South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10
THIRD PARTY is
FEATURE SKIT OF
GRIDIRON CLUB
December FrOlic Is Riot of
Humor and Satire on Poll
teal Conditions.
PRIEST HARDING GUEST
Nolables Gather as Washing.
ton Newspaper CorrespOn-
dents Act as Hosts.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9-The re-
cent elections and the suggested or.
gan cation of a third political party
gave members of the Gridiron club
humor and satire tu abundance to.
night az their annual banquet.
The December frolic Of the club,
which is composed largely OF wash
irgton newspaper men. entertained
Prcs't Harding. members of the cab
met and Of the diplomatic corps.
other government officials and bus
ness men ard publishers from all
sections OF the country.
The numerous piCketings which
have become common I'm this city
since women suffragists paraded he
fore the White House made the
basis for the ereetingto the assemb-
ling guests Club members dressed
IN Italian Fascist costumes me.
them at the doors with appropriate
banners. one, typical OF the group,
bore ;he question:
"AIr President. are YOU with Us
or against us? The hour has come
The third party skit was the fca>
ture OF the dinner. Around large
kettle three members dressed as
witches and representing Sens. Bo-
raj. IaF0uette and Johnson, ecn-
cocted "A DEVILS brew, Borah rccit-
ing
Round about the cauldron go,
In new party issue throw.
Knocks OF every known condition.
Russian Soviet recognitSn,
BIocs the s.andpat goat hath got.
Boil thou first i'm the charmed pot
Brew Must Have Kick.
All the witches insisted the new
brew should not only have a kick
but should be composed Of kicks
This led Borah 20 soliloquize on the
question whether 30 were better 10
say within the party and swat the
administration thereby affordins
the Democrats much glee, or be
new party man in name as well as
in deed. Sen Beveridge then an
nounced his willingness TIC join. cN-
planning
Twice have I switched, each time
in turn rejected,
/ seek some haven now where l can
be elected"
The act closed with Henry Ford
feeding the fire with grcenbacks ana
with q farmer and n banker attempt
ing 10 stir mp the brew together.
whereup0n there was an explosion
and the party broke up with the-or-
sanizcrs blaming everybody and
sharing their fists I'm each others
faces
-Four men wrapped i'm sheets ap,
peared as the ghoste Of normally. -
"reluted taxation" Tower cost o.
living" and the international
COURT" but when they were unveiled
the issues were shown TO be still.
alive.
Good music featured the dinner
with several parodies. one OF winch.
entitled sailing, Sailirg. over the
Three Nile Line" described the
troubles of rum ships A musical!
skit. THE GriCiron Foilies Of 1922. -
w3sthc central point.
FINALLY "a member remarked shat
Prest Harding had a number Of
problems on his mind.
Take tie next congress for ~
stance. I wonder what the president
VIII go with IT,"
II have a better conuudrum than
that What WILT do 20 him 2'
Pew Slants at President.
In the Finale ;he president was
asked a number OF questions i'm a
song ending:
and now jus, a query in Gridiron
vein
What VIII the president do
WI DE say he declines or viii ne
run aEa.n2
What viii The president do"
This WIS The introduction go the
presidents Address. a part OF the
program yearly. but as Mr. H8rd-
ire was told he did not have 90 arr
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