Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
Guests Forced to Contribute.


introduce these gentlemen to the COM
pany. They were called upon to rise
in their places. and then a member of
the club standing by spoke for them.
The proposition was that these high
hnanc1ers and captains of industry were
supposed to be concerned in mobilizing
the Industrial resources of the nation
for preparedness.
AS a sample of the Tine of talk" in
dulged in. when Mr.. Loree, president
Of the Delaware and Hudson railroad,
was introduced his spokesman said:
MI. Loree says he'll do anything
that's o. KID by the interstate COM
merce commission, approved by the
federal trade commission, authorized
by the federal reserve board. directed
by the Department Of Commerce. sane
toned by Congress, not forbidden by
the Constitution, in harmony with the
moral law and not prohibited by any
state, county, municipality or minor
subdivision thereof"
Heavens. men. he has covered every
thing except the last guess of the Su
preme Court"
quite so. And in railroad matters
he says you've got to be some guesser
to know what Louis Brandeis is going
to do"
Then there was Henry L. Doherty of
New York. a traction magnate, who
was asked II he would reduce street
railway fares from to cents
false economy and won't help the COM
mon people of the country at all. He
says every time the poor workingman
walked he'd only save cents" was
the answer.
Col. Roosevelt in Pantomime.
A novel feature of the entertainment
was a pantomime act put on by club
member. 1t was an impersonation of Col
Roosevelt in a typical strenuous day,
when he ran the eamut of all activi-
ties, from the time when he refused
a third cup Of coffee" to the moment
when he threw his hat in the ring
1t was well done and the company en-
joyed 1t thoroughly.
The plight Of the average Washing
ton correspondent in these parlous
times of trying to effect a prepared
ness program in Congress was depicted
heveled state and blank despair recited
the conflicting and varying demands of
the several groups of preparedness and
near-preparedness statesmen In Con-
gress.
The Menu.
This was the menu:
Canape, Henry VIII
Chatham oysters
Celery, olives. Radishes. Sailed Nuts
Clear Green Turtle
Tilefish. Fresh Shrimp Sauce
Roast Tenderloin of Beef
Fresh Vegetables, Panache
Bermuda Potatoes
Terrapin. Maryland
Gridirop Punch
Virginia SQUAD. boned and stuffed
South African Pear Salad
Mousse of Fresh Strawberries
Assorted Cakes
Coffee
Guests of the Club.
The President of the United States.
The Vice President of the United
States.
The Secretary of State.
The Brazilian ambassador.
The Secretary of the Interior.
The Secretary of the Navy.
The Postmaster General.
The Secretary of the Treasury.
The Chinese minister.
The Bolivian minister.
Andrew A. Adams, New York city.
Felix Agnus, Baltimore American
Star.
James B. Aleshire, major general. U.
Ebert H. Baker. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Ray Baker. Washington, D. c.
George Barr Baker, New York city.
J. S. Barcus, New York city.
James Victor Barry, New York city.
John Barrett, director Pan-American
Union.
Austin Beach, Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Albert E. Berry. Philadelphia. Pa.
Charles p. Berry, Washington, D. c.
Arthur Blanchard, Washington, d. c.
{. b. Blethen, Seattle Times.
Gardiner L. Boothe. Alexandria, Va.
William e. Borah. senator from
Idaho.
J. NICE. Bowman, New York city.
p. T. Brown. Atlanta. Ga.
George W. Brown. Boston. Mass:
Hilton U. Brown. indianapolis News.
Lloyd Brown, Los Angeles. Cal.
A. Parker Browne. Maiden. Mass.
DR.. Alfred H. Brooks. Washington,
D. c.
Charles H. Boynton, New York city.
Henry Breckenridge. ex assistant
secretary of war.
F. g. auckland. New York. New
Haven and Hartford railroad.
James Francis Burke, Pittsburgh. Pa.
W. M. Butler. Boston. Mass
Daniel J. Callahan, Washington, d. c.
JoeePn ". cannon, representative
from Illinois
Merritt Q. Chance, postmaster. Wash
ington, d. c.
Fred T. Chandler. Philadelphia. Pa.
Richardson Glover, rear admiral. U.
S. N.
w. H. Clune. Los Angeles. Cal.
e. H. Crowder. judge advocate gen.
eral. U. s. A.
Myrtil Coblentz. Ell Paso. Tex.
D. w. Cooke. Erie railroad.
Levi Cooke. Washington. d. c.
William Coyne, Wilmington. Del.
John H. Carroll, St. Louis Mo.
John F. Carroll Portland Telegram.
Robert Grain, Baltimore. Md.
Benjamin G. Davis, chief clerk. De-
partment of State
DR.. David T. Day. Washington. D. c.
Joseph E. Davies. federal trade COM
mission.
A. NJ. Dockery. third assistant post
master general.
Henry L. Doherty, New York city.
Theodore Delavigne, Detroit, Mich.
Eugene A. Dexter, Springfield, Mass
j. H. Donahey. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Frank E. Doremus. representative
from Michigan.
Thomas B. Dunn, representative from
New York.
Finley P. Dunno, New York city.
David B. Edmonston. Washington,
D. c.
". H. Es.n. New York city.