Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-28
Capitalization Policy Motive of
Humorous Entertainment At
tended by President, Sena-
tors and Congressman,
EMPIRE F0RECASTED FOR
WASHINGTON IN 1917
Songs by Supreme Court JUS
tiCe, the Vice President and
Speaker Cannon Serve 10
EnIWen Occasion,
IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wire.

I tBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire.
Washington Jan. 6-Ceutraliza-
ton was the major motive in the en-
tertainment furnished tonight by the
/ Gridiron club at It's annual winter din
i ner
Samuel G.. Blythe of the New York
/ World the new president Of the club.
directed the entertainment. In the
! presence of the president of the
/ United states and vice president and
/ representatives from the coordinate
4 branches of the government host Of
! literary and newspaper men, and be-
/ fore statesmen and captains Of indus
/ try, an empire was erected The scene
was laid in Washington and the time
It917.
The kingly power was surrounded
with all the officers of state with
courtiers and pages, and herald. who
looked more like Happy Jack Fal-
staff than anything else. and a num-
erous court to complete the gorgeous
/ picture. There was jester. too, who
spoke an epilogue which served as
the Introduction to President Roose-
! welt, who made a forcible address.
/ The grand procession was Welcomed
Iby God save the King, rendered by
! a section df the marine band. Put
the king was finally deposed and the
icourt sent into exile while the band
played the Star Spangled Banner
| During the course of the centrali-
zation act .the king asked one of his
minister's has japan conquered the
| philippines? the chancellor of the eX-
lchequer replying, "No. your majesty,
| they now offer to give them back to
US for a coaling station at Guam"
! The king replied GIVE them back?
Not while I am on the throne.
! The initiation of clifford r. Berry
man, the cartoonist and creator Of
1.-The Teddy bear" afforded an oppOr-
| tunity to Introduce two enormous Gin
namon bears played by two members
land between the president and Mr..
| Bergman, the club had a lot of sport
iover the bear incident.
/ A Snowman who had the bears In
Icharge explained that he had taught
them the language of man, that they
leould "think as quickly, speak as
/ lrapidly and spell as badly as the pres
| ident of the United States
| The trainer was asked whether the
hears had any friends in the United
States senate, the reply being: NO,
/ their lives have been simple. Their
habits correct They own no standard
ION stock nor nave they fenced in the
public domain
| Mr.. Bergman with the aid Of his
| bears. made q number of cartoons
one OF the bears requested that he
/ draw picture Of the man whom the
senate loves most, and a striking like
! ness of the president appeared a
I picture of senator Foraker showed up
when the cartoonist was asked to
draw a picture of the senator whom
I the president loves most The pic
ture of the next president Of the
! United states was a composite one,
starting with David b.. Hill and be-
ling changed to Fairbanks. The car
| toon Of the next republican candidate
began with Taft, was changed to Fair
banks and ended with speaking like
ness Of Joseph G. Cannon.
/ Songs of Associate Justice Harlan
of the supreme court, Vice President
Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon served
las introductiOns to speeches from
these gentlemen, while other brilliant
after dinner efforts were made by
| General Horace Porter, Secretary
| Root. Henry Van Dyke of Princeton
university. Representative Bede of
Minnesota and Francis w Cushman
of Washington state