Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-06-13
LEXINGTON PUTS ON
GRID|RON SHOW
(By Associated Press)

bles of Kentuckians and nationa
and international organization
and figures ranging from reform
organizations to Gov. Morrow
President Harding, Walter Camp
Max Oser and prohibition were
exposed to view of the public al
the first annual gridiron dinner
of the Henry Watterson chapter
of Alpha Delta Sigma, Journal
istic fraternity of the University
of Kentucky here last night. AT
the beginning, King Badly the
First, King of Gluttony," i'm
personated by Prof. Enoch Gre
han, announced that the meet
ing was designed to knock ev-
erything and everybody"
AS the guests, among whom
were prominent men from all
walks of life, including the gov
ernors, members of the state ad-
ministration, publishers of news
papers, educators and business
men, entered the Palm Room of
the Phoenix Hotel, ballots were
handed out for the election of
King of the affair. Prof. Enoch
Grehan, head of the department
of Journalism, was elected King
by all overwhelming vote and
took this oath:
Il, Duke of Journalism, Lord
of Paragraphs and High Flunkey
for my wife, do here avow and
affirm that | will do at all times
that which is beftting scholar
and a gentleman. | will refrain
from Coca Cola, Conan Doyle
and other spirituous combina-
tions and will heed the warning
Of fire and the Louisville Chief
of Police. I will be a hearty
supporter of Bulgin and his par
ty and | will drink milk with my
coffee. | further avow and en-
deavor to affirm that | will. never
take the Pogo, cooties or the
Smart Set to my bedroom and |
will refrain from atrobilious as
sininity, diabolical deluges and
bemeaning degradation. Never
will. have anyone cast into
Newport or a fit. I will renounce
Irwin Cobb, H. n. Menckin, VIII
Kaltenbacher and al their works
and | will do that which is at all
times in hearty accord with the
advertising policy of the Stan
dard Oil Company. have spo-
ken the truth for I do not lie,
that is, often, SO help me Gov
ernor Morrow"
After brief oration by the
King. announcing the potent of
the gathering the dinner start
ed. r Epitaphs of prominent Ken
tuckians were read during the
meal that of Governor Morrow
reading, "what Ed said went and
he went with it."
A wireless dispatch was recelv-
ed which attempted to make the
next candidate for governor on
both the republican and demo-
cratic tickets. There was a great
deal of of static in the air tho,
and the operator could not catch
the full name. He did however,
catch the first letter which was
as" Is it Stoll or Simms was
asked the toastmaster.
A telegram of regret was re-
ceived from President Harding.
Wire trouble prevented the mes
sage being deciphered. But the
telegraph operator feared that if
he waited for the wire to clear
up and for a repeat the message
would not arrive. So he deliv-
cred the following: Detained
by the business" There
were conjectures from various
members of the cast. Did the
President mean Treasury, Har-
vey or Daugherty"?
At this point man entered
with wheelbarrow. 1t was w.
S. Smith taking his resignation
as a divisional highway engineer
to Road Engineer Joe S. Bogs.
at Frankfort.
Smith was followed by Con-
gressman Volstead, dressed as
Hamlet, as he crossed the stage
he chanted ito beer or not to
beer"
While this bnrlesque was 60
ing on a miniature banquet for