The Daily Missoulian., 1911-12-10

And SnOok ner banner with royal
will:
Shoot. II you must. this old gray
head.
But spare your party's flag she said''
As the troops withdrew the reader
gave the last stanza as follows:
THE party flags may come and go:
The nation lives and fears no foe;
Its own fair flag flies full and free
(Spotlight on American fiag)
For every party and for you and me-
Faust Presented.
Genuine grand opera by the Grid
iron quartet and chorus was a novel
feature of the entertainment. "Faust''
somewhat condensed, was the act. but
1t was directed from its high moral
purpose to demonstrate the certainty
Of the ultimate victory of evil as rep
resented by stand-pattish. The shade
of the immortal bard, Dante. being still
in quest OF knowledge. made another
to hell. where he discovered
some ancient friends, such as Mar
suertte Democracy. Progressive Faust
and Standpat Mephisto. who lis never
wholly down and OUT Faust pursued
by Miss Democracy, declared: Next
year Is leap year. She ds on my trail"
The ancient lady retorted in song.
charging ingratitude and hatefulness.
declaring that the thanks OF progress
sives should be democracy's due.
Marguerite Democracy next war;
bled message she had received from
Robert La Toilette asking her to be
"his, valentine" She sang:
He is flirting with me: he's always
near;
He smiles out like lover: on each
magazine cover
When his features see, I am filled
with fear;
/ am filled, am filled. with fear."
At Mephistos demand a ballet ap-
peared. its members included Miss In
dependence League who complained
that she was broke" She sang: II
think Bill Hearst has quit for keeps"
Miss Prohibition warbled the story of
how near she came to losing her
home way down in Maine" Miss So
cialtsm announced: Il don't want any
dynamite; just give me beer" Miss
Populist appeared as lass Of Olden
time; much courted in her prime" and
Miss Greenback complained that free
silver stole my wig and tights" The
bassO of the quartet terminated the
act with this verse; @
"Ill gather you all in ere have gone,
For every party as 1t starts in life
Is led by reformed brave In strife,
And when his cause is won he does his
To bravely hold it safe 'gainst every
test.
Defending each assault with all his
powers;
We're all standpatters after we get
ours"
La FolIetts's Band.
Some Of the guests of the club un-
expectedly found themselves en-
balmed in song and verse for the de-
lectation Of the other diners This
gem came from the chorus to the tune
of a recent rattling rag"
"Come on along, come on along.
Hear La FOllette's own brass band;
Come on along. come on along;
It's the loudest in the land;
It can make a bigger noise than you
ever heard before,
Sounds like the boom of a presidential
war;
That's just the busy little band:
Yes, 1t am"
Bryan Creates Sensation.
A sensation was created among the
guests when William ]. Bryan unex-
pectedly was introduced. and in a brief
speech repudiated all Of the doctrines
the advocacy Of which have made him
famous.
He declared his admiration for Har-
mon. his friendship for Clark and his
sympathy for Underwood, but assert
ed that his vote would be for Taft. In
the commotion that followed, It was
discovered that Bryan had been sue
cessfully impersonated by great Am
erican actor, who Justified the decep-
tion by declaring that Bryan also was
a great actor
Some of the guests were President
laIIs. count Won BernetOrff, the Ger.
man ambassador; Dominica Da Cana.
the Brazilian ambassador; J. Loudon,
the minister of The Netherlands; Sec
cretaries Knox, MacVeagh, Fisher,
Stimson; Postmaster General Hitch
cock, Sir Gilbert Parker. Speaker
Champ Clark, Senators Bailey OF Tex
as. Clapp of Minnesota. Cummins of
Iowa. Representatives Berger of Wis
consin. James of Kentucky, Gentry Of
Illinois. Stevens Of Minnesota, Major
Archibald w. Butt. Governor Deneen
of Illinois. stuyvesant Fish, New York:
Folk OF. Missouri, Govern
or Judson Harmon of Ohio. Secretary
Charles D. Hilles and Medill McCor-
mick, Chicago.
Officers.
At the annual meeting Of the Grid
iron club today Louis Garthe Of the
American was elected pres
ident and Rudolph Kaufman OF the
Star vice. president. with
this executive committee: J. Harry
of Washington, Arthur J.
Dodge of the Minneapolis Tribune and
James w. Hornaday Of the Indianap-
oils News.