The Washington times., 1904-04-24
HAVE
A ROLLTCKING TIME
Roosevelt, Parker, and Hearst Receive Hard
knocks, and Even the Supreme
Court Is Not Spared

''The Honorable. the Chief Justice
and the Associate Justices Of the Su-
prene Court Of the United States an
nounced a stenJorian-voiced member Of
the Gridiron Club. at the spring dinner
Of That organization at tie Arlington
Hotel last night. Than pine members
Of the club. gowned in tss-- black robes
Of the Supreme Court. marched into the
han. while the eyes Of Justices Harlan
and Brewer. who were present. bulged
with astonishment
All persons having business with the
court were admonished 10 draw near
as the court was declared TO be sit
ting by the erier. using the exact form
of the announcement made in the high
est court in the land with its 'Oyez.
Oyer. OyezT' and all the rest of it.
Everybody wondered what was com
ing. Then the club member imperson-
ating the Chief Justice. said. Gentle
men; be seated. and the Supreme
Court was turned into an uproarious
minstrel show with a bang
Among the Guests.
Among the distinguished guests were
Mr. Justice Harlan and Mr. Justice
Brewer, OF the United States Supreme
Court; William r. Moody, Secretary OF
the Navy; Senator Aldrich. Senator Al
hson. Representative J. Adam Bede,
Capt 3. 3. Bradford. OF the navy;
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
J. L. Bristow. Speaker Cannon, Senator
Cull0m. Representative Cushman of
Washington, Representative DaIzeIl oi
Pennsylvania. Senator Dick OF Ohio.
Senator Dolliyer Of Iowa. Senator Fair
banks Of Indiana. Represen .ative Hay
OF Virginia, Gov. w IT, Hunt, OF Porte
Rico: Senator Kean Of New Jersey
Senator Kittredge Of South Dakota
Representative Landis OF Indiana, Rep
resentative Lowering OF Massachusetts
Senator Millard of Nebraska, Repre-.
sentative Powers of Massachusetts. G.
f. Roberts, Director OF the Mint: Grant
B. Schley Of New York, Senator Scott
of West Virginia, Francis Lynde Stet-
son OF New York, Representatives. SUI
livan of New York, Thomas +. Walsh
John Sharp Williams, Democratic leade,
in the House. and Commissioner Yerkes
A Negro Chorus.
The Supreme Court minstrel show
began with a rollicking negro chorus
Roll Out Dat Cotton and ended with
a song by THE Gridiron Clubs $1,000
| Prize Quartette. who had a ballac
which the interlocutOr said was called
| 'Peeping Through the Knot Hole il
Papas Wooden Leg, or Who Built tn,
Ocean So Close to the Shore?" Thi.
was based on the old negro song Lit
tie Black Bull" ana ran like this:
! David B. Hill came down the noun
tain,
HoOsan Johnny. Hoosan Johnny,
| David b. Hill came down the mountain
Long time ago
Each singer in the burlesque quarte
had a line. He picked out man who's
name is Parker" He said: Don't tall
and well beat T. Roosevelt. and H
didn't say word all spring or sum
mer" Then the whole court joined II
the last stanZa. which was:
! But when was a dumb man sent 10 Tn
White House?
Hoosan Johnny, Hoosan johnny,
| But when was dumb man sent to tn
White House2
LONG TINE AGO"
Hit at Miles.
In view cf the proposition to nominal,
Gen Nelson A. Miles for President OF
the Prohibition ticket. one Of the song
steTs had a clever parody on Pau
Vests I'm on the Water Wago
Now" which he gave with great effect
The respects Of the court were paid [
Secretary Moody. and the other nava
heroes present with a parody on th
song: He Was a Sailor
The show continued for half an hour
amid great merriment. Some OF tn
jokes were:
why is Hearst's chase after tn