The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
FUN IN PANAMA
GRIDTR0N CLUB sATIRIZES DITCH
 ACROSS ISTHMUS.
Mark Twalm, President Roosevelt, Sec- retary of State Root and seere- tary of war Taft are Among
 Those Presenf.

WashinEton, Jan From Wash flgton to Panama. tho Gridifon Club entertained its guests tonight and showed them how to construct the isthmlan canal From the reception room of the New Willard Hotel pre- ceded by the Marine Band and led by President Richard Lee Fearns of the Gridiron Club, and President Roosevelt of the United States, members and guests wended their way through a maze or labrynth of palms and tropi- cal plants to the dining room which was transformed to resemble the plaza in front of Governor Magoons resi- dence in Panama. From that time forward the dinner was conducted as if the correspondents and their guests were beside the big ditch.
 A pass was issued to each guest over the gridiron way" the 'only airline beyond Federal control" and was good on the washington Panama person. ally-conducted tour
 afforded an opportunity to play upon the Santo Domingo situation Both General Morales and General Cace- res" were brought in, the former as the fellow who jumped hot job in Santo Domingo and was looking for soft snap on the ditch" Both were reject ed, however, in favor of the member pECNlUuSiy tietltus WnO was piGNiOucty presented as Bona Eide Suppress ] Agents-ReaI Ten Thousand Beauties" :" A statuary hall was created on the plaza and many prominent guests with appropriate auips were given places 1 there.
 One member was rushing hastily across the plaza and when asked what he was doing, shouted: Don't stop me; l have to write 10000 words at | tack if1pr fha canal ana haVn only Qnt | ten minutes to stay.f
 | Another member with a telescope said he was looking at the canal sys- tenn on Mars which was successful, be- cause on that planet there was mo transcontinental railroads"
 After long discussion of canal dig ding" in which many of the alleged methods past and present. were ridi- culed without limit. all the partici- pants were hustled away with the song, | Dig, Ye Terriers, Dig" which was written appropriately with reference
 to the Presidents presence at the din-
 ner
 There were number of other songs
 which were utilized for the introduc,
 tion of speakers. Those who made in-
 cteresting speeches were the President
 Secretaries Root ana Taft, Mark
 Twain" and the French Ambassador.
 The menu was "A guide to Washing | ton" profusely illustrated and humor-
 ously of different points of tnteres
 in the national capital Following arc
 some of the specimens;
 "The White House-This is a schoo
 for the education of senators and rep
 rcsentatives as to their duty to thei
 country. The head master is Profcs
 sor T. Roosevelt, A. B, A. NJ, IL. D
 Lit. D. CHarvardl. 1880. There Is
 gymnasium connected with the lnsti tuition The motto is Hit first and fire , quent.'"
 The Senate Chamber is the assem-
 bly room of the finest club on eartf
 The deliberations of the Senate ar f public. except when tho doors ar I closed for executive session. The they are published"
 There is no more Instructive sigh in Washington than when Senate Morgan is making a speech on the Sa l Domingo treaty. You cannot see Mor p gan because the doors are shut an . locked. You can't see the other sena I tors because they are not there" Post Office Department--Passin v | rapidly through Postmaster Geners |, Cortelvou's anteroom we coine to th f beadquarters of the Republican nations . | committee. It has direct private teIt
 nhope communication with the Whit
 House
 0 The guests included President Rooss @ welt Secretary Root. Secretary Taf Q Esostmaster General Cortelyou, Secre P tarv Wilson, R. s. McCormick, Amba.
 sador to France. the French Ambassa T dor. M. Jusserand; J, D. Cassus, tE - Mexican Ambassador; Leo Nogel, tf [, Swiss Minister. and Associate Justft - Brewer, of the Supreme Court