Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-28
GRIDIRON PARTY
AT SANTA FE
CLUB
PLEASANT EVENING is SPENT
PANNING PROMINENT NEW
MExlcANS

q regular w d5HlHSIOH GI1ulIOuy EOdSC
ing state officials and well known
New Mexico men in his skillet as he
handed out Christmas presents.
1t was a rollicking, uproarious sue
cess, Judge Lorin G. Collins, formerly
speaker of the Illinois house of rep
resentatives and judge on the Panama
canal bench, playing the role of Santa
The clubmen, So in number, with their
wives and sweethearts, gathered
around an electrically lighted tree and
ran the gantlet as their names were
called.
One of the funniest features of the
evening was the diamond-cut-diamo
repartee of Warden ]. B. McManus
with Judge Collins, both Irishmen
Holding out toy telescope Judge
Collins said:
you are looking for escaped CON
victs, are you not, Mr.. McManus?"
To which MACK" replied;
well, not around here"
There was deafening roar of
laughter in which Santa Claus joined
State Engineer Jim" French was
given a hot brick, made in the peni.
tentiary, with the request that he
finish the paving around the plaza
some time before the millennium; At
torney General Clancy was awarded
toy contortionist ito help you re-
verse yourself in your opinions;
Judge Parker of the state supreme
court, noted for his careful driving
of motor cars, was handed a huge
sign "Slow down to so miles an
hour; Judge Hanna received motto
to be firm on the bench; Assistant
Attorney General Grimshaw drew
cloth dog, black in color, ito keep
your other dog company and keep him
at home";Levi A. Hughes, president
of the club, was given a sack Of beans
"for the Belgians"; Attorney e. r.
Wright a poker to keep him strong
and steadfast, the orator making
few jests on the SUBJECT; Ex-Governor
Otero, national committeeman of the
progressive party, an adding machine
to assist him in compiling progressive
majorities; Angus McGillivray, the
we'll known sheep man, picture OF
a Buick car to remind him Of his au-
tomobile purchases; District Judge
Abbott received Bounce bottle of
crude oil with the legend, "The total
output of oil from your San Juan
county wells; Colonel George w.
Prichard, former attorney general of
New Mexico, who has extensive min
ing interests, received would-be
nugget; Arthur Seligman, former may
or of Santa Fe and chairman of the
Santa Fe county road board, drew
bubble ito assist you in bubbling over
the wonders of the road to Lamy
when you next go a-bubbling'; Post
master James L. Seligman Of Santa
Fe drew a bottle of 9-in-1 oil with a
poem attached begging him to oil up
Nos. 8, 1 and also No. 10, which ar
rive these days the Lord knows
when"
Newspaper men also sgot theirs.
Frank stapline of the State Record,
received an air machine Ito manufac-
ture hot air this winter" and Brian
B. Dunno Of the New Mexican receiv-
ed a pair of tanglefoot slippers with
the request to learn few more new
steps" Secretary George Fl. Van
Stone of the Santa Fe chamber of
commerce received horn Ito toot
your praises of Ancient Santa Fe";
Professor S. G. Morley, authority on
the Mayan civilization, drew bag
of candy dating back to the time of
the Mayas-''
One of the biggest hits of the even
ing was green lantern presented to
Charles G. Catron, the lawyer and son
of United States Senator Catron, who
was arrested for speeding or some
motor mishap in Albuquerque some
time ago. With the lamp came a
poem as follows;
IN law, politics, tennis and speeding,
too,
You hold your own as few men do.
Yet down in Albuquerque they tell a
joke
That you are not yet city broke.
just wear this green lamp on your
limousine
So that by Tom o'Brady it win be
seen"
A toast was drunk to absent mem
y,r,.o ~ fho ofs,h All ~ fho 1odfno