The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-10

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WALTER WELLMAN, IsIDENT OF TIL
PRESS .C}.
BILE. Then we lay asidele cares of Office
crack jokes at each Othabout our eyDeri
ences with the office sers and with th,
newspapers and contripr a short time r.
forget our miseries."
Two LiveI.ubs.
1t is q dull night Washington that
does not show at least dozen biz din.
ners in progress. The gest of all dinners
at the national capital, wever, are those
given by the newspal correspondents,
The newspaper dinner become one Of
the well recognized inations of Wash
ington. 1t is doubtful ny other CITY in
the world is able to presits like. There
are two organizations newspaper men
here which give each an ual dinner, and
wonderful dinners they too. They cas-
lily eclipse everything elsthat line known
to the people of this Cou.
The oldest of these citations is the
famous Gridiron club, ofch Frank Hat
ton of the Washington is president
1t is composed of 40 corrodents, wbetb.
er with an idea of imita the 40 immor-
tails of the French acadtor not is m
known. But at any ratenumb Der of ac-
tive members is never peted to 90 over
40, and candidates are as waiting for
the vacancies. Inasmuclthe objection
of two members of the cs sufficient to
blaCkball a candidate of the best
men in the ranks of the'ession. on ac.
count of having enemies1e club. have |
found it impossible to gamission, This
has naturally produced sGritation, and
among the younger cOrr6lents of the
capital there is q disposito sheer at the
Gridiron men as journal and as chans
who imagine themselves lie bit better
than any one else in the ' The aver
age newspaper man OF WgtOn, as else
where, believes in and PTS the most
SSiu uehiocracy' anu any that savors
OF high mightiness at onees his ire
Fun That Is Fu
The open to all and up t. newsnoro~
organization of the caps Oh. Press
club, of which Walter We is the nroc-
ident. Unlike the Gridirtbas q cInb.
house and is a club in IL and nronor
sense of the term. But neil the man-
bers of the Gridiron are nembers Of 3
the Press club, so such o. az rivalry c
oe'"eell Ciie C"o orgahizafs impossi-
BILE While the Gridiron nj 40 mem. +
bers, the Press club has 2OO active Y
members, all connected wi nress tho +
great majority of them Mton corre- t.
spondents. Once year f tbesa or. g
CARNATIONS gives big ann nor and Il n
is difficult to say which clues fine han s,
ner for originality of ideas and for
Sooo ',iiies' Inc ",iuiron in rather
more for roasting theits and for J.
burlesques upon public quand char, ~
acters, while the Press Gilmore dio- -
nified dinner, usually witssories IF 8
decorations and novelties % baauti. T
full or picturesque The If hotb
clubs are highly enjoyaL, nrhl;a
men are very glad of 90 attend
them.
AnoSe VI my reauerS Whenever at
Son,'e.' oiie Vi Vhese olS will not
Seat from 100 to 1875 people 1T tabIe
Aloadpd with COSTLY fowar
''u.u WV" 0U'Viy no"el potted
plants and palms all aro,a wallY
iridescent with electric dew mon,1
cards always something hi,el and
unique, and you get in tbs eve
a glimpse of the scene. Toon,hor
!. 'ne0o Lien "io "lo the ma
either through the lawma ,yor or
through the press, and y0r q mora
surely grasp the significant occo
sion. The newspaper men bosts. -
1880 -. Nol' WY rs, rep -
Ieseli'"Os'e', sehelais VI .hnd ad- ~
LII Gus VI 'lo nav "Ie .neli Even Fp,
presiuehVs nave attended Ontrs.
~ Fearful Orde
The dinners of the Grid, ,na NV
those of the Press club to go III
are modelled after those of t, ~, a..
yer club of Philadelphia f. ~ 80 iea
of which Moses Handy was : 49, l.lo'
trolling spirit, originated IT. V .Ls
the idea of asking men to - 49, Wv. WY
purpose of roasting" them dirnn a ,aS
of ridicule. To such an exo ~ e' aei
process carried in the ClovE my
length it became confession nj ~
men who accepted an invita-, Cia GU
yer club banquet did so WITH ~ anO
bling, and only the bravest aI.. y. .naV
were equal to the facing of 80 Uee
1t finally became necessary 49, u VII
the feroSity of the ''roaster wv. w ~ " ~ u
had come to such pass tina ,
would not in any great nu l i4 .ous
themselves to the fires of rid oJooo ~ 7.
ing. The Gridiron club, maeSuy oii III
newspaper men, as it is, has VI NC ~
experience, and as the year. li'ay
found more and more difIic,,1 ililsn
public men of the highest re uoo s.diiu
tieularly those who are amlpa .isels
y - ' 800 - the