Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12


ing doom, he locked the secret in his
heart and held his course 'unswervingly
to the end.
Jewell H. Aubere. an unsurpassed re-
porter. loyal and untiring worker in his
chosen field, a simple. cheerful, unde-
signing man. He gave his life to the tasks
he knew would bring him neither wealth
nor power nor fame. the sole reward of
which was in the doing
1.-The wiseSt man can ask no more of
tate than to be simple, modest manly
true. Safe from the many. honored by
the FEW, to count for naught with world
or church or state, but inWardly in secret
to be great ;"
As Mr.. Coolidge concluded the lights
flashed up, the quartet sang "Oh, Hear
Dem Bells. and the merriment was re-
Sumed.
A Pugilistic Function.
The appearance of a half a dozen tough
looking fellows in pugilistic attire, ac-
companied by two real sports" caused
President Hall to inquire the reason of
the intrusion.
These are top-liners. Mr.. President.
They have been scrapping in the news
papers so long, to the detriment of pure
reading matter. that your committee on
sports decided to give them chance ,
settle their differences i'll the Gridiron
ring. They have agreed to a battle
royal. and side bets have been posted.
Mr.. President and Gents: 1t is our
proud pleasure to present Battling Nelson.
the Rhode Island Terror. who has put the
wallop over on every mutt he's ever gone
up against. This is Kid Cummins. the
Iowa Demon. fresh from the cornfields,
out for a reputation. Here we have
Achilles Ballinger. the Siwash Sirocco,
Bully Boy of the Alaska Coal Fields. Gift
Pinchot. the Fighting Lumber Jack who
fears no foe-not even the Constitution.
And here, Mr.. President and gents is Joe
Cannon. the Danvile Bantam fresh from
his finish fight with the w. c. T. T.;
ready to take on all corners.
"And here is Herby Parsons; weighed
in on his own scales as a lightweight
IF this will be finish fight they may
go far they like said President
Hall.
The referee then stepped forward to
examine the gloves of the pugs From
Aldrich's glove was taken a big hunk of
L. S. Steel, which evidently was intend
ed for Cummins. In Cummins' NIT was
found a knife. for Dolliver. A chunt
of coal on Ballinger and an AK on Pin
chot were discovered and both claimed
they had received the articles from Presi-
dent Taft Herby Parsons had a hand
full of sugar and the Danville bantam
was relieved of a bunch Of poker chips
The pugiists were ordered to shake
hands and mix it up. when out rushed
Commissioner West. who sternly forbade
the fight. much to the disappointment
u
Dream Book Souvenir.
The souvenir of the dinner was an
illustrated booklet called THE Gridiron
Dream Book Also Revelations in Chiro-
mancy-Phy siogynomy and an Oraculum
of Fate Some of the dreams were as
follows:
.J-hn NJ Ain: To dream of long
dull speeches in the House is sure sign
that YOU are needed back in Congress to
stir things up Think about it,
| "R-ch-rd B-rtil-ldt: To dream OF
| universal peace means either that you
have been hitting the pipe or that you
| are the logical candidate for president Vi
the optinists' club.
"Wn. F. Sine: To dream of collect
| ing customs is sign you are IN danger
| OF getting into politics. Beware or dream
| ing this dream ten years in succession
| 1t means you will become boss.
"Fr-d w. C--rp--nt--r: TO dream OF
| horse or a golf stick is a bad sign. Your
schedule will get all tied up the next day.
wv. IT. R-pl-y: To dream Of bicycle
| COPS following motor car is a sign that
YOU had better slow down or get ready
| to write passes for the show
"Fr-nc-s G. N--wl-nds: To dream OF
| going to Nevada oftener than once in six
wears would be a waste or time.
The menu was this:
Canape Saxon
Seaconnet oysters
Celery Radishes Olives Sailed Nuts
Clear Green Turtle
Filet of Potomac Bass, Tartare
CucumberS.
Tournedos of Beef Bourgeoise
Terrapin. Maryland
Gridron Punch