Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-29
Shafts Of Satire F y at Twentieth
Anniversary Dinner of Grid.
iron Club.
PROPERTY LOSS IS ENORMOUS MtK AND EVENTS LAMpOONED
Uncle Joke" Cannon Inpeacked &c
fore Court Composed Of Members OF
the Urited States Senate Not uodc,.
lnuictment.-Pres id=nt Roosevelt
Among These Present.:
tRy Associated Press ,

by Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Jan. 2S.-Th,,
Gridiron Club celebrated it's twentieth
anniversary with q dinner at tho New
Willard tonight. which was attended
by ESQ guests. including the President.
members of his official family repre-
fseEta,ircs Of the courts. the Senate
ana House enc the army and navy, as
wen as men OF prominence in the lit
:crary. scientific and business world.
4 Nh1le the anniversary was recog
nlzed in making Majcr John NJ. Car
son president Of the cinl ana in tht.
production OF souvenir, which told
the story OF a score Of years Of sue
'ccssful dining. the dinner, like all 9th.
ers OF this famous organization. of
Washington correspondents, dealt viii,
present events which we're treated
with the usual levity and burlescue and
satlrized while the prominent guests
We're roasted in the good natrred and
Witty way hat makes Glidiron dinners
50 enjoyable I'M
The Bard Played. #
! The presence Of Mr. Roosevelt afford
ca an opportunity to make many point
;ed illusions 10 doings Of the admins
lrat'on and views of the chief m:siS-
S'"AIS. nv Oh JH:l;t}T Car
son, as president with IL rough rider
and a reference TO tn.
charge OF tl,os Presidentss regi p1ent ~ I
Santiago Was managed by a khaki
Clothed ban'l which PLAYED "rhern'Il
Be a Hot Tine in the Old Tor:n To-
night.
Uncle Joe" 'mFeached.
The pending impeachment proceed
IN ~ s-sx.
having all the, senators present mot
under Indictment sit in trial of
Speaker Cannon who was charged viii.
eight counts. amon& Which were thai
the speaker had refused to comply
with the artismolle sorHhlaincc that
he insisted That the rfo,lse was a co.
ordinate branch OF the, government TO
the mental anguish Of MANY senators
tbat he had with scorn, refused the
wee EreSidency, thus thrusting upon
The country Charles w Fairbanks:
and that Ec had been guilty Of pushing
II 100 MANY chips On a hoE.tailed rush
and was caught in the act. The sneak
or Notwithstanding his FLEA was adj
lodge. guilty and Senator German D,o-
E0"Ecni sentence
Greens, Lawson. Chadwick.
- - 'i-AS'i 1 ludICC was ltlc INtnlc
of rretentious sl1it which burcsu.ed
some late events in banking broker.
age end rallroadng. ard introduced
Colonel Bill Creme" Tom lawson"
and AIRS Cassie Chadwick" who were
portrayed by memi'ers OF the clul.
Amidst the many bright things in the
dialogue were hits Oh MANY Of the
guests about the tables.
&, n-:..:.,,i
There was q controversy as to who
was the, Original Roosevelt Man"
an' verses nf poetry We're recited a.
eyed 10 have been written by the sew
era! different men asserting that they
wre the Original The list included.
Senators Lodge. Foraker. Beverilg..
and Scott and Indian Commissioned
lnrni' Major Carson rejected all
th'lr claims AM: introduced the Prasi-
dent Of The United States as the ..Dil.
g'nM Roosevelt Man. WHO responded
~ neat speech. Topical songs male
guests. Including the President, s;ena.
tcr>: NnoN. kearns and Mr. I;ryan. nc
song for ,hr Nebraska man Lfclarin.
that he was The only ,,an who couln
lead the Democratic bnnl.' Mr.. BRYAN
was then introduced TO spt Az
John S. Wise SpeIlhir DIS.
JOHN $. WIso. Of New York. maj.
one OF his spell binding speeches. =
which Was made the topic OF n contro.
vnrS* as to whether he had nor hyrnn-
i<"t! IN, audience and to provo that
hyEnotIs,n something tangible. one
member operated on Two others who
We're tod that they represented diff