The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-11
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GR|DIR0.N ] ROAST /: !: A
Prominent Party Men Present
to Witness Burlesquc Of
4 5s$ Themselves.
CLUB DINNER BIG SUCCESS.
Reorganization Of Democrat .',';
Successfully Accomplished.
New Members Initiated.
!, nv Ae,ociated Press. )

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tiWAsH1NGTON,,$D Decer1be q The Il first
dinner OF the Gridron Club for the sea-
son wa s given at the Arlington Hotel to-
night; and the beautifully decorated
Edining-room rang with merrlment for
more than four hours, greatly to the
delight OF the two hundred persons pres
:ent. The recent election afforded the
famous club of Washington correspon- =
dents an opportunity to mako mirth at
the expense OF both the successful and
defeated parties, prominent represen Ia
L tlvcs Of both being present to- enjoy the
squips and burlesuues which. were present.
ed with Gridiron humor and pleasantly
Cabinet off1cars senator's enresen tauves,
diplomats and 20 her. o fl were there
to be Il put u on II the gridiron and also to
appreciate the clever skits' which had
been concoctetl for their especial bene-
fit. 81 I'll s3g IA II Il 4, III &. 5s
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, ana into which q fortune teller
full of wit and alive togthcs general situ-
alton injected himself, 1nade5fthe hit Of
the evening. 81 Y III s #
! The Twin Stars.
The initiation Of two members, Philan-
der ohnsan.. Of the Washington Star, and
Richard H Lindsay, Of I he Kansas City
STAR afforded great amusement The
Twin Stars 4. II. stars OF Sstha evening"
and .beautitul ars,''@intertwineds with
the personal charn cterlstics of each, sre-4
suited in. pleasing situations
The dead letter office, OF which a mem
Der Of the club had recently been ap-
pointed chief was open ed and some Gus
rious and unheard OF letters relating to
prominent guests were uncarthed.
The musical fentureswa one of the best
and topical songs, cllornses and solos
dedicated especially. to those who snt at
tables were enjoyed during tho dinner.
one OF the musical skits was the "Llttle
Country Band, :" which paraded the hall
like aS political association.
The menu was the official ballot of
the Grldiron Club, with several interest,"
Ing suggestions for the benefit Of the as
semblage. .5i&
Many bright speeches We're made by
several guests who were cleyerly intro
duced by the president, Louis A..
Coolidge.
Among Those Present.
Among the guests present We're Speaker
Cannon. ice-Presldent-elect Fairbanks,
Secretary Morton, Secretary Ietcalf, Sem
ators Aldrich, Allison, Beverdge, Cock
rell, Dietrich. Dolliver, 1Ilkins Foraker.
German. Newlands, Platt (ConnecticntI
Scott Representatives Adamson, Biedlcr,
Burton, Cowherd, Dalzell, Helninway.
Longworth. Norrell,g ,Slbley, Tawney, at
son. Governor Myron II. Herrick, Ohio:
Milton T. Allies, washington; Frederick
l5I. Allen, commissioner OF pa tents; Robert
b. Armstrong, assistant SecretaryEof, the
treasury; w. w Baldwin, Chicago.
| Burlington and Quincy Railways; Frank
n, Barksdale. Pennsylvania Railroad:
Benjamin +. Barnes, assistant secretary
to the President; Job Barnard, Justice
| Supreme Court, District of Columbia;
Cornelius N. Bliss, New York Brigadier-
General ,rasker II. Bliss. United States
army; Emil II. Boas. Hamburg-American
Line;a George W. Boyd, Pennsylvania
Railroad; Rear-Admiral Bradford, United
States navy; a Maior-General John j,
Brook, United States army; Charles T..
Brooker,g Connecticut; Hilton U. Brown,
indianapolis News; H. S, Brown, South
ern Railway; Frellrrer von Russche-l llnd-
denhausen, German embassy; ALEXANDER
Butts Kansas City Star; jesse Car
michael Boston Herald;s Harry II. Cary,
Chattanooga; Delos w. Cooke, Erie Rail-
way. q. r. Cortelyou, chairman Republi-
can National Committee; former Senator
| Henry G, Davis. West Virginia; Elmer
Dover. secretary Republican National
Committee; Irving B. Dudley, Unite'i
States minister TO Peru: Charles III.
Duell, New York; Baron Carl Won Glskrn.
Austria-Hungary embassy; Charles G,
Glover Washington, p, G.; Samuel u.
Hardwlck, Southern Railway; Frank. II.
Hitchcock, Massachusetts,; Samuel II.
| KIRKPATRICK and James II. Lambert Phil
adelphia Press James II, MILDLY, Isaltt-
moro and Ohio Rairoadi George $, iMan-
dell Boston Transcript; =, y. Martin.
| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; 4 Brookholst
Mathewson. Golfers Weekly; John \.
Merritt, postmaster. Washington. y, Gs
Dwight ". Montague. Chattanooga: cap-
| tain John M. Moore, United states navy.
T.. Pierpont Morgan, New {Snrki Condo
Mast. Golfers WeeklS;8 Theodore Moves
and Thomas G. Nnyes. Washington Star;
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