The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-24
GRIDIRON
CLUB Held
BANQUET
Press Gang at Bismarck Got
Together and Threw
the Lid Away
BAER GAVE A CHALK talk
Gushing Presided at the
Evening Devoted to Fun,
Wit and Satire

funmaking event OF this session of the
legislature was pulled off last night to
an audience of about 23O members, it
being the third banquet Of the Grid
iron club of North Dakota, an organi-
zation created by the newspaper fell
lows at the capitol two years ago,
when two of these festivals Of merri-
ment were pulled off during the ses-
sion.
The affair was held at the Mckenzie
hotel and the menu consisted of a
large number of courses interlarded
with local hits on the legislature,
courts and state officers and a goodly
| sprinkling of professional talent. The
ball opened with an address by Presi-
dent Coates, who, before he had a
chance to finish his greeting was ar
rested by the captain of the police on
a charge of stealing The Courier
News from a preacher. At this stage
each guest was presented with a noise
making toy and the opening chorus by
those instruments of torture was
something fierce.
The next stunt was by professional
cabaret dancers and singers and made
a great hit with those to whom this
class of entertainment was a novelty.
Then followed songs by the Capital
| City quartet, when q great noise Of
| carpenters at work was heard in the
| lobby. A guest was sent out to stop
the racket but he reported he could
do nothing with the fellow, and upon
being asked who he was, replied:
| Governor Frazier building a topoggan
slide for the board of regents"
| Neil Reid then gave a fine exhibition
| of Scotch dancing with all the fur
| bellows of the Highlands. Another team
of professionals then entertained the
bunch, followed by a ripping three
round boxing match by the two
Roberts boys of Bismarck, which was
clean exhibition of the art of self
| defense.
One Of the great hits of the even
| ing was the resolving of the club into
constitutional convention, it being
( announced at the start that the clubs
reform depended upon instant action
being taken. Various amusing articles
| were submitted and at once agreed on,
keeping the crowd in roar of laugh
| ter. At the conclusion of the labors
of the convention and while congratu-
lations were being EXPRESSED, mem
| Der of the supreme court arose and
kicked the constitution full of holes.
| ]. M. Baer gave a splendid chalk
talk in costume, taking the dignitaries
present around the town in an auto
| ride of cartoons which made a great
hit. The next was scene at Rector's
| New York, by professionals in which
the folks were given a real touch of
high life on the Great White way. This
was followed by a farce showing, first
the old guard machine at work, being
exemplified by little fellow with a
small steam roller and the latest ma
chine by a big fellow labeled Town
ley, with a big steam roller, the lat
ter chug, chugging around and finally
chasing the old machine off the track.
This was followed by more profession
al talent in amusing stunts.
During the courses humorous an
nouncements were made from time to
time, and in the middle of the feast O.
lot of animal balloons were turned
loose, and there was not an idle
moment during the three hours of the
festival. .--g. ..r-
The second banquet OF, the club will
be held at the Grand Pacific hotel
about a month later. when it is eX-
pected the legislature will have
furnished enough material to make
the event a hum dinger. ae
The club membership includes
judges of the supreme and district
courts, all the state officers, members
Of both houses of the legislature resi-
dents of Bismarck and other cities of
the state. The club has been incor-
porated and 1t is proposed to make the
banquets feature of every session of
the legislature.
Order Of Business.
w. r. Cushing, Director.
Overture ...... O'ConnorS orchestra
Feast of Reason.
Opening address by President Coates.
Deep Sea Blue Points on Half Shell
Sailed Almonds Cream Cheese
Mammals Little Coal Black Rose.
.s................ w. II. Miller
Constitutional Convention.
Tomato Bouillon Whipped Cream
Hearts of stuffed Kalamazoo celery
Young Onions -
Building the Toboggan. ........
...... ........ Capital City Quartet
Baked Philadelphia Jumbo SQUAD.
Dressing and Cranberry Jelly
O'Brien au Gratin Potatoes
Cabaret a la Mode, by Kelly & Rowe.
Dreamed Brussels Sprouts in Cases
Flight of Airships, Breeze from
the Highlands, by Neil Reid.
Oriental Stuffed Tomatoes
agl Thousands Island Dressing
Saratoga Waters
Three Rounds of Hot Stuff, by Georges
Carpenter and Les Darcy.
Neapolitan Brick Ice Cream
Devil Food
Let JOY be Unconfined, by Light and
Anderson.
Gridiron Club Cheese
Toasted Bent's Crackers
Seeing the Sights by Automobile, by
Ham A. RUDE.
French Dripped Cafe Noir
A Visit to Rector's Famous Cabaret,
by Light and Anderson.
Special Parker House Rolls
Ancient and Modern Machinery, by
Moses and Townleyson
Communion With Havanas
Echoes From the Great White Way,
by Kelly and Rowe.
Taps"
The fourth Gridiron banquet will be
held at the Grand Pacific hotel about
Feb. 20,