Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
HOOVER IS GUEST
At PRESS BANQUET
Other NotabIes Attend Affair
!, of White House Cor
!. respondents.


many guests President Hoover, ever,
member of his cabinet, the French
German and British Ambassadors ant
the Minister from the Irish Free State
This array of notableS included ais
Nicholas Longworth, Speaker of tn
House, a number of Senators ant
Representatives and high ranking ON
GERS OF the Army, Navy and Marin
Corps, as we'll as a number of editors
publishers and writer's from all part
Of the country.
There were nearly 500 persons seated
ut the banquet, and the scene was I
which furnished the incidental music
was attired in the scarlet jackets o
that famous organization. Behind thu
President, the foreign representatives
the members of the cabinet and Maj
Gen. Benjamin Fuller, commandant o
Marines, were hung the official flag!
Of their ONCE or country.
President Speaks Briefly.
Following an established custom o.
the White House correspondents, there
was an absence of oratory. In response
to a toast drunk standing in his honor
President Hoover spoke briefly. The
features of the dinner were arranged
and carried out under the direction o.
George E. Durno of the international
News Service. Contributors to thi.
interesting program were George H
O'Connor and Matt Horne, and num-
Der of radio stars of the CofuH1bfs
Broadcasting System
The banquet struck note of mirth
calculated to center around the PreSi-
dent and his newspaper family" with
the view to making him forget the
troubles of state.
AS President Hoover entered the
''Hail to the Chief" When he was
seated and the cheering had Quoted
the hall was darkened, spot light
played upon a replica of the White
House in the middle of the stage, when
suddenly there was an explosion, blow
ing off the roof, which was explained
as being caused by the first piece of
news coming out of the White House
since Secretary Akerson departed. This
unusual news was the announcement
by President Hoover that the next day
would be the anniversary of the birth
Of George Washington.
One of the outstanding features of
the entertainment was the throwing on
the screen of a sound Aim, entitled
THE Strange Inauguration of President
Mallon, or Our Error" in swift moving
farce taken by the Fox Movietone and
directed by Arthur De Titta.
C. B. S. Stars Entertain. 70.
The Columbia Broadcasting stars who
contributed to the entertainment were
Grace Moore opera star; Lee Morse. a
blues singer; Irene Beasley, q recording
Lambs Club Nat Brusilof and his
NlNUy14fT1c tVaar
announcer. who acted as master Of
ceremonies during the musical section
Of the program.
Those who attended the banquet fol-
low:
Honor Guests-The President Of the United
Ambassador. the British Ambassador. the
Speaker OF the House, the Secretary Of State.
the Minister Of the Irish Free State. the
War. the Attorney General. the Postmaster
General, the Secretary Of the Navy. the Sec
culture. the Secretary Of Commerce, the Sec
rotary of Labor, Senator ConnalIy. Senator
Lawrence Richsy seeretary waiter waite: 4. New
ton, Ernest Lee Jahncke. Henry p. Fletcher
Secretary French ssrother, DR.. otto Kiep
Members Of thes association and their
guests-P. II. Adams. George Akerson. Thee
Eusene Anderson. Paul :. Anderson s a. Ruf f
Andres. Robert B.. Armstrong. IT,: Robert 3
ArmsLrong, 81; Harry arthur. John G. Atchl-
srick, r. Barkiey. james Z Barnes. John
William L. Beale; Felix Belair. Samuel Bell
Francis F; Bellamy. Laurence Benedict
=, Belts. Karl A Bickel. Sidney Bieber. Barry
Bingham. Richard Blaisdell. Sol Bloom, j. g.
I Rl1e Frank sO6,s sOfl Bqsls e. Cap
John Boyle, Thomas w. Brahany Harllee
Branch: A. D. BIasheaTs, Mason p; Bray
EraeksTt. psvid Barne t. MsxnarG Barre Il
waiter I: Burton. Harry e; BgtcheT: Jess.
catledge. walter Chambiin, J. r. Chester
a nan, Guy = Campbell Thomas CaTens
cstiedse. Waiter chamberlin. !. F. ichestef
9. Bowie Chapman, Melbourne Christerson
George B.; Christian, Raymond Clapper. Ed.
Rex N. Collier. Z. J. colIinower. Ralph A
Coolidge. 3. B. Cornell. Roger Cortesi. Col
James Coupal, Arthur Crawford, C. C
G GdSS c Or; Hugh Cumming: Frank J. Ounce
SSssT. i i. Denton: ASihaT Be Titss: KS
w';,. D0dds G 5nbs@,x DGSfst: non.,a
Joseph r. Dowdall. H. w. Drake, Georg,
preschsr' z ): Duffy; GEORGE z; Durnei
Pred x. Emery. Park EnSie. M. b. E Ts
J. Fred Essary. Ear Evans. Walter Fahy
lanes FaTIanar. waiter Ferguson. Carte
Eoote: Wilbur Forrest; Rudolph FOR Sorster. , ]
ter F. George. @. Waldo Gleason. J. M
Gleissner. z. A. Goidenweiser. H. L. Gordon
flames Is Grey, Isaac Gregg. Charles Q. Grid
Guthrie; Arthur W, Hachten. v. N. Hacker
f Ban R. Ham asnn. rrenk Hal H, wam .i Ha
Harrison. Lee Pee Hart. g s. Hayden. ia
A ESS6sn' stuart nat,y Hayes Thomas Hssley
p. Hsinl. Joseph N. Heller. Raymond z
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Hi. Walter hin. Laurence Hills. Raip
Htz. Col; G.. B. Hodges. K; c. Hogate. Fred
Holmes; j, z. Hoover. Edwsrd N. Horne
Matt Horne, William Houghton. sidne
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Jackson g., Hurford. W. X Hutchinson
H Hare. 1nsley, C Gran, Isaacs; Harvey {
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sa.sei Kent. Henfs sa' Ksnhls cSsrl. Ken
Keyser' Ralph Kimble Capt Thoma
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Cir wilmott Lewis H. B. Lindsay. Edwar
2 Lockstt; John Torrance; Miles Mccahil
yeha J Mspevi,t. v Meryo asp S.Hi
McGahsn. Stanley McGhee. M II. McIr
tyre, Guy D. Mckinney. NJ M MeNsme,
Paul Malone. Edgar Markham Ioreng
Martin. William L. Msttocks. Edward May
Larkin @ Mead, Hardie Meakin. Rice v
Henry Miller. w. c. Miller. Reginald
Mitchell. L. w MoTett Reid Monitor
Charles NJ. Moore. Daniel Norman. p
Moran: W. p Mueller. Ralph c. MI
hgan, W, c. Murphy. Poster k Mn
ray. William g. Neal. Donald Newt
ysck Eevip Jack ,Neyin. n; Joe
Dan z. oConnei. DR.. c. T. OConno
Georse O'Connor. Kenneth OConnor. Joi
O'Hara. Richard J. OReefe. Charl
o.Neil. Col. ", d. Ord. RICHARD v. Ouiaha
Claude w. owen. Prank Page. jeffrey Pa
sons: Drew Pearson, Harold w. Phillips.
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