Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19

/ y statesman rises to aver
| Diocones did not discover Lorimer.
| .'Beyeridge.
came from Indiana.
.'BeVeridge.
| Speeches in his hand
''Bcyeridge.
| Never gets discouraged
| Says he'll meet US in the promised
land"
A German kindergarten.
| Another delightful song skit turned off
was dedicated TO the German amba ssador,
VINO was a guest. 1t was "a travesty upon
a German kindergarten in the old coun-
try, 4 great blackboard carried cartoons
% men and familiar things. about which
grouped the quantity costumed children,
who repeated in sinS-sons after their
teacher The Identification OF the objects.
Tammany Hall, Taft the kaiser the
sugar trust. the suffra gettes and Roose-
Welt furnished topics for the choral com
ment.
One of the members CT the club an
nounced that as the Gridiron Club is al
ways up TO the minute a ticker had been
installed with direct wires from Adams
county. Ohio; Nermillon county. ILL.,. and
Albany, New York, and other of lead
Ing exchanges where votes are bought
and sold.
| Bulletins announcing tie fluctuations in
he prices of votes wre read. showing the
state Of the market and the demand for
futures"
Another interesting stunt of the even
ing was the presentation of Prof. Garner
and his monkey. Miss Susie" The young
lady was brought in with her father
and made TO do number of things show
ing almost human intelligence"
Banquet Within a Banquet.
The Gridiron Club in it's day has LAM
pooned many men and events, but never
until last night has it lampooned itself.
4 dinner within a dinner-holding the mir
ror up to guests and club alike, to see
themselves as others see them; to
parody the familiar speeches and speak
ers of other occasions
There was more than satire in the play:
a palpable hit at the practice of some
speakers in heaping fulsome praise upon
the newspaper men. AID good-natured
rdillery a the oratorical process OF mind
OF some of the frequent speakers.
Toward the close of the evening a table
was set in the middle ground. all deck
ed out with the paraphernaila of banquet
ing. Thereat appeared three members of
the club. who busted themselves with
final arrangements, entirely Oblivious of
all surroundings.
Whats all this?" angrily demanded
President Oulahan.
who are you?" queried one of the
! intruders.
Il am the president Of the Gridiron
Club he responded with dignity.
derisively snorted the three This is
| the insurgent wing Of the Gridiron
Club and we are going to have dinner
here tonight
Il dn't know there was an in
surgent wing of the Gridiron Club"
said Oulahan, meekly
That's the trouble with you stand
| patters; you never find out what's go
ing on until somebody hits you with
an ak. Now you subside, young fell
| low. for you are interrupting our din
ner. Announce the guests. Mr.. Aid. .
Thereupon, a clubman in the uniform
| OF a private soldier introduced the
| guests" There were Carnegie. Tawney.
| banks and Champ Clark, who ranged
about the table. The emblem of the
insurgents. hammer, was held aloft
Cannon Always Present.
| Welcome. gentlemen, to the dinner
OF the insurgent wing of the Gridiron
Cub, said the .insurgent presiding
| officer. The insurgent wing has but
| two rules-Joe Cannon is always pres
| ent and consequently ladies' are never
present. Like all other insurgents we
nave but one toast-to ourselves. We
drink it,"
Then the speakers of the occasion
We're introduced, ANDREW Carnegie"
who wanted to die poor-but adyer-
tised-told how he was against national
armament-now that he had quit max
ing armor plate.
'Tawney" was against battleships. as
being useless in Winona, Minn and be-
cause there were quite a number of
creeks that have not been dredged vet,
Falrbanks' seized the joyous occasion
to again pay tribute to the illustrious
uead OF the republican party because
they were still dead, and therefore de-
serving at this time of being memorial
| lied.
Cannon started off to eulogize the
club. but had only proceeded a minute
when objection was made that he had
spoken for sixty seconds without using
one Of his familiar phrases. He used
several of them. to the great amuse-
| ment of the assembly.
"Beveridge" told of his own peerless
efforts in behalf Of the "uplift," and
| modestly admitted that, in fact, he is
| the uplift.
Sherman Tells Irish Story.
| sherman" started off with There's
an Irishman up in my town (do you
| recognize it?), and proceeded to tell
| one of his Irish stories. The guests
applauded vociferously, and laughed up
roariously until he came to the point
and then there was dead silence
Champ Clark made his accustomed
affirmation of his undyins affection for
| Uncle Joe Cannon, and each of the
speakers wound up his remarks with
the assurance that as long as he had
| trafficked with the Gridiron Club mo
| member has ever betrayed my conf
dence.
The dinner concluded with the sing
| ing of Il pathetic song by the quartet"
| and indeed 1t was pathetic. The diners
We're driven incontnently from the hall