Evening star., 1938-06-05
GAY OUTING HELD
BY ALFALFACLU
Annual Harvest Is Marked
by Athletic and Other
Contests.

Crop control and self control went
by the boards yesterday as the Alfalfa
Club held its annual harvest of al
falfa and sunburn at Joe Hines
Farm" near Frederick, Md.
Joined by a generous sprinkling Of
members Of the Gridiron Club and
some of the more distinguished
alumni of the J. Russell Young School
Of Expression, the harvesters worked
themselves up to the main task Of the
day by pleasant afternoon of lolling
on the verdant greensward while
country band furnished accompani-
ment for a lot of off f-key singing.
An unidentified journalist, giving
a London address and sporting a di-
ploma from the J. Russell Young
School, proved to be the most athletic
guest of the day by rolling down hill
into q brook, leading the band and
finally leaping into the spacious SWIM
ming pool without benefit of discard
ing his clothes. 1t cost Harry P.
(Alfalfa) Somerville 81 to learn that
the journalist could swim round-trip
across the pool
Vice President Garner, smart, ar
rived without his hat but Senator
Green, athletic Rhode Islander, went
him one better by arriving in an
autogiro. The Senator had scarcely
shaken himself out of his parachute
and goggles before he was pacing the
norman journalist up and down the
swimming pool.
Adjourn to Pasture.
Under pressure of getting in the
alfalfa before they could eat, the
whole party adjourned to the pasture
shortly after S, but the important
part of the job already had been done
by a team of mules and a moving
machine. In the course Of the cere-
mony, however, somebody turned over
a forkful of alfalfa and found Gene
Buck under it. Interviewed, he proved
to be the first vice president, warming
up to take over the office of presi-
dent in January. Edward j. Walsh,
president this year. and Senator Pat
Harrison, president last year, identi-
fed Mr.. Buck.
Unused to being away from the
halls of Congress, some Of the legis-
lative guests and members became
embroiled in concurrent resolution
at dinner time over how they had
found themselves 80 worn, fatigued
and broken down that they will be
unable to continue the arduous, con-
spicious and distinguished public
service which they have performed
In the past"
Their suggested remedy was that
a special committee Of so of them
should be named "to make frequent
visits to these premises to investigate
soil erosion, rainfall, drainage, under
ground flow, lightning. cloudbursts,
sunshine. moonshine, staggered hours,
ct cetera."
The whole idea became so mixed
up in bouillon, toast, olives, chicken,
cold roast beef, cold tongue, salad,
apple pie and coffee that nothing
much came of it except convincing
proof that the legislators were not
too broken down to eat their dinners
free
Brahany Is Chairman.
Thomas w. Brahany served as
chairman of the Entertainment Com
mittee and right hand to Joe (Joseph
h Hines.
The member list follows:
Acheson. Dean Aspinwell. c. A.
Aldrich. Richard 8.
B.
Bacharach. Isaac Brooks, Frederick H.
Bacon Robert l.. Bryan John Stewart
Baker. Charles H. Buck Engene e.
Baker, Gibbs L. Buel. Walker 8.
Begg, James T Bulkley, Barry
Bergman, c. K. Bulow. William J.
Bishop, George. T. Burton; H. Ralph,
Bland. oscar E. Byrd, Harry Flood
Blue, Rupert Byrnes. James F.
Brahany, Thomas w.
c.
Carroll, John H. 3r. Cone. Hutchinson I.
Carter, Anon G. Connally. Tom
Chapman, G Bowie Covington, ]. Harry |
Chiswell. Wallace w. Crissineer D. r.
Christian, G. B., jr. Crowley. Thomas r. |
Conn. Philip o. Cunningham. j. n.
Collifiower, James z.
ID.
Davis John W Drayton, Charles D, |
Davis. Robert C.. Dunlop, George T.
Delano, Frederic A.
Z.
East. Frederick Esssry, j. Frederick
Edgerton, Glen e.
Flannery. J.. @. Fordyce. Samuel W. |
Fleming, Robert v.
@.
Garner. John n Glover, Charles C,
Galley, H. Prescott Greene Louis s.
Gibbs, Malcolm G.: Grosvenor. Gilbert
Gilmore William E.
H.
Ham. William r. Hogan, Frank J.
Harrison. Pat Huidekoper, r. 8.
Hayden, Jay @. Hull. John A.
Heller, Joseph M. HNtcheso1. Grote
Hight, Frank 8. Hynson Richard w. |
Ireland. Merritte W.
johnson. Thomas L. Jones, Jesse n,
X.
Keedy, Edwin r.
Ia Gorce, John o. Lttlepage. John NJ. |
Lewis, William NJ. Littlepaee P.
Light. Charles p. Long. Charles C.
M.
MsfR1nsS MsfH eS.Is. Mslsash MsNsfy cRf5ss Rsn
Martin. Warren r. Meyer, Eugene
Mathews. G. II, Jr. Middleton, Maury
McAdams, T. 3. Minor, BENJAMIN s. |
McConihe. M. s. Moore J Hampton
McKnew, Thomas w. Morsan. Charles c,
McNally, William J. Moses, George H.
o'grian. John Lord oconnor. George H.
OBrien. Daniel J.
Page. Frank C. pittman. Key
Peelle. Stanton C. Prince, Sydney r. |
Pershing, John ]. |
II. |
Rayburn Sam Rodenberg, w. A.
Reynolds, James B. Rouzer. Horace D.
Richardson, J. o. Rust, Hal L.. jr
Roberts, B. H.
8.
Sanders Everett Spencer Henry B.
Saul, John Sperry, Marcy L.
Bherley. Swagar Stanley, A. Owsley
Smith. William w. Stanley, A. Camp
Smell, Bertrand H. Stanley, David s.
Snyder Edgar c. Station, Adolphus
Somerville, Harry P. Stayton, William H. |
Southgate, Hugh M. Sutherland, Howard
7.
Thorn. Corcoran Thorpe, Merle
Thomas. Francis d. Tumulty, Joseph p.
Thompson. Huston
w.
wadsworth. Eliot White, wallace H.
Wadsworth, J. w. Williamson. s. B.
waggaman Floyd P. Wilson, Lloyd B.
Walsh. Edward ]. Winslcw, Samuel e. |
Walsh. Edward K. Wood Waddy Butler |
Warren Charles Wooley Robert w.
Watson, James e. Wright. James Lloyd |
White, George