The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-13
GRIDIRON CLUB ENTERTAlNS
THE new ADMINISTRATION

she warbled. but Jeffersonian Democrac,
answered:
| I might care to meet you there,
III had time to spare.
| A Quartet of Ghosts.
| Then the ghosts entered. gliding in mys
teriously under a green spotlight ant
swathed in gauze. They were the policies
of past administrations. The ghost o.
high protection carried a large letter X
and thus sang:
The ghost of high protection,
Once he ran the shop.
Since the last election
He has no place to stop.
The ghost of dollar diplomacy was dis
tinguished by three gilt balls and lament
ed that he felt like thirty cents; the
ghost of monopoly bore a globe represent
ing the earth and prophesied that h
ghost Of Imperialism was decorated by a
crown and scepter. The ghost of the
money trust-the biggest ghost of all
sang in a deep bass voice that he was a
i ghost of grim persistence, but that Bryan
was now on his trail The ghosts faded
away with a chorus, splendidly sung
which said:
Poor old ghosts. ghosts Of the misty past
The bell Of progress ringing clear, sc
clear,
Sounds out and calls US to depart ct last
Now we are doomed to disappear.
Tribute to President Wilson.
Finally came the story Of the Independ-
ence Bell. which was sung with great
spirit and is worth repeating, as fol-
lows:
In the days of old the leaders Of the
Gathered round so braveiy. each with
stanch and stalwart signers Of the Dec
laration,
While the independence Bell rang
through the land.
Then its tones grew silent.
Vigilance was sleeping,
AS men chased the dollars wisely, but too
And around US gathered specters. grim
ly creeping,
Till at last we found a man to ring that
bell
Found a man to ring that Independence
Bell.
Chorus
ng-a-ding-a-ding-do
Ding-a -ding-a-bell:
Listen to the story that II has to tell.
Ding, dong, bell. &c.
We think that we have found a man to
ring that bell.
Corporations big multiplied and -four
Foreigners. they told us, paid the taxes
great;
But the trusts grew strong by the tariff
And that Independence Bell went out
Of date.
Back to public service
Once again we bring It,
With the tale of glory It alone can tell.
Here's for strength and courage that
we need to ring it. p.
We think We've found the man to ring
Woodrow Wilson. you're the man to ring
that bell!
President Wilson's Speech.
AS the chorus was repeated to the ac-
compartment of musical chimes, and with
splendid harmony, there was a spontan-
eous burst of applause which lasted many
minutes. The song served as the intro
duction for President Wilson. and he
took his cue. so to speak. from the theme
of the story, speaking beneath man.
moth floral liberty bell which was dis
closed as he arose from his seat
The Presidents. speech was not report
ed, for Gridiron dinner speeches are never
published, but it was greatly enjoyed by
all who had the good fortune to hear it,
1t was thoroughly in keeping with the
spirit of the occasion and made a de-
lightful impression. All of the speeches
were good, and the interest in them was
by the fact that some of the
speakers were attending Gridiron din
ner for the first time.
Secretary Bryan, who was the spokes-
man for the Cabinet, although all OF his
colleagues were asked to stand UP as
a visible demonstration of their pres
ence, made an excellent speech. He was
impersonated during the early part of
the evening by Mr.. Charles B. Han
ford and the deception was perfect Sen
ator Root and Senator Golf were among
the other guests who were called upon
and who responded happily.
The Fruit Stand Episode.
There was one brief stunt during the
evening, which created much amusement.
One of the members of the club-a port
~ and prosperous looking member-en-
-ered with push cart laden with wares.
He was labeled The Interests and his
art bore placard with the words, Re
publican Fruit Stand" Presently Miss
Democracy came in with another fruit
stand, containing nomination peaches,
ariff plums, and conservation lemons. In
he crowd which followed was an i'm
Of Roosevelt, who loudly de-
bounced the Republican fruit seller as
lar, thief, and a malefactor. He ap-
oealed to the crowd to buy at the DEM
,cratic stand and presently Miss Democ-