The Washington times., 1916-02-23
KNOCKS THE THEME
At MOMUS BANQUET
Everybody "Panned," AudibIy
or Soto voce, at Nine
teenth Annual Dinner.

Knocks. highly, audible. soto voce.
and otherwise, were the themes Of
speeches, songs, and off-stage asides at
the nineteenth annual dinner Of the
Knights of Momus last night at the
Raleigh.
ID. ". Chisholm, president or the club.
started the anvil chorus with a scath-
ing Introduction of the toostmaster, Ed
ward Burkholder. Joe NJ. Johnson, who
read the minutes of the last meeting,
admitted no was pretty fair. but pam
ned" every one else whom he was
privileged to mention.
Maurice Jarvis gave scene from
Hamlet up to date, in which the
ghost of T. r. appears before the war
horses OF the @. o. r. old guard and
causes each separate hair Of their heads
to stand on end like, "fretful Robert La
Toilette"
A travesty on the debate in the House
was given in consideration or "a bill
Tor preparedness against possible pro-
hibttion In the District OF Columbia, and
to Increase the hardship OF living In the
said District and for other purposes.
Ihere was discussion or the measure
by ID. ". Chisholm, Il. N. Whitehead, T.
z. Parsons William II. Anglin. Frank
u. Smith, Frank A. Kidd, Eugene n.
Smith, and DR.. ]. r. Atkinson. John
II. Purvis acted as reading clerk.
A. H. Van Buren, responded to the
cail for a recitation from distinguish
ed New York player" Ralph Remley
was applauded for a Scotch song and
a recitation. The knights of Momus
o'Connor sang two clever songs. and
got big hand"
4. A. Dougherty led In the singing Of
several popular numbers. in which the
$50 diners Joined. He was accompanied
by the Knockers orchestra.
Under the head OF forensic fulmina-
tions." short speeches were made by
Secretary of Labor Wilson, Samuel
Gompers, John Hays. and Public
The committees IN charge were:
Arrangemcnts-Danie Y. Chisholm.
chairman; Thomas Z. Parsons, Joo NJ.
johnson. John A Huston. Marsh A.
Bedenh9ner. sR. A. Julian.
John r Purvis. George d. Ellis. Al E.
Riddle. John 0. Cole.
Entertainment-W. F. o'Brien. chair.
man; William Mclean. r. A, Dough
Diversions-T. c. Parsons. chairman;
Maurice Jarvis. Frank II. Long, Frank
p. Smith. John r. Atkinson, George C..
urbeshaw. n. N. seTano. A. L: Huss.
liam H..Angiin.
IA e. Keefe. Charles %. Deming r.
ConGdcn, T.. NJ Nevils.
fitaticns- Stanley II. Rulings, chair
Dorcn McCarty, B. 8. Fceney,
Ludlow. Thomas A. McAloon.
MAmberahip-George q. Wilson. chair
man: John NJ. Barr. Charles C. Barton,
II. N. Kelchner. Samuel w. Edmunds.
Publicity-Thonias A. Bynuni. chair
man; r. Frank EimmeL Joseph %.
Mann. Edgar 7. Brown. William Smith.
Rcception-EuGenc +. smith. chatr-
man.; o. 2. Homer. Fred L. Tarbox.
Alton p Tissel. Johp o'Donoghue. John
r. Moss. w. T. Heritage, James e.
Payne, A. NJ. Forester, Victor Haarer.
c. d. johnson. Ed H.. Ryan. John ".
Nee, Edward A. Brown, Milton L. Lef-
FER r. r, McKeon. il. 3. Qoodrcll.
John A Massey. iE. William II. Corr
nish, A. F. Laufer. Joseph A. Scannell,
w. II. Cook. Charles p. Butscher.
Guests of the club we're:
Secretary of Labor w. 3. Wilson.
Senator Reed smoot, senator John
TSIins , Ford SohR ); Fit4seraId,
Albert johnson. T. U. sisson. Ed
ward Keating, Henry A. Barnhart,
Frank Buchanan, Merrill Moores,
William ]. Cary, John !. Nolan. Pat
Harrison. Gordon Lee, d. e. Finley,
Joscpl, W Byrns. Samuel Gompers,
John w. Hays. Willis l.. Moore, Frank
Morrison, Wilfred Bancroft. William #.
GUIDE. Philander c. Johnson. Gen. ]. II.
Brinker, c, T. Hess, Samuel Richards,
and John Lewis Smith.