New-York tribune., 1920-12-12
Compers i'm Skit
Loses Wilson's
Back Door Kew
Cridiron Club Crystal Cazer
Sees Harding Notify Labor
Leader That White House
Lock Has Been Changed
Best Minds Are Depicted
Seer Reveals New President
Sending League Pact to
Alien Property Custodian

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE thirty
fifth annhal dinner of the Gridiron
Club was made the occasion to- might
of a post-mortem on the Presidential
election, the purpose being 90 give the
politicians and sorle # the statesmen
present an opportunity to sec them
selves as others saw them during the
campaign.
One of the episodes WAS FROM
music, with such ch aracters a. Senator
Harding, Harry NJ. Dangherty, former
Senator Weeks. Al Jolson, W J. Bryan
and "Slush Fund Rumor" participating
IIr. Daugherty stalked tae front porch
In the role of Koko, the Lord High
Executioner, while there WAS q rumpus
when the "Slush Fund Rumor" invaded
the Harding lawn. During the sl;it Will
+. Hays sang plaintively to the Repub
lican candidate q political parody on
'Then You'll Remember Me- only Nr.
Hays's request was $50 Please Remem-
ber Me-"
Depicts Fate of League
In another episode a crystal gazer
reading the political future, saw Presi
cent Harding sending the League of
Nations to the Alien Property Gus
t0dian. The gazer also announced that
the crystal revealed President Harding
receiving from Samuel Gompers the
ley to the back door of the White
Iouse and returning It with note,
saying:
MAY l not, my dear Mr.. Gompers,
ask you to keep this key as d souvenir?
] have changed the lccl."
The seer revealed that Harding was
st work on d message TO Congress. He
aid he could not give the text, but as
sured an inquirer shat "the style will
oeuse any intellectual inconven-
.ence"
4ne crystal gazer also found former
.1era r J. Hamilton Lewis applying
or the ioo o. publicity director under
arding, but his services were de-
lined.
Mark Anthon~ Hitchcock delivered
IS famous ora,i0n over the body of
le league covanant following closely
4 historical, MODEL He explained that
came to bury The covenant, not to
raise it.
Meeting of Best Minds
Another extension Of the post NOR
tam 10 the fields of prophecy was q
meeting of the best minds" at Marion
IN conference with frcsid ant-e elect
Harding They included Colonel
George Harvey, former President Taft,
Senators Borah, Johnson. Knox. Lodge,
Ia Toilette ard Reed MNjor General
Leonard Wood. Governor Lowden, Mr..
eSompegs, Herbert Hoover and Esihu
Root. They appeared dressed as school
apys, and Colonel Harvey insisted on
ng the master mind" because he
vas the author of the conspiracy
nat elected Harding.
Chief among the interested witnesses
% the poss mortewl were Nice-Presi- i
dent Marshall. 10 WON the club pre-
eented large silver erid.ron as a
oxen OF is regard. A similar grid
ror was sent 10 the White House as
:. GIT to President Wilson, who was
Gnsbic to attend me dinner
Besides the Vice President, the
guests included Attorney General Pal
1ner, Secretary Daniels. Secretary Mere
18th. Secretary Payne, Postmaster Cen
erai Burleson, Sir Auckls d (,eddcs. tNe
British Ambassador; Jules Jusserand
he French Ambassador; Augu 10 Alien.
ear. the Brazilian Ambassador; Aaso-
ciate Justice McReyno!ds, OF the Su-
preme Court. General Pershing, Major
ffU.s~4a. u-eInalS, Wi. II. HaH Naios
ieneral Lejeune and many memo4rs
f the San7-n ana 14oese.