. Among the 78 original members were U.S. Senators,
Nathan B. Scott
Nathan Bay Scott (December 18, 1842January 2, 1924) was a United States senator from West Virginia.
Biography
Born near Quaker City, Ohio, he attended the common schools and engaged in mining near Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1859 to 1862. ...
and
Davis Elkins. In 1939, State Societies began to coordinate events and in the late forties organized a Conference of State Societies. On April 3, 1952, Congress formally created the Conference of State Societies. The West Virginia State Society was led by U.S. Senator
Robert C. Byrd in 1963. On July 5, 1968, the name of the Conference was changed to the
National Conference of State Societies
The National Conference of State Societies is an umbrella organization for all societies representing states in the United States of America, as well as all of the inhabited territories of the United States and the federal district of Washington, ...
. WVSS is a member of the NCSS.
Four past Presidents of the National Conference of State Societies have been members of the West Virginia State Society of Washington, D.C. Additionally, the Society has been honored with a dinner with President of the United States of America in 1978, and has received the Haines Award from the NCSS in 1977–78.
See also
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National Conference of State Societies
The National Conference of State Societies is an umbrella organization for all societies representing states in the United States of America, as well as all of the inhabited territories of the United States and the federal district of Washington, ...
External links
West Virginia State Society of Washington DCWVSS on FaceBook
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Clubs and societies in the United States
Organizations established in 1914
Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Non-profit organizations based in West Virginia