The Washington times., 1922-12-10
THIRD PARTY
. ORGANIZED BY,
J GR|D|RONCLUb
President Harding and Dis
tingulshed Guests Witness
Evening Of Political Satire
DEVILS BREW. C0Nc0cTED
Many Amusing Stunts, Bur-
Iesquing National Events,
Presented by Newspapermen

Presented by Newspapermen
In the presence Of q distin-
Guished audience, includi n G
President Harding, Vice President
Coolidge, every member Of the
e Cabinet, the British and French
ambassadors, Associate Justice
Sutherland Of the United States
Supreme Court, several railroad
presidents, and numerous Sena-
tors and Congressmen, the an
nual dinner Of the Gridiron Club
was staged at the Willard last
might with immeasurable humor
and satire.
NEW PARTY FORMED.
The piece dc resistance of the
avening was the organization of q
third party in the typical Gridiron
fAshion. Several members Of the
club, dressed In costumes Of the
fAscisti, announced that certain
quests were suspected OF secretly
aiding in the formation of the new
party. They were subjected to .
personal but pleasant croes-ex-
animation. " .... 49,
Around q large kettle members
Of the club, dressed as witches and
representing Borah, LaFollette, and
Hiram johnson, concocted devils
brew. ~, ... ..- ...
= Crying "'Tis time" Borah then
recited these tines:
Round about the cauldron 90.
- In new party issues throw.
Hnoeks Of ever every nos,,,Sa anown condition
- Boil thou first In the charmed pot
All the witches insisted that the
brew should not only have kick.
but that It should be composed OF
kicks. This led Borah to solliloquize
ON the question whether It were
better to stay within the party and
swat the administration. thereby
affording the Democrats much giee,
or be a new party man In name as
well as deed. This solliloquy was
interrupted by La Toilette with this
advice:
PUT not your all In single brew.
Listi Here be my secret true:
With you am new party man.
And thus no chance do 1 impair
= golden stair"
. "A club member. impersonating
Beveridge Of Indiana, then an
nounced his willingness to join, ex-
planning:
.r~ios h.v. ! switched. each time in
seek some haven now whore can
be elected" ..-.
FREED" RUNS AWAY.
After johnson had poured some
Bull Moose fizzle and other in
sredients into the brew, Senator
Heed Of Missouri appeared fleeing
from Woodrow Wilson's epistolSry
ahafts and remained for the chance
.'to bedevil some prom 'nent citizen
= an the witness stand" Bernard
Baruch refused to align himself
with the movement on the ground
that he had found the Democratic
party liberal enough. .-
- The act closed with Henry Ford
feeding the cauldron fire with
plenty Of greenbacks and with
1Armer and q banker attempting to
Stir up the brew together where
vi,on there was an explosion. "Too
many cooks again have spoiled the
BROTH" was the comment Of Rankin
1ile. :.
The moro elaborate features Of
the dinner and the speeches were
fnterspersed with one-minute snap
nara" -Four members, wrapped In
/, white sheets, appeared - the ghosts
az normally, reduced taxation. lower
cost OF living and the international
court. the point Of the act being
that when the ghostly coverings
were removed, those four things
were shown 70 be very much alive.
After Walker Q. Buel. OF the Clevc'
hnd Plaindealsr. and Robert Barry.
al the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
were initiated az new members an.
ofher act was the disciplining OF q
member OF the club because he re-
fiised to play q part assigned him.
Hia excuse was that he had been
foid "to take the character OF Vice
President Calvin Coolidge and be
finny."
LEG WAS WOODEN.
The musical sl1t was entitled Tho
0ridiron F'olsies Of 1s23," with. the
soloists and chorus attirsd In harle-
a,,in suits Of various colors. y
thouRht the Follies was largely a
~ show," remarked one OF the
singers. "sure enough" wss the
Produce the lsg!'' .
Thereupon q wooden leg encased
n a big boot was hoisted on . tai
mole In the background ana tho per
forrnance proceeded.
The opening number Of the slrit
Was a lively chorus announcing that
e the world seemed full Of trouble
ii was the duty Of the Gridiron club
10 put Joy into life. There was .
song about Senator Edwards. of New
Jersey, explaining that when he
came to Washington he would find
Il awful dry. but adding that this
would make no difference to him be-
cause ''This Senator who II % wet
win never take . drink"
The introduction 20 the finale was
4 rolliclxinE solo and chorus In which
ausstions were asked OF President
Harding, with the refrain, what
NdIl he dot What win he dot What
wiilthe President dof'
HE'S LET OUT" EASY.
This song was the prelude to the
epeech Of President Harding. who
Nas advised by James p. Hornaday.
OF the Indianapolis News, Who n
president OF the club presided nt
the dinner. that he was not COM
pelled to answer any Of the Ques-
ions which had been sung to him.
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