Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11

pens merely confirms what we have
| predicted. II it doesn't happen, the
country is going to the dogs
Reporters Enter With Notebooks.
Two "sob-sister" reporters entered
pertinent inquiries about the people in
| the room.
II was told to describe Herbert
Hoover. To what party does he be-
| long?" said one.
| II don't know. haven't asked since
yesterday"
who is that blocking man over
| there?"
That is Senator Warren Harding
| What state is he from?'
| well. we are more interested in
knowing what state he is in
| My paper wants to know IL any
of the 1855 delegates from the southern
states that the credentials committee
has seated are Pullman porters."
"Well. it's said that a number of
them have been tipped for Lowden.' u
They have campaign slogan. I've
heard, We work while you Sleep"
| Il think the Leonard Wood slogan is
better.
| Let us have It,"
| He kept me out of war"
MY paper wants to know whether
McAdoo is for or against government
ownership of railroads. How shall ]
answer"
| Answer, Yes"
Three famous international chefs
were brought in to show the company
how to make a peace pudding" They
had a lump Of dough and some in
| gradients.
This peace pudding is the last word
In artistic perfection" it was claimed
WELL" grunted President Jermane
"if it is the last word on anything
relating to peace. we would surely like
| to hear it,"
| There are fourteen ingredients In
this pudding" went on the leading
chef, fourteen points of perfection
as it were"
wait a minute" interrupted the
second chef: Il have given deep
| lieve that if we left out points 2. 4
6, s, 10 and II it would be better.
And l." said the other chef, lin
sist we ought to leave out points /,
3. S. Z. 9. IL and 49,"
"Oh, my fourteen-pofnt pudding
how you have shrunk." cried the
chef
Looks Like SHUTS of south Africa.
Looks like our old friend SHUTS
| Of South Africa"
| ut looks more like the thumbprin,
| OF Col George Harvey"
A lump of leaven. described as
! "Internationale." was added. and then
it was decided to put on some icing
We must have some frosting-a mild
frost. so to speak.
well. there is no difference be-
tween frosts and mild frosts to me-
said the chef. Here is some icing
| approved by forty-nine members OF
the Senate"
And as the icing was placed the
pudding bleW up with a loud report
The board of medals and decora-
tions. said to have been appointed
by Admiral Sims and Josephus Dan
iels. reported on the selection of a
| number of guests present to be
awarded medals. AS their names were
called the heroes came forward and
were decorated for reasons stated
Gov. Sproul of Pennsylvania was
given the D. s. o. medal "for recon-
CLING Clifford Pinchot and Senator
Penrose by giving Pinchot fat Of
fee" Senator Underwood was given
of the presidential race. o. I. E. sig
nifying "once is enough" Robert
Lansing was given good service medal
voted by the newspaper men of
Washington" Senator Calder was
decorated because any man who is
with the vice presidency ought to
have a medal. Attorney General Pal
mer was awarded "the consolation
from the Michigan primaries" while
| the favors were bestowed upon sew
eral others with appropriate bless
ings.
The menu follows:
Coqui1le la Russo
Cape Cod Oysters
Celery Olives Radishes Sailed Nuts
| Chicken Gumbo, Creole
Boned Potomac Shad and Roe,
| Persillade
Medallion of Sweetbread. Braise,
| with Fresh Mushrooms
New Florida Peas Potatoes Mousseline
| Terrapin la Maryland
| Gridiron Punch.
| Supreme of Guinea Hen with
| Smithfield Ham
Heart of Endive, Southern Dressing
1 Mousse of Strawberries with Berries
| Assorted Cakes
Cigars Cigarettes
| The Guests.
! The Secretary of State the Secre-
tary of War the Secretary Of the
Treasury, the Attorney General, the
Secretary Of the Interior. the Secre-
tary of Agriculture. the Japanese
ambassador, the minister from Po-
land. the Speaker of the House OF
Representatives.
Union: Edward F. Albee, New York
city: Milton E. Allies Washington
D. c.; c. B. Ames, assistant attorney
general; Brooke Anderson. Chicago
Ill; Judge Timothy T. Ansberry
Washington. D. c.; Henry F. Ashurst
senator from Arizona; George w
Ashworth, Kensington. Md: William
f. v. Babcock. mayor of Pitts
burgh; Percy M Bailey, the Path.
finder; George w. Baird, rear admiral
U. s. N; William Ballantyne, Wash
ington. d. c.; H. H. Bandholtz. briga.
dfer general, U. S. A; J. E. Barnes
Washington, D. c.; William Barnum
Carnegie Institution; Rev. Middleton
8. Barnwell, Birmingham, Ala; Nor.
gan H. Beach. Washington, D. c.
James M. Beck. New York city
Charles E. Berry, Washington. D. c.
Louisville Times; Arthur G. Bixby
Seattle Times; Arthur Blanchard
Washington, D. c.; c. B. Blethen
Seattle Times; Joseph Blethen, Seattle
Times; Claude c. Bloch, captain, U
S. N; Paul Meyers Bone, New York
fishing Company: ]. F. M. Bowie
washington, D. O.; John w. Brawner
Washington. D. c.; ]. Newton Brew
err. Washington, D. c.: Fred A. Brit
ten, representative from Illinois
Charles F. BROKER. Connecticut
Walter Brownley. Washington. D. c.
Charles Henry Butler, Washington
d. c.; ]. F. Byrnes. representative
from South Carolina.
William M. Calder. senator from
New York: d. ]. Callahan, Washing
ton, D. c.; Joseph G. Cannon, repre-.