The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
THE GRIDIRON CLUB DINNER.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT INTRO
DICED THROUGH A SONG.
The Menu was n Bound Book Entitled ''The
simple SpelIer and Grrdlron Dikshun,
arS." a TakeOn on the Presidents
Phonetic spelling order Many skits.

bassadors of foreign sovereigns, most OF tho
members Of the Cabinet and a host Of other
prominent men attended the annual fall
dinner of the Gridiron Club, composed OF
Washington newspaper correspondents, at
the New Willard Hotel Tonight and joined
in the fun hat went on from start TO finish,
some of it at the expense OF themselves.
Tho President made a speech, which was
not reported on account of a rule OF the club
that reporters are never present He
was introduced through a song set TO the
air of ~Dearie," one verse and the chorus
Of which went this way;
The World has It's car to the ground.
It's ist'nng 10 every sound
That comes from the White House over the way,
Where Roosevelt, works both Night snd day.
On We dream Of you all the day long.
You run through the hours Ike . song.
WHAT PRECEDENT IL apt 10 he broker
Who are you just about 10 soak
CHORUS.
Roose Welt O Roose Welt,
The c~ountry's full Of dreams Of you.
Thinks you can make every dream come true.
Roosevelt, y Roosevelt.
&c, Congress in hand. do you understand.
o Roose Welt.
There was another song that made a hit.
II was TO the tune Of Walked Right In and
Turned Around and was used to bring
TO their feet several prominent men who
expected 10 be called on TO make speeches.
Some Of those who were called to their
feet were the Ambassadors of Italy, Great
Britain, Russia and Japan. Stuyvesant
Fish, f.. II. Hartman. John W. Gates,
James Speyer, Oscar Straus, Paul Morton,
William Loeb. Jr., and Senator Tillman.
When they we're all up this solo and chorus
we're sung. TO the relief Of some and the
disappointment Of others:
We greet you. gentlemen, to night. and bid you
welcome here.
Where form ana dignity are barred by humor and
good cheer.
We cannot hear YOU all crate or tell your stories new.
Such happiness would be too great. so this wen
have OF 90. uonr.
Please ali stand up, then turn around and III right
down again,
It's seldom thst We entertain so many noted men.
You'u not offend US in the least, II you are silent
through the feast
Please all stand up. then turn around and sit
right down again.
Two hundred and twenty-five persons
attended the dinner. Richard Lee Fearn,
Washington corresl ondent Of the New York
Tribune and president Of the club, presided.
In order TO give the guests a chance to AK
anime the menu no stunts were introduced
until after the second course. The menu"
was really a bound book. entitled The
Simple Speller and Gridiron Dikshumary,-
a takeof on the Presidents phonetic spell
ling order. These were some Of the deini-
tons:
Advice NJ. Senatorial obedience.
Beef NJ 4 liter repast. take Immediately
before retiring in the Ghirty y forth Moo York
distrikt.
Beveridge (Nl. 4 plesunt enervcssent
drink served at the bar Nv Of the SENT.
Brinisin CN,. From Brine, sour; a lemun.
The state Of being rite az the rong time. and
rong AT the rite time.
Fether buster ~. Something with which
to tikkle the voters.
Hartman N). From Harry. 10 Harass.
For further information see "the compleat
angler"
Hasbeen M. A bean served without pork.
Inshure ~ Not shure.
Konstitooshun On. Obsoleet.
Kroker On. One who ritz interviews with
himself. go.
Simplify ~. To hit on the headwith snax.
Speaker NJ. A majority.
Supreme Kort IN. A five to four shot.
Tammany ON. 4 Jungle in which W.
Bourke Kokoran has recently been lost.
Whishrrz CNb. Kampane emblem in Moo
York and kanza2.
The "~Dikshunary" contained also many
familiar and unfamiliar quotations, among
them the following:
Don't monkey with the trust law.
o immunity. what fines are RENTED Ia
thy name. .-,.
To the rs with Carnegie.
Trusts laugh al hnox-Smlths.
Necessity Is the mother of inter y%entlon.
but what relation is Taft?
Fine feather busters make fine Governors.
Graft and the world jumps on you.
A Roosevelt by any other name would
spell as neat.
If at first you don't succeed. try Govern
ment ownership.
One touch of Carnegie makes the whole
world grin
A vote deferred b~riugeth the Big Stick.
All work and no play is a violation Of the
Eight Hour law.
Where there's a will there's an nheritanc
tax.
A ditch in time saves nine trips to Panama.
Abstinence makes the thirst grow stronger.
He laughs. best who spends only tSls.
A little lemon is a dangerous thing.
Weary lies the head that wears a wig.
Great folks from little fakings grow.
The thing for Moody is a job forever.
ANS fair after January first.
Shaw goeth before next fall.
-vice" Is something that can little mean
When kept from President" BY hyphen mark be-
tween.
Yet stare too oft vice hyphen" in the face.
We first endure. then hope soon TO erase.
The main skit of the evening was a take
of on the intervention Of the United States
In Cuba. A club member representing
Taft brought in a red hot stove. which he
said was the Cuban situation. and he was
leaving IL on the front steps Of the White
House. Taft ran away, and to. prevent a
ConfiaRration an imitation Charles X. Ma
COON was bought forward to sit on the
lid" which he did with many squirmings.
The club felt embarrassed in the middle
Of a quiet evening with Cubs on its hands,
but a solution of the difficulty was found
in the decision to organize a provisional
government composed Of the lame ducks"
SOf the recent campaign, who we're form
? ing a down and ont" club in the hotel.
While this was going on a crowd Of Cubans
was trying 10 get Magoon of the stove
and disagreeing with everything he pro-
posed.
these people evidently get their ideas
OF harmony from the Democratic party"
said a club member. We cant disband
this regiment; II isn't brunette enough"
William r. Hearst. with dollar marks
all over his clothes. appeared with other
members Of the Down and Out Club
and was appointed Governor. by Magoon.
DESPITE his protest that he'd never run for