Evening star., 1931-12-18
AUT0MOTNE TRADE
GROUP BANQUETS
Thirteenth Annual Gathering
Proves to Be Anything Else
but "Hard Luck"

The thirteenth annual banquet OF the
Washington Automotive Trace Associ-
alton at the MayfloWer Hotel last night.
called the hard luck banquet" because
of its hoodoo number, proved to be any,
thing else but, as more than 200 men,
bers and guests gathered together in a
merry-making party.
Despite heated opposition of the trade
leaders present to the proposed motor
tax increase in the District of Column
bia and the finding of an elaborate wine
list on the menu, which was never
served, nor intended to be for that mat
ter, the individual members appeared
very optimistic over conditions for the
coming year and expressed themselves
IN that light in no uncertain terms.
Cnet warrington was chairman of
the Dinner Committee and acted as
postmaster. Other members of the
commlttee included D. C. Barnhart, j.
b. rev, Stanley II. Horner. Louis 6
Julien, Raphael Semmes and n D
hawkins, j.. Entertainment was fea-
tured by Myer Goldman's Orchestra
and the talent of J. J. P. Mullane.
Members and guests were C. r.
Adams, E. G. Adams, w. C. Allison, F.
+. Altrup, Henry Bailey, Wilson Bailey,
Z. o. Baker, G. S. Banning, Darcy
Bannigan, H. A. L. Barker, D. C. Barn
mart, W. P. Barnhart, T. V. Barrett.
J. B. Berry, H. S. Biscoe. L. s. Bolton.
c. <. Boteler, H. r. Bressler, H. E,
Brooks, c. M. Brown, E. w. Brown, G.
w Buell., E. l.. Burch, Lee D. Butler,
J. 2. Callan, L. c. Carl r. D. Cats.
j. c. Caywood, Joseph Cherner, w. J.
Chown, l. R. Colburn, George H. Coale,
+. II. Conger, j. F.. Cooksey, j. N.
Cooper M. V. Copeland, F. E. Carter,
r. T. Creel, w. NJ DeNeane. Victor
Deyber, Max Dinkin, j. E DIVERS, /
y: Donohoe, A. w. Duffy, w. w. Duffy,
w. W. Dudley, Carl Emge, A. c. Engel,
r. b. English, F. c. Ferbsr, T. J. Ferris,
E. A. Frank, f. B. Frazier, Harry Fried
man. H. J. Galloway, A. D. Gardner,
H. j. Gsrtler, Meyer Goldman, j. w.
Grape, T. S. Grape, r. c. Green. r. E.
Greer. H. w. Griffith, S s. Grogan, W.
B. Guy. Fred Grimm, E. L. Hawkins,
F. L. Haller, r. E. Hamill, G. c. Hane,
Edward Harris, N. D. Hawkins, jr.: C.
w. Healy, T. B. Hermes, w. G. Hill,
S. H. Horner, H. G.. Hoskinson. Adams
G.. Howard. R. w. Howard. j. D. Hunt.
H. E. Hyde. Mitchell Herson. M. D.
Heron, William Janoff. r w. John
ston, Rudolph Jose, C. d. Joyce, L. S.
Julien, Lionel Kaplan, B. J. Kelly,
G. E. Keneipp. Stuart King. ]. B. King
ston, R. l. Klopfer. Percy Klein. w. r.
Lacev, R. L. Lewis. c. T. Lindsay, F.
". Lounsbury. P. B. Lum. c. B. Lyd-
dane. G. E. Miller, B. H. Merchant, S.
N MacInnis, John Manfuso, E. w.
Mong. D. G.. Morris. j. J. P Mullane. r.
J. Murphy. S. A. Mensh, LIE Roy MAJ
2ulo, E. H. Neumeyer, T. T. Newly, Ver-
non Nichols, w. J. Nolan, N. E. O'Brien,
w E. OConnor, w. G. Oliver, r. w.
Orr. Benjamin Ourisman, r. L. w. Owens,
V. T. Orrison, B. NJ. Price, E. J. Payne, F.
A Palmer, w. C. Palmer, J. A. Parsons,
L c. Pate, L. A. Payne, l. A. Peake,
Thomas Powell, F. S. Pohanka. w. S.
Pratt, L. H Phelps. R. P. Rosa, Harry
Rosenthal. R. j. Rabbit, T. K. Randall,
King Richardson, Bert Robinson. w.
4 Rogers, F. S. Roberts, c. L. Roet-
schi, j. NJ Sanders, j. B. Saunders. P
Schmidt. F. w. Schneider, Raphael
Semmes, H. S. Shipley, A. L. Sinclair.
c. D Sneak, j. E. Steinhauer, Sol
Stern. Curtis Steuart, w. P Skinker, F..
G. Stewart, E. B. Sothlman, J. L. Sug-
rue. R. C. Sullivan, H. B. SWartweut,
L. w Strobel. Robert Tarshes, L. NJ.
Thompson, Langdon Townsend, J. B.
Trew, ]. r. Trew, G. O. Vass, E. r. Va
lela Harry Viner, w A. Van Duzer r.
N. Waffle. E M. Wallace. Griffith War