Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-07
Dinner OF CRIDIRON CLUB
VI Ashington Newspaper Men Observe
Silver Anniversary Of Society.
HAVE FUN WITH GUESTS
'UncIe Joe's Cabin, or Life Among
the Insurgents" f. Subject of
Humorous sIgIt-BiE
Stick Back Home.


fell out that the one given last night at the
New Willard was the silver dinner mark
Ing the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
foundation Of the club Wherefor there
was a great gathering of notables, a presi-
dent, cabinet officers ambassadors tur-
II grave and reverend senators. frivolous
representatives IN congress, and number
OF simple newspaper men, gathered from
many states of the union. Each and all
bore off a remembrance of the happy event
in the shape of a souvenir silver ash re-
ceiver, crossed by the mystic grldiron.
The fun started almost as soon the
guests were seated, with a tangle over the
inauguration of the new president Of the
club, Scott C. Bone, editor of the Wash
lngton Herald; for. entering untimely upon
the scene, came El Presidente Zelaya, with
his army, composed Of half dozen gen.
erals in Fclstaffian uniforms, and one lone
private. Zelaya, looking for n Job, had
picked out the presidency of the Grdiron
club as suitable. and was elected only by
the threat that Secretary Knox was ap-
preaching.
"Big stick" Back Home.
Scarcely had peace and quiet been re-
stored when another interruption came
when to the strains of the Marseillaise
entered the Back From Eba club" clad
Y Napoleonic uniforms, and including per-
Publications Of public men who have been
Identified by common report with the
movement to return Roosevelt to the
White House. The big Stick" figured in
. this, and in. the fierce glare Of the electric
light and In defiance of all rules of secret
orders, and In the presence of several
hundred "Ouitlanders' were dragged forth
and duly initiated the two unfortunate
neophytes of the Gridron club George
Edmund Miller, resident correspondent of
the Detroit News and John Callan
O'Laughlin, of the Chicago Tribune. They
were made to forswear all of the policies of
their respective newspapers and to pledge
themselves to be on the pier to welcome
1.-THE Only One" when he returned from
Africa-all this to the chant of when
Teddy Comes Sailing Home Again; Hur-
rah."
The insurgents got their grillng, too
when between courses was rendered an af-
fecting scene from Uncle Toms Cabin, for
this occasion described as Uncle Joe's
CRblp. or Life Among the Insurgents" A
presentment OF Speaker Cannon was the
clever lawyer Marks; another Of Whip
Dwight was the brutal overseer "Legree"
and various prominent insurgents figured
as 'Uucle Tom and his fellow slaves, and
Little Eva" They were roughly treated,
told that they had been deprived of all
patronage, and their, appeals to the
speaker to o'resign" were met by demands
for their return to the republican caucus.
Finally put upon the block at auction in
a dubious market, the democrats and re-
publicans alike holding off from the bid
ding, the sale stopped by orders from
the White House in the shape Of an
emancipation proclamation, in order to Sc
cure naFtY yhPEpqp4Y,s io.5al ~'..r.. = -
U1tiinhte Consumer Gets His.
If the Insurgents were grilled, the trusts
were fairly roasted in another skit portray
ing the Infant Industries"-t Lumber
Whisky, Beef, Coal and Tobacco trusts
81, ,Ceing protection from number of ugly
looking customers identified as The UltI-
mate Consumers" This was a verse from
one OF the chants of the trust magnates
to the air Of a popular song:
oh, the ultimate consumer always has tC
come to us,
Cause he hasn't any other place to go
He win rise in Indignation; he will make
an awful fuss,
Cause he hasn't any other place to go
Why are all our guests assembled here
tonight In glad array?
r. Why do congressman keep coming to oul
city day by day?
Why did Roosevelt grab a gun and beat 1
clear to Africay?
Cause ne hadn't any other place to go
The new order Of things in the State de
partment was disclosed in a skit nlustra
tive OF gathering OF Secretary Knox anC
his faithful assistants and bureau chiefs
OF recent creation There was an undei
secretary and a Secretary of NearsghteC
Affairs and one of ''Farslghted Affairs,
and there was a wonderful exhibition o.
'Shirt Sleeve diplomacy" resulting in. thu
summary settlement of the NIcaraguaI
question and the Chinese railroad imbrogfit
and other matters that have engaged tn,
\ attention of the diplomatic branch of tn,
government for the last few months.
.es The Menu.
Canape Russo,
Chatham oysters.
Celery, Olives Radishes, salted Nuts
Essence OF Chicken,
Maine Smeits, Cucumbers Marine.
Rack Of Lamb; Bourgeoise.
Ferrapin Maryland,
Gridiron Punch,
Peach Melba, Assorted Fancy Cakes,
Martini Cocktails. Haut sSuterne,
Moet g. Chandon, Imperial Crown Brut.
Cuvee A. A, Apollinaris
Many Distinguished Guests.
Among the guests were President Taft
Vice President Sherman, the German am
bassadOr the Chinese minister. the Meth
srlands minister, Secretary Knox, Speake
Cannon, Secretary Carpenter, Postmaste
General Hitchcock. Associate Justice Lur
ton, United states supreme court; secre
tary Nagel. Attorney General wickersham
Governor Stuart, Pennsylvania; Senator
Bourne. oregon; Carter, Montana; Cum
Minis Iowa. Dolliver, Iowa; Guggenheim
Coioradoi Stone, Missouri; Representative
Clark. Mississippi Louden. Illinois; Nc
Kinley, Illinois: Ruckar Colorado. Sacra
tary Bennett of the senate, Sergeant at
Arms Rahsden Of the senate, s. W. Bolles
New York; J, A. Breckons. CHEYENNE
Wyo.; John p. Gavlt, the Associated Press
l.. r CLAWS, Portland ore; William Gug
genhelm, New York; Admiral ]. N. Hemp
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