Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-10
Has Its Usual Good Time
With The President
And Other High Officials and
Msny Invited Guests.
Washington Rewspapermen Hold
23rd Annual Banquet.

~ f'!' I't' $500 ~ '''''''t''7''''''' $500
lt1ii, Grai Etitain, Russia anu Japan,
with the Srcati"r "f The House of Rep
.'t.tntatiNtS, senators and representa-
I.,.,S "f Congress, with many OF the
~. ~ captains Of industry present, the
."G annual dinner of the Gridiron Club
saturday night IT the New Willard
.i..!.'.,u tile high tide Of the clubs pros
,r.;.it,. ana its achievements.
Ghru""h"Ut gentle satire. burlesque
;.uI ..t.iiri,t ,.pn,cIy were the dnminat
H.. ,iut, il Tie most successful dinner
this famous club of Washington cor
L. spDlI nt$ has eyer given.
Til" tribute 70 III" dead members OF
TN. club aEbutt"G closely upon II DUR
i,SGrc Cuban rcv"lutl"l' ara an eN-
F, lnnlitc3tion e what happened III the
lawn tennis cabinet" which meets
with IN. President every day, Sundays
EXCEPTED, and Vpllrys with him over the
nets
In the Cuban situation member OF
the club iinpersonated Judge Magoon,
inW governor Of CUBA rs sitting on i
red hot stove holding down the No.
while the Gridlrcn Clup proceeded ["
select a cabinet for the acting COVER
nor iii the Gem Of the Antilles.
ii was a cabinet composed OF the
"';li1" ducks. those gentlemen "iio
failed OF election III NoNeniper' ciuo
members imperS"iatliiS "iliiahi Naii-
an'nl Hearst, VINO was nominated l"r
governor of the island, Mi. Bapcoch'
-''r Moody, MI. Mcolealv anu uoi''
'f"SFeh"f' VINO were given pooi.ioiiS
"t":l% the lilleS WIN winch 'iieS h''1
p'th l''!i'lltu III t"oiic me
NJ Hi"ouS WIS S'iecteu III ."e pi'.o
Z" trust buster OF trust hld'ta'i' me
Ndi;'' FpNolu'l"i!lS'S, anu '''S "tio
lot Z lev, VINO "udtd greatly 70 tie
l'ictull III their burl"sque costumes, IN
sis.n.A tliat 2ir. Moody was not
trust !nattdIr, btii Il lIcadof, the
Glti rtI!r" being that matador Kills
whine tn" picador only leases
l'ro'Hhly the strongest feature OF the
dilIn"r WAS tn" Slidiron simple speel-
"r' and dictionary, which was issued
in tn" form OF booklet OF some Az
.H;"@ containing quaint SpeillilSS anu
exceedingly iuihE cuts illustrating me
H'iNttl"iiS. ana tflcf" We're wise saws
ana modern laaHihiS accompanying the
\"iGlil"' Which, cannot l'iii 10 'S'apiiSii
'ii' 'iup N ~ oiSdIil"dtloH 81 Si'iiiStS.
i''' ''''1''i'it ~ wv i'''" '''''''"'''
AYE an opportunity 1Of Il quiet dig ut
ti,n y.n,. I.nar+nnnt ,,r,,,,;n,r o,,t Of
O. 800
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i'''". y - 'i'', III - " ''''ti'9'"il
- "'.i ~ - WINS 'iii9'ii ~
TIC ~" i'''S were '''t TWO ne"
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80 nv" "
49, =,
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;,,t. ,,.,,,,t,ax ac ~ - ,l,..,
~ ia san,+o u.i,h ~ .,.o,n,to,, - 81,
aior L.aFollette. Sreakin.r of Senator Al
drich he said that the senator from
Rhode Island did not care who wrote the
message lust 50 he could make the laws
1br,uobout tbo d;r,or hr,,a,;rs ,.ar,
read from, the White Uouso bv different
members Of the Climb ou+1inirp nnss,h1.,
cabinet cbanpc. ~ ~, o,1 oc ,.tio,, ~.
cI,h renrcre cap, :, tho ,rno or .1I-.,,
al
81 ,,,n,o cai'it,at c I'
M nor" cabinet changes
1T f'""S''Nei' changes MS mAnd- !
IN i" were songs without number, the
''Nl"cll'. sec. ia1t' sec Sha" ana VICE
- ri'i p'''hS pciHs introduced Win
m'iocrtS "hlch put every
"'hN al So"d huihof' inc speaker not ex-
c"Ftei.
ire WIN lNnd Of fun which extended
from CLOCK tlil midnight was accentu-
"lcu ny No presence Oh Lew DocKStader.
'He hilStrci, VINO appeared as guest of
me cup IN ms quaint stage costume. 1t
was thought at first that he was a we'll
madenp M mh"r of the club, but eventu
ally MS IDENTITY was discovered after he
hhd Delivered Z few sentences in his own
lnimitahl" way and UaS compciled to
sing o'l. of h:s; characteristic songs |
Later he annaarad in white f,ca nc !
Ain citizen If New Yorl, Tbroucbo,t
the dinner there ver, tnlcnhono convcr-
s:,tious held with roLnown nereors in
Which oprort1;nity was a.iven II, gently
b.nn the guests.
Among the guests prcccnt were. Secs