The Washington herald., 1916-12-10

For tonight we II merry, merry oe'
Our worries now are over.
Merry indeed were the guests of The
Gridiron Club at the December dinner
given lase night at the New Willard
Hotel
The President h the United States.
with Ambassadors, Ministers from for
eign countries, Justices of the Supreme
Court, Senators, Representatives, fnan-
ciers and men prominent in all walks or
life had a jolly time. forgetting in the
four hours Of harmless fun and frivolity
the worries CT lite.s
The large ballroom of the New willard
never looked prettier. Panels of Ameri-
can Beauty roses. banks of orchids and
magnificent chrysanthemums blended in
to one beautiful harmonious color effect
The whole scheme was a masterpiece of
Smalls artistic skill
The various skits bore on the late CAM
paign and prominent personages in all
bits of wit and humor
The President of the United States
was not excepted and his enjoyment Of
all that was said and done was mani
fest to all present
Immediately after the soup the fun be-
gan and a member of the club appeared
in the well. addressing President Strayer
on Initiation and Inauguration of The
GridirOn Club desire to hold the first ses-
sion of the sixty-ffth Congress here to-
night to arrange some very important
preliminary matters"
Brass Band Leads.
A brass band headed by a member
uniformed as a real drum major entered
followed by the committee impersonating
the clerk of the House and various Rep
resentatives.
The clerk called the House to order and
proceeded with the election of a Speaker.
On roll call Mr. Clark received 215 votes
Mr.. Mann 215. scattering four.
"Gussie Gardner" moved a suspension
Of the rules and both were declared elect
ed as Speakers.
The swearing in of the new members
followed and when Montana was reached
a member OF the club dressed as an up
to-date woman stood up and responded
to the name OF Miss Rankin.
Numerous objections were raised but
The woman member was sworn. men,
Der of the club at this point rushes up
to Miss Rankin, pulls off her wig and
says: This is no woman? This is Ar
thur S. Henning, of the Chicago Tribune
He was not elected to Congress but to
membership in The Gridiron Club.
President of CIub-"why this masaue-
y
a member of The Gridiron Club than a
member of Congress?'
I'D rather be a member of The Grid
iron Club than any woman on earth :"
said the new member.
Made n Member.
''On that statement 1 declare YOU a
member of The Gridiron Club"
At this point the guests of the Grid
iron Club were requested to imagine
themselves before the public square at
kidderville, Kan. on some morning in
October last. For the beneft Of those
who were inclined to believe this a fictiti-
Gus town, it was told that there really
Is such a place as Kidderville, Kas.
Women and men Of Kidderville 1"
spoke the mayor. I'1've just been told
by the telegraph operator that the
Millinery Special now towering the coun-
try, for to view the scenery and to be
seen by the common people, is agoin' to
stop here for fifteen minutes this mornin'
It's entirely a woman's party. These
ladies come from Fifth Avenoo, Moo
York City. which runs right down 20
Wall street. and from Newport, which
is a sort Of down-East Chautauqua for
the idle rich. near as 1 can make out.
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