The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-30
GRIDIRON CLUB BANQUET.
Washington Newspaper Men Enter
tanned Distinguished Guests.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-The Gridiron
Club gave its thirteenth annual dinner to-
night and, has been it's custom in the
past, furnished one of the most unique en-
tertainments of the season. Distinguished
guests were present from all parts 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 Ar
lington Hotel was superbly decorated, and
the table was a 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 represent
ed at the dinner were interspersed. The
menu was a souvenir got up with espe-
cial reference to the thirteenth annual dim
ner, and in which the 49, was used with
out regard to it's supposed fatal effect.
Frank II. Hosford, president of the club,
was exceedingly happy in his introductions
of the speakers, and kept the entertaining
features moving with usual Gridiron vim
and excellence. The speeches were short
and witty in keeping with the occasion
The features were spectacular and brilliant,
and of a kind peculiar to those dinners. The
initiation of Charles A. Boynton, superin-
tendent of the Southern division of the AS
ISOLATED Press, and Albert Miller of the
Kansas City Star, afforded an occasion Tor
names except those of the guests were
found on this roll, and these were subjected
to comments of a witty character TO tit
each person mentioned. a tribe or INDIANS
in full war dress swooped in and scalped
George II. Daniels and George w. Boyd,
who have been active in presenting the
anti-scalpng bill before Congress. The
civil-service question was settled in spir-
tied contest in which Senator Lodge and
Representative Grosvenor were lmperson-
ated by athletic young men, the result be-
ing that the reformer got the best OF the
spokesman. An eloquent tribute was PAID
late Moses p. Handy, Fred ID. Mussey,
Jacob j. Noah and George Y. Coffin.
The features and speeches We're inter-
spersed with solos and songs by the quar-
tet. which added to the brilliancy of the
occasion There were 175 covers and among
the guests were the following: The Presi-
dent of Hawaii, Hon. Sanford Il. Dole; the
German ambassador, Mr.. Won Holleben;
the French ambassador, Nj. Cambon; the
Hawaiian minister. MIR. Hatch; the Japan
minister Mr. WI Ting Fang; the apps tolic
delegate. Mgr. MartinelH; Mr.. Justice Brew
er: Senators Aldrich. of Rhode Island; Cor
man, of Maryland: Foraker and Hanna, OF
Ohio; j. Platt of Connecticut; Jones' of
Arkansas; Shoup, of Idaho: Mitchell. of
Wisconsin; Warren of wyoming, and SEN
tor Hill, of New York; Speaker Reed, and
Representatives Allen, OF Mississippi; Can
GrosvenoT, of Ohio; Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
Gen. T. Fl. Stanton and Col H. c. Corbin
of the army. and Commodore George W.
Melville and Philip Hitchborn. of the navy;
Assistant Secretary Frank A. Vanderlip, of
the Treasury; Assistant Secretary Thomas
w. Cridler of the State Department. Com
missioner IL. Clay Evans. of the Pension
Bureau; MIR. Frank b. Noyes of the Wash
ington Evening STAR Chauncey NJ. Depew
Of New York T., II. Postlethwait, George
W. Boyd and Frank N Barksdale, of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad; George II. Daniels,
general passenger agent of the New York
Central Railroad; W. A. Turk. general pas
senser agent OF the Southern Railroad; ;
Melville e. ingalls,. president and Fl. w.
Fuller general passenger agent of the
Chesapeake K Ohio Railroad. and K. p.
Alckissick. of Ashevile. n. c.