Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-02
GRIDIR0N CLUB BROIl..
Newspaper 0rganisatson' 8 Round
 of Fun at Yearly Dinner.
NOVEL SHOW BY A vENrRnooU1sT
ries--Copies of an Alfmentary Ca- mal Treaty Handsd to Every nfem-- ber and Guest-President Roosevelt Hears a sons Ahsat Hinself, ana Others sufKer.

Adjoining seats had bean provided at the recent annual dinner in Washing ton of the Gridiron club, an organiEa- lion of newspaper correspondents who delight in "roasting'' their guests. for Messrs. Bryan, German and Hill. sen- Rtor German was the only one who attended.
 Soon after the dinner began mem Der of the club, atttred in crinoline and curls and otherwise we'll made up as Miss Democracy, entered the room and hung over Senator German, says the New York Herald. 4s w,
 While the shouts of laughter were schoing through the room Grover Cleve- land, in flrsherman's costume, with rod, reel and landing net came strolling past. Miss Democracy gave a look of lisdain at MT. German and the empty chairs and with a5delightful smile took MT. Cieveland's arm and promenaded through the hull while the chorus rang out: \ Grover. Grover. four years more of Gro
 yer,
 Out they go; ip va %: then we'll be in K A closeG.E41 s~5 ss&
 Among the guests were President Roosevelt, Secretary Root, Judge Taft, Secretary Shaw. Secretary Cortelyou, Secretary Wilson. Speaker Cannon, Cornelius N. Bliss, Major General Cor bin, D. R. Francis, Representative John wv. Dwight, Senator Hanna, Count Gas sini. the Russian ambassador, and Bar on Sternburg, the German ambassador.
 Throughout the dinner were inter- spersed spicy questions asked of prom inent guests. Hero is sample of the formula for this simple means of tor trre:
 Club Mensbar-Mr President Is Judge Taft of the Philippines in the room?
 President Cooiidge---I think he h. VIII Judge Taft kindly rise. % we can see him? ?
 Judge Taft rises. with puzsled ex- pression on his face.
 Club Member-Judge Taft, we are in- formed that you are to be sworn in as a member of the presidents cabinet Monday morning. wiii rou kindly intorm us when you are going to take the cAth of al- legiauce at the White Hcuser
 Some of the questions asked other guests were:
 Of Mir, Wilson, secretary of agricul- ture.--Please tell tha club the results that would follow crossing the boil weevil with the Scotch highball.
 Of Mr. Cornelius N. Bliss treasurer of the Republican national committee. --How small a purse will you need to hold the contributions of Wall street to the Republican national campaign fund this year?
 Of Speaker Cannon.--It was stated in congress that the carriages used by of fcials at government expense would reach from the Peace monument to the White House. Please tell us how much of Pennsylvania avenue could be paved with the railroad passes used by mem. bers of the house.
 Of Mr. Underwood president of the Erie railroad.--If by any chance ar Erie railroad train should make forty miles an hour. would you ascrtbe it to q miracle or dispensation of Provi- dence?
 Or George Fl. Daniels of the New York Central railroad.--You are quoted as saying that the chin whisker makes for the success of the general passenger agents business. How, then, is it that so many billy goats are unemployed?
 Of Secretary Loeb.--Which would you admit to see the president first, a rough rider or the father of seventeen children?
 A member of the club appeared in front of screen and announced that he was Professor strsnger Stringem, the worlds greatest ventriloquist, and had brought his unparalleled collection of lay figures to speak and sing for the entertainment of the guests. The screen was drawn aside, revealing sev en members of the club as manikins, bearing on their shirt fronts placar1s reading, from right to left, "A. P. Go man." ''P. c. Knox" ~J. F. Morgan, Mark Hanna" Judge Taft" David B. Hill" and ''senator Scott"
 Here arc parts of the dialogue which ensaed between the ventriloquist and his Punches and Judies.
 vsntriIoquist--J Pssrpont axorgan, what do you consider the most alarming teud- ency of tho signs of tho tisnssf
 Morgan--The way John D. RockefelIer is getting all the money.
 ventriiouutst--Is that . calasn1ty7
 Morgan--ycu'd think 70 if you had been stung the F-s*- svass sons that slaiph0fldfnS -s's'fs'-E5- ssa scs. ss N ss ass ss4