The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-29
GRIDIRON CLUB HAS
 BIG l" NJ 1 DINNER
Distinguished Men Are Guests
 of Organization
GOOD NATUREDLY ROASTED
Suggestion for Joint Debate Between Mir. Bryan and Mir. Roosevelt Re jected on Ground They Are
 Both on Same Side.p

Washington, January 9s The Gridiron club celebrated its twentieth anniversary with dinner at the New Willard to- night, which was attended by 25o guests including the President members of his official family, representatives of the courts, the Senate the House, the army and the navy is well as men of promi- nence i'll literature, scientific and business circles
 While the anniversary was recognized
 in making John M Carson president of the club and in the production of souvenir telling the story of d score of officers. the dinner like all others of this organization of Washington newspa- per correspondents dealt with present events which were treated with leyity and buresque and satirlzed while the promi- nent guests were roasted" In good natured way.
 The impending impeachment proceed- ngs in Congress were satirized by having all the senators present not under in- detments sit in a trial of Speaker Can non, who was charged with eight counts among which were that the speaker had
 Insisted that the House was eo-ordin- ate branch of the government to the mental anguish of many senator's and that he had with scorn refused the Vice Presidency. thus thrusting upon the coun-' try Charles w. Fairbanks. The speaker was adjudged guilty.
 There was a controversy as to Who was the original Roosevelt man ana verses of poetry were recited alleged to have been written by the several dif- ferent men and asserting that he was the original" The list included Senators Foraker, Beveridge and Scott
 Major Carson rejected all their claims and introduced the President of the United States as the original Rooseveltl man." who responded in neat speech. |
 Songs made merry with the names of several guests including the President and MT. Bryan, the song for the Nebraska man declaring that 'he was the only man that could lead the democratic band. MT. Bryan was then introduced to speak.
 One reporter hypnotized several personss telling one subject that he was Senator Fairbanks When asked to make direct statement this person baked as did an- other when told he was Senator Depews and was instructed to tell d new story.
 By speaking tube supposed to connect with the lobby of the hotel the suggestion was made that there should be joint ds- bate between the President and MT. Bryan "Whats the use?" was the an- swer, they are both on the same side.'
 The audience was then told that J. H. Maddy who left the Baltimore and Ohio railroad recently to go with the Erie. had been presented with a loving cup which was inscribed from bad to worse.'
 Among others present were Mayor Des Ranches, Italian ambassadors; Senators Fairbanks Scott and Stone. Speaker nd Grosvenor Harrison. George W. Boyd, Pennsylvania railroad; !. NJ Culp. South ern railroad: Charles S. Diehl. assistant general manager of the Associated Presss Charles R. Miller. New York Times; William R. Nelson ka=sas City Star: George W. Ochs philaCe,T, tcdger. and Whitelaw Reid.