New-York tribune., 1898-01-30
PRESIDENT DOLE AMONG ITS nr,s.-
THE GRIDrRoN CLUB GIVES IT'S rHre-,
ANNf,AI. DfNNYp


washington Jan 2o.-The Gridron Club y,,.
thirteenth annual dinner tonight and as h.. !"
It's custom In tho past. furnished one o. -. oeen
novel entertainments OF the season D,s,n,,'."''. "''.
guests were present from all parts OF the 49, "'o
wei az men prominent In public life from " az
section OF the United States The larae b.s
hal at the Arlington Hotel was superbly decor...'
ana the table was a bed of rich ana ,,'~
flowers Added TO tho electric light ensc,. s sHs
the ferns and evergreens the colors q. -, '1''
tions represented at the dinner we're inter.,.
The menu was souvenir got up with ssn.s.
reference TO the thirteenth annual dinner s,S ~
which the "i5 was used without regard -, W ~
supposed fatal effect. Frank II. Hostord nr..,.' m
OK the club. was exceedingly happy In his in,,nS,s
tions OF the speakers. and kept the en,sr,aln,-
features moving with usuni Gridiron vim ana ~
cellence. The speeches were short and witty :,
Keeping with the occasion. The lnl,latlor :,
Charles a. Boynton superintendent Of the Sour,
ern division OF the Associated Press and Air.,
Miller. OF The Kansas City star afforded ar =.
casion for the publication Of no pension roll "
names except those Of guests were found or A.,
roll. and they were subjected 70 comments q,
witty character 70 ft each person mentioned
tribe Of Indians in full war dress swo0ped IN A.,
scalped George Fl. Daniels and George " pov.
who have been active In advocating the An,,'
Scalping bill before Congress. TIL. Civil s.r,s..
question was setteo IN a SPIRITED contest In which
Senator Lodge ard Representative Gro syenor g,r.
pcrsonsted by athletic young men, he result be,,,
tha, the reformer got the better OF the spo.lsman
An eloquent tribute was pad 10 the dead member,
OF the club. Moses T. Handy. Frederick D Mlsssy
Jacob J. Moan and George !. Colin. The featu,:s
and speeches were !nteisi-rsei with solos And
songs by quartet.
There were 10 covers. ard smors The ggs,,
were the following The President Of Hawaii San.
Soid r. Dole the German Ambassador Mr. V, Ia,
li3leben. the French Ambs sador " Cambon
the Hawalisn Minister. NJ. Hatch the Japsnese
" II. ter. Mr.. Toru Hogni the Chinese M-,.,sr
Mr. WI Ting Fang; the Apostolic Delegate Mo-.
senor Mar;inell. Justice Brewer. Senat0rs al.
drlch OF Rhode Island. German OF Maryland For.
aker and Hanna OF Ohio Plat o. Connected,
Jones OF Arkansas Shoup Of Idaho. Mitchell .,
Wisconsin warren OF Wyominc. Senator-cec, Mc.
Comas OF Maryland. Senate Hi Of NAa.York
Speaker Reed. and Representa- lives Allen q Mssls.
sppi. Cannon OF ILLINOIS. Dlngley oi Maine ant
eral T. H. Stanton and Colonel n. g. Corb.n ot
the Army: Commodore George -. Melville and
Constructor Philip HchbOrn. Ct % Navy. Assist
ant Secretary Frank a. Vander.l. Il The Treas.
ury. AZ istaat Secretary Thoras W Cridler D.
the STATE Department. Commissioner n cl1y
Evans % the Pension Bureau. Frank Moves n
The Washington Evening star Chauncey VI
DcreN. Of NeW-York. T.. r. Postlethwal,e George
w Eoyd srd Frank y. 3arkgdae. ot the Pennss i.
vania Railroad. George n Daniels general passsn.
ger agent Of tho New-York Central Railroad "
road: Melville f. lngall. prcsident and H. "
Fuller. general passenger agent. Chesapeake and
Oht Railroad. and t. r. McKissoA. OF Asheylls