The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07
BEARS SEEK TEDDY
Two From Mississippi Cane
Brakes Appear at the
Gridiron Banquet.
By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. 6.-The December
dinner of the Grid-Iron Club at the Ar
lington Hotel tonight was success as
usual. The Washington correspondents
who compose this organization made use
of recent events and prospective nap
penings for their burlesques. There were
many prominent guests and from the
time President Robt. j. Wynne delivered
his address of welcome until the ma
night hour there was nothing but mlrth,
music quips, hits and roasts, al OF the
kind which make gridiron dinners so en-
jjoyable. Good speeches were made by
public men who entered into the spirit
of the occasion.
The menu souvenir was book of rules
of the House, with many cartoons, show
ing the stringent manner in which Mr..
Cannon will rule the House. This was
accompanied by gavel, making every
man his own speaker. Seeing WASH
ingtOn Car" was introduced and men,
Der of the club gave an encore upon the
principal points of the city. This brought
in a series of pictures. the White -ouse,
Capitol, Urea sury and other public
buildins and sights" being shown. The
lecture was renlete with hits upon guests
and public affairs. An old-fashioned
meeting at the corner grocery was
held and recent and future events dis
cussed. Another feature was the nomi-
nation of all the possibilities for Speaker
of the House, the characteristics being
pointed out A "stand patters' party
was organized and after number OF
politicians had been nominated and re-
jected, w A Turk, general passenger
agent of the Southern Railway, was
unanimously elected president.
One of the best hits of the evening
came late, when two bears appeared.
One was a real bear and the other was
impersonated by member of the club.
He announced that they were from Mis-
sissippi and were looking for the Presf-
dent They had tried to find him in the
cane-brakes a few weeks ago, but, fail
ing, had come to Washington in search
of him. After partaking of refreshments
they departed as was said, for the White
House.
Among the guests present were the
following:
Secretary Moody, Postmaster General
Payne, Secretary Wilson, Senators Alli-
son, Alger, Hanna, Kean, Lodge and
Scott, Speaker Henderson, Representa-
tives Bagcock, Cannon, Dalzell, Dwight,
Gardner Hit, Hopkins, Lawrence,
Loudenslager, Mercer, Overstreet, Pow
ers and Trimble, Generals H. G. Corbin,
S. M. B. Young, Alfred E. Bates, John
F. Weston, Leonard Wood Col. John
Y, co.
mander John H. Moore. u. S. N; Copt.
r. r. Wynne, L. S. Marine Corps;
Count A. Won Quadt, first secretary Ger
man Embassy: TIL. d. Thorodovich, sec
rotary Austrian Embassy; ex-senator
Thomas H Carter, Montana; w r. Mer-
ram. Director of the Census; Charles q.
Bennett, Secretary of the Senate; ID. M.
Ransdall, Sergeant ALARMS United
States Senate: Charles H. Darling, AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy; Milton b.
Allies. Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury: H H. D. Pierce, Assistant Secre-
tarv of State; George e. Roberts, Dlrec-
tor of the Mint; Frederick l. Allen, Com
missioner of Patents; Eugent F. Ware,
Commissioner of Pensions; Scott Z.
Bone, John f. wilkins, Robert c. Will
kins, Washington Post; Thomas Z.
| Moves Washington Star; Charles H.
| Boynton, of New York; H. a. Colman'
| Washington, D. c.; William E. Quinby,
| Detroit Free Press; Samuel G.. Blythe,
] New York World James Martin New
| York ribune: f. N Barksdale' Pennsyl-
| vania Railroad; William IL. BALDWIN
Long Island Railroad; Charles c. Glover
| Washington; J. H Maddy, Baltimore
| and Ohio Railroad; Joseph Fl. Namely
| Maine; Paul Morton, Atchson Railroad;
| George r. Sheldon, New York; j. Henry
| Small, Washington; w. A. Turk, South
ern Railway; Thomas F. Walsh, Colo
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