New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28
CANAL ON GRIDIRON.
Sat'res of Work on Isthmus EnIiUen
Clubs annual Dinner.

washington. Jan. 1.-THE Gridiron Club con
uuvteu us guests from Washington to Panama
tonight and showed them how TO construct the
lsthmian Canal From the reception room of tho
New Willard Hotel. preceded bv the Marine Rand
ana led by Richard Lee Fearn president of the
Gridiron Club. and President Roosevelt members
ana guests wended their way through a
or labyrinth OF palms and tropfcal plants to the
dining room which transformed 10 resemble
1 the plaza in front Of Governor Magoons residence
IN Panama. From that time forward the dinner
was conducted as II the correspondents and their
guests were beside the big ditch A pass was
/ issued TO each guest oyer The CTridfron Wav the
oh4y airline beyond federal control" and was good
tour"
There were scores Of hits" at canal building.
"9 member was bounding hastily across the plaza
ana when asked what he was doing shouted
DON'T stop me. have got to write 10000 words
A''@cAhs the canal and have only got ten minutes
10 stay. Another member with telescope said
ne was looking at the canal system on Mars, which
was successful because on that planet there were
no transcontinental railroads" After a long dis
cusSion OF canal digging in which many OF the
alleged methods past and present. were ridiculed
without limit. all those present were hustled away
with the song, Dig, We tarriers, Dig" which was
written especially with reference to the Presidents
presence at the dinner
There were many other like descriptions IN the
menu which were enjoyed by the large company
present. The guests included President Roosevelt
Secretary Root, Secretary Taft Postmaster Gen
eraI CortelyOu, Secretary Wilson. Robert s Nc
Cormick, Ambassador to France: the French Am
oassador. Mr.. Jusserand; Joaquin de Casasus. the
Mexican Ambassador; Leo Vogel. the Swiss Min
lister; Justice Brewer. OF the Supreme Court. Sen
ators Aldrich Allison. Brandegee Carter Clam
Culberson. Dolliver, Dryden. Dubois CialInger.
kltredge. Knox. McCreary. NewIands Nelson.
scott Spooner and Warner; Speaker Cannon, Rep
resentatives Dwight. Hepburn Littefeld. Sherman
Mckinley Gll). Stevens, Tawney and Towne. Cen
eral John c. Bates George W BOYD Of the Penn
sylVania Railroad; Rear Admiral Royal b. Brad
ford, Charles F. BROKER. of the Neuv-Yorx New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Samuel l. Glenn
ems Mark Twain. Robert J. Collier Of Golfers
weekly: J. r Culp. Of the Southern Railway; H.
W Child, Of Yellowstone Park: George H Daniels,
OF the New-York Central Railway; General George
F Elliott, United States Marine Corps: Judge John
A. Sleicher Colonel J. n. Estiu of The Savannah
News; John ". Gates. New York. Milton f Allies
Washington; George H Ham. Of the Canadian Pa
cifc Railroad Samuel H Hardwick of the South
ern Railway; James Martin. Of The New-York
Tribune; Major John c. Hemphir. of The Charles
ton News and Courier: William Loeb. jr.. score
tary 10 the President; J. H Maddy OF the Erie
Railroad; Frank B. Noyes Of The Chicago Rec
ord-Herald"; Herman Ridder, Of The New-York
Staats-Zeitung." and T P. shonts, chairman of the
Isthmian Canal Commission.
The menu follows.
BuzzaTd's BAYS,
80 Consomme Princess.
Fried Smells. Sauce Tartare.
Supreme Of capon TTuHled. sauce Perisueux
IeTTe af2i3,3 a Ia Mari MSTEland
Philadelphia SQUADS roasted and stuffed
Ices inf in fan gg, forms,
VINES
Most & Chandon Brut imperial
Cigars and Cigarettes.