Evening star., 1933-01-22
BANQUET IS HELD
BY ALFALFA CLUB
Al JoIson and Oracle Allen En-
tertain-Garner Seated at
Head Table.

The twentieth annual dinner of the
famous old Alfalfa Club was held last
night at the Willard Hotel mid song
and cheers.
Al Jolson and Oracle Allen of lost
brother" fame were with the principal
entertainers with George O'Connor,
Mat Horne and George Eastman fur
nishing the songs.
The club, organized April 13, 1918,
Is headed by Senator Key Pittman Of
Nevada, as president, and with Ad-
miral Cary T. Grayson, first vice presi-
dent Frank J. Hogan, second vice pres
ident: Charles Porterfield Light, Sec
retary-treasurer, and William Payne
Meredith, Sergeant-at-arms. Under
the progressive rule Of selecting presi-
dents, Admiral Grayson will succeed
Senator Pittman.
Speaker John Nance Garner, Vice
President-Elect. who is listed as resi-
dent member of the club, occupied a
prominent place at the head table in
the banquet hall.
The list of members and invited guests
follows:
DR.. Horacio F. Alfaro, the Minister of
Panama; Secretary of Labor Doak, Dean
G. Acheson. Justice Jesse c. Adkins,
Representative Richard S. Aldrich,
Sidney Alexander, George E. Allen,
Timothy T. Ansberry, Robert B. Arm
strong, Philip c. Arth, Senator Henry
F. Ashurst, F. Gloyd Await,
Harry Bacharach. Atlantic City, N. j.;
Representative Isaac Bacharach, Repre-
sentative Carl G. Bachmann, Gaspar G.
Bacon. lieutenant governor of Massa-
chusetts: Representative Robert Low
Bacon, Bruce Baird, Charles H. Baker
Gibbs L. Baker, Raymond T. Baker
former director of the mint; Representa-
tive Malcolm Baldridge, Charles E.
Baldwin, Representative William B.
Bankhead, Senator w. Warren Barbour,
Robert Barry, John H. Bartlett, former
Governor of New Hampshire; George
w. Bean, Representative Carroll L.
Beedy, Uric Bell. Louisville; F. Darius
Benham, New York City; Raymond
Benjamin, Ira E. Bennett, George T.
Bishop, Cleveland, Ohio; Floyd G.
Blair, New York City; Oscar E. Bland,
Representative Sol Bloom, Julian w.
Blount, Representative Chester C.
Bolton, Capt. Joel T. Boone, E. K.
Boots, New York City; Robert j. Bourke,
John F. M Bowie, Thomas W. Brahany,
William c. Breed, jr, New York City;
Frederick H. Brooke, George Rothwell
Brown, Harry j. Brown, Thad H. Brown,
Walter Brown, P. Powell Browning,
Edward Bruce, Henry E. c. Bryant,
E. Eugene Buck, president American
Society Composers, New York; Walker
S. Buel, Eliot Bufflnton. New York City;
Senator Robert ]. Bulkley, Senator
William j. Bulow, Assistant Secretary
OF State Harvey H. Bundy, DR.. John w.
Burke. Taylor Burke, Burke & Herbert,
Alexandria. Va; F. M. Burkhead, Waco,
Tex; Edward B. Burling, Edward N.
Burns, H. Ralph Burton, Senator James
Burns.
Morris Cafritz, DR.. James A. Cahill.
lr.; Robert F. Cahill, Daniel j. Gala
han, Robert Callahan, Michael F. CAL
nan, James A. Carmack, John H. Carroll,
Jr., Chicago; T. D. Carson Anon G. Car
ter, publisher Fort Worth Star; George H.
Carter, U. S. public printer; DR.. Philip
Caulfleld, Johnstown Pa; Juan B. Che
Waller, secretary legation of Panama;
John W. Ch1ldress, George Bowie Chip
man, Wallace w. Chiswell, George B.
Christian, jr.; Edward T. Clark, Repre-
sentative John j. Cochran. Philip o. |
CofIin, Frank j. Coleman, James C. |
Collifowsr, Col. William "A. Colston. |
G. c., Ohio: Hutchinson I. Gone, Sena- |
tor Tom Connally, George R. Cooksey. |
Senator Marcus A. Coolidge, William |
S. Corby, Karl w. Corby, Harvey c. |
Couch, former Chief Justice j. Harry
Covington, Henry D. Champion, Rear |
Admiral Thomas T. Craven, Daniel r. !
Crssinger, John F. Crosby, Capt Elmer i
E. Crowley. DR.. Jerome F. Crowley. |
Andrew Jackson Cummings. Chevy ]
Chase, Md; Andrew jackson Cummings, |
Jr.; Joseph Cunningham. New York |
City; J. Harry Cunningham and J. |
Maxson Cunningham, Chevy Chase, Md. |
Frederic A. Delano, Ira DeLoath, Fort |
Worth, Tex; Cecil B. Dickson, Walter |
G. Distler, H. L. Doherty, New York; |
William H. Donovan, Representative |
Lewis w. Douglas, Arthur P Drury, |
II. Rozier Dulany, jr.; A. McCook Dun
1op. G. Thomas Dunlop, Walter G. |
Dunlop, James Clement Dunn, Andrew
B. Duvan and Representative Leonidas
c. Dyer
Frederick East, Lieut.. Col Glen E.
Edgerton, Rock Island Assistant Sec
retary Of the Interior John H. Ed
wards, DR.. Edmund M. Ellerson, Dr.
Henry r. Elliott, James A. Emery, Rep
resentative Harry L. Englebright, j.
Frederick Essary, Silliman Evans, New
York City.
Maj. Joseph C. Fegan, Frederick A.
Fenning, Charles A. Ferguson, Garland
S. Ferguson, jr.; Homer Lenoir Fergu-
sop, Newport News, Va; Carter Field,
Edward G. Fnney. Franklin L. Fisher,
Robert v. Fleming. former Ambassador
Henry P. Fletcher, Israel M. Foster,
Lafayette Franklin, Representative Ar
thur M. Free.
Charles w. Galloway, Baltimore;
John w. Gardner, Speaker John N
Garner, Leslie C. Garnett, Finis j.
Garrett, Uric j. Gendron, John o.
Gheen, Malcolm Graeme Gibbs, Clinton
w. Gilbert, Thomas A. Gillis, Chancel-
Postmaster General W. Irving Glover,
Christian j. Cocker Mark L. Goodwin,
Justice Peyton Gordon, Representative
Edward w. Goss, Edwin C. Graham,
Judge William j. Graham, Louis A.
Gravelle, Francis c. Gray, Boston,
Mass; Real Admiral Cary T. Grayson,
pr. Louis s. Greene, DR.. Thomas E.
yYoara William Green William II L