Evening star., 1934-01-21
SORROW IS TABOO
AT ALFALFA CLUB
Sham Battle for Chairman
ship AmuSeS Members at
Annual Banquet.


are taboo" as the keynote of the eve
ming, the 100 members of the Alfalfa
Club and approximately 300 guests met
for the organizations annual banquet
at the Willard Hotel last night.
Claiming the distinction of the most
cosmopolitan club in Washington" the
group had as guests members of Con-
gress. Vice President Garner. other high
ranking Government officials and per-
sons prominent in the civic life OF the
city
In the absence of Rear Admiral Cary
T. Grayson. the 1884 president of the
club who is now at the Mayo Clinic
recovering from serious operation, a
sham battle for the Craftsmanship OF
the dinner developed between Senator
Key Pittman, first vice president, ana
Frank j. Hogan, the 1888 president.
Enacted in the manner of Let EN-
Eat cake" the opposing factions pre-
sented pleas for their candidates with
posters and songs, but the issue finally
was settled when Senator Plttman, on
advice of his campaign manager, Vice
President Garner, made nasty re-
treat from the battlefield.
Eight newly-elected members, In
cluding Senator Joseph T. Robinson
and Dean Acheson. former UnderSecre-
tary of the Treasury. were introduced
from the stage and made to sing for
their supper" as part of the entertain
ment program, which incud99 c"cheS-
ira selections, songs and speeches.
At the instance of CnGi- I'LL H. gan.
all those present drank toast to the
absent president, Admiral Grayson. de-
claring the dinner would be better
thing by far" if he were present.
The list of guests and members OF the
club follow
Dean G.. AcheSon, Justice Jesse c.
Adkins, Richard S. Aldrich, Providence,
r. l.: Clayson W. Aldridge, Commits
sioner George E. Allen, E. c. Alvord,
Philip c. Arth, Maj. Gen. Thomas Q.
Ashburn, Clarence A AspinWall, Ralph
L. Atlass. Chicago, ILL.,. Assistant Con-
1oier F. Gloyd Await.
Representative Isaac Bacharach,
Lieut. Gov. of Massachusetts, Gaspar G.
Beacon. Representative Robert L. Bacon,
Bruce Baird, Charles H. Baker George
Barr Baker, New York City: Raymond
T Baker, Charles E. Baldwin. Arthur
A. Ballantine. New York City, senator
Alben w. Barkley Albert Mace. Barnes,
New York City; Carter Tate Barron,
John H. Bartlett, William L. Beale,
Representative Carroll L. Beedy, James
T. Begg, Cleveland Ohio; Sosthenes
Behn, New York City; DR.. John G. Bell.
Maj. George l.. Berry. Tennessee; MaJa
Leon Berry Toms River, N. j.; Harry
Pavne Bingham. New York City Eugene
r. Black. oscar E. Bland. Richard How
ard Bland. Baltimore; former Surg. Gen
rupert Blue. Representative Sol Bloom,
Representative Chesta. C. Bolton, Edwin
r. Boots. New York City; Robert j.
Bourke. Clement L. Bouve.
George Calvert Bowie, Thomas W
Brahany, John P. BTamhall. William Z.
Breed. jr., New York City: Klngman
Brewster. Representative Fred A. BRIT
ten. Frederick H. Brooke, George Roth
we'll Brown, Sevellon Brown. Providence,
f. l.; Thad H. Brown. Walter Brown,
?. Powell Browning, John c. Bruton,
jr., New York City; E. Eugene BUCK,
president Americay Society Composers.
New York; Walker S. Buel. Senator
Robert j. Bulkley, Senator William j.
Pulow, Dr. John w. Burke. Neil Burkln-
shaw, H. Ralph Burton, Harry c.
Butcher, Senator Harry F. Byrd, Joseph
M. Byrne. New York City; Senator
James F. Byrnes, Representative Joseph
w. Byrns.
Morris Cafritz. DR.. James A. Cahill,
r.; Robert F. Cahill, Daniel J. Gala
han. Robert Callahan, w. B. Galloway.
Baltimore, Md; Michael F. Calnan,
bell, Louisville. KY; John H. Carroll.
ir., Chicago: Anon G. Carter. George
II. Carter, DR.. Philip A. Caulfleld. Wal
ter Chamblin, Senor Juan B. Chevalier,
Edwin F. Chinlund. New York: George
Bowie Chapman, Wallace w. Chiswell,
George B. Christian, jr., New York
City: Brice Clagett, Senator Bennett
Champ Clark. Edward T. Clark, Rep
resentative John J. Cochran, Howard
E Coffin, New York City; Philip Q.
Coffin. Frank ]. Coleman. Edward F..
Colladay, James E. Colliflower Senator
Marcus A Coolidge. Col. William A.
Colston, Ohio; Hutchinson I. Cone,
Senator Tom Connally, Clarence b.
Conner, New York City; Karl w. Corpy,
William S Corby, Joseph j.: Cotter,
Henry D. Champion. Lou r. Cranoan'
New York City; Daniel r. Crissinger'
John F. Crosby. DR.. Jerome F. Crow
lev Andrew Jackson Cummings An
drew Jackson Cummings, jr.; Robert b.
Cummings. j. Harry Cunningham d.
Maxson Cunningham.
Joseph E. Davies. Haskell Davis, John
Harrison Davis. Col. Manton Davis. New
York City; Col. Maurice Fitzmaurlce
Dav, Carlos de la Barra. John j. Devlny,
John Dickinson. Cecil B. Dickson. Sen
ator William H Dieterich. Vincenzo dl
Gi1olamo. Joseph Dilworth, John c.
Distler. Baltimore, Md; Walter G. Dist
Ter, William H. Donovan. James H.
Douglas, Representative Wall Doxey,
John A. Doyle Rochester, N. y;
Charles D. Drayton. H. Rozier Dulany'
ir.: George T. Dunlop, Andrew B. Du-
vail.
Stephen Early. Frederick East: Lieut..
Col. Glen E Edgerton. D. F. Edwards,
John H Edwards, Wade Hampton Ellis
Park Engle, Representative Harry l..
Englebright. Richard P. Ernst. j. Fred
erick Essary, Mark Ethridge. Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Silliman
Evans.
Frederick dec. Faust Maj. Joseph G.
Fegan. Garland S. Ferguson. jr.; Car
ter Field, Junus P Fishburne, Roanoke
Va: Franklin L. Fisher, Bernard F1tz-
gerald. Robert " Fleming, John T.
Flynn. New York City; j. Clifford Fol-
ger, Warren Forster, Isaac M. Foster
Philip P. Friedlander, E. l.. Fuegel,
Mai. Gen. Ben H. Fuller.
Edward w. Gableman, c. w. Gallo
way, Baltimore, Md, Allen S. Gard1-
ner Paul E. Gardiner, Long islana'
N Y; John w Gardner, Vice Fresl-
OeIlU UUllll NdllIC ooAASA'
Ganett, Finis j. Garrett. John o.
Gheen. Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury stephen B. Gibbons. Rep
resentative Frank Gillespie, Thomas A
Gillis. Charles Carroll Glover, jr.;
Christian J. Gockeler, Justice Peyton
Gordon. Senator Thomas P. Gore
Thomas E. Green, William Green
Julian 3. Greene. DR. Louis S. Greene
George A. Griffin, William H Crimes
Gilbert H. Grosyenor, Melville Bel
Grosvenor, Charles S. Groves, John w
Guider.
Clifford Hall. New York City; j
Fontaine Hall. William F. Hail. Walter
S. Hallanan. Charleston, W. Va; Edwin
A. Halsey. William F. Ham. Representa-
tive Clarence E. Hancock, DR.. Granville
S. Hanes, Louisville, KY; Henry G
Hanford, James H. Hanley, John H
Hanna. Elisha Hanson, Edward J
EorriS ET1nyd r