Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-29
Ratification Of The Treaty Of Peace
With Spain.
THE SWEARING IN OF DEPEw
Award OF Ten-Year Medals, After
CiyiI-service Examination In Due
Form-Many DISTINGUISHED Guests
Present at the Banquet.
Present at the Banquet.

WASHINGTON, January 2S-The Grid
iron Club gave its fourteenth annual din
ner at the Arlington Hotel tonight. The
club is composed of forty Washington
newspaper correspondents who make
speciality Of the entertainment of dis
tinguished guests at dinners of unique
character. The dinner tonight was no
exception to the rule and has added an
other notable and picturesque perform
ance to the credit of the club.
More than rs persons We're present in
GLIDING men from every sphere Of public
life and from different quarters OF the
globe. Many features of entertainment
were introduced, such as burlesquing
events of the day, touching upon topics
of general interest, and humorously i'm
personating prominent men who We're
guests Of the evening. The speeches and
features were interspersed with songs by
the club quar.ette, solos and witty inter-
ruptions and observations. General
Henry " Boynton, the newly-elected
president of the club. occupied the head
Of the table, and grouped about him were
men whose fame has extended wherever
the English language is read and spoken.
HANDSOME DECORATIONS.
The dning-room at the Arlington was
handsomely decorated with North Caro-
lima laurel, hung with festoons Of pink
ribbons. The tables which were arranged
to resemble a grldlron, We're covered with
ferns. I'm which pink roses and orchids
were embedded. A blazing gridiron just
back of the president threw a lustre over
the scene. and was reflected in the plate
glass of the room
President Boynton, I'm a patriotic ut
| terance, opened with toast to the Presl-
dent Of the United states. This Is an IN
novation. He concluded the toast as tol'
| lows:
and tonight 1t shall be TO that Presi-
dent under whose mastery guidance the
marvellous results Of the year nave peeh
Wrought out
were Senator's Frye, German. and Fora
| ker: Secretary Wilson, Mr.. Koruna, me
Japanese Minister; General Corbin, Ad-
miral Schley, Mr.. Depew, Senator Gray
| of delaware. q member Of the Peace COM
| mission and Mr.. Allen
MORMON INITIATION.
Tho initiation of Mr.. Henry Hall az
! forded an opportunity for a play upon
| the Mormon question. As he came INTO
| The room he was followed by four al
| legged wives. personated by members OF
| the club in female costume, VINO were
| attached 10 him by gayly-colored rippohs.
Mr.. Hall was not allowed adihissioh ~
! The club until divorces had been secured
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the assistance Of a Chicago lawyer ne
waiting grass-widows were provided Tor
| Ia, Lottery. each pulling out of basket
! large card with the name OF some
rroroinent guest attached. a proceeding
which created much mirth.
RATIFICATION OF TREATY.
Tho Gridiron club ratified the treaty
% neace A mock executive session OF the
| Senate was held. different members oi
! tha club impersonating various senator's
,',.o,,inentIv Identified either for OF
reoinst the treaty, and after brief discus
CON and several very funny incidents
! the treaty was finally ratified.
President Boynton then declared tha'
| tho greatest secrecy should be maintain
| cd as to the action taken stating thd'
ON no account should the proceedlnsS III
| executive session be allowed 10 pecohl,
! nublic As he ceased speaking Blc"'
| a,an,or was heard at the doors, and Mt
| Crosby s Noyes editor or the star S"ii'.
| I'm ar one door with a large bundle OF
| evtra stars under his arm. while MT
| Reriah wilkins. editor Of the Post, enter
"a nj another. with as many extra Posts
| and with cries Of Extra Star ana Ex'
tro Postr' together with "All about the
| ratification of the peace treaty In eNecu
| tive session. which were loudly Voice'
bv the two gentlemen, the papers con
tanning the detailed vote and the proceed
ings of the secret session, were distrlD
uted among the guests 10 their srea
| amusement.
sWEARING-IN OF DEPEW.
The swearing-in Of Senator-elect Chaun
| coy NJ Depew furnished another phas'
of a Gridiron repast that was appreciated
bv everybody, and by none more thar
| Mr. Depew himself.
| \ member of the club, personatinB sen
ator Platt. insisted on Mr.. Depew's beint
sworn in. and a representation oil IarB'
hook. labelled "Depews Jokes stalKs'
I'm. and after some objections and debate
| the oath Of office was administered ah'
| the book was directed TO be conducted u
| the Senate restaurant
A little later il was insisted that tn
| proceedings were irregular, and that tn'
| other part of Mr.. Depew should nave
| something to say, and this was agreed
| upOn. A curtain was thereupon sweep
aside. and a photograph, in full view, be
| gan TO grind out some Of Mr.. Depewi
stories.
CIVIL. SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
The comforting OF ten-year medals al
forded another opportunity for sharp run
but i'm this instance the members OF TN
club were put upon the Gridiron. a CIV
service examination was instituted, an'
the members receiving medals were cate
chised upon different subjects and eaci
made TO perform some Speciality. Ihos
receiving medals were r. j. Gibson. l.oui
Garthe. Frank II. Hosford a. j. Stofef
John A. Corwin, and T.. Il. Hay.
| THE GUESTS.
| Among the guests present were TN
following senator's: Cushman X. Davis
OF Minnesota; William +. Frye. of Maine
George Gray, of Delaware members
the peace Commission; Postmaster-Gene
raj Emory smith; secretary-of-Agrlcul
ture lanes Wilson; WI Ting Fang, IN
Chinese Minister; Jutaro komura' IN
| Jananese Minister: Senator's Nelson w
Aldrich. of Rhode Island; Thomas II
tcarter. Montana: stephen b. Elklns. ives
Virginia: Joseph r. Foraker. ONO; n; 4
German. Maryland; NJ. a. Hanna ONO
" A Harris, Kansas; Henry tapo
odse Massachusetts. James MCMILLAN