The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-13

w eialo-Resarale-. Of the fact
that President Wilson and the
ambassadors of the warning nations were
not present, and that war stunts were
avoided the dinner of the Gridiron club
tonight was one of the jolliest and most
II Crockard and w. p G. Harding of
Birmingham were with me.
But of the dinner that is pest told in
the language of John ShTiver.
The large banquet hall on the top of
the New Willard was abaze with lights.
flowers and growing plants. The large
table in the shape of a gridiron fairly
groaned under the mounds and clusters
of choicest flowers. Indeed the deco
rations, always famous at gridiron din
ner. under the skilful touch of Small.
fairly exceeded any other previous oc-
casion.
There were present tonight men famous
in official circles in the world of finance,
business, journalism and in fact all walks.
of life After a short reception In the
small ballroom. the old-fashioned dinner
bell rang at a quarter to eight o'clock,
and the procession of guests. over 275,
led by President Walker of the club and
Vice President of the United States Mar
shall, filed into the banquet room and
found seats at the table. Starting with
the vice president there were present
eight cabinet officers, the speaker of the
House, the Spanish ambas sador, and J.
Pierpont Morgan, Reginald Vanderbilt,
Finlay NJ. Sheppard. who married Miss
Helen Gould, George w. Perkins Henry
Ford, the automobile manufacturer;
of the United States Steel corporation;
Mryon G. Herricx, ex-United states am
bassador to France Mr.. Justice Mercy
nolds. of the United States supreme court;
Governor-elect Willis of Ohio, Governor
elect Hammond of Minnesota, Senator
elect Harding of Ohio, Senator-elect Phe-
Ian of California Senator-elect Under
wood of Alabama, together with a dozen
United States senators and a score of
members of the House There were also
present Governor Hamlin and other men,
bers of the federal reserve board; Robert
Lansing, Acting Secretary of State; AS
sistant Secretaries Peters of the treasury
and Phillips of the state department, to-
gether with the come backs elected at
the last election, including Uncle Joe
Cannon, Nicholas Longworth, William B.
Mckinley of Illinois and large number
of leading newspaper men and publishers
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| During the entrance of the guests the
Gridiron quartet sang a Gridron song
of welcome, and before the company was
| seated the lights in the hall were ex-
| tinguished and in the darkness President
| Walker welcomed the guests in a short
and pleasing address of welcome, at the
end of which he flashed the electric grid
entertainment was continuous until mid
night.
| THE BLUE PAPER.
| Correspondence
| Relating to the
Campaign Preceding the
outbreak of Hostilities
On
November 3, 1914,
And the
| Fatalities Incident Thereto
Confidenflal-Reeased December -. 1914
Accompanying this was a neat card
containing the menu.
Upon examination the Blue Paper was
found made up of kilograms and papers
which weres supposed to have passed be-
tween officials, candidates and leading
politicians just before the last Novem.
Der elections. Each one contained a hi,
on the leading events of the campaign
many of them being exceedingly clever
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The oysters were hardly disposed of be-
fore there entered the room limpine