Evening star., 1921-04-10
President Harding, Cabinet
Members, Diplomats and
Others Attend.
MEN AND EVENTS SCORED
IN JEST AND BURLESQUE
Bryan 'Laddie Boy" Political
Astronomy and Democrats
Just Few of Many Features.

Not in several years has such
numerous company of men noted in
official and civil life gathered around
a banquet board in any city as those
who constituted the guests of the
Gridiron Club upon the occasion of
the annual spring dinner at the New
Willard last night. The President OF
the United States, the Vice President.
all the members of the cabinet, am
hassadors and other diplomats, men,
bers of the Supreme Court. the
Speaker of the House, senator's and
representatives in Congress. together
with men famous from coast to coast
in financial. Industrial and railroad
affairs. as well as we'll known citi-
zens of Washington, fraternized in
the assembly room before proceeding
to the big banquet hall.
When President Harding and the
other guests entered the hall they
passed through floral setting sug-
gestive of the Florida outing of the
executive before March 4. Palms.
plants and hanging gray moss dec
GRATED the room, and a miniature
yacht was aground on the mudbank
to lend familiar verisimilitude to the
picture.
That "Mud JInx."
Later there was another remi-
niscence of those becalmed days in
the sunny south when the lively
racket Of a steamer aground attract
Il oil; L., \
out: I'VE are stuck in the mud
again: all ashore until the tide comes
in" President Messenger of the Grid
iron Club, who in the meantime had
welcomed the guests in cordial man
ner. invited the passengers and crew
of the stranded yacht to come in and
join the festivities Of the evening,
enliven them as well.
They came in to a lively tune from
"Pinafore' and then bewailed their
hard luck to the strains of Nancy
Lee" George Christian. the secre-
tary, sarcastically suggested putting
wheels on this craft" but was as
sured they would get to Washington
newspaper correspondent bemoaned
the absence OF news and wished, in
topical verse. that they could all go
to Bimini. which. he said, would be
good news"
Sunshine and Moonshine.
Along came a colonel. who allowed
he was looking for Col. Harding,
sub. I am from Kentucky. repub-
lican by choice. dry by Volstead We
are powerful curious to see who Col
Harding will appoint commissioner
of internal revenue. You see the
prohibitionists have taken most of
the joy out of life, but we have left
a few rays Of sunshine down in the
mountains Of Kentucky and Tennes-
see"
Sunshine? You mean moonshine"
They are synonymous. We hope
the new administration will have a
heart and not disturb the little pri-
vate stills" Thereupon he proceed
ed to sing a mournful dirty, decribing
the deserted stills and breweries, so
still and silent in the moonshine.
Dawes "Busts' In.
There was commotion outside;
some one was coming in.
Charley Dawes approaches quiet
ly." it was suggested.
Hell and Maria" cried an irrita-
BILE voice. where's the chief"
Hes not here. general. Are you Just
from Washington"
"Yes, I left those blitheHng idiots
who were investigating war expendi-
lures Told 'em where to head in"
so we gathered from the news
paper accounts. They say you swore
something awful, and your testi-
mony had to be censored"
Not a damn bit of it. l might
have cussed little, but l held my
temper. A mans got to cuss or cry,
and l didn't cry"
'I'll say you didn't
Those poor fish up in Congress
were roasting Jack Pershing and me-
That was a hell of a note. Who do
they think ran this war;"
The chorus broke in with
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