Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-12
GRILLEO'
At BANQUET OF
CRID|R0N CLUB
Goyernor-elect of New Jersey
lmpersOnated as the "Na-
tioi1aI Voice."
Especial to the Newark start

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-With Pres
ident Taft, members of his cabinet.
governors, United States senators and
a sprinlxling from the diplomatic corps
present, h first dinner of the Grid
iron Club of the season on Saturday
night at the New Willard was one of
n most successful eve given by that
organization.
Had Woodrow Wilson, governor
elect of New Jersey, been present with
a number OF other governors who were
there, he would have beheld hims,ta
walking ~sedately before the club and
proclaiming himself as the national
voice" If an invited guest failed 20
show UP the POSTMASTER appointed an
imporsonator. A member Of the club
who im~personated Miss Democracy
said:
Want "NHtfonal Silence
This national voice is played out.
What we want Is national silence"
The impersonator of the former head
of Princeton University, who has
taken it upon his shoulders to dictate
who the Legislature of New Jersey
shall elect as a successor to Senator
John Kean, held his ground and re-
torted:
But, mark you, Miss Democracy, I
was born in Virginia. the mother of
presidents"
"oh. Virginia" replied Miss Democ-
racy. has long ago committed race
suicide"
Miss Democracy then went on to ex-
plain that at the time that the con-
sfitnfinn nf fho TTrttaH C+otoo ~.oo
adopted by the States Virginia was the
first State of them all, while the just
completed census figures show Virginia
to be he twentieth State, with New
Jersey the eleventh. The Wilson i'm
personator again tried to come back"
He reiterated the proud fact that he
was born in Virginia n was last
month elected governor of the eleventh
State.
Became Voluntary Orphan.
Yes" replied Miss Democracy, with
q facial expression that looked like a
cross between a yawn and a grin, but
you shook mama at an early age"
The impersonator of New Jerseys
chief executive failed to come back"
again and, jim the language of DR.. will
son himself, he set sail for an un-
known port"
The Wilson incident was only one
of the bright skits provided for the
entertainment of the guests and men,
bers of the famous newspaper organ-
ization. United States Senator John
Kean and others who are destined to
retire from public life before long
were represented in a skit easily inter-
preted as "the retreat from Moscow"
Riding a white horce a club-member
impersonated former President Roose-
welt, while others unprecedented vari-
GUS senators and congressman who will
retire on the 4th of March. The i'm
personations were exceptionally good
and that of United States Senator Kean
created much mirth.
Forrest r. Dryden, of Newark, son
of former United States Senator John
F. Dryden, was a guest at the dinner.
The Republican elements among
those present, while enjoying the tribu-
lations of the Democratic candidates.
had their mirth tempered from time to
time as the hall was darkened for a
few moments while a projecting lantern
threw upon the screen bulletins show
ing how the tidal wave of Democracy
was sweeping W the one-time Re
publican strongholds.