The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-31

many Of tho prominent guests present.
CLEVER %QUIPs..
Ono OF the, most interesting features OF
the evening yas i lie appearance OF PRO,
fessor fStringer Tstringem, Ventrilo quist,.
with "dumrnles7'H who were named for
senator's cabinet officers and others Tho
answers which these dummies" made to
various questions provoked peals yot
laughter. For instance the "ventrilo-
quist'' asked:
ESnArthur Pue German, is It true that
Bryan has come out for you for Prosi-
dent?"
German dummy: S"No; Bryan Is a
friend OF NINE"
yentriloquist: david Bennett Hill, have
YOU heard that Grover Cleveland may be
nominated for President?
Hill dummy: (Which party?" .stA
At one stage Of the dinner q number
OF members opened up o "Jai lAla1. the
srldlron gambling hell, and the wheel
OF fortune which was operated IN con-
nectlon with the scheme produced some
amazing results, both in relation to pres
identla candidates ana ottef p'o l'ail
men, ~, W -, -.
+ions during the dinner OF which the fol-
lowing arc samples:
General Corbin n What would have been
your present rank in the army II you had
started as doctor2''H !.
Judge Taft: "You@ are to pc sworn ~
as Secretary Of War on Monaay. a on'
Won yct taken tho oath OF; allegiance
Secretary Wilson: Bi'yVhut would % the
,os,,lt Of crossinsi the boil weevil with the
scotch highball? ?" 49,
Medals we're conferred OH those VINO
had bcenS members ton years anu =,
giving these and bad es to tflose VIM, lltip
been presidents q; the club. po1nteu Gno
noraonal hits were indulgcd In, showing
II that tl.sro was no discrimination PC
tween guests and gridironers IN the mat
Ter OF roa.ts. Charles G. Randolph, -
III Kaiser and Frank ". benhett ~
ceIyed the ton year me dals, Ing 'u 'as.l
who has boon manager or the .tArli IN VIZ
during all The years the cluo nays p1o't
giving its dinners there, IS soon 70 pe.
como proprietor Of new hotel III new
York. and with his medal he was given
miniature hot.sl, called s"Glldiron Hotei.
which name his associates IN tho cluD
have given the Now York establishment
Among those who made speeches. were
President Roosevelt, Secretaries Root,,
Shaw and Wilson, Judge TAFT, me Sier-
man ambassador Speaker cannon, for -
ner Senator Carter and Senators Hanna,
German and Cockrell
THE0 GUESTS.
Among tho guests were; Preslaemt
Roosevelt Secretaries Root, Shaw, WILL
son and Cortelyou, Postmaster-GeNera
Payne, Governor Taft, OF the IhlEp-
pines; Associate Justice Day, United
States Supreme Court; Senators A4uF'c'',
Bevcridge, Blackburn, burrows, Cock-
rel, Dreyden, Dubois, Gnlllnger, Gorman.
Hanna, Koarns, Long and scott' speakef
Cannon and representatives D'wlght,
Grosvenor, Hepburn, Tate. 3S'oWard anu
Tawney, Baron Won sternhurk. the Cor
man ambassador; Major General Henry
G.. Corbin, Erigadier- Gensrnl Charles p.
Humphrey, Lioutenant-C Colonel James s,
Petit. Rear Admiral John G. walker
and Winfield s, Schley, Captain William
*. Brownson, Lieutenant Gommander
Knapp United States navy George ".
Boyd Pennsylvania Railroad; Corn'slius
n. Bliss New York; Milton u, Allies,
Washington; DR. Edward Bedloe, Fhlla'
delphia; Pomeroy Burton, New York
World; Il. n, Barksdalc, Pennsylvania
Railroads Major John NJ. Burke, New
York; Belvidere Brooks, superintendent
Western Union Telegraph Company, New
York; Thomas II, Carter. Montana, presl-
dent Government Commission. st, Louis
Exposition; Robert G, CloWry, president
Western Union telegraph Company; W.
Murray Crane, Massachusetts ~, NJ
Culp, Southern Railway; George II. Dan
iels, New York Central; Vernon NJ
David, New York Supreme Court; Charles
II. Diel. assistant manager Associated
Press; H. Clay Evans. consul general az
london; Don M. Dickinson, Allehigani
David II, Francis. president ST, Louie
Exposition; II. ". Fuller. c,hesa pea k'sl
and Ohio Railway; Robert H'I llsrton, 81.
Louis; M. T., Gable, PlttsbprH ;ElHaesf;