Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
KNIGHTS OF MOMUS"
WILL DINE TOMORROW
THE Digressional Record" to Be
Among Features at An
nual Banquet. 81

The knights OF nfomus.'' or, as they
like better to call themselves, Tho
Knockers have completed arrangements
for their seventeenth annual dinner to-
morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock at
Rauschcrs
The organization is composed OF print
ers. principally those employed in the
government printing office. Their annual
banquet generally takes the form OF a
"Grilling.'' not only Of their own officers
and members, but of senators and mem
bers in Congress. large numbers of whom
usually are entertained as special guests
This year the present Congress. in both
branches, will furnish perhaps thirty men
distinguished i'll affairs of state.
The announcement that this years in
novations will include The Digressional
Record is evidence to those who know. II
is said. that something in the way OF
congressional satire may be expected
Clifford X Bergman of The Star will
furnish the cartoons for this new publ
cation.
T. A. Bynum POSTMASTER.
The proceedings will be opened by
Frank d. Smith, president OF the organ
ization. who will introduce Thomas A.
toastmaster. From that time merriment
will reign until late hour. but every
feature has been closely guarded by jeal-
Gus committees that the tang may not be
taken out of the surprises they will fur
nish. significant inscription at the
head Of the cards Of invitation reads IF
you can't have fun at the Knockers
they hain't no fun in yer''
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committees appointed for this special oc-
casion are AZ follows:
Officers-Frank ID. Smith. president: Al
fred J. Arnold. vice president: Edward
Burkholder, recording secretary; John A.
Huston. financial secretary; Marsh A.
Rodenhamer. treasurer; Rem A. Julian,
sergeant-at-arms.
Guests-James L. Mccormick, chair
man: Louis c. vogt. Thomas A. Bynum.
John r. Purvis and F. n. Whitehead.
Arrangements-Frank D. Smith, chair
man; John A. Huston. Marsh A. Boden-
hamer, A. J. Arnold and Edward Burk-
holder.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. A. Kidd, chairman;
Will 2. Burchfield. Charles s. Bastian.
Danies A. Gillin and David Walton.
observation-disclosures C. Parsons.
chairman; John F. Atkinson. Charles
Long, Maurice Jarvis and Frank II.
Long.
Diversions-Joseph L. Holland. chair
er, NJ N. Serrano. L. r. Lippincott. Ar
chic c. Haley. Edwin Davidson. Jason
| Waterman, w. H. Anglin, John r. Moss,
| Percy /. Lowd, John Greene, Henry 8.
Sutton. A. L. Bowen and ]. T. Geraci
| Printing-Tilliam F. O'Brien. chair
man: George d. Ellis. NJ. L. Statler, John
H. Davis and James H. Price.
Memberships. F. Bodine. chairman;
| Edward Sullivan. Harry n. Kelchner, r.
A. Julian and /. Walter Sharp.
| Publicity-A. L. Huss, chairman: Doran
Mccarthy, Joseph mann, Joseph {.
Whyte and John E. Keefe.
Reception-Danel V. Chisholm, chair
man: Stanley IL. Rulings, Edward f.
Geyer, John L. Alverson. Edward II.
Ryan, Charles S. Barton, .. u. Homer,
P. Fl. Gallagher, Thomas F. McKeon. h
c. johnson. James H. Murphy. Maurice
! Spencer. Joseph Gibson. w. g. Schin-
| nerer. James E. Maynard, f. E. Calhoon,
| H. l.. Murray, John r. Lamson. Edward
| NJ. Nevis. James +. Sirlouis, r. A. Nc
Aloon. NJ. A. Copeland. George G. Wilson.
! B. W. Butler. John w. Nee, Mark II.
Barnum, Charles F. Bauers Charles E.
| Young. H. H. Humble, E. NJ. Miller, R.
w. Burgess, T. A. Dougherty. J. J.
O'Donnoghue, T. ]. Rowe, F. w. Kern.
Joseph A. Scannell. Z. ]. Elwood. c. F.
| Holmes, w. H. Cook. c. %. johnson. w.
T. Hall. B. F. Sauter. c. E. Malpas, T.. l..
May. Z. NJ. Miller, w. c. Beddow and w.
A. Kinsolving.