Evening star., 1902-03-17
TANTALUS CLUB AGAIN
THIS TIME THE GUEST OF REP
RESENTATIVE BURK.
Banquet in Honor of Members, With
Newspaper Men Thrown in
for Good Measure. -

Speeches brimming over with fun, songs
more remarkable for volume than for har-
mony. tantalizing wit, tempered by the
most pronounced good feeling and menu
Of the most delicate viands in sea son and
Out-this is an epitome of the dinner given
at the New Willard Saturday night by Rep
resentative Henry Burk Of Pennsylvania.
The guests of the occasion were the MEM
bers Of the well-known Tantalus Club of
the House of Representatives and a num-
ber of Washington correspondents with
whom the new members have made friends.
Representative Sam Powers, president
of the Tantalus Club, called the guests ito
the battle flag" with stentorian cry ''The
house will please come to ORDER Then.
arm in arm with Gen. Fred Funston, he led
the party to the tables in the banquet
hall. Amid continued applause the guests
oval table. with its mass Of flowers and a
statuette of a negro boy labeled "Aguin-
aldo" stuffed kid and number of other
special decorations in the center.
When seated the guests reached for their
menu cards and picked up a thin volume
handsomely bound in red kid. Inside the
cover they read, THE host is in no way re-
sponsible for anything appearing in this
calendar except that which relates to food
and drink. and as to that he, is alone re-
spOnsible" 1t was whispered about that
the other matter In t..e calendar" had been
prepared by the president of the club and
Mr.. Foster Of Vermont. the secretary. but
those gentlemen disclaimed all RESPONSE
bility.
Privileged Questions.
Chief among the extra features ION the
calendar" was this, prefaced by: 1.-The fol-
lowing privileged communications may be
called up without unanimous consent at
any time during this session. Ia. =.
Here's to thee. Mr.. Burk: Thee art a
Quaker from Quakersyille and thee art
more than kind to us tonight. May thee
live to see the close OF this century and be-
come chairman OF q committee in the Ma
tional House Of Representatives..
Here's to the Tantulus Club. upon which
the American people confidently implicitly
and blindly rely for wise and benefcent
legislation for the promotion Of their wei
fare; they expect that this club will bring
relief to the Cuban planter and prosperity
to the beet sugar interests In the United
States: that 1t will tighten the burdens Of
the people and at the same time enrich the
treasures Of the trusts: that 1t will cause
prohibition and license to go hand In hand.
May the club accomplish all that the Amer
ican people expect and demand.
Here's to Gen. Funston. wise enough to
be born In Ohio, lucky enough to move to
Kansas: who not only fights on lands. but
laughs at rivers; who never sinks. but al
ways lands on top-may the next time he
swims be In river OF champagne.
Here's to the two Helrys. both born on
German soil-Henry, prince of Prussia. and
Henry, prince Of good fellows. Long life
and happiness to the two princes.
Here's to American journalism, charac-
terized by love OF truth maidenly nodesty
scientidc exactness and the utter absence Of
the commercial instinct. May this great
conServator 0f truth and peace continue to
exist and shed its characterizing dnflnence
for tho elevation and publication Of the
American people.
Here's 70 PhiladeIphia. the city OF BROTH