Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06

ment by professionals and members
of the Board of Trade.
DR.. Frank e. Gibson was chairman
of the general arrangements com
Imittee.
The quartet of the Board of Trade,
composed of Paul G.. Ledig, William
e. Braithwaite, Raymond q. Moore
land John c. Smith, won rounds of APP
plause with their rendition of a mum
Der OF old-time songs, and another
popular feature of the program was
the performance of the Arnaut broth
lers. Rene and John, in tumbling and
musical acts
Popular Songs Sung.
Oden s. Smith and 4. Brooke Amiss
jr.. members of the board, led the
audience in singing popular songs.
| Other performers included The
Stafford Pemberton dancers. Foster,
| Fegan and Cox, Peggy Little, Helen
| Dulin, Earl, Bob. and Lillian Car
bauh. Mary c. Deery. Stafford Penn
berton and Elanora Peake. Kin Car
rol and Ir1na Calvert. Esther Cloyd.
Ferna Mfchelena, Fred Hillebrand
and Marie e. Deal
| The ballroom was colorful with dec
orations of the American flag An
| unusual feature was the use of loud
| speaker apparatus, which was brought
here from London especially for the
dinner.
Officers Of the board who super
vised the affair are: Edward c.
Graham, president; William W. Ever
| EFT and Edward j. Murphy, vice presi-
dents: Ben T. Webster secretary:
Walter w. Hopper, treasurer; Rich
ard l.. Conner. assistant secretary:
Robert j. Cottrell, second assistant
secretary; f. c. Brandenburg. general
counsel. and Frank r. Strunk, SER
geant-at-arms.
The midwintel. dinner committee
was composed of: DIR. Frank f. Glib
son. chairman; G. w. Clever. score
tary. Advisory, John Saul. chairman;
I. Brooke Amiss, r. G. Graham.
Luther W. Linkins, George Miller,
Milton +. Schwab and Ben T. Webster.
Budget, Raymond M. Florance. chair
man. Dinner, Wilmot W. Trew,
chairman, and r. N. Waite. Enter
tainment. John E. Mcclure. chairman;
Raymond M. Florance, Russell Shelk.
George V. Triplett, Jr.; J. Paul Ward
and Fred j. White. Floor, Jerome
F. Barnard, chairman: Charles A.
Appleby, l.. Lee Combs and Frank
r. Struak. Invitation and reception,
+. c. Graham, chairman; Richard l..
Conner, William w. Ross, John Saul
and Ben Il. Webster. Lights and loud
speakers, Milton F. Schwab. chairman,
and e. C. Thomas Music, Edgar
Morris. Program and printing, G.
Hayward Marshall, chairman, and
Odell s. Smith. Publicity, Robert J.
Cottrell, chairman. Sale of tickets,
j. Mitchell Owens, chairman; William
H. Lanham and George j. Wells.
Seating, George b. Farquhar, chair
man, and Hugh w. Barr. Souvenirs,
Seaton w. Trunnell, chairman, and
w. C. Wits
The banquet was given under the
auspices of the membership commit
tee, the officers of which are: John
Saul. chairman: Luther w. Linkins
and Milton II. Schwab, vice chairmen;
X. N. Waite, treasurer; Richard L.
Conner. secretary, and William r. Ell
lis, assistant secretary.
In addition to guests of honor, those
attending the banquet were:
L. B. Abernethy, c. c. Allies, E. d.
Ainslie, Charles r. Allen, Fred Allen,
II. e. Allen, Maj. Gen. Henry r. Allen,
Carl Allison, David Aisot, w. p. Ames,
w. F. Andrews, James r. Arnold, DIR.
j. s. Arnold, Elwood NJ. Arthur, +. z.
Avalear, Bruce Baird, George A
Baker, Gibbs l.. Baker, DIR. Thomas M
Baker, William II. Ballard, Donald
OalIOA6cI, xLQWdIu 4. IdltZt JOnn L..
Bardroff, Frank l.. Barnard, Lester A.
Barr, Robert j. Barrett, David j.
Barry, George p. Barse. Walter NJ.
Bastian, William c. F. Bastiah, Leo
Baum, Frank Baur, Paul j. Baur,
William L. Beale, John NJ. Beane,
Emile Beauvais, August Becker. Frank
Bell, Col. J. Franklin Bell, William p.
Benson, Frank Bentley, John E. Ben
ton. c. w. Berger, Charles E. Berry,
fsss A II ID ID
Alvin G. Birdsall, A. G. Bishop, Barry
Black, q. d. Blackstone, Paul A.
Blair, Harry Blake, Representative
Thomas l.. Blanton, James w. Bligh,
Kenneth Blundon, Emory II. Bogley,
j. w. Bohlayer, G.. A. Bennett, JUS
tice Fenton w. Booth. Richard l..
Boss, DIR. A. F. Bou. George N. Bowen,
G. Calvert Bowie, p. c. Bowie, J. B.
Bowling, Representative Frank l..
Bowman, Charles d. Boyer, DR.. F. w.
Braden, E. G. Brandenburg, DR.. w.
II. r. Brandenburg, Bruce S. Branson.
Joseph F. Brashears. Edgar NJ.
Brawner, Henry N. Brawner. jr.; War
rem +. BreniZer, John r. Briggs, l..
HI. Brodie, w. A. Brodie, G. E. Brooks,
w. l.. Brotherton. Maj. Carey H.
Brown, Edward Brown, Inspector f.
w. Brown, Joseph A. Brown, Philip d.
Brown, Raymond T. Brown, IT. p
LAOWIy WdlICk a. -DICWH, " alter "A.
Brown, jr.; Louis A. Brown, William
j. Brown, Theodore X. Bryant, Dr. d.
+. Buckingham, John A. Buete, N. l..
Burchell. Elmore T. Burdette, Joseph
A. Burkart, Raymond Burrows,
Arthur Burt, DR.. Daniel P Bush,
w. B. Galloway, M. f. Calnan, j.
Edmund Cammack, Justice Edward
X. Campbell. Medford P. Candy,
Joseph A. Carey. David S. Carll Ben
jamin Carow, Clifford p Carpenter
Arthur Carr, Arthur Carr (guest), j.
W. Carr. Oliver 7; Carr. William A.
Carr, j. Barrett Carter, William j.
Cassidy, r. r. Chenowith, E. Taylor
Chewing, G. Bowie Chapman, o. H.
Chmillon, w. A. H. Church, jr., c. P.
Clark, Dwight Clark, J. S. j. Clark,
A. B. Clarke, William Cleary, f.
George Clendaniel, c. w. Clayton,
Lowry n. Coe, Charles Coerr, Thomas
Z. Cogan, l.. F. Colbert, Maurice Col
bert, Sherley Colbert, James f. Coli
flower, r. L. Cotton, J. w. Combs.
Quinton L. Conner. Col. c. Fred Cook.
o. Cooley. w. s. Corby, J. w. Cos
tello, A. T. Coumbe. Oscar Court, Maj.
w. f. r. Covell, John II. Cowles,
7. Earl Cox, Paul ID. Crandall, Roy
w. Champion, w. r. Champion, G. r.
Cranmer, f. Stuart Crawford, r. j.
Croker Paul B. Cromelin, George
Cross, jr.. Z. II. Croxton, Joseph L.
Crupper, jr., f. E. Cunningham. J. II.
Cunningham, j. Maxson Cunningham,
u. G. Cunningham, f. E. Curry, r.
Granville Curry, Francis p. Daily, NJ
F.. Dake. Richard ID. Daniels, Louis
Darrell, John Davies. VIII Fl. Davies,
James J. Davis, Floyd E. Davis,
N. A. Davis, Walter G.. Davis, A. Gray
Dawson, Harry Dean, J. r. Dean, Ed
win b. De Graw William H. De Lacey,
George G. De Neale, James E. Diver,
Charles F. Dodd, William A. Domer,
Clarence +. Donahoe. John f. Dona-