Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-12
GR|D|R0N CLUB
/ ENTERTA|NS
THE MIGHTY
MEN OF LOFTY STATION
TARGETS FOR REVELRY
President, Cabineteers, DipIo-
mats and Senators Enjoy
Jokes Many of Them at Their,
Own Expense,

tBy Morning journal Special Leased wireI
Washington, y. c., Dec. l1.-Presl-
dent Taft and members of his cabinet.
Judges. scientists and diplomatlsts and
men of high station IN public ana pri-
vate life spent several hours tonight
as the guests of the Gridiron club in
revelry and song ana nonsense, blended
with wisdom. They heard many home
~ truths told in strange form ana en-
Joyed many joke at their own ex-
pense because OF the genial humor in
which the shafts of wit were con-
cealed. Men of strongly poised poll
ties, and others who. although of the
same political party. had found seri-
Gus reasons for wide divergence were
present at the dinner and listened, not
only with philosophy. but even with
glee to the comical exploitation of
their quarrcls.
Tho distinguished company learned
in an authoritative way the truth
about the discovery of the North pole
through scientific commission, which
reported personally TO the Gridiron
club, and undertook Co arhitrate the
difference between peary and Cook,
who in this instance were represented
by the two initates into the club
membership Edward l.. Keen of the
United Press, ana Ira r. Bennett Of
the Washington Post and san Fran
cisco Call
One of the explorers said he. had
Identified the pole by the resemblance
of the climatic conditions TO InauFma-
ton day in Washington He had
qualified for his task by climbing
Capitol hill to reach the appropra-
tions committee and was equipped
with q fountain pen and megnphone
The pole WAS found to be as far dis
tant from lana as President TAFT
found 1t from the insurgont wigwam
to stand-pat igloo.
Strange discoveries were made
Santa Claus was found laden with
heavy packages marked. "Afy Poll
n. R. to w IT, r."
The aurora borealis rcsemhled the I
halo that TAFT put on Aldrich while /
Nannon's halo resembled The midnight
sun (without the SUM Matt Henson
appeared, claiming 20 have located
-he pole in Savannah and produced II 4
m the shape of a barber's pole. tune
fully telling of his exploits. Tho ques-
ion Of identity being raised, BARRIERS
removed the enormous hir- .
suite appendages of the pseudo---eN- 7
Dlorers and disclosed the initiates
rhen the electric bulbs were Nmmed
md in the brilliancy of calcium .
light Uncle Joe" Cannon was por-
raved in a series of elastic poses ON
/ pedestal as The Iron Duke with
he inevitable cigar, grown to mann
moth proportions and tilted upward
It the familiar sharp angle, while the
luartet chanted a ditty To the tune OF
Pony Boy, the first verse of which
vas:
In the chair, up in the air, sitting
there
See the speaker, our own Uncle Joe;
lear him swear, see him tear all his
hair
When insurgents defy him;
Every man In the house Is as still as
a mouse
While Cannon is present:
tut when he's away. for a day, they
all play
And say they don't fear him"
Scarcely had the guests turned
gain to their entree when the dinner
as interrupted by the noisy entry Of
dozen hard faced old danes. leading
leek ana henpecked husbands These
lrned out To be a delegation of ug- s
ressive suffragettcs. demanding I
Votes for Women in stridcnt voices ,
overal noted men among the diners
illcd upon to declare their positions :
n this momentous question. to the
rcat amusement of the COMPANY. / ,
inally the president OF tho club de-
dcd against the wonrns claims
hercupon they announced their pur- J
lse to participate I'm the dinner and Il
ere only driven away through "a ,
lrcat to feed them after the British
shion. through the medium os gi-
ntic stomach pump.
''rhe Battle Royal" was "a mirth- /.
-ovoking stunt. Members Of The club u
al in regulation ring outfits repre-
nted Battling Nelson. tho Rhode !
land Terror, Achilles raiiinucr the y
wash Siroces. "Gin Pinohnt the u
ghting Lumber Jack" Joe cannon. u
f ibtuNhiF fdhiim HNu lftrh lHf- ~
ms, The candy Kid h
Before the miNup. which was very VI
alistic. the cautious referee discuv- u
I'd concealed in tho gloves of the "
adiators various articles. such as h
mps of coal. axes. knives. pieces of =
eel. and the Ike. calculated Co in b
ct mortal damage upon some of "a
en-.
President Tarts projected visit 90 "a
aska formed subject of humorous o
mment and great spiicitudr was
own for his comfort and 10 make o
re that his dietary world conform %
his simple tastes the proprietor of "a
o. hotel where De is To- stop was s.,
He'd upon to state the viands te he
divided. The list of dishes and
ethods of preparation afforded op-
rtunity for manv good natnred Jokes pi
the expense of tine prominent fo
ests. one man who wanted poach- tl
eggs on toast heard his order tram o'