The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-12
MEN Of The NATION
ON GRIDIRON GRILL
Ira E. Bennett and Ed L.
Keen Elected Members.
Noted Club EntertainS.

The regular fan Icavening Of The Men
Who Take Themselves Seriously took
place at the New Willard Hotel last
night and 25i guests departed from the
Gridiron Clubs dinner in the wee hours
this morning feeling that life is not
such a hardship after all.
Senator La Toilette was made to feel
that the republic may yet be saved
Champ Clark is not So DISAPPOINTED al
his slim chances of being Speaker, Da-
vid Belssco realizes the drama IS not
the whole thing, and even Uncle Joe
Cannon does not believe today the
whole world hates him.
The President and Vice President were
there and Secretary Nagel, Secretary
Ballinger. Postmaster General Hitch
cock, Governor Harmon. OF Ohio' Tor
mer Governor Francis, of Missouri are
representative of offcialdom gathered
around the Gridiron board
From private walks were such distln-
guished guests as John Hays Hammond
August Belmont. Paul Morton. Daniel
J. Sully.
And there were the two cubs" Ira
z. Bennett and Ed L Keen. who were
made to do stunts as Peary and Cook
DIV way UA liliAl-AtiVll- laVAll iiAe+'' 80
In these difficult roles Both of them
proved their claim, moreover, for DR..
Cooks claim that lac had discovered
weather exactly as described by r. J.
Stellwagen. which prevailed here on In
auguration Day. was capped by Com
mander Peary's retorl that Willis
Moore. expert on cold and heat, had said
his weather was just the thing.
al
Did they overlook the President?
Oh no!
For when DR.. Cook was asked whether
he had seen the aurora borealis he
promptly replied that Ire had and COM
pared it to the halo President Taft, in
mis- Boston speech put around Senator
Aldrich
And 70 the Vice President vas dedi-
Gated a rollicldns song after This wise:
He has bill on the table. votes on the
floor.
Resolutions coming up he hears them
DER and DER.
In spite Of his troubles his smile ne'eF
grows dim
James schooicraft sherman. alias
Sunny Jim That's him"
The very latest thing in spirit mes
sages was tried out The only time IL
wCuld not work was when il was asked
what Cannon might say when the insur-
gents asked nipi 20 resign. That wasn't
the mediums fault. however. it was
merely observing The only rule OF the
club thar ladies were always Construc-
lively present
Just after that came hot one for
David Belasco from William Shakes
pcare that read. 'In our day we pro-
duced plays without scenery, now you
produce scenery without plays"
I}dt the big scream .aIne with the
orders so- eats" given Just after the
electric gr.dirou suspended over the
table had broken The darkness IN which
the welcome songs were sung.
The cl."f Translated everything that
was given him with customary alacrity
and characteristic hytcrooles Poached
eggs we're ordered by cook % nd Psary
OF, A raft" while a plate OF hash with
red peppers ana tabasCO sauce was 2b-
brcviatcd ID Ono order Roosevelts
policies When Secretary Knox de-
handed large. hot bird the order was
repeated. zone Crane. bet st sizZle.
Some Pugilists
some rare run was furnished by the
travrstv Of a free-sCr-all The contend
ers represented Battling Nelson. the
Rhode Island terror. Kid Cummins the
Iowa Demon; Gift Pinch0t tie Fighting
Lumber Jack: Achilles Ballinger, the
Siwash sirocco. Herby Parsons. the
Candy KID. and Joe Cannon. the Dan
Vile Bantam.
Gefore being allowed 10 90 into the
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