Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Eisenhower Sees
1856 Rival Named
At Alfalfa Club Fete

ASV uNs AAeue
Al Alfalfa Club Fete
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the Far East, former Ainbassa-
dor to Japan Joseph c. Grew:
from the Near East, Senator Lew
erGLt Saltonstall, Republican. Of
Massachusetts; from the deep
est South, Gov. James F. Byrnes
of South Carolina; and from the
Far North, DR.. Thomas M. Nc
Knew. secretary of the National
Geographic Society, who made
a flying trip with the United
States Air Force to the North
Pole last year.
Columbus Discovered Alfalfa.
Mr.. Drayton said it was his
firm belief that Christopher Co
lumbus was the real founder Of
the Alfalfa Club.
columbus remarked very
dryly," said Mr.. Drayton. that
unless a club like this were or
ganized forthwith, he would be
in favor of giving the country
back to the Indians. AS every
loyal son of Alfalfa knows, it is
unlikely that the country could
have survived without Alfalfa. "
Before proceeding to the main
business of the dinner and con-
vention-to choose a new can
didate for President of the United
States succeeding Supreme Court
Justice Robert H. Jackson who
was Alfalfa's unsuccessful can
didate last year-Mr. Drayton
voiced a final plea:
II hope no one will say Of my
speech, as Lincoln said Of SEN
ator Douglas speeches. that 1t
is a cunning arrangement of
words whereby it is sought to
prove that a horse chestnut Is
a chestnut horse Really.
didn't set out to prove a thing
not even that white is black, or
red"
No Alfalfa on Menu.
President Drayton was wildly
applauded-a signal for the wait
erS to bring in the terrapin soup
au madere. the lobster and crab
flakes Newburg with sherry. the
broiled filet mignon with fresh
mushrooms, sauce Perigourdine
and finally. the bonnie glace.
sauce cardinale.
Other Alfalfa officers chosen
for 1854 were Mr.. Brahany, first
vice president: Eliot Wadsworth,
second vice president; William
Brent Young. secretary: DR.. Nc
Knew. treasurer; James E. Colli- |
flower. sergeant-at-armS: and
Bernard T. Fitzgerald. water boy. |
In the midst Of the eating,
Senator Byrd. Democrat, of Vir-
GINA took the floor and offered
a resolution turning the diners
into political convention dele
gates.
Resolved" shouted Senator
Byrd. that the chair shall de-
clare that the United States Rep
resentative to the United Nations
and the Representative on the
Security Council, Henry Cabot
Lodge. jr.. of Massachusetts,. is
the unanimous choice of the Al
falfa Party for President Of the
United StateS!"
Mr.. Drayton ruled that the
resolution was unanimously
adopted, and to escort the can
didate to the platform he ap-
pointed six Alfalfa members
five of the former Alfalfa candi-
dates for President of the United |
States.
The committee included John
Lord O'Brian: Maj. Gen. Glen E.
Edgerton, rebuilder of the White
House; B. M. McKelway. editor
of the Evening Star: Gov. Byrnes.
Justice Jackson: and one MAYER |
lex. Senator Symington, Demo-
crat. of Missouri.
It was not lost on the diners |
that Symington is a possible |
candidate for President on the |
Democratic ticket in 1856.
My friends my overprivi- |
legged friends" bassad dor
Lodge began his acceptance |
speech. 1t was a satire that |
spared neither the Democrats |
nor the Republicans.
A Promise or Two.
"I have a program for our
internal affairs that is so simple |
that I wonder that no one has
thought of it before" Mr.. Lodge |
said. warming to his subject. |
ut simply consists of assuring |