The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-01-06

attve n VI IN Neh9esSs wno IS try
ing TO @nduct NoQ, Good gracious,
the SSfc ard ane ilhe i >vstrcclN pre-
/ ceptibie. There Is a tragedy In your
life. You have been betrayed by y
soldic7. Hold up: | see his name. Ii
rest, Incorporation and REORGANIZATION.
| Should advise you-
Al this point the fortune teller was
interrupted 10y the appearance OF seN-
eral Nell known dencocrtts, Who had
come 10 itttend a REORGANIZATION OF ths
Their fortunes told. Ex-senator Davis.
William i. Rrydn. Thomas lagsart.
Grover Cleveland. Thomas Watson.
David R. Hill, Eugene pehs and Mil
liam 4. Hearst We're all represented.
with q colored democrat thrown in foc
~pefsonated. of course. by members OF
the club. were all targets for the keen
remarks of the fortune teller. The
climax came when the ghost of Thorn
as Jefferson appeared. When This an
Gent and honorable democrat repudi-
ated the whole outfit the reorganization
party am TO grief.
Not only in spoken dialogue but in
mirthful melodies the members OF Tie
tiridiron club make merry wilts their
guests
The songs We're ali Jul of singev.
They had Il point in them which hit
off some guest. and they We're written
TO popular airs. There is, for instance,
4 more OF less pathetic ballad about
Il soldier going away to war. In the
hands of the club warblcrs. however,
this ballad was ~transposed into a song
about Senator Fairbanks, telling him
in lowing rhyme that he WAS destined
to he talked to death While presiding
over the senate. and that as Il oandi-
date for president In 1908 he might
expect TO meet opposition. After this
dismal picture The cllorus sang reas-
s%uringly:
Good luck, my Fairbanks. sood luck to
There is some trouble still ahead for YOU.
When you need comfort that's sweet aud
truc,
Come TO us. Fairbanks. and we'll give IL
to YOU.
Then there WAS a song about Chair
man Cortelyou. which. poetically, If not
altogether accurately described how he
ram the campaign and carried this re-
frain:
Cortelyou, Chairman Cortelyou!
lie is wise, knows what 10 do.
How TO 10. who To do.
Chairman Cortclyou, Chairman Cortelyou.
Upon my word
"A wise old bird
Is Chairman Cortelyou.
The presence of Senator Cockrell of
MISSOURI, who is about to retire from
the senate. but who has been promised
something equally AS good by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. could not be overlooked.
1t WAS made the occasion of Il musical
tribute. sung to the air of "Good-by.
My Lady Love. Good-by." The club
tenor sang the song with tears in his
Voice. The verses We're, of course. APP
propliate. They told how Missouri had
gone astray, with sad result to the
senator. but assured him that there
Irl,.a. ntlay !
which he might nave with higher pay.
Then h chorus warbled with pathetic
swcst,.sss this refrain:
Good-by. ms senator.
Farewell, my senator:
are the dol and darling of my heart.
With a fat job.
SO gocd-by. my senator. good-by.
Another song. which irrAverentlv re-
ferred to prominent guests around the
table. contained these verses:
should every man in congress get lust
what his people wish,
From pubic buildings down to seeds, from
g., hose books up 10 fish;
Should Cannon take the bridle off and
each one make "A dash,
With Uncle Sam deep in the hole, where
could be find the cash?
II J. p. Morgan owned a trust, which may
And put a lock OF his cash box, then sat
ti''l tIi' W
When hungry lobbyists came round to get
Il check OF two.
To keep the tariff undisturbea, what think
YOU he would do?
y job N Roosevelt's cabinet pays an even
eight PEI year.
The Santa Fe gives salaries much higher
still. We hear:
To give up eighty thousand scads and IN
an ocean waves be tossed.
Would you subtract or multiply to find
Mrl..t NTnytn,, Lost
The chorus OF these verses was quite
appropriate and reminiscent of a pop
ular opera when the singers tapped an
accompaniment to the music upon the
school states which they held in theit
hands. The chorus was as follows:
Put down six and carry TWO;
Gee. but this is hard to do;
You may think and think and think till
your brains are dumb,
| don't care what Roosevelt says, | cant
do the sum.
The musical part of a Gridiron dim
a feature, and both words and music
of the ong We're in thorough har-
mony With the spirit of the occasion.
President Coolidge handled the din
ner with great skill. He kept every
thing up TO concert pitch. His intro
auctions We're brief and bright, and he
kept the speakers in harmony with
the atmosphere of the occasion. Vice
President-elect Fairbanks, Senator
Beverage, Chairman Coltelyou, Senator
German. Speaker Cannon. Senator
Cockrell. and Son-in-law Elkins, who
Was called upon To stand up alongside
Papa-in-law Davis, Were some of the
guests who participated in the speech
making. Delos b, Cook of the Erie
road responded for the goodly company
of railroad men.
And it should not be forgotten that
there was an Old Boys quartet. II
o want to hear music as is music.
listen TO Crosby S. Moves. General III.
V. Boynton, William L. Curtis and II.
NJ. Larner MARBLE together. 1t has the
operate ag~gregations of London, Par
is. Vienna and New York beaten all
around the block. And the there was
the Indian war dance around Big
Chief Frankie I-eupp, the vice presi-
dent of the club, who has just been
appointed commissioner of Indian at
fairs. The telephone messages to
prominent people throughout the even
ing We're very clever.
Ii it wasn't altogether one of The
greatest dinners eve given by this ia
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