The times., 1898-12-04
FEASFED BY THE GRIDIRON
Many Distinguished Visitors
We're Among the Guests.
TWO PRESIDENTS PRESENT
Miles. Garcia. Shnfter and Corhin
There-Tbe British Commissioners
bright Speecbes-Fun and Eroiic
Music and sirfh-Wine and Wit
Those Present-AIl Was Well.
The club called Grldiron.

The club called Gr.difon-
1t made merry at the Hotel de Ar
lirgton last night and much was the
tossting and roasting. 1t was the din
ner Of the year of the Gridiron and it
has many friends. All!
Oui! And these friends came to take
of It's hospitality The royalty came to
the Gridiron, and the government. and
the army. and the navy, and men VINO
think, and those who have much CON
of the realm. Bien,
oui, Everybody who is somebody
came 10 the Gridiron Therefore the
dinner was of great cost and breadth.
1t had also length, for it lasted until the
hours were small All, 1t was of the
magnificent.
But the nenui Dictu, The reed birds
sang in JOY to be eaten by such as We're
at the board. The Holsters n la Corbett
flushed with pride. The wine danced in
ecstasy that it should arrive al SO noble
an end. Ma fol,
Oui! And the halls We're hung about
with much silks and flowers, and ''Old
Glorys" and cuba Libres' and ''Vive
+ Armees" and Costa Rica go Braghs. 3"
All. 1t had much splendor. There
were also horns and cymbals. and music
in the halls of the Gridiron. and all was
we'll Bien.
President Mckinley was of the guests.
and the Vice President Hobart, and the
President Yglesias of Costa Rica, and
Lord HerSchell of England, the Secre-
tary Hay. Secretary Gage, Secretary
Long, Secretary Wilson. But who can
select All who shine in the light of
high places were of the guests.
But. Parblieu, When the guests
came to be seated it was seen that the
foed might not be of relish to some.
For why? Were not those who had
warred seated near together Mauvais,
Here were the General Miles and the
General Shafter and the Admiral
Schley, and the Secretary Long, and the
General Credit NJ Dodge. Mirabiie,
Great horror filed the Gridiron and
fears of hammocks and mules and coal
and prize money appeared. But the ele-
ments had peace and smiled and all
was well. And they ate and drank
much. They had of speaking also and
showed not enmity when they looked
in another direction.
But the Secretary Long coughed much
when the orchestra made music sound
ing much like It's forty miles from
Santiago to the New York" and the
Int -, . ha
menu card while a popular song gave
him the fear that the music meant In
a hammock bed my blood I've shed"
So it was peace. And when the Presi-
dent Mckinley spoke to the Gridiror
all was applause. And when the Ad-
miral Schey spoke, the Secretary Long
appsuded loudly. And when the Gen
eral Miles spoke, the General Shaftei
made many loud huzzahs. Bien,
Oui, Mais, In the time of facing tbs
peace. the Gridiron became much heat
ed. but many cold bottles repaired tn,
temperature.
The General Credit NJ. Dodge reioicet
exceedingly that the Montauk file!
should have caused no further trouble
while the army who were present
thought much of soldiers who wore bare
feet and had not of medicine.
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier beamed with
Joy and spoke of friendship The Behr.
ing Sea of extra dry had become un-
sealed. and had disappeared So tbs
Lord High Commissioners from Canada
and Great Britain settled the matter
and all was well.
Bon, And when the Gen. Garcia
arose il was seen that if the Gen. Shat.
ter might keep this man from the peace
ful joys of the surrender of Santiago
he might not prevent his pressing tn
good American timber of the festivt
board of the Gridiron.
And the senators who were at tht
Gridiron wept tears into their toga.
that they should have so long ignored
the Senor Gonzala de Quesada. Foi
was ne, teo, not at the Gridiron witt
them?
oui, 1t is not of merry jesting thai
had the peace protocol not yet beer
signed by America and Spain. this doc.
ument would have been given birth al
the Gridiron. And the Gen. Corbin, ht
sighed that he had not cultivated tbs
Gen. Miles, and all was well and good
And when the Gridiron cried with
much laughing, The gravest beast i.
the ass" the Secretary Long sighed
that this should reflect upon his friend
the Admiral Sampson, who was not a
the Gridiron.
So it came that peace was. And the
Generals Lawton, Breckenridge, and