Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-13
STANFORD GRID STARS
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and 1t was evident most OF them were
about Through" They were game and
stuck to their task, but there was no
disputing the fact all were glad when
the President called the game.
The group then returned to the
White House for breakfast, renewing
the "reminiscences of last night. The
visitors will be guests of DR.. Annie Lyle,
prominent woman physician, at din
ner tonight at the Mayflower Hotel.
DR.. Lyle was a coed at Stanford when
the foot ball stars were the university s
idols.
Dinner Is Quiet Affair.
The Presidents gridiron dinner
turned out to be a quiet but pleasant
affair. There were no cheers or songs.
But its keynote was a turning back
Of music and conversation to the college
days of the COS, and those who attended
said Mr. Hoover made good listener"
and seemed to particularly enjoy the
whole affair.
In all, IL members of the team re-
turned to sit about an oval table In
the State dining room Of the Executive
Mensicn, decora ID with Stanford's
colors Of red and white, and swap tales
Of their foot ball days.
The men, now bankers, doctors, law
yers, engineers, author and rancher,
but who won for Stanford in 1894 the
foot ball championship of the West,
came from East, West and South to
attend. They did give a college cheer,
led by Will Irwin, author, as they met
with the President yesterday afternoon
for a picture
Although dsI1er was not scheduled
until 8 o'clock last night, many Of the
team members came early. And as q
keynote fer the informality Of the eve
ming, Mr.. Hoover met them in his study
upstairs.
During dinner, the Marine Band
Orchestra, with red coats and white
collars that Appropriated the Stanford
colors, turned back the pages of their
music books to play old college songs
and popular airs Of 81 years ago. There
was; the Tilt of "A Bicycle Built For
Two" and others.
Old Movies Shown.
AS still another touch of as near the
COS as possible, there were oldtime
motion pictures shown on the second
floor of the White House later Mem
bers Of the team had brought them
along, together with screen programs
"
the White House movie equipment.
During the evening, all members of
the team greeted Mrs. Hoover She
had been classmate of some of them,
while others had attended Stanford a
few years before her.
Those attending the dinner were
Paul Downing of San Francisco, cap
tain of the old team; William c. Haz-
gard of Buhl, Idaho; Joel Y. Field Of
Dallas, DR.. Guy Cochran of Los Angeles,
". H. Harrelson and DR.. j. B. Frank
enheimer of San Francisco, Jackson z.
Reynolds of New York, Martin H. Ken
nedy of London, England; w. w. Or
cult of Los Angeles, and State Senator
Herbert Hicks Of Illinois, in addition
to VIII Irwin.
Representative Free of California,
who was graduated from Sanford in
1901, filled what would have been an
absent place at the dinner.
Charles M. Fickert, Los Angeles at
torney, who was flying across the con-
tinent to attend the dinner, did not ar
rive in time, having failed to allow
sufficient time for the trip.
Word reached the White House this
morning that Ffckert had been forced
down by a storm while en- route and
that instead of arriving at 4 pm. yes
terday, as scheduled, he probably will
arrive at 4 pm. today.