Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
,CLUB FROLIC HELD
3AT ALFALFA DINNER
Annual Gathering, With 375
in Attendance, Is Made
Memorable Event.

1He AlIalId (lup, WIN 80 H6uDeES
and guests in attendance, held its an
nual dinner and frolic last night in the
Willard Hotel.
Members of Congress, Government
officials, newspaper men and others in
terested directly and indirectly In more
alfalfa and less bunk" one of the many
slogans of the club, made the night a
memorable one in the annals of its
annual gatherings. Former Chief JUS
tice j. Harry Covington of the District
Supreme Court, the president, conducted
the festivities.
There was solemn pause while Frank
j. Hogan read TO the asSemblage the
memorials to the members of the club
who have died during the past year.
These deceased members were Benjamin
A. Hagood of Charleston, S. c.; DR..
John Watson Cox of New York City,
Brig. Gen. William L. Kenly, u. S. A.;
Robert Grain of Maryland, former Sem
ator Charles j. Faulkner Of West Viz
gtnia, Silvio Helm of New York City and
q former president of the club, Milton
G. Elliott.
Slogans Adopted.
An announcement of the annual din
ner from the secretary Charles
Porterfleld Light, declared the Alfalfa
Club is deeply interested in the better
ment of agriculture and, with other
things, it advocates:
More farmers and less labor.
"More weather and less rain.
"More elections and fewer primaries.
"More prohibition and taller siloS.
More holidays for us and longer
hours for women.
More apples and less applesauce.
More of what We want<and less OF
what We can't get.
More alfalfa and less bunk"
The officers of the Alfalfa Club, in
addition to President Covington and
Mr.. Light, are Thomas p. Littlepage,
first vice president; Col. Henry Hall,
second vice president; Maj Glen e.
Edgerton, club whip, and George H.
O'Connor, water boy.
Members and Guests.
The guests and members who at
tended the celebration last night were:
Dean Acheson, Franklin Adams, Jesse
c. Adkins, Representative Richard S.
Aldrich, Dr. Ricardo j. Alfaro, Charles
Ament, Earle M Amick, Phil c. Arth,
Maj. Gen. T. @. Ashburn, Clarence A.
ASpenwall, Francis G. Await.
Representative Isaac Bacharach, Rep
reSentative Robert L. Bacon, Comdr.
Charles A. Baker, Charles H. Baker,
Gibbs L. Baker Maj. Gen. George Bar
nett, Representative James T. Begg,
Charles j. Bell, Uric Bell, Ira E. Ben
nett, Capt. Robert r. Bennett, Charles
q. Berry, Clifford K. Bergman, H.
Edward Rilkey, Representative Oscar
Thomas P. Bones, DR.. Joel T. Boone,
Robert J. Bourke, Ezra Brainerd,jr
Donald Brian, William W. Bride, Repre-
sentative Fred A. Britten, Harry j.
Brown, Walter BROMLEY, Gene Buck,
Walker S. Buel, DR.. John w. Burke,
Taylor Burke, Ebert K. Burlew, Robert
w. Burton, Representative Joseph W.
Byrns.
Irving Caesar, DIR. James A. Cahill,
1r.: Robert F. Cahill, Robert Callahan,
M. r. Calnan. John F. Carew, James
A. Carmack, Col. John H. Carroll, John
H. Carroll jr.; Clarence M. Charest,
Bowie Chapman, w. Wallace ChisWell,
George 3. Christian, jr.; Howard
Chandler Christy, Comdr. Gaylord
Church, Col. Bennett C. Clark, Edward
T. Clark, John D. Clarke, Myer Cohen,
Frank j. Coleman, Edward r. Cola
day, James e. Colliflower, Col. William
A. Colston, Representative Connolly,
John G. Conover, Levi Cooke, Robert
j. Cottrell, j. Harry Covington, G.
Bowdoin Craighill Henry D. Champion,
Harry M. Crandall Thomas S. Creigh-
ton, DR.. Macpherson Crichton, D. r.
Crissinger, Maj. Gen. Enoch H. Crowder,
DR.. Hugh s. Cummings, A. j. Cum
mings, j. Harry Cunningham and j.
MaxSon Cunningham.
Secretary Of War Dwight r. Davis,
Representative Dempsey, Dr. John p.
Dewitt, G. Barney Dodds, william j.
Donald, r. Golden Donaldson, William
H. Donovan, Eugene H. Doorman, Proc
tor l.. Dougherty, Charles A. Douglas,
Peter A. Drury George T. Dunlop, Wal
ter G. Dunlop and Andrew B. Duvall.
Fred East, Maj. Glen e. Edgerton,
Frank H. Edmonds, John H. Edwards,
Representative Elliott, James A. Emery
and Benjamin Evans
Walter j. Fahy, Maj. Joseph c.
Fegan, Carter Field. Irving Fisher, Col
Frederick S. Foltz and Alexander Fraser.
Michael Gallagher, Charles w. Gallo
way, John w. Gardner, Representative
Garrett, HapSon Gary, John O. Gheen,
Frank e. Ghiselli, r. A. ellis, Col. j.
Curtis Gilmore, W. Irving Glover, c. j.
Gockeler, Mark L. Goodwin. Spencer
Gordon, Judge William j. Graham, Ad-
miral Cary T. Grayson, C. Lewis Green,
DIR. Thomas e. Green, DR.. Louis S.
Greene, William Green, w. H. Grimes,
DR.. Gilbert H. GroSvenor, Charles S.
Groves and John W.. Guider.
Representative Hadley, Randall II.
Hagner, Col. Henry Hall, William r.
Ham, DR.. Granville S. Hanes, John H.
Hanna, Robert N. Harper, George w.
Harris, George L. Harrison, Senator
Harrison. Willard I: Hart, Nelson T.