El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-19
GRIOIRON CLUB
GRILLS NOTABLES
Last Fun Session of Season
Featured By Patriotism
as Well as Comedy.

" Washington. D. c. Feb. lS.-Patri-
otto fervor stirred participants at the
closing dinner Of the season, given by
the Gridiron. club Of Washington sat
urday night with president Wilson,
members Of the cabinet and others
prominent in government and business
life Of the nation, as guests.
Songs that rang with the spirit OF
Americauism and demonstrations OF
loyalty to the president were inter
spersed with travesties on the peace
note leak investigation. woman suf-
frsge pickets at the white house gates.
prohibition for the District Of COlum-
bia. California's part in the national
election. with SenatOr-elect Hiram
Johnson impersonating himself. and
with other satirical illusions.
The leak inquiry was caricatured in
several sketches. one entitled The
Wait" in which administration Leak
appeared as the heroine and Barney
IT. W. Lawson as the irrepressible
villain Introducing the musical
sketch one or the correspondents. with
a tremolo tenor. sang Down on the
Leaky Way which was fOSOwed by
another. sung by a club member. who.
as impersOnator of representative
Wood, was presented as William
Wood. the plumber the guy who stops
the leaks"
In Initiating a new member of the
club, John Snure, correspondent for
Des Moines Register-Leader. pseudo
Ellis Island officials. conducted an i'm
migration examination for admission
Inspector 20 applicant, sharply:
Born
Applicant: Yes"
Business
-ROtten.T
Foreign country"
Iowa"
who is president Of the United
States2"
Woodrow Wilson"
what does he do
Spends most Of his time lodging
women with yellow flags"
Who is the vice PRESIDENT"
7 don't know"
Never mind. neither do We"
Who makes the laws
Woodrow Wilson
IF Wilson makes the laws what does
congress dor
''Squanders money on creeks. rivu-
let's and bluffs. mostly bluffs"
What is the building called in which I
congress meets2"
a school Of scandal
What are the qualifications for d
read admiral Of the navy"
To cure a cold and play a good +
game OF golf"
Are you an anarchist
NO. I'm a member Of the press gal
cry"
Thereupon the applicant qualified
or admission.
Fire on eli" johnson.
In the Inauguration Of Ira E. Ben
lett. originally from California, as
resident Of the club, a group Of Cali
ornia bad men," and senator-elect
1irsm J. Johnson. appeared.
All Sin" described the recent cleo
ION. concluding thus
The voting went on a way that 1
grieve.
nd my feelings were shocked at the
state 81 HIS sleeve.
'huck full Of double cross ballots. the
same with intent TO deceive
he result. as we know, convulsed the
whole land,
nd here's Hiram J., who did not IN
derstand
nd his smile It is childlike and bland"
Johnson: See here, you Hongkong
stchet man. do you mean anything
ersonal7
All Sin: Whasss mattah-yOu no
kee-
johnson Gin despsir)- You see. gents
: the chop suey of the heather. And
ct the last hope of the nation comes
rom CalifOrnia-yes, from galorious :
alifornia. the shining shore, where / !
er and o'er-and more and more
h. Sunset Land OF poets strand
here the Pacific rolls and rolls-ah, !
ents. I could 20 on forever, singing
le gIories Of that Golden Land Of
lowers and wonderful majorities-
All Sim You singee in senate. exc ]
ltive session. sabe2
The evening closed with the CLUB
nging Hello Gridiron, Hello Frisco J