Evening star., 1949-02-06
Eoard Of Trade Dinner
Attracts 900 Guests
AT Second InstaIIment

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The second installment of the
Washington Board Of Trades 30th
annual midwinter dinner was held
last night at the Mayfower Hotel
with 900 attending.
The first dinner was held Friday
night and was repeated last night
with the same entertainment. An
overwhelming demand for tickets
made it necessary for the dinner
to be held in two installments.
Nightmare" was the keynote of
the dinner and in keeping with it,
strange creatures roamed through
the hotel lobby mingling with the
guests.
There were a devil, convicts, a
man IN a "nightshirt" holding an
electric bulb that lighted periodi-
cally, "Frankenstein monster" a
skeleton and other nightmarish
figures.
From within the ballroom strange
noises could be heard growing
and screaming adding to the
eerie atmosphere.
High Officials Invited.
Among the invited distinguished
guests were members of the House
committees dealing with District af-
fairs, Congressman, Federal and
District officials and top authorities
in other groups.
Commissioner Guy Mason and
Brig. Gen. Gordon R. Young, Dis
trict Engineer Commissioner, led
the list of guests.
Others we're:
Representatives Abernethy, of
Mississippi; Allen, of California; Joe
Bates, of Kentucky; George Bates,
OF Massachusetts,; Beall, of Mary
land: Buchanan, of Pennsylvania; +;
Church, of Illinois; Davis, of
Georgia; Deane, of North Caro-
lima; Paul c. Jones, of Mis-
souri,; Robert E. Jones, jr, of Ala
bama; Klein, of New York; McNdil-
Ian. OF South Carolina; A. L. Miller,
OF Nebraska; George P. Miller, of
California; Morrison, of Louisiana;
OHara, of Minnesota; Sasscer, of
Maryland; Simpson. of Illinois;
Smith, of Virginia. Stefan. of Ne
braska; Talle, of Iowa; league, of
Texas.
Fay Among Guests.
William N Macleod, clerk of the
House District Committee; United
States Attorney George Morris Fay:
Chief Judge George P. Barse of
Municipal Court: Supt. of Police
Robert j. Barrett; the District Pur-
chasing and Contracting Officer, Ro-
land B. Brennan; Director Donald
Clemmer of the District Depart
ment of Corrections: Milo F. Chris
tiansen, superintendent of the Dis
trict Recreation Department; Ad-
ministrator of Rent Control Robert
r. Cogswell; DR.. Hobart M. Corning,
Superintendent of Schools; 1t. Col
Lavonne E. Cox, Assistant Engineer
Commissioner: District Director of
Inspection Robert H. Davis; District
Assessor Edward A. Dent: Special
Assistant to the Engineer Com
missioner George A. England.
Chairman James H. Flanagan OF
the Public Utilities Commission;
District Surveyor Francis F. Healy:
Adelbert w. Heinmiller, Assistant
to the Superintendent of Schools;
Albert F. Jordan, superintendent of
the District Insurance Department;
Sanitary Engineering Director Har-
Old A. Kemp; Traffic Director
George E. Keneipp: J. Thomas Ken
nedy. Superintendent of Weights
Measures and Markets; Lawrence
Koenigsberger, Board of Tax Ap-
peals member. James w. Lauder
dale, of the Public Utilities Com
mission.
Col. Leonard Attends.
Col. Waldron E. Leonard, director
of the Districts Division of Serv-
ices to Veterans and War Workers;
First Assistant Supt. of Schools
Norman j. Nelson; District Col
lector of Taxes Guy w. Pearson;
Librarian Harry N. Peterson of the
District Public Library.
Charles Stofberg, special assistant
to the president of the District
Commissioners; Board of Commits
sioners Secretary G. M. Thornett;
Chief Clerk Francis L. Timmons, jr.,
of the District Engineer Depart
ment; Asst. Corporation Counsel
George c. Updegraff; Asst. Corpora
ton Counsel Harry L. Walker; Di-
rector C. A. Wharton Of the District
Unemployment Compen ation
Board; 1t. Col. c. H. Whitesell, jr.,
Assistant Engineer Commissioner;
District Deputy Budget Officer Will
liam G. Wilding; Supt. William A.
Xanten of the Districts City Refuse
Division.
Bourbon Dawes, executive secretary
Of the Hotel Association of Wash
ington; R. E. Hegel, associate Sec
retary of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers Association; President
Charles E. Krey Of that association;
President Edward L. McAleer of the
District Building and Loan League
and President Frank E. Weakly of
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