Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-30
THE GRIDIRON CLUB.
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WASHINGTON. January N.-The Grid.
iron Club gave its thirteenth annual din.
ner tonight, and as has been its custom
In the past. furnished one Of the most
unique entertainments OF the season.
Distinguished guests were present. as well
as men prominent in public life from
every section Of the United States.
The large banquet hall at the Arlington
Hotel was superbly decorated The tabls
was bed Of rich end fragrant towers
The scene was q marvel Ia it's brilliancy.
for added to the electric light effects
amongst the ferns and evergreens, the
eolors OF all the nations represented Al
the dinner were interpersed.
The menu was a souvenir gotten uu
with special reference to the thirteenth
annual dinner, and In 1t shs '1s" was
used without regard to its supposed fatal
effects.
The features were spectacular and brih
liant and OF a kind pecsliar to these dlns
ners. The initiation 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 exccpt
those OF guests were found on this roll.
and they were subjected to comments "a
witty character, TO TT each person mens
toned.
A tribe of Indians, in fun war 6rssA
swooped In and scalped George II. Dans
iels and George w. Boyd, who have
been active in presenting the aati-scalp~
ing bill before Congress.
The civil service question was settled
In spirited contest In which Senator
Lodge and Representative 0osyenon
were personated by athletic young men.
the result being that the reformer goo
the best of the spokesman. An eloquens
tribute was paid to the deceased meme
bers OF the club. the late Moses p. Handy.
Fred. ID. Mussey, Jacob j. Noah. and
George Y. Coffin.
The features and speeches were inter-
spersed with solos and songs by a quar-
tette, which added to the briliiancy OF
the occasion
There were 175 covers, and among tho
guests were the following: The Presidents
OF Hawaii, Hon. Sanford y. Dole: the
German Ambassador. Mr.. Won Hoslebenl
the French Ambassador. NJ. Cambon: the
Hawaiian Minister, Mr.. Hatch: the Japa-
nese Minister, Mr.. Toru Hoshi; the Chi
nese Minister. Mr.. WI Ting-Fang; the
apostolic delegate. MonsDenor Martinelli:
Mr.. Justice Brewer; Seniors Aldrich, OF
Rhode Island; German, OF Maryland:
Foraker and Hanna. OF Ohio: Plat. OF
Connecticut; Jones. Of Arkansas: Shoun.
of Idaho; Mitchell, OF Wisconsin, and
Warren. OF Wyoming, and senator-elect
MeComas. of Maryland; ex-senator Hill.
of New York; Speaker Reed. and Repre-
sentatives Alien, OF Mississippi; Cannon.
Of Illinois; Dingley. Of Maine, and Gross
venor, Of Ohio; General Nelson A.
Miles. General Il. III. Stanton. and Coio-
mel II. y. Corbn, of the army. and Com-
modores George W. Melville and Philip
Hichborn, of the navy; Assistant Secre-
tary Frank "A. VanderliD. Of the Trea-
sury; Assistant Secretary Thomas Grid
Ter. of the State Department.; Commis-
sioner Clay Evans OF the Pension Bureau;
Mr.. Frank i. Noyes. of the Washington
Star; Chsuncey NJ. Depew. OF New York,
r. 7. Postlethwaite, George w. Boyd,
and Frank N. Barksdale. OF this Pennsyl-
vania railway; George II. Daniels, geno-
raj passenger agent New York Central
railway; W. A. Turk, general passenger
agent, Southern railway; Melville Il. In
gals. president, and Fl. w. Fuller. gene-
raj passenger agent, Chesapeake and Ohio
railway. and X. p. McKissick, of Ashe-
vile. N c.