The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-04-04

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= dominated an, 200 other laughs hardly
sizo He did it not once, but
- .a,os It was at the recent din
n' tbp Gridiron club at the New
Va hotel in Washington, and the
l.a' Of the presidents mirth was the
that he and his administration
hora all, the Panama canal de-
'on+ Of it were roasted to the
'l U.s. taste says a Washington spe-
yv 5tsnotch to the New York Times,
w. IN size was the colossal laugh
II casno+arv Taft whenever the club
so+ro+ad in it's most convincing
w. on that he and his cana were not
~. +bov were cracked up to be. AS
secretary Root, he did the best he
;, brt ,cith a hundred or more SEN
ors. representatives. cabinet officers
rowspaper men shouting around
+ was difficult for him to hold his
Nth snch voices as those Of Taft
ID Roosevelt. ....eo,.,,.,,
- panama for the occasion, and the
" and its guests marched in singing
.so nroDbetic words to the tune OF
E, ~ Johnny Comes Marching Home"
,r,,,,,-o Going to dig the big canal,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
,1,,,ro going to dig the big canal,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
> banana we work tonight;
Wa,Il do some digging before tits light,
40 tbare,u be more shenantgan
When the dirt begins to fly"
pofore they got through they had dug
canal and flashed upon large
bita screen a picture showing the
'mnIeted enterprise, and with it por-
off Of President Roosevelt, wearing
venerable white beard and appar-
Nv century old. This was one Of
d things which brought forth that
RESIDENTIAL roar.
First of ALL after the guests had ar
rod they were marshaled into com
MES Instead of going into the din
hall in the usual way a procession
rs formed. 1t was headed by Lieu
nant Santelmann and the Marine
nd all done up in beautiful white
Informs and looking as summary as
mid he. Then came President RoOse-
III Of the United States and President
chard Lee Fearn of the Gridlron
3D. Following them marched the
uscal members, clad in working
EMS blouses and carrying real picks
ID shoyels. In the procession were
nbaSsadors, cabinet officers, senators
d representatives, railroad presi-
nts-all following a golden gridiron
Id alOft. Mark Twain kept pace with
rest, as lively as a boy. Associate
Stice Brewer, sedate and dignifed,
aS by his side
As the band played the members and
guests made their devious way
rough a serpentine aisle of palms,
bier trees, banana plants and other
ppical vegetation, so thickly placed
gether as to make a fascinating illu-
pn Of jungle Everybody in the
arch to the banquet hall Joined in the
Orus
We're going to dig the big canal,
Hurrah Hurrah!
NtiS really mistake to say that the
pcesSion entered the banquet hall. 1t
esed from the tropical pathway up
tie plaza of Santa Anna. which, as
cry one knows, is the public park Of
SthmuS city. The street signs hung
re and there announced that it was
plaza Of Anna. which was evidence
ougl; but. in addition to this. the
ou was set with towering cocounut
MS with banana trees bearing
lcAcS Of real fruit and with other
NOprl2te decorations in rich prOfu-
Ill., All the act; were arranged as f
were occurring IN Panama, and
HyOodT referred to Washington 0S
ue laFo,T, V.iStant city.
lue elimination Of tue evening was
one act drama entitled pointers
WI Fanama; or, How We Could Do
We Had 4 Chance" The guests
~ brought face to face with this in
'SuAg and yeracious production by
'','eS OF easy stages. Early in the
'u'us ore Of the club members came
Salked around the plaza and dis
yu'eu with great prodigality huge
VI stage money. He lighted a
with d thousand dollar bill and
T rre'eu DTS Of money on the floor.
"nat does this exhibition mean?"
Deu President Fearn.
"u giving an imitation Of the Pan
e'uaI commission" was the sol
iepV' and the laughter that fol-
~ ~ showed that the guests appre-
" Tue situation. Then followed
chorus:
'S ana Stevens and all the bunch,
h.. Hlrrah Hurrah!
lave 70 get an extra bunch
70 In Panama!
ali o., ''le shovels, we've got the stuff,
de- ,l C s3I see we've got men enough
U'S-dig-dig-dig
Here in Panama.
ot, member appeared with
~ 'S'eScope and seemed to be study