The Republican journal., 1899-03-02
The GridIron Club and its Dinners

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l'"' 81 S,I - 'l"ilS ~ .Hs SPlIn9 ana
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W. y ~ " i"t0i 9t'Se the
A'i y 'uii LleiiiNei9 dt'dVHtu ~ tHtli or
3'i' "a ven iI'il'leo members residents
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PITS o"' Nele'VeP i'i 'HeH Hce9hlpiiSA-
men. III arms Hl'eS tfI9'c9}J TO lhe
9eI'i di 'lo"Hlc, lou ol E"o1 -leiioNSh SNIP.
II mt .'"u I,5 'lusl l'led 0y 1ue "ruSI oil
I"iFNi NY MO- ~ ~ 'IltAt
49''ui9o' ny e'S'V'"h "i Cuduhcff NJ
NTTf'eN 9 9eh@N"i Wa Hu"JeGt ~ eSpec-
l"i iHteA 60 9inoe MI l'VPe" hdu pten
! present. ~ ltdSV once every year al a ulh-
ner' lie ll"o enjoyed so At'ftlly the fun
Poheu al otleI NiclIulS lh"l the cluo
'H""7 II tHis Z" S"oU opportunity h'f let-
'nS nun sec no" IT. le'1' - IL went
enough t!e loIil Oh au'illhISteflh? the
Z oa'h oI once 10 d huge property vol
uhe " DePeW JOKES on me pfeteAt
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was ~ Depe"- linen they cdlIed upon
MI DePe" LOT re" remarks, ou1, before
ne eoula respond, huge phonograph,
Mnlch hao oeeh concealed IA one corner OF
.He looHh, pegdh 20 shooi AoFlh some OF
HIS hloSO ldhlIlldI dhcedotes, 10 Whlch he
was Pelihitteu 70 supply the gestures.
-" Hell MI DePe" was llhdily alo"eo, at
laie houi' TO speak IN ms own person, he
Htle one OF MS cteVeleSt addresses, ana
assured MS permanent retention on the
clAo lhNlidlloh ilSl.
announcer amusing feature was a mock
fdilHcalloh on lhe treaty OF Iafls. 1he
cup fesolVeo ltseh INTO tLe senate IN eX-
ttUt!Ne seSsioA--lis president, General II.
boyhlOn, lmpeisonallng the VICE
Ilesldent OF the L hlted States. and other
members representing senators prominent
y l0ehuhed Win the expansion Slde OF
the treaty controversy. Au emissa1y ut
the fihpln"s, VINO was discovered III the
SaIltly, having ON ms person caro- OF al
mission signed by the senator lion SPAN,
was ANONYMOUSLY HuSlltd out ny a cap
tam OF the tapltoi ponce. Then. after
some debate, the vote was taken, the pre-
SIDING officer announcing that, as the roll
was called, 'aII patriots IN favor Of the
treaty should respond Aye, and all
enemies Oh 'helI country VINO dlSaPpl0Ve
OF tne treaty should respond aye also.
By this ingenious means unanimous vote
d Tor ratlfcatlon was OBTAINED. On an
nounclng the result, the Chair took oc-
+ caslon to remind the Senators afresh of
their solemn oath, SO often violated, that
the proceedings of an executive session
should be kept absolutely secret. Before
the words were fairly out OF his mouth
tile doors at either end OF the dining hall
1 new open ana neWspoyS fuShed IN, crying
extras containing the full account of
the executive session, lnclndlng the vote.
5;.. "s ens 10 az apIo'ai
having heen printed EXPRESSLY for the ocs
casion.
sun ahother satire furnished 1aorlc
tho cInh 10 .rnesrad as a, .,tnIic,n+ flu
admission under the name of the recently
elected polygamist Representative from
ot@l, ana leaulne oehinu nm ae .he ehds
c,l+ination ~ ~ nn.al ,,irtr,as IA 'lld
citizenship are among the aims of the cluh
1t was decided that he should not be adj
hal'leu 'ili ne nao puiseu nitiSell Oh the
+bo sa,,iois of . Cbicano lar,,|an ,, un1
called in. who advertised to ''procure
divorces while you wait and who re
lieVeo Tue hoVltlale ol nis w WV, oy
AZ 4l,a ~ no ,.rld II a. pe