The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
Washington Club Of Newspaper Men
Hold First Banquet Of the
Season and Have Great
Sport.
MOTHER GOOSE BOOK
Souvenir Of Eighty Pages Contained
Cartoons and Verses About
Prominent Men Of the
Country.

UNITED Press Epeciai Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-With roar
ing burlesque, in which no one was
spared, the Gridiron club held its first
dinner Of the season tonight and
President Taft, one Of the guests and
victims almost, but not quite, receiv-
ed a ticket good for four years more.
The Changing tones of an old din
ner bell called the members and guests
to the banquet hall. They lined up
at the tables. lights were extinguished.
and the Gridiron quartet sang the
welcoming song Of the club. An cleo.
trio gridiron flashed in the darkness
and the festivities began.
Mother Goose in Gridiron Rhymes
a souvenir book of so pages was first
to attract the attention of the guests.
A feature of the book was series
of cartoons of notable citizens with
verses attached. Some Of these were.
CT is for Taft, or tariff SO high;
/ (Which must be revised lin the sweet
4 bye and bye).
President Taft is shown in the car
toon seated in an aeroplane, flying
over the Washington monument and
waving flag inscribed '"The Tariff !"
/ Another was:
There was busy man who lived on
4 HILL
-
He lives there yet but not always still,
OF Tennessee iron he says he was
wise
And he's the one man who never tells
4 les
Roosevelt dressed as Puritan
father, sitting under an outrageous
tree was pictured in the cartoon.
Ballots For the Progressive Presi
Dental Primary" cast by the guests
were counted amid great excitement
The result showed, for LaFollette
10N, Bourne %, Cummins. Bristow
and Clapp each, James R. Garfield
and DIR. Harvey w. Wiley 161.
i With loud noise, came a band Of
rube players, dressed in overalls ant
straw hats, led by little man witt
a huge pompadonr, attired in full
dress major generals uniform ant
carrying big bass drum. They were
at once recognized as Senator La
Toilette and his insurgent band. Tht
i party sang parody on Alexander
| Rag Time Band entitled Bob La
llFollette's Insurgent Band
II A dove of peace, which proved tt
: be a goose, was taken from we'll ii
: front Of the club president, and from
its bill were taken messages address
ed to Taft and read amid demonstra
itions of delight. These were:
You can count on me for peac.
after we have cut the bowels out o
Barnes. Signed Theodore Roosevelt.
Our organization is strong 70
peace and arbitration. Damn thu
Dutch. Signed Boise Penrose.'
"Sure, I'm for peace. did no
start. e. H. Gary
"The packers are heartily for peace
For the love of Mike be reasonable
Signed ]. Ogden Armour"
Peace Is all want, especiall
since that Pittsburg dinner. Signe
Martin I-ittleton'
In recognition to President Taft
recent trip to Frederick, Md, reI
resentation of Barbara Fritchie wa
given. A spotlight displayed Barbara
bearing striking resemblance t
Uncle Joe" Cannon, leaning out O
window and maving a flag marke
stand Pat" Meantime a member re
cited parody on Whittier. Sound
Of approaching horsemen were hear
and the reader said:
"Up the street came the insurger
tread
Bob LaFollette riding ahead.
under his SLOUGH hat left an
right.
HE glanced; the old flag met HI
sight"
AS the insurgent army reached tt
we'll, LaFollette shouted: Halt
The reader continuing said;
"The insurgent ranks stood fast
= and LaFollette shouted "Fire!" tt
reader replied: "Outblaze the orator
hast. Then excl, member Of the i
surgent army drew from his swol
belt a magaphone and began speech
in all directions. Tho reader cont
ued:
ut shivered the tariff and runotr
= ed the trusts
- "And all that have been glorious
ne cussed"
as "Then Barbara leaned out Of h
ne window sill,
re- and shook her banner with re
In al WILL"
d In her piping voice, Barbara said
he Shoot IL you must this old or
he head,
1t. But spare your country's dag"
ig And the reader added: She sale
A burlesque on "Fauat. WAS one