Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-02-08

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execute them. / am supreme"
There we're loud shouts of Long
live the king" but as he rose and
bowed The court jester usurped his
place.
The court was sent into exile and
the orchestra struck up the "Star-
Spangled Banner" Everybody at the
table rose, cheered and waved napkins
at President Roosevelt, who was imme-
diately introduced and made a speech
which was received with tremendous
enthusiasm.
The initiation of Clifford K. Berry,
man. cartoonist and creator OF the
Teddy BEAR" afforded an opportunity
to introduce two enormous cinnamon
bears played by two members, and be-
tween the President and Mr.. Berry
man the club had lot of sport over
the bear incident.
A Snowman who had the bears in
charge explained that he had taught
them the language of men; that they
could think as quickly, speak a. ra-
pidly and spell as badly as the Presi-
dent OF the United States"
The trainer was asked whether the
bears had any friends in the United
States Senate. No." was the reply.
Mr.. Bergman, with the aid of the
bears, made n number of cartoons.
One OF the bears requested that he
draw q picture of the man whom the
Senate loves most. and striking like.
ness OF the Presiden, appeared. A
picture of Senator Foraker showed
up when the cartoonist was asked to
draw picture Of the. Senator whom
the President loved most. The picture
OF the next Vice President Of the Unit
ed States was composite one, start.
ing with David b. Hill and being
changed into Fairbanks. The cartoon
OF the next Republican candidate be-
gan with Taft, was changed into Fair.
banks and ended with speaking like
ness of Joseph G. Cannon.
In another period in the dinner it
was announced that Mr.. J. Pierpont
had given two priceless art treasures
to the club, marble bus,s OF the most
classic period OF Greek art. These
statues were unveiled with consider
able ceremony, but a young and irrev.
ent member of the club saw fit to crit.
icise them harshly, whereupon the
heads of the statues suddenly came to
life and began an intimate and per.
sonal conversation about distinguished
persons in the room. The personal
illusions were very clever and every
one had laugh.
There were numerous smaller skits
on distinguished people present and
as is usual at gridiron dinners, the
songs were . most interesting feature.
The song to Vice President Fairbanks
was entitled: "Are you going back
to Indiana, Fsirbanks?" and this was
the chorus:
Arav uoipu hoc IN IpdI r.t.
Don't you want to stay in Washington some
mOref
The folks all say you will go back.
You will 60 back,
You will go back,
But something seems to whisper that you'll fool
That the delegates are waiting you to cheer.
Are you going back to Indiana. Fairbanks9
Don't you want to stay right heres
Songs 10 Associate Justice Harlan
OF the Supreme Conrt, to Vice Presi
dent Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon
served a. introductions to speeches
from these gentlemen, while othe,
brilliant aiter.dinner efforts were made
by Gen. Horace Porter, Secretary Root
Henry Van Dyke Of Princeton Uni
versity, Representative J. Adam Bede
OF Minnesota and Francis w. Cushman
of Washington State.
As . souvenir Of the dinner, . bool
OF nearly sixty pages WAS presented t.
each guest, its title being: "Who's
Who, in Gridiron Prose and Rhyme
It contains . collection OF clever
limericks and other verses about the
distinguished people At the Dime,
each verse being illustrated by q car
toon.
i Governors Warfield of Maryland
and Swanson Of Virginia were repre-
seuted as speaking to one another a.
follows:
Says . ,he Gov,nor of Maryland to bis friend o
II will miS you some things that are good to put
in yeh."
Says the gov'nor of virginyeh. ~ prefer not u
wait,
When time may be saved by taking then
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