The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-12-14
GRIDIR0N CLUB
HAS REGULAR
WINTER MEET
Washington Newspaper Men
Gather for Annual Ban.
Guet and Funniest

Washington, Dec. 1i.--tPD-Thc
Gridron Club Of Washington news
paper correspondents. giving their
regular winter dinner, "grillcd" pub
lie men and affairs at home and
abroad for the amusement Of a large
company Of notablcS headed by rrcsi-
dent Coolidge.
The cntcr;a had distinctly
Il Congress ional flavor. dcsi gncd 70
fiji IN with the rcasscmbling OF Con-
.rcsS. but in addition to domestic
affairs. the Gridironcrs found time
TO have some fun with the foreign
debt situation. the karolyi case and
other topics Of the days news.
Tn" usual distinrnishcd companr
Of officials. diplomats. business and
industrial cap.alnS. men OF affairs,
news paper CORES pondcnts and au-
thOrs enjoyed the fun.
The fun-making began almost as
soon as the guests were seated. An
unexpected guest. who profcs Scd to
be the Countess karolyi Of Hungary
and demanded seat beside Sccre-
tary Kellogg. who had forbidden her
admit:ancc to the United States.
proved TO be Theodore G.. Joslin OF
the Boston Transcript. who was be-
inS initiated TO the club.
Dawes Likencd To Macbeth
Nice-Prc> idcnt Dawes found him
self !ikenci 10 Macbeth. He made
the boast that the senators opposed
10 revision Of the Senate rules would
squeak and gibber in their lcathcrn
seats" cr" he was done The Vice
President found himself portrayed in
song AS we'll. To the al! Of "Al!
Alone. ne was pictured aS leading
the fight TO put an end 20 all Senate
bunk"
One Of the picturesque events was
the Revolt Of the Marione:tes. Four
in number. they entered the hall to
the cadence Of The March OF the
Toys. Beginning discussion OF
ventriloqulsm. they declared Colonel
William Mitchell was no ventrilO-
quist. because he could not control
his voice. Senator Borah of Idaho.
on the other hand. was described as
aventrl!oquist. because The speaks
with many voices One Marionettc
recalled that during, the French war
dcbt negotiations Senator Reed SmoOt
OF Utah was inclined TO pa; his feet
on the conference table.
"Why didn't the French leave some
cash in our counting table," asked
one Maronette.
"BecauSe.' came the prompt res
ponse, the senator's feet were in
the way
World War Debt Skit
The World War Debt skit, showed
one member playing the part Of
magician and the other in evening
dress. The magician. who proved to
be Little Joe" Cail!auX, held in one
hand Il toy balloon. represent 81. per
cent. and in the other nothing, which
represented "capacity to pay The
explosion of the balloon did not sur
prise mis- fellow actor. who said that
trick had been seen before as both
Belgium and Italy had exploded"
81. per cent. Little Joe" protest
ing he still had left capacity to
pay" placed his other hand over
an empty flower pot. Flowers which
instantly burst into bloom. we're dis
appointing. however. for Little joe
admitted they represented only graft
tude and thanks, adding that the
trick would be lcarned-"G2 years
from now
The member in dress suit admitted
to being Senator Smoot who advised
Little Joe" that the United States
Senate would match the magic Of
the Chamber of Deputies or tle
tricks of Houdini.
Recognizing criticisms of Secrc-
tary wilbur. three members. dressed
as sailors, declared as drums rum
bled that bedtime stories never made
the Navy great, but urged their
guests not to divulgc the confidence
to the Secretary or he would send
them to far-off Guam.
Guests introduced
A new method was employed by
the club in introducing distinguish
ed guests. Two members, one in a
chick costume and carrying car
pet bag, posing as a new congress
man. and the other in cutaway and
high silk hat, as new senator. ask
cd permission to see the leaders in
public life and guests were asked to
stand when their names were called.
The congressman evidenced s"rrrisc
when advised that Senator William
VI. Butler and Frank ". Stearns, per-
sonal friends Of the President. were
carpenters and had carried tools into
the Executive offices. His inquiries
resulted in Herbert Hoover. Sccrc-
tary Of Commerce. being asked to
rise also. Then he was told that
Senator Butler and Mr.. Stearns saw
Mr.. Hoover grab the Patent office
and the Bureau Of Mines and that