The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
Toastmaster Pays Epigram- matic Compliment to Re publican Leader at
 Banquet
''Politics and Business Should Go Hand in Hand,'' Is Laconic Re sponse of MT. King Many Attend Dinner Grand List to Be $100,- 100000.

Like the music of the spheres, the harmony was so perfect that it was inaudible to mortal ear. All Repub- licans were invited, and that means the Republicans who voted the Demo- election as well as those who voted the other ticket. All this happened at the Republican dinner at The Stratfield, last night.
 An excellent menu was served, with the continent of disappointed political ambitions and the sauce of secret sor- guests. A special feature was an ample supply of grievances, which all were called upon to swallow out of respect for the host.
 Notable among the after dinner at fractions was an intensely dramatic son & Co., This is the offering that compelled widespread notice when 1t had it's first dress rehearsal in the private office of well known lobby ist several weeks ago. It is called Water Makes the Mayor Co., The scenic equipment alone cost more than 8, 900. Results thus far achieved ,as- sure the promoters, however, that the venture is to be amply profitable
 The role of the Mayor was played by Clifford B. Wilson, the champion coroner of Fairfield county. King Midas was impersonated, as usual, by John T. King. The interlocutor ana Kings messenger was genial Al Lay- cry.
 As special feature of the banquet Howard Bayette had been engaged at great expense to present his famous Oriental Illusion. This was Mir. Bay ette's last appearance in public life. xJo nod ffaca m mysterious cabinet, it was for the last time His crowning feat, known tn the varieties as '"The Tommy Arnold Mystery ,. embodied a $1o,OO0 chal- lenge.
 MT. Bayette placed Tommy Arnold inside the mysterious cabinet. fasten- ed seal upon it, and offered to pay 10000 to any person. Al Delaney pre- ferred, who could tell where to- find the young man. Somewhat along the same line was the act of Howard F. Mitchell. His most striking stunt is Roll.' He claims to have spent SITS to learn this trick. John T. Kings levitation feat. Lifting a Convention" was performed upon two barrels kind ly. loaned by Messrs. Goodwin and Warner.
 new engineer of New Haven, who sang Railroad Rag, and also "New York, New Haven and Hartford-in Bridgeport on Time He sprarg very bad daffy dill, something like this: 'If don't get more than $4,O00 I'll seek Court aid.
 Burnes (Jim) and Biltz Charley, Jr.), sidewalk conversationalists, de- livered their side splitting travesty, .'There'll Come a. Time Some Day" Incidental to their act, MT. Biltz ren- oered his original conception of the famous DeKoven ballad, which runs something Ike this:
 *.Oh. promise me, that some day, Cliff You'll take me on your staff as en-
 gineer.
 Give me the job, if for a single term So Ford and can start brand new
 firm;
 Makes Burnes director and me en- Let schreiber keep the streets another
 year;
 Do that to please our good old friend,
 John T.
 Oh, promise me! Oh, promise me!''
 MT. King made 8 great hit in his latest new song success, dedicated to Mayor Wilson, 'I Makes No Difference What You Were; It's What You Are to Me-
 Nathaniel w. Bishop was toastmas- ter of the occasion. Among those who reSpOnueu to todStS were Mdyoi Wilson, John T. King, former Alder man H. H. Jackson, Norman Leeds, w. R. Webster, Park Commissioners George M. Flames. A. J. Bodine, and others. Mr. Bodine was presented with solid gold watch.
 MT. Bishop in introducing John T. King perpetrated a bon mot which was received with marked apprecia- tion. He said: s"I could be happier in hades with King than in heaven with anybody else.'
 Mir Kings pithfest remark was when he said, "Polictics and business shoud go hand in hand" Mayor Wilson an- nounced that the next grand list will be s1OO, O,OO0, 900 and the next tax rate