The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-29
CORRESPONDENTS
TICKLE WASHINGTON
The Gridiron Club Exudes HUI
NOR in Extra Huge
Chunks

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 2S.@The
Gr1diron club celebrated it's twentieth
anniversary with a dinner tonight at
It's club house, attended by $50 guests,
including the president, members of
his official family, representatives of
the courts, the senate and the house
and the army and navy, as well as
men of prominence in literary, sci
entiffc and business world.
While the anniversary was recog-
n1zed in making Maj. j. M. Carson
president of the club and in the
presentation of a souvenir which
told the story of a score of years of
successful dining, the dinner, like all
others of this organization of Wash
ington correspondents. dealt with
present events, which were treated
with the usual levity an0 burlesque,
while the prominent guests were
roasted IN the good natured and witty
way that makes Gridiron dinners so
enjoyable.
The presence of Mr.. Roosevelt af-
Iorded an opportunity to make many
pointed illusions to doings and views
OF the chief magistrate. The inaugu-
ratlon OF Maj. Carson as president
with a rough rider accompaniment and
reference to the charge of the presi-
dents regiment at Santiago was
managed by a khaki-clothed band.
which played 'sThere1l Be a Hot Time
In the Old Town Tonight"
lmpeach Speaker Cannon
The pending impeachment proceed
1ngs in congress We're satirized-by
having nearly all the senators present
mot under Indictment sit in trial on
SPEAKER cannon, who was presented
with eight counts, including: That the
speaker had not complied with the
anti-smoke ordinance; that he insisted
mat the house was coordinate
pranch of the government; that he
had refused with scorn the vice presi-
dency, thus thrusting upon the coun-
try Charles w. Fairbanks, and that he
had been guilty of pushing in too
many chips on a bobtailed flush and
was caught in the act
The speaker, Notwithstanding his
pea, was adjudged guilty and Senator
German pronounced sentence.
Frenzied Finance" was the theme
OF pretentious skit which burlesqued
some late events in banking, brokerage
and railroading and introduced Col.
Cassie L. Chadwick, who were por-
trayed by members of the club.
among the bright things in the dia-
rogue were hits on guests about the
tables. There was a controversy as to
VINO was the original Roosevelt man"
and verses were recited alleged to have
been written by the several different
men asserting that they were the aorig-
mai" The list included Senators
Lodge, Foraker, Beveridge and Scott
and Indian Commissioner Leupp
Maj. Carson rejected all their claims
and introduced the president of the
United States as ''the original Roose-
n n vl1O, -
Ioplcal songs made merry with the
names of several guests, including the
president, Senators. Knox and Kearns
and Mr. Bryan. The latter was then
introduced to speak.
John S. Wise, Of New York, made
one of his "spellbinding" speeches.
which was made the topic Ola contro-
Versy as to whether he had not "hyp-
noticed his audience" and to prove
that hypnotism was something tangi-
Die, one man operated on two others
who were told that they represented
different guests at the table. One
member was told he was Justice Brew
er and Immediately began to deliver an
opinion of the supreme court which
was too complex to be understood The
other was told he was Whitelaw Reid,
the next ambassador to Great Britain,
and began making a hands across the
sea" speech. One when told that he
was Senator Fairbanks and asked to
make direct statement, baked, as did
the other when he was told he was
Senator Depew and instructed to tell
new story.
By q speaking tube supposed to be
connected with the lobby of the hotel,
interesting bits were transmitted
through member of the club. One
suggestion was made that there should
be q joint debate between President
Roosevelt and Mr. Bryan.
What's the use?" was the question.
They are both on the same side,"
was the reply.
Senator Lodge, who is a close friend
of the president, was notified that his
new work would be entitled ''Tribula-
tions of a Boss