The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-27
FAMOUS WASHINGTON PRESS CT,Ta
is NO RESPECTER OF
PERSONS
NO FAvoRITEs ARE PLAYED
ARMY OFFICERS WE'RE DULY AND
PROPERLY HAZED BY
THEIR HOSTS
SYMPATHY FOR FALLEN ONES
Took the Form of Odes to the De-
parted-LOng List of Distin-
guished Guests at the
Annual Dinner.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The annual
dinner of the Gridron club. COMPOSED of
washington correspondents was given
today at the Arlington hotel About 200
guests and members were at the hand
somely decorated tables. Among the
guests We're distinguished men in all
walks of Hfe-cabineC officers members
of the supreme bench, senators. renre-
septauves, army and navy officers and
ministers of foreign countries. The repu-
tation of the club was sustained in tho
matter OF unique features, burIesGues of
public affairs, rOasts on public men who
were guests, new stunts, all being inter-
spersed with bright speeches, songs and
choruses.
President Arthur w. Dunn gave the
keynote in welcoming the guests, saying
the serious side was in eclipse" during
Gridiron dinners and in the passing of
the gridiron until the end there was
abundant merriment.
RAP AT TEDDY.
The menu was an old style primer,
both in print ana Illustrations, being the
alphabet with a rhyme for each letter,
which hit off some public man or passing
event. The inauguration of the president
afforded an opportunity for the vice pres
ident to protest vigorously because he
was not in the procession, and finally TO
appear with a mountain lion and assert
he would have an Inauguration of his
own.
HAzED THE PLEBEs.
Early in the dinner several members
of the club came into the dining room,
singing Benny Ravens, o." and asserted
that there were fOurth-clasS men pres
ent who had not qualified. Whereupon
the army officers present were brought
forward, duly "hazed," and notified that
as soon as the present investigation was
over they would be called out
Many men were present who are either
editors or business managers of large
newspapers. These were all called up.
but when all the names had been read
a member of the club noted the absence
of a distinguished editor and immedi-
ately presented another member repre-
senting w j. Bryan
The latest arrival began Immediately
to grind out copy, and when five ban
ners, with nominations from 1854 to 1920
had been presented, he declined, but an
other member Immediately came in and
accepted. He looked like Cleveland and
babe the
RANK AND FILE"
to follow him, and as 1.-THE procession
marched out the club sang -Four Years
More of Grover
The congressional guests received at
tent1on in symposium, where good
stories We're told, while songs bur-
lesqued others. The dead ducks" those
who fell in the November battle or since
liz the senatorial elections were duly re-
niembered. Uncle Joe Cannon was re-
memhered by the following song to the
tune of Baby Mine" alleged to be his
latest effusion
ODE OF JOE CANNON
From the land OF Suckers, many
Illinois, Illinois
But of statesmen, few, if any,
Illinois, Illinois.
For two years there'H be pauss,
Then We'll have young Charley Dawes
And won't that be corker
On US poor old boys"
Gen. Grosvenor was declared to be
handsqueezing for 1904 Senator Chandler
was presented with a toy railway train
and admonished to begin over again.
These with other quibs and jokes were
enjoyed by the guests, even those who
were on the grid:ron. Speeches were
made by Secretary Root Justice Brown,
Senators Depew, Chandler, Carter, ex-
Senator Gray, eX-Gov. Francis, of Mis-
souri,, the Chinese minister the Turkish
minister and others.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
Among the guests present were:
Secretaries Root, Long, Hitchcock and
Postmaster General Emory Smith, Mr.
Justice Brown, Mr.. WI Tin Fang, the
Chinese minister; Ali Ferrouh Bey, the
Turkish minister; Senators Carter,
Chandler, Depew, Hanna, Platt of Con-
necticqt; Scott, Spooner, Stewart, VOL
colt, Representatives Allen, Cannon.
Grosvenor, JOY, Keno, Littlefield, Merrill!
and Richardson, Gen: H. c. Corbin, Gen.
John M. Wilson, Maj. Richard L. Hoxie,
Maj. John NJ. Carron Jr., Capt. Lansing
P. Beach, U. S. A; Rear Admiral HIGH
born, y. S. N; Gen. j. Harries, Consul
General John Goodnow, Shanghai; Ern-
est Won Halle, Gerry, j. B. COrtelyOu,
secretary to the president; Hon. A. p.
German, Maryland; T. p. Walsh, ex-Gov.
David r. Francis, Missouri; James d. 3,
Yeomans, interstate commerce commits
sioner; Frank B. NOyes, president OF
the Assoclated Press; II Clay Evans,
commissioner of pensions; e. 7. Postleth>
waite, Pennsylvania railway; Melville e.
Stone, general manager of the Associated
Press; w. E. Quinby, Detroit Free Press;
II. H. Kohlsaat, Chicago Times-Herald;
George AIDE, {. H. Gordon, Scott Brown,
Washington Post; ]. H. Maddy, BaIti-
more &, Ohio railway; George A. Daniels,
New York Central railway; S. S. Huntley,
D. c.; ]. j. Mcdowell Cincinnati En-
quirer; Theodore w. NOyes, Washington
Star; George p. Rowell. Rowelps news
paper directory; Victor Kaufman, Wash
York Evening Post; Robert S. McCor-
mack, Chicago Tribune; Charles G.
Dawes, comptroller of the currency; Prof.
Willis l.. Moore, CHEZ Of the weather
Hon Seth w. Cobb, st. Louis; George
w. Boyd Pennsylvania railway; S. Z.
Rlanch, Seaboard Air line; w. A. Turk,
Southern railway; Richard G. Kerns,
way; S. c. Wells. PHILADELPHIA Press;
z znTv L. Srcddard, New York Mail G.
Express; Solomon B. Griffith and Thomas
Jeffry, Boston Herald.