Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-12

pers and tabasco sauce was astound
ed 10 hear the chef acknowledge II
as one order OF Roosevelt's poll
cies." Attorney General Wickersham's
demand for deyiled Holsters with the
claws removed got to the kitchen az
"One busted trust and One Uncle
Joe was the response 10 the sus-
gestion that the President would like
some "pcssum. What the general
opinion was Of the President himself
was unsteady set out by the Grid
iron Quartette in a song a verse OF
which ran: (The tune being Il love
my wife but oh you kid
Now Roosevelt once was President,
oh yes. he was;
But Mr. Taft now runs the Job,
Oh yes he does.
Roosevelt now has gone hunting,
Shooting with his might and main;
so the politicians sing.
This musical refrain:
CHORUS:
We love, we love, we love Roosevelt,
But, oh you Taft;
He's gone away to Africa.
But. oh you Taft
He said he would come back again,
And thereupon We laughed.
We love, we love. we love Roosevelt,
But. oh you Taft
Then the correspondents voiced
their Crouch against news conditions
underslhe present administration as
compared with that preceding. Mes
sages were delivered TO the repre-
sentatiyes of press associations and
leading newspapers complaining q
the dearth Of Washington news
worthy of first page headlines and
asking why the President was not
giving congress fits" as had been
customary for the past seven years.
There were also wild telegraphic de-
mands for details OF the Roosevelt
conspiracy that could not be met.
The souvenir of the dinner was a
"Gridiron Dream Book" the produc-
ton OF the clubs seer, Prof. Wooz =
ington Wiz Flamboyantly bound.
It's decorative scheme utilized-along
with the mystic gridiron various sym
bols of the necromaner's art. Pro-
ceeding on the theory that the inter-
prefer OF dreams should take into
consideration the circumstances and
temperament of the individual, the
fayorite dreams of various guests
were mentioned and their significanc-
es explained. There was also an ora
culum book of fate by means OF
which fortunes cosild be told and the
sciences Of physiognomy and PALMS
| try were not neglected. Illustrations
in caricature frightened the pages
of the volume and occasional bits OF
verse interspersed.
Despite its whimsical and irrespon-
sibIe purport, many of its deductions
we're admitted to be maryelously &C.
curate.
Distinguished Guests.
Among the guests were:
President Taft, Vice President
Sherman, Speaker Cannon. secretary
Ballinger, Secretary Nagei, Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock, Chief Forester
Piachot. Senators Aldrich. Beveridge.
Cummins, Depew, McEnery. New
lands, Oliver; Representatives Bur-
leigh, Barthodt. Cooper, DENLY. Doug
las, Graham, Hun, James. Lowden,
Mckinley. J. Hampton Moore. Rams
dell, Roberts. Smith. of Iowa; Stevens.
Tawney and John Tupeio. MISS;
David Belasco; August Belmont. New
York: Charles s. Boyenton. New
York; Solicitor General Bowers, Mar
quis of viIlalobar. the Spanish minis
ter; Thomas F. Walsh. Washington;
Elk Governor d. X. Francis. st. Louis;
Charles s. Diehl, Chicago: John p.
Gavitt, Washington; John Hays
Hammond. New York; Gov. Judson
Harmon, Ohio; Ex-Governor NJ. T.
Herrick, Ohio; Alvah II. Martin, Nor