New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
GRIDIRON DINNER FUN.
President and Many Leading Mem
Present in Washin gton.

dent. Ambassadors from italy. Great Britain.
hussls ana Japan, the Speaker OF the House. Sem
H.ors ana Representatives in Congress and many
OF the great fcsptains OF industry attended the
twenty-third annual dinner O, the Gridiron Club
to-n'sht at the New Willard. Throughout gentle
ouriesaue and straight comedy the
dominating notes in the dinner
te were sharp contrasts. mirth and seriousness
4k one another the tribute TO the dead mem
pers OF the club abuttng closely on burlesque Gu
-" revolution and an eXemplifcation Of what hap
Peheu IN the lawn tennis cabinet" which meets
e' uie PRESIDENT every day. Sundays excepted A
nieIhpcr or the club impersonated Judge Magoon
ana. sitting on red hot stove he held the Id
down.. while the Gridron Club selected a cabinet
ior the acting governor in the Gem OF the Antilles
IL was cabinet composed largely OF lame
LUCAS including many men who failed OF election
III November Club members impersonated Will
lam Randolph Hearst. who was nominated for gov
crnor of the island: Mr.. Babcock Mr.. McCIeary
ana General Grosvenor. all of whom were elected.
Mr.. Moody was selected for the place OF trust
buster. or trust matador." Tho Cuban revolution
lists. in their buresque costumes insisted that Mr.
Moody was not trust matador," but a ''picador,"
me difference being that matador kills while the
picador only teases.
One Of the features OF the dinner was the Grid
iron simple speller" and dictionary a booklet OF
some forty pages containing quaint spellings and
funny cuts, illustrating the definitions There were
wise saws and modern maxinls accompanying the
volume
The initiation OF two new members gave an op-
portunlty for dig at the War Department over the
discharge OF the three companies Of the 18th In
fantry. al Brownsville, Tex c. Arthur Williams,
OF 'Ihe Washington Herald" and Charles Willis
Thompson. OF The New York Times" were the
two new members taken into the club. the former
inpersonating an officer OF the 25th Infantry. while
the latter was compelled to read from his book.
party Leaders OF the Time" wherein he speaks
OF the President, Vice President Senator Spooner
and Senator Aldrich OF Senator Spooner he said
taat ne was the leading member OF the Wisconsin
delegation in the Senate. with the exception Of
Senator La Toilette Speaking OF Senator Aldrich,
he said that the Senator from Rhode Island did
not care who wrote the messages just he could
make the laws.
Throughout the dinner bulletins were read from
the White House by different members Of the club,
outlining possible Cabinet changes, at the end OF
which club members sang the tune of He's
Jolly Good Fellow:
10 rnors Cabinet changes
TIL Roosevelt changes his mind
There were songs without number the President,
Secretary Taft Secretary Shaw and Vice-Presi-
dent Fairbanks being introduced with character
istic melodies.
The fun, which extended from p. N. till mid
night, was accent tuated by the presence of Lew
Dockstader the minstrel who appeared as guest
OF the club il his stage costume. 1t thought
at first that he was well made UP member Of
after he had delivered few sentences and had
9pPesareG s IN white face as a plain citizen OF New
telephone
conversations held with unknown persons, in which
opportunity was given TO bron the guests.
s6aS 'Hf fusa5dd sad
United States Senators Aldrich, Blackburn Crane,
T1lman; Representatives Babcock. Dawes, Esch,
Iowde5 MeGiearv Psrsons sheraaHi sussn
Tawney, Towbe and Weeks; Assistant Secretary
E; Brown. New-York Tribunei Walter Ely Clarke.
Paul Pioneer-Press''; E. G. Lewis. Lewis Publish
ing Company ST Louis; Robert Mackay. success
i1s1i5e AdEertser: Charles P Norcross. New YORK
q et New 1GESr YORK K%Ts9ddS %9fd w soda Ban Ban
3. b Conner. Goyernor-elect of Alabama; I1euten
stuyvesant Fish. New York David r Francis. 81
< Barksdaie, Pennsylvania Railroad Perry Bel
Il. Edwards. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury;
Edward H Hartman; William Loeb. r., W. E.
Erie Railroad; Charles McDermott washington;
Willis L Moore chief Of the Weather h :, Bureau
New York; Waiter H. Pages Worlds YORK New
Tourdy Assistant Attorney General: Theodore P
Shonts. James Speye-, II. st. George Tucker. pres-
deTIip and TT9thy i, 9th a,a L W0odruff +o,,or.
Anchovy Leaves.
S6ssFs SossosnmG 51oge 1mpsTiaf rSsrsss
celery. C,iyss. sal5es Ns,:. Raash..
Te-ranin Maryland
o'aPss Ri:csI4 aPd xs% Eanlsns %f2fsta ssi''
Assorted Cake
COFFEE
SaLte-ucs
Aioat & Clauton White Seal. 1900
Chandon Imperial B-ut.
ApJlnars
Cigars and Cigarettes
The annual meeting OF the Grdiron Club was
held at noon to-day. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President, Samuel G.
Blythe. Of THE New York World; president,
James 5 Henry, Of The Philadelphia Press; sec
retary John s Shriver, Of The Baltimore Ameri-
can: treasurer, Louis Garth. Of The Baltimore
American: executive comnlittee-Charles a Boyn-
Ton OF The Associated Press; Scott c. Bono, Of
..Tne Washington Herald and James R Young.
clifford K Berrynan, Cartoonist Of The Washing
ton Post was elected limited member.