Evening star., 1915-12-12
Gridiron Clubs Only Rule,

and notice of license in another, the
bride was off for the evening.
What is all that racket outside %
demanded President Snyder. pausing.
as terrific explosion and loud cries
resounded from the ante-room.
"Oh, that's only the belligerent pow
ers of Europe receiving Henry Ford
At Gridiron dinners the entertain
ment interlards the gastronomic fea-
lures. and II appetite and interest are
normal. time does not have opprtunity
to hang heavily. Something is hap
pening every moment.
One of the unique incidents of the
evening was a survey" of some presi-
Dental standing timber" Probably
upon no other occasion has there ever
gathered around one board SO many
men who at the time were in the lime
light of the public as available candi-
dates for the presidential nomination
The Gridiron Club was honored by the
presence of no fewer than ten men
this connection.
Candidates Lined Up.
To Introduce them President Snyder
summoned them to the space in front
of the rostrum. where they stood in
line-Senator Weeks of Massachusetts,
Senator Borah of Idaho. Senator Cum
Minis of Iowa, Senator Sherman of Illi-
nois, Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania,
Representative Mann of Illinois,, Mr..
Fairbanks of Indiana, Mr.. Knox of
Pennsylvania, Mr.. Burton Of Ohio and
Mr.. Estabrook of New York.
Gentlemen" said Mr.. Snyder, II de-
sire to present you to one Of whom
you will hear a good deal in the year
1916-Woodrow Wilson"
This climax was as complete a surprise
to the president de facto as it was to the
possibilities" and everybody joined In
bow to President Wilson, resumed
their seats.
One man missing from the group ?
yes but wait a minute; he is coming.
Loud voices raised in mingled expostu-
lation and entreaty attracted the at
tention of the company to two figures
that had advanced from the dressing
room in the confusion. One of them
wore a black robe. such as Is donned
by the justices of the Supreme Court
when on the bench. Hirsute adorn-
ment of chin and jaw gave him a most
Iifelike resemblance to Mr.. Justice
Hughes Of New York.
No Favorite Son for Him.
"1 tell you I won't stand FOR it." cried
this tnterloper. II will not allow nv
name to be placed on tho ballot in
Nebraska"
But you might be elected" was the
suggestion Of the other.
DO you realize" said the disguised
one, with a gesture Of despair. what
It means to be Nebraska's favorite
sonY" And with that he bolted. in.
continently.
The much talked-of camp Of military
instruction. held at Plattsburg, N, Y
last summer, and the incidents CROWNS
out of II were burlesqued in a skit 4,
which a dozen or SO members of the
club participated as pretended figures
of some who attended the camp and
some who didn't.
There were the impersonations Of Col
Roosevelt, his son. Theodore, Secretary
Garrison, Gen. Leonard Wood, William
]. Bryan, Mayor John Purroy Mitchell
! Of New York. Dudley Field Malone
Augustus P. Gardner. Col. q. NJ House
| .Marse Henry" Watterson and Col
George Harvey. With such a consteIla
| tion Of celebrities 1t Is easy to lima Rine
shooting stars. Attired in nondescrin1
uniforms, these rockies" in the Grid
| iron camp Of instruction formed a mot.
| ley crew and their remarks were al
| variegated in subjects as their cos.
tunes in colors
OF course, "Col. Roosevelt had tc
start the ball rolling. which he did BY
(continled on Nineteenth Pase.)