The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08
THE GRIDIRON CLUB
DECEMBER DINNER A GREAT
 SUCCESS.
Many Prominent Men the Guests of the Washington Correspondents at the Arlington Hotel
 Last Night

Washington, Dec. 1.-The Gridiror Club, composed of forty Washington cor respondents scored another notable suc- | cess tonight on the occasion of the December dinner. About i50 guests as- sembled around the gridiron table at the Arlington Hotel, which was beautifully | decorated for the occasion. AS usual the entertainment consisted of burlesQues and satire upon public events and things, and numerous public men and prominent guests were treated to the usual course of gridiron broiiing. which is always of a good natured kind.
 The features as usual touched upon public events in a jocular manner, and began with a menu which was s"New Alice in Wonderland" By the most delicate inference the illustrations and quotations could be applied to some of the events in the life of President Roose- welt. The arrival of the Collier Merri- ment" Merrimac) with supply of champagne to fill the bunkers of the diners was a Imaginable skit, and the selection of a deelgate to London to at tend the coronation furnished opportunity for the nomination of guests for the place and their rejection for various reasons.
 There was large number of railroad men present and they were all brought
 
 and finally, the prize was awarded to B. w. Wrenn. The comments of the mem bers of the club upon the various quali- fications and appearance of these rail- way officials caused the room to echo with laughter.
 Another Imaginable skit was a fake meeting of an alleged cabinet in which various sporting characters appeared and tried to pass themselves off as the real fna httcf1aH tremendously.
 Among those who made excellent speeches were Postmaster General Smith. Senators Allison and Mitchell, the Chinese Minister, former Senator Carter and Governor Francis, both now connect ed with the Louisiana Purchase Exposi- ton: Representatives Landis of Indiana; Solicitor General Richards of the De- partment of Justice and others. The | musical program consisted of solos, quartettes and choruses, as we'll as catchy topical songs.
 Among those preesnt were: Postmaster | General Charles Emory Smith; the Chinese Minister, Wu Ting Fang; Sena- tors Allison, Burrows, Hanna and Mitchell; Representatives Foerederer Underwood, Joy and Landis: General Johr | R. Brooke, General Henry c. Corbin General J. P. Weston; General Francis W Ni CSnS, IN. D. odEhSudle, IOTHleT rep l resentative Belford. Colorado MT | Charles H. Boynton, Superintendent ! Eastern Division of the Associated Press George w. Boyd, Pennsylvania Railroad former Secretary c. N. Bliss. New York Ludwig von Callenberg. Secretary of the | Austrian Legation; R. E. l.. Bunch, Sea. board Air Line; Thomas H. Carter, chair man of the Government Commission of the Louisiana Purchase Exposltion William | W. Finley. vice-president of the South. | ern Railway; David R.. Francis. president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition | Arthur Hale and J. H. Maddy, Baltimore 1 and Ohio Railroad: Assistant Postmaster | General, William M. Johnson, Interstate | Commerce Commissioner Martin A | Knapp. Harry w. Fuller, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; Director of the | Census. w. R. Merriam, Paul Morton Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
 Hon. Henry c. Payne of Wisconsin,; MT
 John G. Milburn, Buffalo; S. H. Hard
 wick, G. P. A. Southern Railway: Soli
 citor General John K. Richards; W. S
 Self. Pittsburg Dispatch Marcus A
 Smith and James H. McCuntock, Arizo
 ma; B. w. Wrenn, Plant Railway Sys
 tenn; MT. John F. Waggaman, Annapolis
 T. c. Jeffrey. Midland Railway, Eng
 land; MT. Myron T. Herrick, Cleveland
 Ohio; MT. Scott Bone, Washington Post
 T. P. Schocks President of the q. I. I.
 Railway System and Professor Ma,
 Bsndix. New York.