Evening star., 1946-01-20
Eisenhower Is Guest
As Alfalfa Club Marks
lis 33d Anniversary

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Clad in battle jacket and with an
infectious grin on his face, Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Army Chief
OF Staff, last night paced a group
of more than 500 distinguished per-
sons as they enjoyed themselves at
the 33d anniversary dinner of the
Alfalfa Club in the Willard Hotel.
He laughed heartily and waved
his napkin when he was referred
to during the elaborate function
as a Texas farmboy who did a
powerful good job of plowing up
the west field" The rest of the
time, he chatted with Joseph C..
Grew, former ambassador to Japan,
and applauded speakers or vaude-
vile acts.
The first held since 1e41, the
dinner was attended by leading
figures in the life of the Capital.
One of the many highlights of the
evening was speech in which Sena-
tor Austin, Republican, of Vermont
. brought attention to an error in the
program which had him listed as
representing New Hampshire.
Pick UNO President"
In Strengthening out the matter
for the record" Senator Austin
pointed out that Vermont is "ably
represented" and does not need fur
ther representation. The Senator
then introduced a resolution nomi-
mating Robert Lincoln O'Brien, for
mer chairman of the Tariff Com
mission and once personal secretary
to President Cleveland, to be "presi-
dent of the United Nations"
The resolution was adopted and
Mr.. O'Brien made a speech of "ac-
ceptance" in the same jocular vein.
He told anecdotes of the time he
was at the White House and said
he would apply principles used then
to the United Nations.
This is a position just about my
size" he said. go I am way
past 80 now and my election to head
the United Nations indicates 1t will
be run by persons of maturity-men
between 80 and 90.'
After five terms, Secretary of State
Byrnes was succeeded in the presi-
depcy of the club by Clarence Akin
Aspinwall. In accepting the post
MT. Aspinwall commented that five
terms are too many, even for a
Democrat" The new president paid
tribute to Mr.. Byrnes' sincerity and
deep interest in the organization.
Names of New Members.
The names OF members who had
been elected since the clubs last
meeting were read. They were
President Truman, John Clifford
Folger, investments; Capt. John w.
Guider, U.S.N.R.; Vice Admiral
Emory S. Land, president of the Air
Transport Association; Ernest Eden
Norris, president of the Southern
Railway; Mr.. O'Brien; Paul Edward
Shorb, attorney, and R. Howard
Bland.
Also George Angus Garrett, invest
ments; Benjamin NJ McKelway,
associate editor of The Star; Associ-
ate Justice Reed of the Supreme
Court, former Associate Justice
Owen j. Roberts of the Supreme
Court; Corcoran Thorn Jr., vice
president of the Riggs National
Bank; Edward p Thomas, Frederick
town, Md; Senator Tydings, Demo-
crat, of Maryland; Ralph A. van
Orsdel, general counsel for the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co.; Henry M. Warfield; Hendy D.
Champion, treasurer of the Capital
Transit Co.; Frank R. Jelleff, Frank
r. Jelleff, Inc, and Vice Admiral
Ross T. McIntire, Navy surgeon gen.
eral
Also Gen. George C. Marshall;
Vice Admiral Adolphus Andrews,
Stephen Early, former White House
secretary; Edwin w. Gableman, Sun
Oil Co.; Mr.. Grew: Samuel H
Kaufman, business manager of
The Star: Algernon T. Reeves, Sen
ator Taft, Republican, of Ohio;
Secretary of the Treasury Vinson;
John Gibbs Bell, Peoples Drug
Stores; Leslie L. Bifie, secretary OF
the Senate; Francis Pendleton
Gaines, president of Washington
and Lee University; George E.
Hamilton, jr, attorney; Col.
Charles Porterfeld Light, jr., re-
tired, Washington and Lee Uni
versity; William Montgomery; Gen.
Alexander A. Vandegrift, Marine
Corps commandant.
Vaudeville artists appeared under
the direction of Gene Buck, show
man, and music was supplied by Bill
Strickland and his orchestra. George
H. O'Connor sang songs welcoming
Mr.. AspinWall to Office, and new
members to the club. T. w. Brahany
was POSTMASTER.
Among the guests were:
Undersecretary of State Acheson;
Clifford K Bergman, Star cartoon
list; Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia; Judge John Caskie Collet
Administrator of the Office of Sta
bilization; Preston Delano, Comp
troller of the Currency; R. V. Flem-
ing, president and chairman of the
board, Riggs National Bank.
Also Raymond F. Foley, Federal
Housing Administrator; Associate
Justice Frankfurter of the Supreme
Court; Senor Don Emilio Garcia
Godoy, Dominican Ambassador; DR.
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