Evening star., 1900-12-10
ITS oPEss4sG EVENT.


Gridir0n Club Aznp0m bles DistfnGuish-
ed Guests &t~a Dinner.
The Grldiron Club gave its December din
ner Saturday night at the Arlington Hotel
and large number of distinguished guests
were present. The campaign that closed
month ago was recalled in number OF
skits in which the n1ennbers of the club bur-
lesqued the incidents of that canvass. Each
guest found ''fstlE dinner pail' at his
plate. which contained the menu. There
was a national gblfs tournament between
Mckinley and Bryan. which Mckinley won
handsomely because ,ais opponent stopped to
talk
There was presentation Of campaign rel
les to the GridiroFr Museum, which included
several discarded platforms, the clotnes OF
candidates and unspoken speecnes. 1 ne IN
cident in the campaign, when Senator Ran
ma was sent bill for pair or pig 8 1eet
was recalled by giving the senator pait ol
the same without charge. The reorganiza-
ton of the democratic party was accom-
p!ished in the Gridiron way. Senator Doll-
yer, who was sworn in last Tuesday, was
called upon torexplain how executive ses-
sion secrets leaked out since he mas peen
member Of the Senate. The various sklts
were interspersed with some good speeches
and songs.
The dinner was the clubs opening event
of the season ard was almost as largely at,
tended as the annual event. An unusual
nuH1DeT OI distinguished BucStS "SAS pAS
eDt, including ex-President Harrison. VINO
extended very cordial welcome upon
his arrival. The banquet hall was laVlshly
decorated with chrysanthemums roses anu
smilax. The speeches were OF exceeoingIy
brilliant character and were enllVened by
the usual Interruptions in which the mem
bers of the club indulge. Ex-President mar
r!Son, Senator Hanna, Senator DepeW. Mr.
Joseph Jefferson Postmaster General smith
Representative Cannon. Representative
Cummings. Senator Spooner Controller
Dawes and many others furnished the ora
tory.
ington city: Alfred f. Bates, U. s; A..
Charles Bird, u S. A.: Montgomery BAR,
Washington city; Samuel G. Blythe, New
York city; George W. Boyd. Pnlladelphia'
J. L. Bristow, Washington city; II. B.
Brown, Washington city: r: e: L. Bunch
Washington city; Edward N. Burns, New
York city; Nicholas Murray Butler, New New
York city: J. G. Cannon. Illinois; QUO Car
michael, Detroit: John M. Carson. ]r., =. ..
A: Robert M. Collins London; p: u. CON
ger, Grand Rapids: w. H. Coolidge, Bos-
ton; Henry C. Corbin, U. s. A; George b:
Gortelyou New York raar Gharles WasSneton "a np
city: G. w. Cromer, Indiana; A: j. Cum
mings. New York: ]. NJ. Culp, Washington
city: Charles G.. Dawes, Illinois; Chauncey
NJ DepeW New York: a Gnarles nonar Uark' Wasn, Usp
ington city; Irving P. Dudley, San Dfeso'
Charles H. Duell. New York; Edward d.
Easton, New York city: John JOY Edsoh'
Washington city; V. G. Fischer, Washing
ton city: j. w. Foster. Washington city
Volney w. Foster, Chicago: S. Goodfriend'
New York city; T. V. Hammond, Washlng-
ton city; M. A. Hanna, ONO; rrjsdn john
Indiana; w. B. Hibbs, Washington clty:
B. R. Howard, Washington city; Evan r.
Howell, Atlanta; Peter J. Hughes. Phlladel-
phia; Gaillard Hunt, Washington city; 20
seph Jeffers son, f. r. Johnstone, Minneapolis
r. A. johnson, Washington city; w. s.
Washington city; Thomas Lowry, Minneap-
oils: Joseph E. Luckett, Washington city;
j. H. Maddy, Baltimore: j. H. Manley,
Maine; William j. Marsh, Washington city;
W. f. Mason, senator from Illinois: Robert
Mather Chicago: Alexander Mcdowell,
Pennsylvania: G.. D. Meiklejohn, Nebraska
George w. Melville. L. S. NJ. Nelson A.
Miles, L. S. A; r. P. Morgan Washington
city: Paul Morton. Chicago; John Mulhol-
ma; John II. Nolan, Washington city: Frank
b. Noyes. Washington city; Tom G. Moves.
Washington city: Harrison Gray Otis. Los
Angeles; G.. A. Pearre, Maryland o. II.
Platt Connecticut; r. f. ROeSs,e, Washing
ton city; Isadore Saks, Washington, city; E.
" Shepard Washington city; t. P. Shonts,
Chicago: G. L. Shoup, Idaho; Charles Emo
ry Smith. Pennsylvania; Ross G. Smith,
Birmingham; e. X. Semborn. Washington
city: John c. Spp5nsr Wisconsin, Ralph
Stout. Kansas City; Richard Sylvester.
Washington city; ]. y. Tawney. Minnesota;
J. w. Townsend. Maryland; w. A. Turk.
Washington city; +. D. Underwood, Balti-
more; Thomas F, Walsh. Colorado; A. r.
Weber, New York city: John E. Wilsie
Washington city; Walter f. Wilcox Wash
ington city; John skeiton Williams. New