Evening star., 1925-02-08
CITY HEADS LAUDED
BY HOGAN AT FEAST
Nations Legislators Attend
! Board of Trade Meeting
at New Willard.

Business cares were cast aside and
the Nations politics was forgotten by
hundreds OF prominent Washington
business men and scores Of Senators
and Representatives who attended the
ATdwinter dinner OF the Washington
Board of Trade at the New Willard
Hotel last night.
Good fellowship and joviality mark
cd the gathering. which filled to
overfiowing the spacious ballroom Of
the hotel. The banquet room was
decorated elaborately with the col
ors and flags Of all nations. and a
variety Of color was given by the
paper hats that adorned the dignified
Washington business men and the
Legislators who were gathered for an
evening of play.
Address by Nr. Hogan.
In the only speech of the evening
Frank J. Hogan, local attorney and
guest of honor OF the occasion,
praised the city OF Washington as
''the absorbingly interesting and in
tellectually fascinating center of
world affairs"
In their presence and in the pres
ence of the entire assembly of busi-
ness men and Congressman Mr.. Ho-
gan lauded the Commissioners Of the
District. They are progressive. en-
lightened. fair and, above all, honest"
lie declared
Mr.. Hogan dwelt upon the lack OF
graft and corruption in the city gov
"rnment of the National Capital and
compared the condition Of the people
Of Europe and the advantages of
american citizenship.
He said that despite the lack OF
franchise 'and the frequently unfair
character of legislation passed by
congress relating to us," there were
many compensations to be derived
from residence in the District.
The speaker said that for years citi-
zens Of the District had not been
considered entitled to suffrage and
that only lately it was charged that
our citizens are unfit, because preju-
diced. biased and easily Influenced, to
act AS jurors in Government cases"
Edward Clark, President Coolidge's
private secretary, won the crossword
puzzle contest by solving the puzzle
read as follows: THE Washington
Board Of Trade greets It's members
and guests here tonight" He received
bouquet OF vegetables
Speeches Barred.
In introducing Mr.. Hogan, ]. Harry
Cunningham. vice president of the
Board of Trade, who presided in the
absence of the president, Samuel j.
Prescott, declared that no speeches"
was the order of the day. This was
followed out throughout the affair
From the time the assembly took
their places in the large ballroom of
the Willard Hotel the annual event
started off with the same enthusiasm
that marked the climax.
Promptly at 6:45 the guests took
n nf nd
Stripes Forever" This was followed
by a tableau, America" In this
scene was depicted Columbia sur
rounded by Liberty, Justice, Peace,
Honor, a soldier, a sailor and
marine. The soldier was played by
Sergt Sedley B. Shaw, U. S. A.; the
sailor by Gunner's Mate (third class)
NJ. Patterson, L. S. N, and the marine
n. ~ 6 ssrs' Daniel J. Plon"sF' U. $.
George Miller, chairman Of the
membership committee, then intro
duced the vice president OF the board,
Mr.. Cunningham, as the toastmaster.
Then broke out the thunder of
Hail, Hail the Gangs All Here"
After the dinner the following people
entertained the crowd, which showed
Its enthusiasm in the rousing cheers
and songs they sang:
Mohawk Quartet, Earl Gordon. first
tenor; Ray Towers, first bass; Frank
Goeble, second tenor, and Clarence
Johnson, second bass. Symphonic jazz.
pianist, Miss Gertrude Kreisleman; |;
specialties. Mrs. David II. Kincheloe;
Stan Stanley, Natures Nobleman in
the Theater": the Man and His IKE,
Kin Carroll; Dance Modern"
Elanora Peake of the Pemberton
Dancers: Washington Mixed Quartet.
Mary Sherier Bowie, soprano: Ritchie
Mclean, contralto; John F. NJ. Bowie.
tenor, and Fred East. bass. One of
"Roxy's Gang" Capitol Theater New
York City, Doug Stansbury. with
George Wilson, accompanist; charac-
ter songs, Honey Campbell; Spanish
tango, Dorothy Daye and Walter
Hebb, Pemberton Dancers; George
O'Connor, with Matt Horne. accom-
burns Honeymoon Cruise: Betsy
son, accompanist; Music in Notion
Misses Florence Ambla, Kathleen Nc
Kenna, Elanora Peake, Dorothy Daye,
Eleanor Dill and Elizabeth Yoeder
Committee In Charge.
The Midwinter dinner chairman and
the subchatrmen were: T. Brookes
Amiss. jr., chairman. Sub-commit-
tes-dinner Milton F. Schwab. chair
man; entertainment, Warren Coch-
ran, chairman; music, Luther w.
Linkins, chairman; floor. Frank
Strunk, chairman; invitations and re-
ception, Samuel ]. Prescott, chair