The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-02

BRILLIANT ASSEHfBLAGE ENJOYS
.-ROASTS" OF THE CLUB.
Many Unique Features Were Design
ed National and International
Events Saterized and Burlesqued.

the annual dinner gwen by this famous
newspaper organization at the Airing
ton Hotel ton ght. There were 2e5 pres
ert and in the large assembly were the
President, members Of the cabirrst, cip.
to1Ilshts. Senators and Represent ii6ves 5
army and navy officers and persons
prominent IN the business and literary
world Men whose names have fgured
IN connection with th> presidency, in
cludinG the present chief executive
| Hanna. Taft. German. CockreIl and
Francis. were present and enjoyed the
clever satire and gTidi1Un Quibs at the
expense of themselves as wen an the
many unique features buIlesQue ne
| national and interna tional events
From the time President Louis A
| Coolidge we.comed the guests uli
| the Songs OF Home" at midnight
| There was AN uninterrupted flow of Wit
and uperutment There were clever
| sSlh. topical songs, good speeches
and everything posi- BILE to make a din
nsr complete gridiron success.
The menu was a treaty for the esta b.
Isjhrnent OF the .~GTidlron alimeutary
| CANAL" in which a numbar Of guests
figured as the high contracting par les
Two new members were Undated
Scott c. Bone. of The Washington
Post and n. Q. Messenger, of The
Washington Evening Star. They we G
| compelled 20 appear as news boys, sell
ting extra editions of their respective
Papers, which, upon exanlina Jon by
the commits ,ee were found to contain
startling information concerning many
OF the prUunrneRt guests present
One OF the most Interesting fe ature5
OF the evening was the app pearance of
professor StTGnSer -Stringam, Ventril-
IOQulst,' with dummies" who we. e
manned for Senators. cabinet officers and
others. The answers which these
dummies made TO various gu StiOrlS
provoked peals of Taught r. For in
STANCE tine ''ventrllloqu;st' asked:
Arthur Pue Gor1nan, is it t. ue that
Bryan has come out for you fer Presi-
dent?"
Gorman Dummy No; Bryan ds a
friend Of mime
"VentIilloquist''-"D Bennett Hill
have you heard that Grover Clevell nd
may be nominated for President
DGmmy''-''Which party?"
At ONE stage of the dinner a number
of members opened up g. 'Jai Allah, the
of fortune which was operated in con-
nection with THE scheme produced some
amazing results, both in relation to
presidential candidates and other prom
ineurt men
Different guests werA asked questions
during ilDe dinner Of which tine follow
Ing are samples:
General CCTbln-What would have
besen your present rank IN the army e.
you mad started as a doctor?"
Judge Taft-You are to be sworn an
as sec cietany OF war on Monday. Have
you yet taken the oath OF alegance?"
Secretary WiLson-WhaIt would te
the result OF cross ny the boil w.eevil
with the Scotch high tau7"
Medals were conferred ON thdse VIII ,
rad been members ten years and il
giving these and badges to tn sc VINO
had been presidents Of THE club. pointed
ana PERSONAL hits We're Sllulg d II
shown that there WIS MO di :crimi na
tOC between guests 1T,d gTtdirOneTS in
| the matter Of toaStS. Charles G. Ran
delphi. j. H Kaiser and Frank V. Ben
| nett received the ter year medals. The
| fatter who has been manager OF the
| Arlington dur ing all the years the club
| have been giving its dinners tn re. Is
| soon TO become proprietor of a new
| hotel in New York and with his medal
| he was given a miniature hotel ca led
Grid ron Hote!," which name b 8 as
sociates in the clu) nave given <the
New York esta bEshmont.
| Among those who made Speeche
were President Roosevelt. Sscretares
Root. Shaw ard Wilson, Judge Taft
| the German ambassador, Speaker Can
non. former Senator Carter ard Sena-
/ tors Hanna. GO man and CockreE.
Among the guests were:
! President Roosevelt Se cretaI1aS Root
Shaw, Wilson and Co-telyou. p stmas-
ter General Payne. Governor Taft, o.
the Philippines, Associate Justice Day
! United States Supreme court; Senators
Aldricl, Bevrrdse, blackburn, Bur
lows, Cockre 1, Dryden. DUBOIS Cali /
| ger. German. Hanna, Kearns, Long ald
/ Sc TT, SpeakeE Cannon and Re reAen-
J tathveS Dw7 GIT, GTosveE or. Hepburn,
! Tate. Howard and TawDey, Pa Oh Won
Sternburg. the German ambaSSad Dr.
Major General Henry . Cor BIN, Brig
ada T GAarNral Charles F. Hum chrey,
/ uIieuoe1aant Colonel James s. Petit
Rear Admiral john y. Walker and
! Winfield S. Sch.ey, Captain Will am K.
! BIOwnEcn, Leutendn- Commando
Knapp United States Navy. Geo ge w
BoyG. Pennsylvania railroad, Cornelius
y. BIS, New York: NJ M.lton E. Allies
Wa El Tagton; TT. EdW ar1 D. Bedl e.
Phflaaelphia; Poneroy Burton. New
/ York Wor d; F. n. Barksdale. Penrsyl-
y aria railroad: Major .Tofln NJ. Burke
! New York; BalvfdeIe Brooks. supertn-
/ terielt Western Union TeEg a ph
Company. New York: Thomas H Car
| ter. Montana. president government
| comm ss-cn st Louis expcSft on; RObt
&c c owry, President Western Unio
| Te,S 81 al,h Company; W. Murray Crane
I Massachusetts is; ]. NJ. Cup. Southern
railway; George II. Daniels, New York
Central: Vernon NJ Hsyfd. New York
Surrerr.a court: Charles H Dlell. As
Gstent gSneral manager Assoc b. t.
Press; H. Gay Evans. consul n IA
at Lra3on; Don NJ Dick n ON NJ cfd-
gan: David R FranSis. rre f3e-t st
, Louis Exposition; H ". Fuller. Chesa-
peaka and CCl o railway: Robest Flu
rertoa. St. Louis: NJ. K. Ga5'e. P1 Is
: burg Tines; Clement A Gr-sc m
American Steamship Company. & H
Hnr.rriclr C<ntl1en-r1 r-a9iH-1Y. Gana-a