The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-27
NO FAvoR1TEs 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-
Darted-LOng List of Distin-
guished Guests at the
Annual Dinner.


dinner of the Gridiron club, composed Of
washington correspondents, was given
today at the Arlington hotel About 200
guests and members were at the hand
sofnely decorated tables. Among the
guests were distinguished men in all
walks of life-cabinet officers. members
of the supreme bench senators. repre-
sentauves, army and navy officers and
ministers of foreign countries The repu-
tation of the club was sustained in tho
matter OF unique features, burlesques 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, saving
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 and 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 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 Havens, o." and asserted
that there were fourth-cIass 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
ManV men UrpIa preSept x1-bo oro aitbo,
editors or business managers of large
newspapers. These were all called up
but when all the names had been read
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
nefs, with nominations from 1894 to 1920,
had been presented, he declined, but an
other member Immediately came in and
accepted. He looked like Cleveland and
bade 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
tention in a symposium, where good
stories We're told, while songs bur-
lesqued others. The dead ducks" those
who fell in the November battle, or since
III the senatorial elections were duly re-
nlembered. 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'n be a pauss,
Then We'll have young Charley Dawes
And won't that be corker
On US poor old boys"
Gen. Grosvenor was declared to bo
handsqueezing for 1904. Senator Chandler
was presented with 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
Justice Brown, Mr.. WI Tin Fang, the
Chinese minister; Ali Ferrouh Bey, the
Turkish minister; Senators Carter,
Chandler, Depew.. Hanna, Platt, of Con-
necticot; Scott, Spooner, Stewart, VOL
colt, Representatives Allen, Cannon.
Grosvenor, Joy, Keho, Littlefeld, Merrill
and Richardson, Cen II. c. Corbin Gen.
John M: Wilson, Maj. Richard L. Hoxie,
Maj. John M. Carron Jr, Capt. Lansing
P. Beach, U. S. A; Rear Admiral HIGH
born, U. S. N: Gen. j. Harries, Consul
General John Goodnow, Shanghai; Ern-
est Won Halle, Gerry, j. B. Cortelyou,
(NOr Mo- or1(1- Vols CNorx
David r. Francis, Missouri; James d.
YeomanS, interstate commerce commits
sioner; Frank B. Noyes, president OF
commissioner of pensions; E. T. Postleth-
waite, Pennsylvania railway; Melville e.
Stone, general manager of the Associated
Press; W. E. Quinby, Detroit Free Press;
H. H. Kohlsaat, Chicago Times-Herald;
George AIDE, c. H. Gordon, Scott Brown,
Washington Post; ]. H Maddy, Balti-
more & Ohio railway; George A. Daniels,
New York Central railway; S. S. Huntley,
Montana; Henry E. Davis, Washington,
D. c.; J; j. Mcdowell, Cincinnati En-
Star; George P. Rowell. RowelIs news
paper directory; Victor Kaufman, Wash
ington Star; Hammond Lamont, New
York Evening Post; Robert S. McCor-
Dawes, comptroller of the currency; Prof.
Willis L. Moore, CHEZ of the weather
bureau; Nathan Frank. st. Louis Star;
Hon. Seth w. Cobb, st. Louis; George
Rlanch, Seaboard Air line; W. A. Turk,
Southern railway; Richard G. Kerns,
Missouri; S. H Hardwick, Southern rail-
way; S. c. Wells Philadelphia Press;
T 5nrv L. Srcddard, New York Mail &c
Express; Solomon B. Griffith and Thomas
Jeffry, Boston Herald.