Evening star., 1924-03-09

White House as easy and as comfort
able as possible.
In conclusion Mr.. Gregg said: IL am
going to promise that my admin!s-
tration will do all in its power TO
look after the interests of those mem
bers of the press who are assigned to
cover the White House and to keep
others who are not entitled to con-
sideration there away. No doubt
will make q lot of enemies by the
time my term expires. am going
o couple this promise with the hope
that I will be able to make the White
House and the White Hiouse press
room more attractive for those of us
who are stationed there.
Omcers Introduced.
Harry ". Price Of the Washington
Post. the retiring president. inducted
MIR. Gregg into the office OF president.
during which ceremony he told of the
activities of the organization the
past year. Later in the evening Pres
ident Gregg introduced George E.
Durno of the International News
Service and Ernest a. knorr OF the
Central News, the newly elected vice
president and secretary-treasurer, re-
spectively.
Others who addressed the gather
ing were John Hays Hammond. former
chairman of the Coal Commission; John
r..
Mail, Russell Young Of The Washington
Star. John ]. Spurgeon of the Wash .
ington Post, Avery c. Marks, jr., of
the washington Times, Charles
Michaels of the New York Times and
Don III. Foster Of this city.
The two star entertainment fea-
lures Of the evening were the singing
of the "Watermelon" song by Presi-
dent Gregg. accompanied on the piano
by John G. O'Brien, and the dialect
90 Ia II editor
Photoplay Magazine and formerly
local newspaper man.
Aetsrs On Program.
There also were acts given by sew
eral performers appearing at the local
theaters. The incidental music FOR
the banquet was furnished by the
Hotel Hamilton Orchestra.
The guests OF honor were: The
President of the United States. the
Attorney General Of the United
! States C. Basoom Semp, secretary to
the President; Edward T. Clark. per.
sonal secretary to the President;
John Hays Hammond Of Washington
n. G. Howard Chandler Christy OF
New York. Frank W. Stearns OF BoS-
ton. James R Quirk of New YORK
Rudolph Forster of Washington, and
Walter J. Fahey Of New York.
The officers, mem OefS <uo o@hr
guests of the association present
we're Isaac Gregg. president: George
p. Durno, vice president; Ernst A
Knoor, secretary treasurer: 4. Rose
Rartiey, director; James Ring, direc.
tor: J. Russell Young. president
emeritus: Harry n. Price, president
Emeritus; Frank r Lamb. president
emeritus; Richard Jerv1S. sergeant,
alarms; Elmer s. johnson, ofhcia
Parker r. Anderson, W. H. Atkins
Samuel w. Bell, Uric Bell, A. l.
| bradford, ]. c. Brown. Vincent Gala
| han. ]. Bart Campbell, Raymond Clap:
| per, John c. Coakley, l. J. Costlgan
| George Dorsey, Edward Dowling, Ed
| ward C. Easton, William 2. Flythe
] Don II. Foster, E. T. Folliard, Alber1
W. Fox. Earl Goodwin, Stuart Goodwin
Harry Gusack, w. A. Hachten, Alber
| e. Holland, E. B. Johns, Theodore
l JosIin, Maurice B. Judd. j. A. Ken
nedy, Arnold Landvoigt. Avery c
Marks, jr., Charles r. Michael. XIII
Miller, Henry Miller, Milton Ma
Kaye, Miles McCahill, r. c. Mulligan
| William Murphy. ]. e. Nevin, Johi
O'Brien, Joyce O'Hara, Philip A. Orme
| Richard V. Oulahan, William Peake
p. A. Pellison, l. b. Perkins, Harry 1
Rogers, Carl D. Ruth. Leo r Stack
| Hal H. Smith, J. ]. Spurgeon. Free
Steininger, Sears Taylor. M. NJ. Will
Iiams, Everett Watkins.