The Washington herald., 1910-02-06

an evening Of unrivaled and unaHoyed
entertainment
! 4 merry glee sung in the darkness.
,, Welcomed the guests she electric grid
iron flashed. and President Bones INTRO
duct0ry sentences told Of the silver ami
| versary. From that time on there was
not a single moment Of nothing doing.
/ 1t was a jump from the good things to
eat upon the plates TO the performers
! in the center OF the nall, interspersed
with choruses and bright speeches. In
| the number Of guests the dinner was one
Of the largest ever given. over 80 per-
sons being seated at the gridiron-shaped
tables. Not only were President Taft.
Vice President sherman, and Speaker
Cannon there, but FIVE Cabinet officers.
several foreign ministers, Senators and
Representatives without number, a gov
ernor, railroad and bank presidents.
Newspaper editors and publishers. and
men prominent i'm every profession.
Altogether. it was one of the most nota-
ble gatherings ever held in the National
Capital and the floral decorations. under
the artistic supervision Of Small. we're
never more beautiful There were liter
ally hundreds Of American Beauty roses.
and the fest0ons of pink crepe tissue
among the garlands of smilax were most
artistic.
Inausurating the New President.
II was the first appearance of the new
president of the Gridlron Club and his
Inauguration recalled President Tafts.
Even the blizzard was reproduced by all
Of the characters being heavily covered
with make-beiieve snow. The entrance
Of the inaugurators was he-alded bv a
great noise, which was supposed to indi-
cate a raging storm.
What's all this noise aboutc" asked
AIR. Henry Han, the retiring president.
This is Inauguration day" replied
member of the club, attired i'm a fearful
and wonderful military costume. and
have the honor TO announce FL Presi- |
dente"
President" asked Hall. President of
what"
President Zelaya. Of Nicaragua. es-
corted by his army"
The entrance of Zelaya and his army,
all covered with fake snow. was the oc-
casion of a military fanfare-a regular
tooty-toot on the trumpets. in other
words-and when Zelaya announced that
he was out OF a job in Nicaragua and
would take any other Old presidency that |
happened TO be lying around loose he |
was informed that he was at a Gridiron I
Club dinner
Isl, senor," he replied, speaking in |
real Spanish. "Then / will become pres :
ident OF the Grldiron Club. I will read |
my inaugural address, then Wen have a |
bond issue and shoot few prisoners"
Notwithstanding the "vivas'' of the |
army, Zelaya came to grief He was /
denounced as an interlOper. an impostor. |
a rank pretender. and a general al /
around four-fusher. Mr.. Bone it was
asserted, was the only real president /
And besides" added Mr Hall, "Secre- /
tary Knox is here"
At the mention of Secretary KNOWS
name the impersonator Of Zelaya Turned
and fed. followed b. his picturpsoua
army, and leaving President Bone in fuu
possession. with the official gayel invested
with the jeweled golden grldIron. which
is the insignia Of Office in the Gridiron
Club.
High Prices In Prose and Poetry.
Everybody knows that the high cost
Of living is not joke. but nobody ever
could induce the Gridiron Club to take
anything seriously. The crusade against