The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-31
Cabaret Grill of WOmen's National Press Club
Nay Be Forerunner of Rival of Mems G1idiron
Visitors Get Their Share
Of Grilling With Club
Members
By JEAN ELIOT

pAI0utiy Oh the WOnl0u ,
National Press Clubs cabaret sup
per grill on Saturday night. And
the general opinion seems to be
that q feminine prototype of the
famous Gridiron Club has come
into being and may one day rival
the elder organization in the clever
ness Of its topical take-offs.
A small company of guests, re.
cruited entirely from the ranks Of
women who have achieved some
thing in the world in their own
right. attended the fete, which Is
TO be an annual event, and ap.
paFently enjoyed being grilled good
naturedly on the Press Clubs grid.
die.
Indeed, they now constitute an
tsnpromptu group OF press agents,
dispensing favorable propaganda for
the club. A Spokesman" for the
National Press club proved a Ger.
tain possibly fearful interest in
the activities OF q sister organiza.
ton by phoning the headquarters
Of the American Association Of Uni.
versity Women, under the guise Of
j police official, and demanding
that some restraint be put on the
revelry, Officials Of the A. A. U.
W. were alarmed until assured that
thu presence Of Lieut.. Nina Van
Wrinkle among the guests assured
''police protection
Enter the Constitution
The party was informal, guests
being seated at small tables for a
Dutch supper, after having been
erected BY Miss Cora Rigby, vice
nresident Of the club, and the vice
president, Mrs. Theodore ]. Pickett.
stunts were staged in cleared
snace In the center of the floor and
fha fun was fast and furious from
the moment ''the constitution Miss
Ruth Klelnberger) was dragged In
to the situation, until the evening
closed with q debate between Sing
Nankee Pc, parliamentarian OF the
last Chinese parliament miss Bessie
Poel. and Mrs. William Hard, mem
Der of the entertainment committee
lin proper person. as to the proper
way to offer votes of thanks to
guests. performers, club members,
etc. Beginning with both feet on
the ground, the ladies ended up
standing on tables at opposite ends
OF the room and screaming witt
cisms at one another and the as.
sepblage in general.
Both, it Is reported, are voice.
less today. The constitution"
looking singularly anaemic. also lost
Its voice trying at frequent and in.
opportune intervals to obtain some
action and as frequently talked
down by club members determined
to return to the happy and lawless
days before q constitution was
wished on the club.
Miss Katharine Brooks. as chair
man of the entertainment commit
tee. was the Balieff of the eve.
ning-or what have you-making
introductions with grace. TeIe.
grams from some of the worlds
most famous figures were brought
Marie wired from Bucharest:
Regret my mileage book ran out
before I could accent your kind
invitation for tonight. / suggest
as your slogan, Stop, look. listen.'
also Hear no evil. see no evil,
write no evil but never leave out
royalty"
A messenger rushed in with a
telegram saying. THE city is yours
tonight. bandits and all. (Signedl
Edwin B. Hesse. chief of police"
''Woman's Place in the Home"
Another to Mrs. Hard read. Dep.
recate political activities, woman's
place is in the home. Signed, Alice
Roosevelt Longwerth." Immediate
ly afterward came wire to Miss
Rigby, please tell my wife to rush
home, the biscuits are burning.
Signed. Bill Hard. Mrs. Hard sur
viyed this. but tainted on receipt Of
what purported to be message OF
congratulation from the Gridiron
Club. However. she revived sur-
ficiently to sing "The Gridiron
Song"
Respects were paid to society by
Miss Gourley Edwards and Miss
Mildred Brown in q skit taking off
the appearance Of Mrs. Dunbunny
and her debutante daughter, Miss
Violetta Dumbunny at a charity
ball and depicting their greeting OF
well-known figures, slightly dis.
guised under apt names. Miss Ruth
Jones presented a monologue giving
some idea of what goes on in q
society editors office each day.
Miss Emma Pearley Lincoln az
the SwInai forced the company to
concentrate on the program as much
as 1t could. Gilda Gray was there in
the person of Miss Helen Fetter in
Native Hawaiian costume, and, &C.
companied by Miss Jackie Martin on
her famous Stradi-ukulele, she gave
some native dances.
Nine. Lotus Lantern WI, Of the
Picking Herald, later apprehended az
Mrs. Vylla Poe Wilson, recorded the
evenings proceedings on tablet as
big as a biscuit board.
Miss Ruby Black, as the White
House spokeslady. did some work
that reminded Mrs. Herman Gasch to
tell some more Secrets Of the White
House Kitchen"
Miss Mildred Brown and Miss
Jackie Martin sang some ditties
captioned, Uncle Sans Step Chill.
dren--The Navy and Air Service. F."
The Ku Klux broke into the meet.
ing with 4 song about the outlaw
members of the club"
An international paEeant--some.
thing quite new TO Washington so.
cietyfeatured Miss Jessie Mac.
Bride, Of the entertainment com.
nlittee. as director, and the coun.
tries represented, with many inter.
ludes, were: China, Miss Gertrude
Brigham; Mexico, Miss Katharine
Lewis; Russia, Miss Margaret Ger,
CONTINUED On PapA ~