Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-08
GR|D|RONERS At
ANNUAL DINNER
Continued from First Page.)

NO''N'N'N~N
! the Senate in order to become a candidate
/ for election to the House. When asked by
| your correspondent the cause of this I'M
| expected and unparalleled move, Mr. Hem
| enWay replied: L would rather be a door,
! keeper in the House of Representatives
than dwell with Beveridge in the Sen
| ate forever"
And this on Senator Hemnway:
| Senator Beveridge gave out an inter-
| view today which will help the cause
| nightly. He said:
II am still firmly pledged to the can
| didacy of Vice President Fairbanks.
| am convinced that unless President
| Roosevelt is renominated, Mr.. Bryan will
be our next President
President Blythe cJt the game short by
| saying:
Somebody has blundered in presenting
| this man for admission here. He is a
subject for examination for admission to
| the Ananias Club. Take him to the White
| House at once"
A japanese Wrestler.
Between courses attention was attracted
| to a person of large stature and some
| girth. attired in a most gorgeous jap
anese kimono, stalking down the hall. Ar
irving in the center of the room the XII
mono thrown to an attendant. and
the visitor stood forth, dressed in tights
| Corwin. The interpreter announced that
| it was Hitchayama. the celebrated Jap
| anese wrestler, who defied the audience
| to a wrestling match. He had hoped to
one come forward" No? Would Senator
| kittredge IKE TO try? How about Senator
jeff Davis? Maybe DR.. Hckling would
like to take a fan out of him?
| Hitchayama looked Disguised and
| through his interpreter announced that
| he was sorry to find SO many mollycod-
| dies in high places.
| The bogus Hitchayama started to with
| draw. but paused to make a most hum
| BILE salutation to the Japanese ambas-
sador, and then wrapping himself in his
robe stalked out with great dignity and
amid roars of laughter.
AS Interruptions, questions were asked
| during the evening of prominent guests
why was the fleet going to the Pacific?
| AS the person called upon stood I'D to
| answer. the words We're taken from him
and a member of the club gave the an
swer; When Secretary iMetcalf rose this
| is what he got:
oh well, the Gridiron Club knows. if
you don't. The fleet is going to the Pa
| cihc to help make you United States
senator from Califogna."
Ambassador Bryce got this: THE fleet
| is going TO the Pacific to protect your
japanese allies from the playful antics
of the citizens of British Columbia
Rear Admiral Brownson's: We'll, If
you won't tell. then lit is my duty to in
| form you that the bureau of navigation
says it's going to the Pacific in order to
enable Fighting Bob Evans to retire
/ gracefully"
Harry S. New: Chairman Harry New
| knows. Secretary Loeb told him. 1t is
going to the Pacific to keep the HUI hes
boom out of Hawaii"
! Ambassador Bryce was toasted in a
| graceful song. and another ditty was a
| travesty on President Roosevelt and the
| of
was also celebrated in d song.
Half a dozen stout members Of the
| club and one thin one made merry by
prancing through the hall, riding hobby
horses. celebrating the test ride of the
fat majors of the army.
| Oklahoma's Admission.
Oklahoma's admission to statehood was
| touched upon. An Indian in war feathers
galloped in.
We'll, what are you doing here?''
81 come bearing greetings and gifts
| Cut out the greetings. What are the
gifts?'
Oklahoma presents the republican adj
| ministration and the republican Congress
with two democratic senators and four
| democratic representatives"
THAT alp
mo; next year it will give Bryan seven
| electoral votes. Whoop." Out and off.
| a stock ticker set up in the hall rat
| tied off squibs from time to time, and
| these were some of them:
The PENNSYLVANIA delegation assert
| that the revival of the story that Senator
| knOX'S horses are named Highbail and
SeltZer is malicious attempt to injure
the senator's presidential chances. The
| names of Senator Knox's horses are
Lemonade and Pure Cold Water"
| Reports from the outlying districts of
| Russia show that Secretary Taft is run
ming like wildfire over there. The Nevsky
Prospect is solid for him The car has
promised him the St. Petersburg dele
gates. Everything looks well in Siberia.
| Sporting Note-The Senate heavy
| weight millionaire championship so long
| held by Senator Clark of Montana is now
held by Senator Guggenheim of Colorado
Senator Guggenheim is prepared to de-
fend the title against all cpmers/ and is
IN daily training writing checks
| GOV. Hoke Smith telegraphs that
money is not tight in Georgia and cannot
get tight. owing to the new prohibition
law.
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon. in an inter.
view given out tonight, dismissed the sub
1ect OF elastic currency with few words
Elastic currency is snap he said"
Lecture to New Senators.
Among the guests at the dinner were a
number OF new senators. They were
summoned TO stand while they heard a
lecture from Col Henry Hail. giving
them a few pointers their new estate.
Gentlemen" he said, you have just
become members of the highest legisla-
tive body on earth-n the estimation of
people who live ten miles from Wash
ington. Here we have become accus-
toned to it and don't mind it much.