The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31

Washington, January 2S.-The Gridi-
ron Club celebrated it's twentieth anni-
versary with a dinner at the New Will
lard tonight which was attended by
$50 guests, including the President,
members of his official family. represen-
tatives of the courts, the Senate and
House and the army and navy as we'll
as men of prominence in the literary,
scientific and business world.
While the anniversary was recognized
in making Major John NJ. Carson. presi-
dent of the club and IN the production
of a souvenir which told the story OF
score of years of successful dining. the
dinner, like all others OF this famous
organization Of washington correspon-
| dents dealt with present events which
\ were treated with the usual levity and
| burlesque and satirized, while tine PROM
inent guests were roasted in the good
natured and witty way that makes
Gridiron dinners so enjoyable.
| The presence of Mr.. Roosevelt afford
ed an opportunity to make many point
ed allusions to doings of the admins
| tration and views of the chief magis-
trate. The Inauguration of Major Car
son as president with a rough rider ac-
compartment and a reference to the
charge of the Presidents regiment at
Santiago was managed by a Kakha
clo xxy1,in nj
a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight"
The pending Impeachment proceedings
lin Congress were satir;zed by having all
1.-THE Senators present mot under indict-
lment" sit in a trial Of Speaker Cannon,
who was charged with eight counts.
among which were that the speaker had
refused to comply with the anti-smoke
ordinance; that he insisted that the
IHouse was a coordinate branch of the
government to the mental anguish ol
many Senators; that he had with scorr
refused the vice presidency, thus thrust.
ing upin the country Charles ". Fair
banks; and that he had been guilty
of pushing in too many chips on a bob
tailed flush, and was caught in the act
The speaker knowing his plea was ad
Judged guilty and senator German pro-
lnounced sentence.
"Frenzied Finance was the them'
of a pretentious skit which burlesquet
some late events in banking, brokerag'
and railroading, and introduced Colo
, mel Bill Greene tom Lawson" AM
Mrs. Cassie Chadwick who were por
trayed by members or the club. Amids
the many bright things in the dialogu
were hits on many of the guests abou
the tables.
There was a controversy as to VIII
was the Original Roosevelt man an
, verses of poetry were recited alleged {
:, have been written by the several din.r
, ent men asserting that they were tn
:, Original" The list included Senator
lodge, Foraker, Beveridge and Scot
and Indian Commissioner Leupp. Ma3o
= Carson repected all their claims and lii
+ troduced the President of the Unite
a States as the Original Roosevelt man,
who responded in neat speech
: Topical songs made merry with In
A names of several guests including IT
, President, Senators Krox, Kearns an
Mr.. Bryan, the song for the Nebrask
=. man declaring that he was The oni
man who could lead the Democrat
band" Mr. Bryan was then introduce
L. to speak. John S. Wise. OF New for
made one Of his Spell binding speecf
- es. which was made the topic OF col
troversy as to whether he had not hyl
Noticed his audience and TO prove TN
hypnotism was something tangible, OF
u member operated on two others WI
u were told that they were representa-
y different guests at the dinner. oi
Is member was told he was Justice Brew
"a er, and Immediately began to deliver
opinion of the Supreme court which W;
too complex to be understood The oil
LIZ er was told he was Whiteiaw Reid
u ambassador to Great Britain and begs
"a making a Hands across the SCI
speech. One when told that he vi
Senator Fairbanks and asked TO ma
a direct statement baked, as did Q
other when told ne was senator Dope
VI and instructed TO tell a new story.
y b. speaking tube supposed 10 co
at nected with the lobby OF the hotel mar
r interesting bits OF information we
transmitted through member OF
club. The suggestion was made N