Arkansans meet, raise charity funds

The Arkansas State Society of Washington, D.C., had a holiday reception Monday at the 201 Bar, a highly rated Capitol Hill hangout.

The event allowed Arkansans and friends of Arkansas to gather and exchange season’s greetings while also raising money to benefit a Natural State charity: Our House, a Little Rock homeless shelter.

U.S. Sen. John Boozman, a Republican from Rogers, and U.S. Rep. French Hill, a Republican from Little Rock, were among those who stopped by.

Donations will be used to buy clothing, toiletries, baby items and other goods for people in need, organizers said.

The Arkansas State Society was formally incorporated in 1939, but existed well before then. After years of inactivity, it was reorganized earlier this year.