The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-09
BEARS SEEK TEDDY
VIC From Mississippi Cane
Brakes Appear at the
Gridiron Banquet.
BY the Associated Press.)

N'Pt
Washington, Dec. 6.-Tne December
dinner of the Gridiron Club at the Ar
lington Hotel tonight was 4 success as
usual. The Washington correspondents
who compose this organization made use
OF recent events and prospective hap
penings for their burlesques. There were
many prominent guests and from the
time President Roht. ]. Wynne delivered
his address of welcome until the mid
night hour there was nothing but mirth,
music. quips, hits and roasts, all of the
joyable. Good speeches Were made by
public men who entered into the spirit
Of the occasion.
The menu souvenir was a book of rules
OF the House, with many cartoons, show
ing the stringent manner il ri.icil Mr..
Cannon Will rule the House. This was
accompanied by q gaVel. making every
man his own speaker. A Seeing Wash
lngton Car was introduced ard a mem
Der Of the club gave an encore upon the
principal points of the city. This brought
IN q series of pictures, the White -ouse,
Capitol, Treasury and other .public
buildings and sights being shown. The
lecture Was rcrlcte with hits upon guests
and public affairs. An old-fashioncd
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. \ stand patters' party
was organized AID after q number Of
politicians had been nominated and re-
iected, ". A. Turk, general passenger
agent of the Southern Railway, was
unanimously elected president.
One of the best hits of the evening
camC late, when two bears appeared.
One was 4 real bear and the other was
impersonated by a member OF the club.
He announced that they were from Mis-
sissippi and were locking for the Presi-
dent. They had tried to find him in the
c~ane-brakes a fcW 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 She guests present were the
following:
Secretary Moody, Postmaster General
Payne. Secretary Wilson, Senators Ali
son, Alger, Hanna, Kean, Lodge and
Scott, Speaker Henderson, Representa-
tives Babcock, Cannon, Dalzcll. Dwight,
Gardner, Hit. Hopkins, Lawrence
~Loudenslager. Mercer. Oycrstreet. Pow
ers aad Trimblc, Generals II. G. Corbin,
S. NJ. e. Young, Alfred f. Bates, John
/ t. Weston, Leonard Wood, Col. John
Biddle, Captain John NJ. Carson, Com
manGcr John II. Moore, L. S. n; Copt,
r. f. Wynne. L.. S. Marine Corps;
! Count 4. Won Quadt. first secretary Ger
man Embassy; TIL. y. T~horodoVich. sec
rotary Austrian Embassy; ex-senator
Thomas II Garter, Montana; W. Il. Mer-
RAM, Director Of the Census: Charles 6
Bennett, Secretary of the Senate: D. "
RansdalL ScrSeant-at-Arms United
States Senate; Charles II. Darling, AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy: Milton +
Allies, Assistant Secretary OF the Treas
ury: II. II. ID. Pierce, Assistant Score
iarv Of State; George j.. Roberts. Dircc-
tor Of the Mint; Frederick !. Allen, Com
missioner of Patents; EuSent T. Ware
Commissioner Of Pensions: Scott G
Bone. John +. Wilkins. Robert { vii
kins, Washington Post: Thomas {
Moves, Washington Star: Charles II
Boynton. Of New York: II y. cOiman
WASHINGTON. L. e: William y. Quinby
Detroit Free Press; Samuel g. Blythe
Now York World. James Martin, New
York Tribune: L. y. BarksdaIc. Pcnn5yi
yania Railroad William II. HaiiH in
Long Island Railroad: Charles .. Glover
Washington: j. II. Maddy, Baltimor'
and Ohio Railroad, Joseph ii. Namely
Maine: Paul Morton. Atchison Railroad
t:enrEr K. Sheldon. Now York: !. Henri
Small Washington, W. \. Turk. South
ern Railway. Thomas +. Walsh. culo
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