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

gibes at public men and measures. and
to enjoy the gentle roasting of the vic
TINS.
The great and the near-great were
there-doubtless, too, the yet-to-be-great
were numbered in the compapy-but all
on level of good-felowship and com
partnership for one swift, rollicking even
ing, when everything went as it lay. un-
til the cares of Office and the dignity
of rank and precedence were resumed
with the coats and hats.
They haG filed into the great banquet
hall in response to the summons of the
old-fashoned dinner bell. which has rung
IN so many notable feasts. admired the
charming picture presented In the group
ing of the tables. the flowers. the lights
and the decorations and had stood by
their chairs in darkness while the quar-
tet gave the song of welcome to the air
of .'Tenting On the Old Camp Ground
Tonight"
The Clubs One Rule.
President Hall in a felicitous speech
bade the guests welcome and announced
the one rule of the club-that ladies are
constructively always present and report
ers never present"
Hardly lad the oysters followed the
martins until things began TO happen.
1T was announced that the club had
come INTO possession OF some remarkable
pieces of statuary, evidently the work of
an old ma ster and exhibition would be
made of them for the first time in this
country The lights went out and
epot-hsIt turned uron the center Of the
.hoi. disclosing a NEST remarkable and
aife-like piece of work. The gentlemanly
lecturer explained that this was called
t.e Iron Duke of the Capitol" Al
other statue was designated THE Iron
pIke Defying the Insurgents" The thiid
n.sn nf ri IA fri tod
EeIineating power and action. 1t was
GATED "The Iron Duke Piacatine Ills
Enemies" with a monstrods gaveD.
Some of the art critics present de-
clared that they discovered an aston
fishing likeness to Uncle Joe Cannon in
these classic works.
rollicking song TO the tune of the
popular favorite. I've Got Rings ON Ny
Fingers." was dedicated 10 Vice Pres
sdent Sherman, and the chorus OF it
ran.
"He has bills on the table votes on the
floor,
Resolutions coming up; he hears them
Ger and DER.
In spite OF his troubles his smile ne'er
grows dim:
James Schoolcraft Sherman. alias Sun
ny-boy Jim, That's him.
The North Pole Discovered.
OF course the dinner would not have
been complete without Cook and Peary
north pole stunt. group OF distinguish
ed looking people entered the room and
were introduced as n committee Of dis
nguished scientists, who were to pass on
the conflicting claims of the two arctic
explorers. They were said to be Prof.
Zannett Prof. Tittman, Rear Admir- al
Chester and Doctor Torp of Copenhagen.
The collegians were gowned appropri-
ately, and they all surely looked the part
Of scientists.
From opposite ends of the hall entered
two men. clad in arctic clothes and beard
ed like the pard- They glared at each
other as they took places in the center of
the hall. Being questioned by the
scientists. DIR. Cook gave as one of the
proofs OF his discovery the fact that he
had described the weather at the pole and
that r. j. Stellwagen had told him that
it was exactly like the weather in Wash
ington on the 4th OF March. rurther-
more, the greatest living discoverer and
explorer had confirmed his discovery. the
came being Prof Willis l.. Moore, who
had discovered Mount Weather Va, sold
IL to the government and still owns IL.
lslCommander Peary said he had once