Evening star., 1935-01-20
ENJOYS
ALFALFA DINNER.
Is First Chief Executive to
See Club Mark Lee
Anniversary.

PreSlQenG ROOSEVELT ldSI IllSIlt
watched 500 members Of the Alfalfa
Club celebrate the 128th birthday an
niversary of Robert E. Lee. The cere-
monies took place on the old Alfalfa
grazing grounds of the Willard.
Although Gen. Lee died 43 years
before the Alfalfa Club was founded,
members figure he would have been
eligible, because Confederate cavalry
horses ate so much alfalfa. They even
believe Traveller got his quota Of this
clover-like member Of the bean fam
lily.
At the dinner last night, the first
ever attended by President OF the
United States, all the admirable quail
tiles of alfalfa were recalled. 1t is
claimed that alfalfa, of all the weeds,
goes farthest into the earth for moist
ure.
In % years of its existence, the Al
falfa Club failed to invite President
to its dinners until last night, because
the Alfalfans always nominate Pres
ident of their own-to run on the
Alfalfa ticket. The nominee this year
Is Senator James F. Byrnes of South
Carolina.
Promptly at 7;30 pm, President
Roosevelt arrived in the great dining
room of the hotel, the walls festooned
with alfalfa.
Immediately the President was
seated the lights went out, beam was
focused on Old Glory and squad
of Marines gave the salute to the
colors.
Only serious note OF the evening
was sounded Immediately when the
hall was darkened and the outgoing
president of the Alfalfa Club. Rear
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, paid tribute
to members who died during the past
year. These were: Col. Henry A
Mallory, former Senator Richard P
Ernst, Col. William A. Colston and Col
Henry Hall. Memorial services were
conducted by Charles c. Long.
Six new members initiated, with
wreaths of alfalfa over their browS
we're: Former Gov. of Maryland
Albert C. Ritchie, Frederic A. Delano
Reginald S. Hurdekoper, Senator
Harry F. Byrd, John Saul and Ad-
miral H. I. Cone.
Officers of the Alfalfa Club installed
last night are: Frank j. Hogan, pres
ident; Charles P. Light, secretary and
treasurer; Corcoran Thorn, vice pres
ident; William P. Meredith, sergeant
alarms, and George H. O'Connor,
water boy.
The guest list at the dinner follows:
The President of the United States.
The Postmaster General.
The Minister of China.
Dean Acheson, Justice Jesse c.
Adkins, Richard S. Aldrich, William
F. Alexander, Commissioner George
E. Allen. David B. Altman, Alexander
Armstrong, Philip c. Arth, C. Rogers
Arundel, F. Gloyd Await, Thomas Y
Await, Representative Isaac Bacha-
rach, Senator Nathan L. Bachman,
Justice Jennings Bailey, Bruce Baird,
Charles H. Baker, Gibbs L. Baker,
Gibbs L. Baker, jr., Raymond T.
Baker, j. w. Barnett, Carter T. Bar
ron, John H. Bartlett, John D. Battle,
William L. Beale, Will G Beardslee,
James T. Begg Sosthenes Behn, Ferdi-
nand L. Belin, Uric Bell, A L. Bernie,
Clifford K. Bergman, Francis Biddle,
George T. Bishop, Oscar E. Bland, r.
Howard Bland, Representative Sol
Bloom, DR.. Rupert Blue, Chester c.
Bolton, Edmund r. Boots, Robert j.
Bourke, Thomas w. Brahany, Harry
M. Bralove, Fred A. Britten, Frederick
H. Brooke, George RothWell Brown,
Harry J. Brown, Thad H. Brown,
Walter Brown, Joseph Browning, P.
Powell Browning, Nat Brusiloff, E.
Eugene Buck, Walker S. Buel, Barry
Bulkley, Senator William j. BuloW,
DR.. John w. Burke, John j.
Burns, H Ralph Burton, Harry
c. Butcher, Ulysses Butler, Sena-
tor Harry Flood Byrd, James F.
Byrnes, Speaker Joseph w. Byrns,
Robert F. Cahill, Daniel J. Callahan,
Daniel j. Callahan, jr., Robert J.
Callahan, w. B. Galloway, Michael
F. Calnan, George M. Campbell, Law
renee j. Campbell, Mr.. Cardini, Rob-
ert Carey, Charles c. Carlin, Assistant
Secretary of State Wilbur j. Carr,
John H. Carroll, jr., Representative
Albert E. Carter, Anon G. Carter,
Abner c. Case, DR.. Philip A. Caulfield,
Vinton Chaplin, John c. Chevalier,
George Bowie Chapman, Norris B.
Chapman, Wallace w. Chiswell, Ed
ward T. Clark, Raymond Clapper, j.
Reuben Clark, Benjamin Clayton,
Representative John j. Cochran,
Frank j. Coleman, Edward F. Cola
day, James E. Collihower, Rear Ad-
niral Hutchinson I. Cone, Senator
Tom Connally, Alfred A. Cook, Sena-
tor Marcus A. Coolidge, Senator Royal
S. Copeland. William S. Corby, Joseph
j. Cotter, Robert j. Cottrell, former
Chief Justice J. Harry Covington,
Justice Joseph w. Cox Henry D.
Champion, John F.. Crosby, Carl C.
Grove, Leo T. Crowley, Thomas R.
Crowley, Andrew Jackson Cummings,
Harry F. Cunningham, j. Harry Cum
ningham, j. Maxson Cunningham,
Edward Dahl, John j. DAILY, Erie
r. Daveler. Ewin L. Davis, Floyd
L. Davis, Manton Davis, Fred
eric A. Delano, Judge Marion De
Vries, John Dickinson, Vincenzo di
Girolamo. Walter G. Distler, William
H. Donovan, Frederick w. Doremus,
Michael M. Doyle, Charles D. Dray-
ton, Arthur P. Drury, Representative
James P. B. Duffy, H. Rozier Dulany,
jr., Maj. w. Mckee Dunn and Andrew
B. Duvall.
Stephen T. Early, secretary to the
President; Frederick East Joseph B.
Eastman. Harry Eaton, Mariner S.
Eccles. Glen E. Edgerton, Charles M
Egan, William j. Egan, Col. Robert
G. Elbert, Wade H. Ellis, Representa-
tive Harry L. Englebright and j.
Frederick ESsary.
Frederic de C. Faust, Lieut.. Col
Joseph c. Fegan, Charles A. Ferguson
Garland S. Ferguson, Carter Field