The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-26
THE GRIDIRONERS DINE.
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS
 HAVE FUN
Many Distinguished Men the Guest. .of the Writers-President
 Roosevelt Among Those Who Attend-Jokes Galore.

Washington, Jan. 25.-The black and white flag of the Gridiron Club fioated over the Arlington Hotel all day and tonight the Washington correspondents sembled beneath their emblem for u 2 seventeenth annual dinner.
 More than two hundred men gathered in the handsomely decorated banquet with the many interesting and unique features of a jGridiron dinner.
 The menu was newspaper, The Yel- low Yawp." It was profusely illustrated pertinent allusions to guests and public affairs.
 One of the best features was Country School" in which Gridiron class gave rious timely topics. which usually turned into jokes upon some of the guests. The school had songs. recitations and com positions for the same purpose.
 ''Senor Maccaroni.' impersonated by a member of the club, gave an exhibition of wireless telegraphy pictures, showing amusing cartoons on a number of pub lie men and their close connection with recent events.
 The selection of delegation to well come Prince Henry afforded an oppor- tunity for more fun at the expense of men who are prominent in public hfe.
 Reciprocity was given hearing and denied to all nations except Cuba and presented to her in the form of ball. loon which ascended to the ceiling as soon as Cuba reached for 1t.
 'The previous question was enforced bv 6 member in executioner's robes and mask. and no speaker was allowed to exceed the limit
 General James H. Wilson was presented with a proper costume to wear as an ambassador to the coronation of King Edward and Captain c. E. Clark, for merly of the Oregon. the ambassador for the navy. was given an ovation as T. rl&..r.n hx.ra nl m
 There were a number of excellent speeches, President Roosevelt, Postmas- ter General Payne. Senator-elect Cor man. Senators Hanna, @ platt Gonn3, itain Clarke being among those who were heard.
 The guests were composed of prom. nent men in official life and the official United States, Secretary Wilson. Post master General Payne, Senators Ald- rich, Clark (Mont), Depew, Dupolsi Hanna. Heitfeld, kean, Lodge, Morgan, Senators Carter of Montana and Shoup of Idaho, Representatives Burk, Cannon, Cowherd, Gordon, Generals Miles. Cor bin, Wilson and Crozier, U. s. A. Rear s. N; w w. Abel. Baltimore Sun; A. J. Barr, Pittsburg Post; Colonel T: II. Bliss. Collector of Havana; Colonel R, J, Bright. c. w Boyd. Pennsylvania Raii- road, G. D. SorlelyOu, kocStS Sen. President; R. E. I. Bunch ,Seaboard Air
 Line Alex C. Cochran, Missouri ss5nSio faedt,c sdR or: q. H. Daniels, New York Central Railroad: G. W. c. Drexel. Philadelphia Ledger; H. Clay Evans. Commissioner of Pensions; R. Watson Glider. Century Magazine; Daniel Ripley, New York; z. s, Gleed. Santa Fe Railway; Ghariss Msrd. Il. wick, Southern Railway; General c. Il. Harries. H. H. Kerens. St; Louis; +: F.. Loree. Baltimore and Ohio RailWaS' Governor N. O. Murphy, Arizona; J, n. Maddy, s. c. Neale. International Nayl- gation Company; Theodore w; Moves, Washington Star; r. A. Pezzet, Peruvian Legation; R. w. Patterson. Chicago Trl- bune; Count von qHsdt, ;sdt.s Ger%an @amptro- E%- Ter of the Currency; C. F. Smith, Phila- delphia Press; H. G. sauiers, Secretary Legation at Pekin; Melville E stone. General Manager of the Associated Press Thomas F. Walsh. Colorado; B. c. Wells Philadelphia Press; J; R. Wood Penn, penn- sylyapia Railroad, and John w. Yerkes' Gornnnissioner of Internal Revenue.