The Washington times., 1906-01-28

perts Of the clrb solved problems in ten
minutes the exp perts of the canal have
been wrestling with for ten months.
They settled-in favor of the type
writer-the vexed question as ID what Is
the most important instrument employed
in canal construction, and gave much
valuable advice on the subject of amuse-
ments and subsistence. The commissary
qualified by describing a luncheon he had
provided for a party of Congressman,
which has consisted OF ''seventy-two
cases OF wine and six ham sandwiches"
There was some quibblng as to the ne
cessity for so many sandwiches, but this
was overruled-
Water Problem Settled.
The water problem on the isthmus was
settled in like summary fashion The
expert merely directed that the brew
cries double thar capacities. 1t was
nnauy deciG--. that the best way to dig
/ the canal was 10 hitch seven airships
to portions of the earth in that vicinity
/ and hoist il out into the Atlantic ocean.
| 1t was decided somebody else should be
permitted to build the airships.
/ The closing picture was thrown upon
a great screen at the end of the room
| The screen itself unrolled from the cell
ing and the vines and palms which sur
rounded it cast the picture into frame.
/ The poetical said it looked ike le
/ long vista of the future.
Al any rate, it was the canal co a
pleted. with President Roosevelt TO =
/ ing a warship between the banks Ti.e
crowd cheered. II did look like an
I aus1lrv of the future-sure enough.
II was n splendid occasion, teeming
from beginning to end with wit and hu-
NOR and fated to go down IN history
among the clubs most successful enter
taininents The dinner was a delightful
lone. and every environment pleasing
Even those who had been the victims OF
the fun basked in a perfect serenity
upon a lake of content
Guests of Evening.
The guests of the evening were; Th'
President of the United States. Eugen'
E. Allies. Nome. Alaska; Milton E
Allies. Washington, d. c.; Nelson w
AIdrich. Senator from Rhode Island
William 3. Allison. Senator from Iowa
Jew ell H. Aubere. St. Louis Globe Dem
ocrs [: Frank n. Barkesdale. Pennsyl
van a Railroad; John c. Bates. Lieuten
ant General United States Army: PER-!
| Belmont New 1Orks CnaFleS u Zen
, nett. secretary of the United State
Senate; William T. Bingham. New Yorl
Sun; II. s Black. New York; Arthu
+. blanchard, Washington. ID. c.: Georg
" Boyd, Pennsylvania Railroad; Fran
t b Brandegee. Senator from Connect
cut. ROYAL b. Bradford, rear admira
United states Navy: David Josia
! Brewer. associate justice, United state
4 supreme Court; Charles f. BTooker,
Y NJ H. & H. r: r.; Franklin /
Brooks. RePresentatiiye fro from NC COLORADO 1 G
Walter A. Brown. Washington, Il 2
3 T. e. Byrnes. n. Y, n. H. & H. r.
e Joseph G. Cannon. Speaker OF IN
T House of Representatives; W s. Ca
, roll. Washington. D. c.; Thomas H. Cal
" | ter Senator from Montana; Joaquin
: Casasus. the Mexican ambassador
= Frederick Chaplin. Washington, ID. c
e II. w Child. Yellowstone Park; Pa
. Charlton, Washington, ID, c.; Moses
/. Clapp. Senator from Minnesota; SAN
uel l.. Clemens mark Twain(. Ne
? York: William f. Clemmet. BostoI
Robert c. Clowry. Western Union TIE
ei egraph compa1E Warren J. Com