The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-13
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dinnerfof the Gridiron Clul
son was given at the Arlt
tonight and the beautifully
dining room rang with merr
more than four hours, greatly
delight OF the two hundred persons
ent. The recent election afforded fN
famous club of Washington corresponS
dents an opportunity to make mirth at
the expense of both the successful and
the defeated parties, prominent repre-
sentatives of both being present TO en-
joy the quips and burlesques which
were presented with Gridiron humor
and pleasantly. Cabinet officers, Sena-
tors, Representatives. diplomats and
other officials were there TO be put on
the gridiron and also to appreciate the
clever skits which had been concocted
for their especial benefit.
An attempt to reorganize the Demo-
cratic party in which Cleveland, Bryan,
Watson, Debs, Davis. Taggart and
others were personated by members
of the club, and into which a fortune
teller, full of wit and alive to the gen.
leral situation, injected himself made the
hit OF the evening.
The initiation of two members, Phil
ander Johnson of the Washington Star
and Richard II. Lindsay of the Kansas
City Star afforded great amusement.
The Twin Stars Stars OF the Even
ing" and Beautiful Stars" intertwined
with the personal characteristics Of
each, resulted in pleasing situations.
The dead letter office, to which q
member of the club had recently been
appointed chief, was opened and some
curious and unheard CT letters relating
to prominent guests were unearthed.
The musical feature was one of the
best and topical songs, choruses and
solos dedicated especially to those who
sat at tables were enjoyed during the
dinner. One of the musical skits was
the Little Country Band, which parad
ed the hall like a political association.
The menu was the official ballot of the
Gridiron Club with several interesting
suggestions for the benefit of the as
semblage.
Among the guests present were
Speaker Cannon, Vice President-elect
Fairbanks, Secretary Morton. Secretary
. Metcalf, senators Aldrich, Allison, Bev-
eridge, Cockrell, Dietrich, Dolliver, Elk
} ins, Foraker German, Newland. Platt,
of Connecticut: Scott, Representative
Adamson, Biedler, Burton, Cowherd,
Dalzell, Hemenway, Longworth, Nor
rell, Sibley, Tawney, watson. Governor
Myron T. Herrick, Ohio; Milton E.
Allies, Washington; Frediack I. Allen,
Commissioner of Patents; Robert B.
Armstrong, assistant secretary OF the
treasury; w. w. Baldwin, Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy; Frank n.
lBarksdale, Pennsylvania railroad; Ben
| jamin f. Barnes assistant secretary to
the President; job Tnrnard, Justice Su-
preme court. District of C1umbia, Cor
. nelius y. Bliss, New York; Brigadier
General Tasker H. Bliss, United States
Army; Emil l.. Boas, Hamburg -Ameri-
can Line; George w. Boyd. Pennsylva-
mia railroad; Rear Admiral Bradford.
United Sttaes Army: Major General
John r. Brook, United states Army;
Charles F. Brooker. Connecticut; Hilton
L. Brown, Indianapolis News; L. s.
Brown, Southern Railway; Freiherr
Won Observation-Disclosures German
: ambassy; Alexander Butts Kansas City
Star; Jesse Carmichael, Boston Herald;
Harry F. cary, Southern Railway; II.
S. Chamberlain, Chattanooga; Dolos
| W. Cooke, Erie Railway: George 3.
iCortelyou, Chairman Republican ma
tional committee; former Senator
Henry G. Davis. west Virginia; Elmer
: Dover. Secretary Republican national
committee; Irwin W. Dudley, United
States Minister to Peru: Charles II.
Duell, New York; Baron Carl Won Gisk-
"a. Austria-Hungary embassy: Charles
c. Glover, Washington, D. c.; Samuel
II. Hardwick Southern Railway; Frank
II. Hitchcock, Massachusetts,; Samuel
r. kirkpatrick and James II. Lambert,
Philadelphia Press; James II. haddry.
Baltimore and Ohio railroad: George
s. Mandell. Boston Transcript, d. 3.
Martin, Baltimore and Ohio railroad:
Brookholst MathewsOn, Golfers Week
ly: John A. Merritt, postmaster. Wash
ington, y. c.: Wright E Montague,
Chattanooga; Captain John NJ Moore.
United States Navy; ]. Pierpont Nor
gan, New York; Conde Mast, Golfers
Weekly; Theodore W. Hoyes and Thos.
C. Noyes. Washington Star: George r.
Peck. Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad; Louis A. Pradt, assistant at
torney general; Samuel r Read. Chat
tanooga; A. l. Reed, Atlantic Coast
Line: E. G. Riggs, New York Sun; E. P.
Ripley. Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad; Henry Scott, Kansas City
Star; T. p. Shonts. Glover Leaf rail-
road; J. Henry Smith. Jr.. WashIgton.
d. c.; DR.. d. J. Stafford, Washington:
William G. Sterett. Galveston-Dallas
News: Frederick Underwood. Erie rail-
road: Herry vo tverdy Du Vernois.
German embassy; willard Warner.
Chattanooga; Sam'l c. Wells. Philadel-
phia Press; Xenophon Wheeler. Chat
tanooga: John T. Willde. chief secret
service; Brigadier General John n. Will
son United States Army