The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-14


TAe secretary e. the Big stick was
presented.
Il suppose there was some good
reason for selecting your
@Who, me; am college gradd-
e. and an author coached the
Harvard team in 1873 and IN 1882
taught jim Jitsu in Toxic. have writ
ten book on Clan | Have Made.
Our president is the first giant
Another secretary announced that
he had been chosen because nc held
the worlds rec ord for roping steers,
and had lied SIX COWS rustlera.
Tae secretary Of strenuous life,
when asked VIVA be had done 70
earn recognition said he was "a fly
csp In New York in 1869. The whole
M wd matched out to the tune &C
Garry Owen.
There was an act OF Frenzied I'll
aance. This required Q somewhat
alaborate stage setting. representing
d bank, brokers' offir and q rail
Dad office. all in Wall street. The
characters introduced were a bank
res dent, q business man, broker,
Irs. Chadwick. Thomas ". Lawson
Colonel Greens. railroad president
sank directors and lambs. Here is q
sample 4 the ac.:
Enter Mrs. Chadwick Bank presi-
len rushing forward to receive her
says:
Good morning Charmed 10 see
you. What can ! do for you?
Mrs. Chadwick (asidel: Isn't he a
handsome man. Good morning | am
Yrs. Chadwick Of Cleveland and |
want to borrow some money.
Bank president: Delighted! De
lighted
Mrs Chadwick (asile): Isn't he
JUST lcyoly?-Of course. | couldn't
hink Of asking you for loan if did
not have The proper guarantees. !
I'M cousin of Joan D. Rockefeller,
he daughter of Andrew Carnegie and
he sister Of J, Pierpont Morgan
Bank presiden n haven't doubt
Of IT,
Mrs. Chadwick: Besides have
n this package s1o,OQ0,000 in bonds
and a document showing that my re.
lauyes have s20000,000 trust for
ne. You may hold the package as
Beeuri y, bur You must not open it,
Pank president; Certainly not
Mrs. Chadwick Now that have
established my credit, please give me
100000 in $4,000 bills. | so like
hat pretty yellow money"
Bank president: Certainly, car.ain
" | viii send il around to the hotel
you like"
Mrs Chadwick Thank You How
handsome you are"
Bank PRESIDENT by the way,
Won't you come 70 luachen?' 4
AIRS. CaaaFlhs and tae bank presl
len sd DIT arm In arr.
Then folE0ws 2 meeting of railroad
hrectors( the railroad being the Bos
on San Francisco New Orleans and
Oyster hay railroad. One director re-
lorfs thht it Is necessary 20 s9on3
s4,O0O iY new equipments. Because Of
his expenditure it was moved IN
,arrledl that the eapitai S ock be IN
,reased sA00o.000.
Here IS o communication, = said q
lirector from the Colorado Fuel and
ron company aeltins for q rebate
"Impossibls. Rebates are illegal!
WHAT shah we do?' asked another
lirector
wire them 70 that effect remark
ID another. and Ell them the
'reight manager win have them crel.
ted with A. per cent Of the t-'sl
.hargos IN account of errors"
One Of the things winch contribute
most to the free and irresponsible
ltmcspherc of the Gridlron IS the fac
hat tho speeches. songs, and jokes
IRE sprinlled along through the din.
er instead Of being hunched together
after the coffee and clears. When tie
fee aud cigars arrive the dinner
lver: Gerndon Morscll is beginning
sing "Tho Song That Reached My
Ieart, which closes every Grl5irou
Inner. and of,er tina everybody gets
up and gees
An en- ming with The Gridiron is dif
fcrent from any other form Of enter
ainmcp in the world !, is an eyen-
ng in an enchanted land Of freedom
ana fun aud iollity and irresponsi-
DHity. II takes som thing r a jerk 10
ye hack into DC workaday world
gain and seems n little unreal o.
Ind oncs self cut "a the street and
beaded for nome
Lest this appreciation 81 The Grid
IRON be laid ar the door q egotism, IL
proper 10 explain that j rs not
written by a monber cf the club. =
IS from the point CT view q q guest
Give tho ,Iffarar ETn1lf4farfa Dgff-F-