The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-30
GRID-1ROIN CLUB BANQUET.
4 Distinguished Company and Il Unique
~ Brilliant Entertainment.


Washington, y. c., Jan. 29-The
Grid-Iron Club gave its thirteen anu-
al dinner tonight, and as has been its
custom in the past. furnished one OF
the most unique entertainments of the
season. Distinguished guests were pres
ent from all part of the world, as we'll
as men prominent in public life from
every section of the United States. The
large banquet hall at the Arlington Ho-
rel was superbly decorated. and the
table was bed of rich and fragrant
flowers. The scene was a marvel in its
brilliancy, for, added to the electric light
effects amidst the ferns and evergreens,
the colors OF the Nations which were
represented at the dinner were inter
spersed. The menu was souvenir got
ten up with especial reference 10 the
thirteenth annual dinner. and in which
the "13'' was used without regard to its
supposed fatal effect.
The features were spectacular and
brilliant. and of kind peculiar to these
dinners. The invitation of Mr.. Charles
A. BOynton. superintendent OF the
Southern Division of the Associated
Press. and Mr.. Albert Miller, OF the
Kansas City Star, afforded an occasion
for the publication OF the pension roll.
No names. except those OF guests, were
ON this roll, and they were subjected Ia
comments of a witty character to fit each
person mentioned. A tribe of Indians
| in full war dress. swooped in and
scalped George Fl. Daniels and George
w. Boyd. who have been active in pre-
senting the anti-scalping bill before
Congress. The civil service question
was settled in Il spirited contest in
which Senator Lodge and Representa-
| i've Grosvenor were personated by
athletic young men. ire result being that
iile refOrn1er got the hest of the sp0ils-
man.
l. An eloquent tribute was paid to the
deceased. 4nenfbers of the club, the. late
Moses r. Handy. Fred ID. Mussey,
Jacob ]. Noah, and George Y. Coffin.
The features and speeches were inter
spersed with solos and songs by the
quartette, which ADDED to the brilliancy
of the occasion. There were TO COW
ers, and am0ngfthe guests were the fol-
llowing:g
The President of Hawaii, Hon. San
ford b. Dole: the German Ambassador,
DIR. Won HolIeben: the French Am
bassador, NJ. Cambon; the Hawaiian
Minister. Mr. Hatch: the japanese Min
lister, Mr.. Tom Hoshi; the Chinese Min
lister, Mr.. WI Ting Fan: the Apostolic
Delegate. MonsigIlor Martielh; Mr..
Justice Brewer. Senators .Aldrich, of
Rhode Island: German, of Marland:
Foraker and Hanna, of Ohio; Plat, of
Connecticut: Jones. Of Arkansas; Shoup,
Of Idaho: Mitchell, of Wisconsin,; War
rem, of Wyoming; and SenatOr-eect Me-
llComas. Of Maryland; ex-senator Hill, OF
New York; Speaker Reed; Representa-
tives Allen, OF Mississippi; Cannon. of
Illinois; Dingley, OF Maine: and Gros-
! yenor, of Ohio: General Nelson A.
Miles, General T. Fl. Stanton and Col.
FL. B. Corbin. OF the Army; and Comrno-
dores George W. Melville and Philip
Hichborn. OF the Navy: Assistant Secre-
fairy Frank A. Vanderlip. OF the Treaus-
ury Department; Assistant Secretary
, Thomas Credler, Of the State Depart
ment: Commissioner III. Clay Evans, of
the Pension Bureau; Mr.. Frank II.
Moves, of the Washington Evening
Star: Channcey NJ Depew. of New
| York; H. I. Postlethwaite. Geo. W.
Boyd and Frank n. Barksdale. of the
| Pennsylvania Railroad; George I'll.
/ Daniels. General Passenger Agent New
/ York Central Railroad; w. A. Turk,
| General Passenger Agent of the South
ern Railway: Melville e. ingalls,. Presi-
/, dent, and III. W. Fuller. General Pas
! senger Agent chesapeake and Ohio
/ Railroad. and X. p. Mckissick, of Ashe-
i vile, n. c.