The age-herald., 1901-01-27
One Editor absent.

One Eoltof Absent.
 Many men were present who are either editors or business managers of large newspapers. These were called up but when all of the names had been read a member of the club noted the absence of distinguished editor and immediately presented another member, representing w. J. Bryan. The latest arrival began immediately to grind out copy and when five banners with nominations from 1904 to 1920 had been presented, he declined, but another member immediately came in and accepted. He looked like Cleveland, and bade the frank and file" to follow him, and as the procession marched out the club sang -Four years more of Gro- ve.."
 Congressional guests received attention in Senate press gallery symposium" where good stories on some were told, while songs burlesqued others The dead ducks" those who fell in the November battleg since, in the senatorial elec- tions. were duly remembered. Uncle Joe Cannon was remembered by the following song to the tune of Baby Mine,' alleged to be his latest effusion:
 Prom the land of suckers, many
 Illinois, Illinois,
 But of statesmen, few, if any
 Illinois, Illinois,
 For two years there'll be a pause,
 Then we'll have young Charley Dawes,
 And won't that be a corker,
 On poor old boys'
 Senator Chandler was presented with toy railroad and admonshed to begin over again.
 Other quibs and jokes were enjoyed by the guests, even those who were on the gridiron.
 Speeches were made by Secretary Root, Justice Brown, Senators Chandler Depew, Carter, eX-Senator German, ex-Governor Francis of Missouri, the Chinese Minister, the Turkish Minister and others.
 Some of the Guests.
 Among the guests present were: Secretar- ies Root, Long, Hitchcock and Postmaster General Emory Smith; MT Justice Brown, MT. Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister; Ali Ferrouh Bey, the Turkish minister; Senators Carter. Chandler, Depew, Hanna, Platt of Connecticut, Scott, Spooner, Stew art, Wolcott; Representatives Allen, Can non, Grosvenor, Joy, Kehoe, Littlefield, Morrell and Richardson; Gen. H. c. Cor bin, Gen. J. M. Wilson, Maj. R. T. Hocie, Maj. M. J. Carron, Capt l.. P. Beach, U. s. A.; Rear Admiral Hitchborne, U. s. N; Gen. G. H. Harris, Consul General John H. Goodnow, Shanghai; Ernest von Halle, Germany; George B. Cortelyou, secretary to the President; Hon. Arthur P. German, Maryland; Thomas F. Walsh, Paris com missioner; ex-Gov. D. R. Francis, Mis- souri; James Yeomans, interstate com merce commissioner; F. B. Moves, pres dent of the Associated Press; H. Clay Evans, Commissioner of Pensions; E. T. Postelwante, Pennsylvania Railroad; Mel vile E. Stone, general manager of the As socated Press; w. E. Quinby, Detroit Free Press; M H. Kohlsaat of the Chica- go Times -Herald George Ade, Chicago Record; Scott c. Bone, Washington Post; J. H. Maddy, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad F. A. Vanderlip, assistant secretary of the treasury; G. H. Daniel, New York Central Railroad; S. S. Huntley, Montana IAenry F. Davis, Washington, D. C.; J. J. Me- Dowell, Cincinnati Enquirer; T. w. Moves, Washington Star; G. P Powell Rowells Newspaper Directory; Victor Kaurmann, Washington Star; Hammond Lamont, New York Evening Post; R. 8. Mccormick, Chicago Tribune; C. G. Dawes, comptroller of the currency
 Prof. W. L. Moore, chief of the Weather Bureau; Nathan Frank, St. Louis Star; Hon. s. w. Cobb, St. Louis; C. w. Boyd, Pennsylvania Railroad; R. E. l. Bunch, Seaboard Air Line; W. A. Turk, Southern Railroad; R. c. Gerens. Missouri; s. s. Hardwck Southern Railroad; s. c. Wells, Philadelphia Press; H. L. Stoddard, New YoIk Mail and Express; Solomon B. Grif- filth and Thomas Jefferson, Boston Herald.