Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
COL. HALL SEATED
BY ALT ALTA CLUB
500 Members and Guests At
tend Annual Event of
Organization.

members of the Alfalfa Club gathered
last night at the Willard Hotel TO seat
Col. Henry Hall as president OF the
organization. The program OF the
Alfalfa Club is a secret affair, and little
news leaks out from the banquet hall
as to the actual proceedings. However,
it was indicated that the traditions OF
the club were again carried out, which
meant no speeches, and only humorous
references to current political ana
national affairs
Col. Hall succeeded Thomas P. Little
page as president OF the organlzatlon'
and was installed in Office by Judge
j. Harry Covington, past president OF
the club, who presided in the absence
of Mr.. Littepage. Judge Walter /: NC
Coy also was seated as vice president.
other officers installed last night were
Senator KY Pittman, second vice presl-
dent: Charles Porterfield Light, secre-
tary treasurer: William Payne Meredltn,
sergeant alarms, and George n. OCon-
nor, water boy. The following consul
tute the board of managers: John II.
Carroll, Levi Cooke Judge Covington,
J. Harry Cunningham, Cary T. Gray
son. Mr. Hall Charles P. Light, Mr..
Iittlepage, William j. Mentally, Richard
v. Oulahan Edgar c. Snyder and
Edward j. Walsh.
Hold Memorial Services.
Memorial services, in charge of Mr.:
Walsh, were held for four members OF
the club who have died during the past
wear. They were T. Coleman dupont,
william A. Glasgow. jr., Maj. Gen. w n
dell c, Neville and Robert Wilson Lewis.
The club greeted four new members
who take the places of those who dleo.
These are Representative John N. Gar
ner of Texas, House minority leader;
Senator Henry F. AshurSt OF Arizona,
Senator Tom Connally Of Texas ana
Senator-elect James F. Byrne OF south
Carolina. Resident members elected
were B. H. Roberts and former Senator
A. @. Stanley of Kentucky.
Nearly 500 guests gathered IN the
main ball room = the Willard to see
Col. Hall installed as president ana
listen to the wittisisms Of the few who
Il spoke. A list of guests and members
of the club who attended the dinner
follows:
Jesse c. Atkins, member Supreme
4 Court of the District of Columbia !:
Horace M. Albright, director National
park Service; Richard S. Aldrich. Rep
resentative from Rhode Island; w. H.
Allen. captain, United States Navy;
Timothy T. Ansberry, Phil c. Arth,
! Henry F. Ashurst, Senator from Ari--
4 IONA: Clarence A. Aspinwall, president
Security Storage Co.; H. Leslie AtlasS,
Columbia B. c. Co., Chicago: Ralph
+. G. Await, Treasury Department
Others at Event.
Isaac Bacharach, Representative from
New Jersey; Robert L. Bacon, Repre-
sentative from New York; Joseph h.
Bkagley, American Bank Note Co.;
charles H. Baker, M. R. Baker, Wash
ington Radio Forum; Raymond I:
Baker, former director United States
Mint: Alben w. Barley, Senator from
Kentucky: James E. Barnes. John T.
Barnett, Colorado; Robert Barry, New
York Evening World; Adolf K. Barta,
JOHN H Bartlett, International Joint
Commission: William H. Beck, Depart
m4nt of State; Frank A. Belcher, the
Lambs. New York City; Uric Bel
Louisville Courier Journal: Laurence M
Benedict Los Angeles Times; Robert
Root Bennett, Frederick c. Billiard, rear
admiral. United States Coast Guard;
Hiram Bingham. Senator from Con-
necticut; George T. Bishop, General
Electric Co.. Cleveland, Ohio; Floyd G..
Blair, the National City Co., New YORK
City; Oscar E. Bland, United States
Court and Patent Appeals; Sol Bloom,
Representative from New York; Dr..
Rupert Blue, former surgeon general
United States Public Health Service;
Thomas P. Bones, Robert o. Bonnell,
Norris Plan Bank, Baltimore; Joel I.
Boone, captain. United States Navy;
Fenton W. Booth. chief justice, United
States Court of Claims; Robert j. Bourke,
secretary to Representative Bacharach;
John F. NJ Bowie, Dr. Fenton Bradford,
Thomas w. Brahany, William w. Bride,
corporation counsel; Edison w. Briggs,
Floyd A. Briggs, Radio Corporation OF
America, New York City; Fred A. Brit
ten, Representative from Illinois: Ro-
man A. Brodesser, Frederick H. Brooke,
Harry j. Brown, Salt Lake Tribune; j.
Alvin Brown, A. A. A; Lyle Brown,
major general, Chief of Engineers,
u S. A.; Matthew c. Brush, 100 Broad
Bryan, Gene Buck, American Society
Composers, New York City; Walker S.
Buel, Cleveland Plain Dealer Robert
j. Buckley, Senator from Ohio; DR..
John w. Burke. Neil Burkinshaw, Ebert
K. Burlew, assistant TO Secretary OF
Interior; w. Eben Burnside, Olger B.
BurtneSs, Representative from North
Dakota; H. Ralph Burton, Harry G.
Butcher, James F. Byrnes, Senator ELECT
from South Carolina.
Irving Caeser, New York City; DR..
James A. Cahill, jr.; Robert F. Cahtll,
Victor Cahill, Robert Callahan, M. F.
Calnan, James A. Carmack, Col. John
H. Carroll, John H. Carroll, jr., Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad, Chicago; George
H. Carter, public printer: L. S. Chace'
Tiverton, R. l.; Enoch A. Chace.
legation of Panama; George Bowie
Chapman, Wallace w. Chiswell, George
B. Christian, jr.; Dwight Clark,
Col Edward B. Clark, Edward T. Clark,
Gaylord l.. Clark, Baltimore; Carl H.
Claudy, John Baldwin Cochran, Frank
y TN<II To-,
z. Collifower, Col. w. A. Colston, gen.
eral counsel Nickel Plate Railroad Co,
Cleveland; Arthur D. Condor, Hutchi-
son I. Gone. rear admiral, United States
Shipping Board; Tom Connally, Sena-
tor from Texas; Harry T. Connolly,
vice president w. B. g. A. Railroad Co.,
Baltimore: DR.. Thomas K. Conrad,
George A. Cooke, barrster, Chicago;
George B. Cooke, Chicago; Levi Cooke,
William S. Corby, j. Harry Covington,
former chief justice District of Column
bia Supreme Court; william Coyne,
Wilmington, Del; Henry D. Champion,
president Blue Ridge Rod and Gun
Club Herbert s. Crosby, major general,
president Board of Commissioners;
John F. Crosby. Great Neck, Long Is
land; DR. Jerome r. Crowley, Thomas
/. Crystal, lieutenant colonel, U. S. A.;
Andrew J. Cummings. Chevy Chase.
Md; j. Harry Cunningham, secretary,
Cridiron Club; J. Max Cunningham,
Chevy Chase, Md.
Guest List Continued.
O. Coburn Darling, Providence, r. l.;
e. Med. Davis, vice president A. Z. L.
Railroad Co., Wilmington, N. G.; John
d. Delaunay, c. S. c., editor; ]. Henri
de Sibour, William H. DERRICK, Balti-
more: Cecil B. Dickson, Associated
Press; Henry l.. Doherty, H. L. Do
herty g. Co, New York City; William
J. Donald, william H. Donovan, Charles
A. Douglas. Charles H. Drayton, H
Rozier Dulany. jr.; George Thomas