Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08

again, was like chasing a short-taii bul
around forty-acre lot. It was enter
tanning. but 1t was real physical exercise
and hard on linen.
Our high fnanciers." he cried at ont
period Of his Chatauquan effort, III sud
denly transported to heaven. in less thar
three hours would rig up the golder
streets of New Jerusalem and levy tai
on the gilded harps of the angels for the
better protection Of American industries.
Even the Rip Van Wrinkle legend could
not get away from the senator. The
Rip Van Wrinkle of government pros
perity." he said. impressively. is los
and asleep in the Catskills Of specuIa
lation at its side and the skeleton OF ma
tional happiness at its feet"
The senator said lot Of other things
In the course of his ground and lofty ef-
fort. descending at times from the
heights of supernal solemnity to- the
broadcast kind Of slap-stick humor. But
he got away with 1t, receiving the glad
hand in liberal measure and enhancing
the reputation-if such be possible-of
"Fiddling Bob" Of Tennessee.
Other Exercises.
During the evening there were solos by
Roland r. Rodrick and Dana Holland
Edward NJ. Muth. accompanist. and al
intervals j. Harry Clicks orchestra kept
folks feet itching with everything from
ragtime to the classics. Great credit fol-
the most successful conduct of the ban
quet is given TO f. Percival Wilson OF
the National Savings and Trust Company
and his colleagues on the committee.
The banquet committee membership fol-
lows: e. Percival Wilson, chairman; A
B. Claxton. vice chairman; George L.
Thomas, secretary-treasurer; w. Mck
Stowell Edw. S. Wolfe, John l.. Fugitt
E. e. Herrell, H. V. Hunt. A. H. Bedford
IL Cd NJ
Tillman. E. E. Payne, H. p. White, c. G.
Eckloff.
List of the Guests.
The guests included the following named
gentlemen:
Charles A. Douglas. Rev. Dr. Wallace
Radcliffe, d. D.; Senator j. w. Bailey,
Senator Robert L. Taylor. Senator-elect
John Sharp Williams, Senator l.. A. Cool
idge, NJ. E. Allies. William ]. Flather.
Thomas Hyde. Joshua Evans, jr., Charles
j. Bell, William v. Cox, Clarence r. Nor
ment, William D. Hoover. George w.
son. A. X. Paris. r. E. White, Robert N.
Harper, r. H. Lynn. Floyd E. Davis, G.
Taylor Wade William +. GUIDE. A. c.
West, NJ. d. Rosenberg. Representative
Duncan E. Mckinley, A. G. Plant, j.
Gales %n SarTo
E. E. Herrell, J. D. Faber, s. ]. Henry,
D. d. Faber John w. Brawner. H.
E. Wilson, F. w. Pratt. H. H. Smith.
HI. ]. Phelps. Boyd Taylor. A. B. Dent,
A. NJ. Nevius. H. V. Haynes. p. NJ. Gar
nett, George o. Vass, w. A. Dexter, G. q.
Bell, Beaver Waters. Owen T. Reeves, jr..
Griffith Larcombe, A. H. Bedford, J. H
Small. jr.. M. L. Dinwiddie, ]. c. Settle,
+. D. Martin, Oscar Thompson, Frank
Stetson. j. B. Gilpin A. B. Leet. A. &.
Father, i. M. Tillman, J. Miller Kenyon
George L. Thomas, w. 8. Lambert. +. E.
Payne, H. G. Stewart, William H. Jordan,
H. P. White, w. c. Ellinger, A. S. Galley
r. p. BRENNAN l.. r. HeistOn, c. l.. Pate,
3. P. Walters. J. w. Dyre, +. 3. Dever-
eux, M. Otterback, John S. Larcombe, X
B. Harper, Ogle Harper, III. G. Johnson,
c. s. Burke, Arthur Herbert, jr.. w. A.
Whitaker. w. T. Mengert, A. G. Chaplain
N. T. Poole. E. T. Lore, G. Turliger, E.
Gould, William Dare, E. s. Wolfe, H. H.
Hanger. F. Ghiselli, William T. Galleher,
]. M. Riordon, w. A. Bennett, Allen c.
Clark, Alexander Wolfe, ]. F. Collins,
Worth Hulfish, Graham Hume, George
w. Chamberlin, c. s. Stoy. R. w. Beall,
Handy, Baltimore; John L. Swope, Balti-
more Harry w. Owens, Baltimore; II.
Waller Morton. Baltimore; S. Dana Hol-
land, r. Roland Rodrick, Edward Muth
]. j. Collins. Thomas Marshall, jr.. H. b
Leary, jr.. c. c. Lamborn. H. c. Finkel-
stein, A. B. Chaplain, HI. V. Hunt, II
Parker Willis, William ]. Bacon, jr.. +
M. Berthong, C. II. Bowie. j. c. Brooke
A. B. Claxton, B. E. German. o. B. Gray
W. H. Harper, John Poole, r. F. Miller
E. s. Newman and j. j. Collins.