The Washington herald., 1917-12-09

ive." the report says. They got
their names in the papers"
Say. Bill, were the Huns gassing
you today?'
Nav. they were trying to gas the
President. They took all the gas ur
to Berlin to blow up another peace
note
CreeI the Wire Cutter.
"They had me cutting wires today"
said another.
when did they give you George
Creers job? He is the fellow that
gets the war into the newspapers.
Every time there Is a battle, the cor
respondents have to go and ask
Greoge Creel whether it's fit to print"
| And so 1t went, with the converse
tion interspersed with patriotic and
sentimental war songs rendered by
the singers, with the banqueters join
ing the stirring choruses.
Food Administrator Herbert C.
Hoover was a guest and was the sub
! ject OF a song. He was introduced as
the man who has the whole world
eating out OF his hand"
CHORUS.
| ~ VIC oAo OdSh Ok sON GlLOu6. MI
Hoover Herb Hoove)
When you tell US to save wheat and
fat:
And now. IL you'll tell US how to get
1t (get iU
Then we'll all know where we're at
| The Shipping Board came in for a
stirring song to the tune Sons Of
America"
Ships for America
Hurry on full steam
| Ships are our vital need
| To defeat the submarine;
| Ships for America
! The seas must be free
Ne Kaiser's hand shall crush the land
of Liberty.
Pageant Is Spectacular.
! The dinner was brought to a close
with a spectacular pageant preceding
President Wilson's speech.
Enter French, Belgian. Russian,
! British, Italian, Japanese, American,
Cuban and Brazilian flag bearers. in
groups, to appropriate national an
| thems. Line up. attention, salute.
| President Bennett addressing Presi-
dent Wilson: Mr.. President. the
united civilization Of the world sa-
lutes you"
After the Presidents speech, the
band played the Star Spangled Ban
| ner, audience joining, and The Grid
iron Service flag Of twenty-three stars
| was unfurled.
One OF the features of noval char
acter was a sale of the War Savings
certificates. This was conducted by
Frank A. Vanderlip, OF New York.
and Henry Ford, of Detroit. Mr..
Vanderlip being chairman of the
committee named by Secretary Nc
Adoo to have charge OF the sale OF
these securities. and Mr.. Ford a
member of the committee.
Although the sale was staged as
an impromptu performance, it was
a remarkable success.
Gets Fitting Send-off.
The sale was introduced after one
of the numerous bursts of patriotic
fervor brought out by the nature of
the various skits and the national
music embellishing every event. A
member discovered Mr.. Vanderlip
and Mr.. Ford among the guests.
Calling the attention of the presi-
dent of the Gridiron Club to the
/ fact, the member suggested that as
Mr.. Vanderlip was to leave imme-
diately after the dinner for a tour
/ Of the country to push the sale OF
the War Savings Certificates, the
Gridiron Club ought to give him a
| fitting send-off. He suggested that
a sale be organized on the spot, CIV
ing every man in the house a chance
to buy all he could, and this was
done.
A member Of the Club was named
the Gridiron Marshal for the oc-
casion. to protect the sale and to see
that nobody was overlooked. As a
matter OF fact nobody wanted to be
and the selling was probably one OF
the fastest and neatest financial
transactions of the year.
| Guests.
The President Of the United States.
The Vice President Of the United Statea
| The Ambassador from Brazil
| The Ambassador from Gneat Britain,
| The Ambassador from Italy,
The Ambassador from Japan,
u, The Ambassador from Russia, 49,.
] The Minister from Portugal, ,.SS.,
The Minister from Bolivia, tTSS .
The Minister from Cuba, ES.fsSS[-
| The Minister from China. EcfSs2SM;S
| The Minister from Panama, 'tS&SES
! The Minister from Serbia. !taf&HtfE
The Minister from Belgium. httYAzS
The Minister from Greece, EkEE
| The Secretary Of the Treasury, s8SAT{r
| The Secretary Of War, SEx
The Attorney General, FcEss{sA
| Tho Postmaster General, SEIA
The Secretary Of the Navy. -T:T
| The Secretary Of the Interior, -
| The Secretary Of Agriculture,
The Secretary Of Commerce,
The President pro tempore q the United States
Senate.
Franklin Adams, Pan-American Union,
John T. Adams. Dubuque, Iowa,
Eugene E. Allies. Washington, D. c.,
Milton i. Allies, Washington. d. O.,
@. L. Auger. Paterson. n. J.,
Charles II. Baker. Washington, ID. O.,
J. H. Bagley. New York City. a.
Ebert II. Baker Cleyelsnd Plain Dealer,
Raymond 7. Baker, Director Of the Mint,
H Clifford Bangs, Washington. d. G,