Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-09
.GR|D|RON CLUB HAS
ROYAL GOOD TIME
Famous Washington Organization
Roasts Government Officials
to Its Hearts Content.
PRESIDENT GETS HIS SHARE
The initiation of Two New Members
Makes an Opening for Whole Lot
of Fun--cabinet Officials. Ambae.
sailors, Senator's and Members Of
House Were There.
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w AoiiiNbloN IL. u. Dec. s.
with the President OF the Unlt.i
States and the vice-president and the
ambassador from Italy.
Great Britain, Russia and Japan.
with the Speaker of the House of Re.
representatives.. senator's and represen.
'a'iVes IN congress, with many Of the
great captains OF industry, present, the
twenty-tbird annual dinner of tho
Gridiron club tonight ut the New VIII
lard, marked the high tide of the
CUPS prosperity and it's achieve
ments. Throughout general satire
Duriesque and straight comedy were
Tue dominating notes in the most
successful dinner this famous club of
washington correspondents has ever
given.
mere were sharp contests, mfrth
| ana seriousness chasing one another.
me tribute TO the dead members of
the club ahuting closely upon n bur.
iesqne. Cuban resolution md an ok.
empliiicntion of what happened IN the
lawn tennis. cabinet" which meets
with the President every day. sun.
days excepted, and "volleys with him
over the nets" created much mirth
!irohahly the strongest feature of the
sinner was Hthe is Gridlron simple
speiier" and dictionary which was is.
sued In the form OF a booklet OF some
forty pages containing quaint spell.
ings and exceedingly funny cuts, illus.
trnting the definitions.
the Initiation of the two new Nom.
ners gave nm opportunity for n quiet
uig al the war department for drop
nhg out threc colored companies of
the Twentyfifth infantry at Browns.
vile, Texas. -"
Mr., Arthur Williams, of the Wash.
lmston Herald and Mr.. Charles willie
! THOMPSON. of the New York Times
were the two new members taken I'm.
10 me club. the former Understanding
an ofilcer OF the Twenty-firth Infantry
whlle the latter was compelled to real
from MS book party leaders of tho
t,me. wherein he speaks of the
rresihent. Vicc-president Fairbanks
senator Spooner and Senator Aid.
rich. a."
A Lot of Brolilng.
mere we're songs without .num
ner' the President. Secretary Taft
Secretary Shaw and Vice.presidont
fairbanks being identified with char.
acteristic melodies, which nut every.
nody In good humor Throughout tho
dinner there were telephone CONVEX.
sa'ions held with unknown rarsonae.
es III which opportunity was given n
gently broil the guests in the delicate
manner for which the club is lannon's
ne following were among the
guests present: Secretaries Hitch.
COCK, Shaw. Taft and Wilson: United
o'atcs Senator Aldrich. Rlackhurn
frame. Foraker, Henhurn. Kittridro
Scolt Spooner and Tillman Represep.
laiiVes Babcock Dawes, Esch an
GrosVenor Lacey. Littauer, I.oudeu.
! s,aeer' l,0wden McCleary. Parsons
n1erhiah. sullivan. Tawne Towne and
weeks, Assistant Secretary State Ra.
con John Barrett, Minister to Colum.
| pm: u. ID. Conner. Governor.eInct of
nhbailaj Lieutenant General &c hin
mas 4. Dawes. Chicago: Stuyyesant
risi. New York: David r. F.. Francis
~. Louis; James II. Garfield. Holm
w, Gates, New York; Frank N. Bark.
daie' pennsylvania railroad: Perry
I,eImoht. New York: II. r. Charlton
franc trunk railway; John II. Ed.
"ards' assistant secretary of the
treasury: Edward Fl. Hartman. pres.
ident Union Pacific railroad. William
,1oen' secretary to the President:
| Wits l.. Moore. chief of the weather
bureau; Paul Morton. New York. w.
~, furdy, assistant attorney general.
Ineouore L. Shonts chairman 18th.
man canal Commission: James pew.
er, New York: H. st. George Tucker.
president or the Jamestow, Exrasi.
u ,lon and Timothy Woodruff New