The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
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That Everything Under the Sun is
 New ts shown-The Guests ! | Numerous as We'll as 1 Famous.


 Famous.
 Washington. Jan, s0.-Ths annual din- her of the Gridiron Club tonight demon strsted that everything under the sun tor on the gridiron) was new; that there was humorous side to all currsnt svents. and that toasts and roasta may be com niped tor an evenings amusement. Ths washington newspaper correspondents who compose the Club did their best to surpass all previous dinners in Giginal- ity,
 Ane dining hall of the Arlington Hotel vas handsomely decorated. Besides the nowers on the table and the palms and isths about the room. . novel arrange. aeht ot electric lights produced bril- hant erect among the decorations.
 Among the two hundred guests and members were Ambassadors. Senators. Representatives. Goyerpors. high officiais ot the army and navy. prominent men .he nnancial and business world. edu- sctentists and men of letters.
 The menu was a calendar, each month illustrated with a picture of . guest wpose business or personal characteris- uos was indicated in a jineling rhyme.
 me installation of the new President or the club William D. Curtis, afforded an opportunity for reverting to the part Curtis took in securing the attendance of spanish grandees at the Worlds Fair at Chicago. The pomp and ceremony of the Spanish court of 149s mingled with twentieth century ideas and events. made showy and laughable affair. One of doA tA was What is trustT' to which he an- swered, "A bunch of money surrounded by water."
 J. Fierpont Morgan, one of. the guests. was made the subject of . laughable ouriesque. For the alleged benefit of the New York financier the Gridiron Club installed bucket shop" as an adjunct to Morgan's office. The manager and cnair warmers" kept up a Ire of lively questions and answers in which various euests were placed upon tho gridiron. The discussion of available Presidential candidates was feature of this part of the entertainment.
 The buriesoue ended with song dedi. cated to Morgan.
 The experiments which pr. Wiley, of the Agricultural Department. Is making with borax as preservative. afforded another vehicle to give . number of guests grfdiron roast. It was charged that pr. Wiley was conducting an experiment at the dinner and two members of the club, impersonating Professor Wiley and his assistant showed the effect of borax on the brain
 A poison squad' was brought out and the Horoscope and x-rays were applied to each mans head The things which the members of the squad were found to be thinking about, as being told by the operators. created great amusement.
 The initiation of Joseph K. Ohl of The Atlanta Constitution and John F Miller of The Baltimore Sun. who were caused to impersonate leaders of the lilly whites" and 'sbiaclk and tans'' respect- tvely and the witty incidental reference to recent Southern appointments made distinct Init"
 \ There were other sxits. many topical songs and choruses and several good speeches. all crowding the evening with wit and humor from beginning to end
 Among the guests present were: Milton E. Allies, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Senator Aldrich. Robert R Armstrong, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury; Robert Bacon. New York; Geo F. Baker, New York; Lord Charles Ber- esford. England; Senator Beveridge, Roy al B. Bradford, Rear Admiral, U. s. N; Henry s. Brown. New York Herald; L. S. Browne. Southern Railway: Repre- sentative Cannon, Count Cassini, Ambas- sador from Russia; Henry c. Corbin, Major General, U. s. A.. George B. Cor telyou, Secretary to the President; Will liam 8. Cowles, Captain U. 8. N; w, Murray Crane. former Governor of Mas sachusetts: George H. Daniels, New York Central Railroad; Senator Chaupcey M. Depew. Senator Dillingham;, Senator Dol liver, Senator John F. Dryden, J. H. Es- till Savannah News; Senator Fairbanks, Representative Foster, H. ". Fuller Chesapeake and Ohio; Arthur P. German, Senator-elect from Maryland: S. H. Hard wick, Southern Railway; Sir Michael Herbert. Ambassador from England; Sem ator Hanna. Representative Grosvenor, Clark Howell. Atlanta Constitution; Rep- resentative Hull. Melville E. Ingalls, President Big Four Railroad; Philander C.. Johnson, Washington Star; Victor Kaufman. Washington Star Senator kearns, J. J. Knapp, Lieutenant Com mander U. s. N; H. H. Kohlsaat, Chicago Record Herald: Representative Little field: G. A. Lyon, Jr., Washington Star: J. H. Madder. Baltimore and Ohio Rail road: George s. Mandell. Boston Trans cript: s. P. Mandell, Boston Transcript; Rokuichira Masujima, Tokio, Japan; Thomas N. McCarter. New York: John AASNdtSAcoH' SHlCd&O kfeCOTu f1STalQs Joseph Medill Mccormick, Chicago Tribune: William R. Merriam, Director of Census: Julius P. Meyer, Hamburg American Steamship Company; J. Pier poRt Morgan; Franklin Murphy. Governor of New Jersey; Alex D. Moves. New York Evening Post; Theo. w. Moves, washington Star; George W. Ochs. Philadelphia Ledger; Emilio De OJeda; Minister from Spain: B. s. Orchutt. New York Tribune: Louis A. Pradt. Assistant Attorney General; Count A. won Quadt. Secretary German Embassy: Ralph Ran dall Brigadier General, U. s. A.. Charles Bryan, Seaboard Air Line; W. S. Schley, Rear Admiral. U. S. N. c. A. Small. New. York; J. Henry Small, Jr., Wash ington. D. C.; Samuel Spencer. Southern Railway; William J. Stone. Senator from Missouri; J. M. Terrell, Governor of Georgia; John NJ. Thurston, former sena- tor from Nebraska; Ldttleton W. T. Wal Ter. Major U. s. Marine Corps; Brainard H. Warner. Washington, D. C.. s. c. Wells. Philadelphia Press; John W, Greene, Buffalo Express: Harry H. and John H. Holmes. Boston Herald and John w. Yerkes. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.