Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-04-30
DEVILS LOVING CUP
How it Appeared at the Fel-
lOWShip'S Club Banquet.
VERY UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT

About tNo weeks ago thc rouou
ship club of Philadelphia, made up
1f newspaper men and politicians
save a banquet a, tho bellevue hotel
in The Quaker city. They ran a sDs
cIal train up from Washington %
rrnB newspaper men and politicians
apgahUr Cannon. Joan nhafp Williams
senator ronrOso, Congressman Sal
rer. Delegate hodCy and many othefa
IRON the capitol were on hand Near
y al Ga, prominent men Of rCunsyi
tania wore present %. both political
parties EAGoNornor fat.eIaou. ~ o..
iiaf.ty. two Kmayora of Philadelphia
ana tbD present mayor wcro amonE
the party iu 90 there Nofo az the
dinner about two hundred guests
tbey bad a jolly time About miduaY
of the mOhl. the lights vent out. by
arrangement of course and out uf tho
aulr arose amidst rcd iEnH OLD
mophiatopholoB himBoU. bearing a biE
loving cup of punch ne came up b..
uud speaker Cannon aud made a
grave toned speech inviting him to
drink tho speaker o0oyod aud ne
the howl ushuy thon suddenly tho
lovll changed to a clown. and in fuu
gIaro OF electric arcs went 20 svory
person 40 tho boari made him hlt
The Uowl and aa,d something comicai
or historical about everybody az thoy
partook of hia drink Thla was the
doyIls loving cup q TOOK a good
twenty minutes TOR him 20 go tho
round. but q was as unique a plccO OF
entertainment as couid bo we'll imag
Inod spoechos wcra had from many
oi tHr noJab.cs. our delegate boing
called upon next after tno speaker
and the minority ioador
The delegate made some pleasing
remarks OF a general character. paid
la nplonddly glowing tribute to the
virtues of newspaper men generally
aud wound up by tolIlng lIo people ~
the state tho hign regard in which
New MCxico holds ths great state or
ponnHy yIyauia. and its grand ola man
Senator Quay and othorl % lt6 abio
ciuzous and delegation On congress.
A. uindlp % the banquet. there
was introduced company OF actors
and opera giugom irqm among tho
mombera Of tho clue VINO had prepar
90 Tor g. Thoy sCtoe cut and sung
one OF tho most hitty OF comic oporoi
taA written oy one of themselves for
the occasion She Charactem Werc
unique Senator Pen ose sat a. the
right oi 5poaksr Cannon. ana was
surprised 90 suddenly 500 hia osn im
pcraouatl0n come un tuU stage IHU
. limitation was sO exact. the tOno 0f
voice 80 similar ana tho eomlcal hiia
800 irreBIftiuie. that 10 Kept the guests
in a roar. No less striking were all
I the rest % tho imporsonati0nB. The
impera0natlOh Of Senator quay camo
on 10 boBs the lob. and did u IN trao
Quay style A. the right time, in a
confusion of shots and hurrahu tha
Rough Rider impefsouatloh ln KaN
. spcciaclon titled hat ana pfotrudinE
teeth OF tho president. came on and
made a speech AMI SANG a song lt
brought down the house.
This was tho general character OF
tho entertainment and o. was rich
Many members 0i the GRID Iron
I club of Washington Woro on hahJ
and the shans - VIII ana humUr with
reference to each % these orgnulHa
t.0ns that were shot uack ana forth BY
their respective momben during tho
evening woro At t'moe comloal, "a
other time. .sonical az others oupgfb.
.Iy eloquent o. wHH HH occasion t0 ts
remembered.