The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-11
GRIDIROA CLUB DINNER
Odd Features at Feast Of Wash
ington Correspondents.
RED LIGHT HUNG OVER MCCLELLAN

song Also Addressed to New Eork's
Mayor EIeet-Take-oa ON Cannon.
Hanna Remembered In Parody.
a Presidential Flying Machine
Observation-Disclosures on Panama.
The first dinner Of the season Of the
Gridlron club, composed of Washington
correspondents, was given the other
night at Washington, says the New
York World.
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, the new
British ambassador, made his debut.
Sir Chentung LANG Cheng, the new
Chinese minister, sat near to him.
Mayor Elect Mcclellan Of New York
and Charles f. Murphy were side by
side. Speaker Cannon was a prominent
figure Nearly a score Of members OF
the house were present. Senator Han
ma and Senator German chatted togeth-
err Many other distinguished men were
also there.
The presence Of Mayor Elect MeClel-
Ian afforded one opportunity for fun.
The guests had been seated at tie ta-
bic only a few minutes when one Of the
club members, disguised as a New York
policeman. appeared and stood near
Mr.. Mcclellan, holding a big red LAM
tern Having thus located the red
light district IN Mr.. McClellans VIZ
entity, the lantern was suspended over
the mayor elects head and there re-
MANNED
a long address to AIr. Mcclellan was
another feature. 1t was sung to the
familiar tune Of ''Tessie" and began:
George goes from congress to a brand
new place.
Georgia is q mayor Of New York.
George was The winner in a hot old race.
George has barrel full Of pork.
High Up In the Cocoanut Tree"
appeared under the title aHigh Up In
the Speakers Chair" The first verse
ran.
A congressman from western state
Had served for many a year;
He sat on the floor so near the door
He could neither see nor hear.
So he said, mo more OF this for me
I'm run for speaker. don't you see"
But now tonight when he's ut" an right,
He sings with all his might;
CHORUS.
Though I'm up Ia the speakers chair,
I'm lonely
I like the boys SO we'll love them only
They always were so good to me.
They helped me on TO victory
/ wish they all could rule with NE
High up in the speakers chair.
There was song for Senator Cor
man entitled when the sun Is shin
ing Down In Maryland" while Senator
Hanna was remembered in a parody on
a well known song from THE Sultan Of
sulu" as follows:
III. il. II. "a. n. Nj Al
| Uncle Marcus is the man. they say.
| To win hands down in nineteen four,
And keep the party in once more.
1t may be so, we do not know;
| But this remember as you go
| 1t is no time for mirth and laughter
The cold gray dawn Of the morning after.
4 slit that caused great amusement
and made Senator Hanna himself shake
with laughter occurred in a miniature
newspaper office made up for the oc-
casion. A reporter rushed III with this
announcement.
senator Hanna has declared that be
will not be candidate for the presi-
dencyr'
Telephone lie white House Ii
onees
"The president remarked the club
member at the telephone, wishes to
know if an affidavit goes with the an
nounceInent"
There was a burIesque on Panama
all the participants being in costume
While the orchestra played the
"Rogues' March a dry goods box
mounted on a two wheeled truck was
brought in by a hotel porter. The boz
had big Interrogation point on eael
side. To the rear end was attached Z
gong The gong was rung, and Pan
| anna emerged from the box.
Il am the republic Of Panama. hi
announced
Great graftlH exclaimed "the Demo
cratic party" in the guise of a donkey
h "but this Is sudden"
II am the suddenest thing that ever
happened asserted Panama.
There was a lively dialogue between
the army and the navy, with repre-
sentatiyes Of the treasury and postofiics
departments occasionally chipping ia
Panama seemed in great distress les
the canal money should get into tht
custody Of the postofliee department
| Finally, under the persuasive in1uenc,
Of a stuffed club, Panama was induced
| to produce a large roll labeled Treaty
/ Get back IN your box, Panama, was
the next command "That is all W.
want Of you"
| And then to the trumpeting Of the G
o. r. elephant the braylng Of the Dem
ocratc donkey, the hurrahs Of the Co
lombian army and the chorus Of cyan
| kee Doodle the participants Withdrew
| With Professor Langley's airship still
fresh III mind there was humor in thi
attempt Of a gridiron committee OF
| aeronautcs to launch flying machin
that would carry presidential candl
dates to the White House The ma
chine was a box with real wings and /
paper sail, the latter being hoistel
each time a new passenger was takel
| aboard