Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09

them goodbye, return to our feasting ano
our nlerriment with the chorus which they,
too, loved so we'll
Az the lights flashed up again q rafting
chorus rang out, Don't You Hear Dem
Bells?' end the clink of glasses and hum
of conversation marked resumption Of the
evenings festivities.
Telephone Interruptions.
Running through the dinner was Sc
ries of telephone interruptions which ere
ated great merriment. The telephone
would ring and member of the club would
answer and repeat the alleged questions
and messages Some of them follow.
Conversation with man who says he is
the printer of the menu. He is in great
distress because he has left out of the
book one wise saying aDhorism. In
sists it should be told to the dinner Final
1y it is told: Taft and the world Tafts
with you Root and you Root alone"
interstate Commerce Commission calls uD
and serves notice of restraining order on
club. ordering club to keep Hartman and
Fish apart until the commission is through
with them.
Group of reporters in the ante-room tele-
phone in and ask if Timothy L. Woodruff
is there. Told it is against rules for re-
porters to get anything from dinner. They
plead and finally Mr.. Woodruff is asked
to stand up while question is asked of
him. DO you expect to be the new sena-
tor from New York and when?'
Lie Halford calls up and Identifies him
self as private secretary to President Har-
rison. Wants to know if Loeb is there
On being told Loeb is here Halford asks
club to give him this message: Hearty
congratulations because you escaped being
blamed for the Brownsville negro soldier
affair and the Japanese row in Califor-
MIA"
Secretary Root calls up and asks if Dave
Francis is there. Told that he is Root
wants message given to Francis: Don't
ia l,a hat ,it,of in,, fa-
you TOO seriously"
William ]. Bryan calls up and says
President is "a combination in restraint of
trade Denial from club that any such
thing is possible. Bryan insists and ex-
plains: He is restraining my trade by ad-
vocating things in his message that 1 want
to advocate in the Commoner and / haven't
got anything to write or scold about"
Voice over phone inquiries if Frank Van
derlip, Milton E. Allies and Charles e.
Dawes are there Told that they are, voice
inquiries: They all worked in the Treas
ury Department, didn't they?" yes"
And they are not working there now?"
No" Must be some mistake about that
How is 1t possible Treasury is running
without them?"
Inquiry over phone: as John W. Gates
there there? He e, is" rs his son. Charles G.
doing any betting?' mo. but probably
that is because he has his son with him
and doesn't want the boy to know about
betting SO early as this" Excited protest
from man at the other end of wire: THAT
isn't 1t. The reason Gates carries his
son with him is so he can bet with the
BOY and the money won't get out of the
family If he loses
The Roasters Roasted.
The rule of the club which provides that
ladies are always present-reporters never
present at Gridiron dinners, forbids more
than mention of the speeches of the even
Ing. President Roosevelt made one of the
happiest and most felicitous addresses he
has ever delivered at a Gridiron dinner, in
terlardlng wit and retort with much Sc
rlous comment upon current affairs Vice
president Fairbanks, Speaker Cannon Sec
rotary Taft and Secretary Shaw gave de-
hghtful talks, and each managed to deftly
turn the gridiron and roast the roasters,
their hosts.
List Of the Guests.
The list of guests follows:
The President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States.
The Italian ambassador.
The British ambassador.
The Russian ambassador
The Japanese ambassador
The Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
r. P. Ahrens, Cleveland, Ohio.
Eugene E. Allies, Nome, Alaska
Milton E. Allies, Washington, d. c.
Nelson w. Aldrich, senator from Rhode
Island.
Frederick I. Allen, commissioner Of
Joseph W. Babcock. representative from
Wisconsin.
Robert Bacon, assistant secretary of
state.
frank N. Barksdale. Pennsylvania rail-
road.
John Barrett, minister to Colombia.
Perry Belmont. New York.
Philander Belts, Washington, D. c.
Joseph c. s. Blackburn, senator from
Kentucky.
Arthur Blanchard. Washington, D. c.
Frank s. Bright District of Columbia.
r. c. E. Brown, New York Tribune.
w. A. Brown, Washington, D. c.
R. E. l.. Bunch, Norfolk, Va.
Jean L. Burnett, Canandaigua, N. z.
John c. Burrowes, Lake Toxaway, N. C..
Asher G. Caruth, Louisville KY.
II. r. Charlton, Grand Trunk railway,
Montreal
s. H. Church, Pittsburg, Pa.
Walter Eli Clark, New York Commercial.
Meyer Cohen, Washington, D. c.
B. B. Conner, governor-eIect Of Alabama,
w. H. Coolidge, Boston.
Henry G. Corbin, lieutenant general u.
s.. A, retired.
chuse:ts.
H. H. Darneille Washington, d. C.
H. Bradley Davidson, Maryland.
Charles G. Dawes, Chicago.
Beman G. Dawes, representative from
Ohio.
Lew Dockstader. New York
Elmer Dover, secretary republican ma
tional committee.
Charles A. Edwards, Washington, D. C..
John H. Edwards, assistant secretary of
the treasury.
George w. Elkins, Philadelphia, Pa
John J. Esch, representative from Wis
conSin.
v. G. Fischer, Washington D. c.
Stuvesant Fish, New York.
Rev. M. Ross Fishburn, Washington, D. c.
Joseph B. Foraker, senator from Ohio.
David r. Francis, st. Louis, Mo.
James r. Garfield, commissioner of bureau
of corporations.
Charles G. Gates New York.
John w. Gates, New York.
w. H. Gibson, New York.
John Gill, representative from Maryland
George l.. Gillespie, major general, U.SA
(retired).
c. c. Glover, Washington, D. C.
Benedict j. Greenhut New York.
Charles H. Grosvenor, representative from
Ohio.
Charles Roswell Hall, New York.
Condo H@mlin, st. Paul Pioneer Press.
DR.. T.. v. Hammond Washington, D. c.
Dr. w. S. Harlan, Washington, D. G..
Edward w. Harden, Chicago.
Edward III. Hartman, president of the