Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-02
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
AND FAIRBANKS GUESTS
AT DINNER OF GRIDIRON

that the room was packed with men,
hers of the Ananias club. l.. W. Stray
er. of the Pittsburg Dispatch, had to
nroye to the club that he had never
been a member OF the Pittsburg select
or common council, or a depositor In a
rittsburg bank before he was admitted
to membership. The third initiate was
Harris Al. Christ, or the Brooklyh
Eagle.
The dinner was well advanced when the
light suddenly went out Amid the dark
ness and to the accompaniment OF q
weird piano air, there was shuttle oil
feet and in rhythm came sibilant ami
mysterious "sh-sh-sh" The secret service
sleuths were approaching. One of their
number. Blinkerton, explained that the
sleuths were trying to find out what
congressman did with their $500 year.
Chief Bilkie admitted that he had de-
tected no counterfeiters. but added that
he had discovered a few four-flushers'
SIeuths Sing a Song cF
The sleuths then sang their repertoire
including sleuthing I'm general, and White
House sleuthing i'm particular. Finally
the squad separated, one party going
out ito protect the letter boxes, in order
TO keep Senator Tillman from franking
grand piano."
AT announcer stage OF the ululSts Gil III
terruption was made to revise the tariff.
Representatives Serano Payne, of New
York, John Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, and
Champ Clark, OF Missouri. were discox-
cred seated at a table. Announcement
was made that the house committee on
ways and means was in session, to hear
evidence concerning the tariff, and God
save the United States, added the her
aid. ,... ,-.
The climax of Andrew Carnegies testi-
mony came when he demanded to know
what reason there was for tariff on
steel. now that he had gone out of the
business. .t..
Songs for Fairbanks -e
The music was attractive, as usual,
reached its elimination when quartet
of members told Vice-President Fair
banks, in song, that in the clubs memo
~ his tail form would ever fondly live
The chorus Joined in singing to the tune
of ION the Banks of the Wabash:
"Oh. the cocktails they are Growing in
the morning
And the buttermilk is flowing through
the hay;
They are waiting the return of Mr..
Fairbanks
On the banks of the Wabash far away. ;
tention to the president of the United
States. 1t was about Roosevelt, Good
Dutch Name" 1t told how the president
made the air blue with the, messages he
wrote to congress, how he was bound to
have something TO say, about everything
on the face of the earth, and then con-
cIuded with the observation that there
never was a man named Roosevelt that
didn't make a d. fine president
number of members appeared as the
presidents country life commission. Some
startling discoveries were made by these
frock-coated, college-degree-p lastered gen.
tlemen. -.--..
They found that the principal ingredient
of milk is water, that ancient eggs are
sold TO city folks as strictly fresh, and
that open plumbing is confused in the
rural mind with open-work shirt waists. :"
AS they departed a messenger boy
handed President Hall cablegram. 1t
read:
"'The 'possum" am very. very fine.
tslgned) WILLIAM II. TAFT
Sang 'POssum Song
The message came from Panama and
served to introduce. Major Alfred j.
Stofer a southern correspondent, who
sang his famous Watermelon and
NOSSuiA SUNS &, --.-, ~, "a