The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07
Washington Newspaper Correspon-
dents Entertain Distinguished
Guests at Dinner.
TWO BEARS SEEK ROOSEVELT.
One Said They Had Missed Him in
MisSissippi-Cannon Comes
In for His Share of
the IIumor.

Washington. Dec. S.-The December din
ner of the Gridirun Club a the Arlington
Hotel tonight was Il success. as usual.
The Washington correspondents who com
pose the organization made Use of recent
events and prospective happenings for their
bur!esques. There were many prominent
guests. and from the time President Robert
j. Whine delivered his address Ct welcome
until the midnight hour there was moth
lng but mirth, music, quips. hits and roasts.
ali of the kind which make Grii!ron din
ners so enjoyable.
CANNON "~ROASTED."
Good Speeches were made by public men,
Who entered into the spirit of III. occasion.
IN. menu souvenir was a book Of rules of
the House. with many cartoons showing the
stringent manner in which Mr.. Cannon will
rule the House.
1t was accompanied by a gaveI. making
every man his own Speaker.
A seeing Washington car was intro
auced, and Il member OF the club gave a
lecture upon the principal points of tn. city.
This brought in 4 series OF pictures. the
"hite House. Capitol. Treasury and other
public buildings and sights being shown,
The lecture was repiete with hits upon
guests ard public affairs. An old-fashloned
meeting at the corner grocery was held
and present and future events discussed.
Another feature was the nomination of all
NH' i'SHib!i!t.'S iOT oRtahSI or TIT. House,
their characteristics being pointed out.
\ stand patterer'' party was organized
and after a number Of politician had been
nominated and rejected. ". y. Turk, gen.
eral passenger agent Of the Southern Rail
way was unanimously elected president.
BEARS APPEAR.
One OF the best hits Of the evening came
late. when two bears appeared. One was a
rea! bear and the other was impersonat.d
by a member of the club. He announced
that they were from Mississippi and were
looking for the President. They had tried
20 find him in the canebrakcs a few weeks
ago. but failing. had come to Washington
in search OF him. After nartakins OF re-
freshments they departed. as was said. for
the White House.
SOME OF THE GUESTS.
Among the guests present We're the fol-
lowing: Secretary Moody. Postmaster Cen
eral Payne. Secretary Wilson. Senators AL
ison. Alger. Hanna. kuane. Lodge and
Sect: Speaker Henderson. Representatives
Babcock. Cannon, paizeil. Dwight. Gardner.
HIT. Hopkins. Lawrence. iaud,nslager
Mercer. ove-s:reet. Powers and TrimbIe:
Generals II. 6. Corbin. S. II. Z. Young 4.
E. Bates. J. +. Weston. leonard Wood. Col
cnel john Ri:d!e, Captain John VI. Carson.
Commander j. II. Moore. L. 5. N: CAPTAIN
X. I. Wyane. l.. 5. Marine Corps: Count
y. Won Quadt. First Secretary German En-
bassy: ThodOFoylCh. Secretary Austrian En-
bassv; ex-senator Thomas II. Garter, Mon
tana; W. Z. Merriam. Director Of the Gem
sus; c. u. Bennett. Secretary of the Senate;
II VI. Rarsdall. Sergeant-at-Arms of the
Senate: Charles II. Darling. Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy; Milton f.. Allies. Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury: II. II. ID.
PIERCE. Assistant Secretary OF state: George
T.. Roberts. Director of the Mint; Frederick
T. Alien. Commissioned of Patents: Eugene
NJ. Ware. Commissioner of Pensions: Scott
e. !iGne. John +. wilkins. Robert G. VIII
kias. Washington Post: Thomas G. Noyes.
Washington Star: Charles H.. B-ynton of
New York. II. 4. Coleman. Washington;
William q. Quimhy. Detroit Free Press:
Samuel g. Blythe. New York World: James
Martin. NEw York Tribune: Joseph II. Man
ley. Maine: Paul Mortcr. Atchison Rail
way: George r. Sheldon. New York: J. Hem
ry Small. WASHINGTON: Thomas r. Walsh.
Colorado.