Evening star., 1928-12-09

When Hoover's vote was four-four
four
And eighty smith's-no more"
And everybody cheers the man
Who this great fight did win."
But what good comes Of it at last?"
KAspar:
"Ah, Little Peterkin,
That's something no one knows, tyo'
But twas famous victory!"
While Vice President Dawes ant
Vice President-elect Curtis stood,
member of the club read THE Dave
Decalogue, or the Letter Of Self
made Has-Been to His Successor"
Just between us, Charlie" 1t began
you are getting away to flying start
Helen Maria was my line, but To
damn dumb will get you just as far
Out Of the depths of my experience. !,
commend to you these 10 command,
ments."
Samples of them follow:
Don't steal the first page on i1au
guration day and you may be invited t
Don't be afraid to criticize the Sen.
ate. You know how much it needs 1t
The public likes 1t and the Senatl
thrives on it.
Don't pretend that you understand
the equalization fee. AL Smith foun,
there wasn't vote in it-so did I.
Don't commit yourself to anothe
fellows candidacy for President. HI
may hold you to It."
Reveal Future Of Party.
with characteristic modesty," tn,
Gridiron Club undertook to reveal tn,
future Of the Democratic party in
skit entitled Democratic Gypsies.' !
fortune-teller said:
81 see two Democrats vying for, |
presidency
Presidency of what?" demanded, tn,
chorus.
"Of the 7 Told You So Club" sait
Senator Simmons of North Carolina
Alabama, name of Hefiin."
The fortune-teller continued, sayini
he saw James w. Gerard, Democrati,
finance chairman, holding the bag fo
four years, and the chorus sang:
I'VE cant give you anything in cash
~ jimmy;
You must pay now for your spendiri
rash. Jimmy.
Don't refuse I. O.. US;
You're sure to get
Dollars Mex, rubber checks,
For those notes Bill Kenny signed for
Ask Bill Todd to make good on tn,
spot. Jimmy; n.
Proskauer, too, for those free rides h
got, Jimmy.
Raskob ought to pay.
You know darned well, Jimmy,
We can't give you anything in CASH.
Bade Coolidge Godspeed.
In an address fashioned in the: styl,
Of Washingtons farewell address, de
livered by a past president of the Grid
iron Club, the organization bade Presi
dent Coolidge godspeed when he leave
the White House.
1t was addressed to "Our Fellow
Citizen and offered kindly advice, a
follows:
, '"The period for a new Inauguration
OF a citizen to administer the executive
Government Of the United States beini
not far distant, and the time actuall!
arrived when our thoughts must b
employed In making life miserable To-
the person who is to be next clothet
with that important trust, it appear
to us proper, especially as it may con
duce to a more distinct expression o
the Gridiron voice, that we should nov
apprise you Of our sentiments towart
you and advise you in the way yo'
should 60.
I'm offering you, our countryman
ktsA - - ~k
friend, we dare to warn against tn
to guard against presidencies of slif
insurance companies or the impostur
of college presidencies. Your heed o
these counsels will be full recompens
for the solicitude for your welfare b
which they have been dictated
"It should be your true policy to stee
clear OF permanent commitment agains
d return to the political world !TakinI
care always to hold yourself on a re
spectacle posture Of preparedness; yo,
may safely trust the continued appli
cability = of your oft-defnonstrate,
apothegm that silence IS golden.
Relying, as you may, upon our kind
ness In this as in other things, be sur
that we anticipate with pleasing expec
tation your occasional emergence, iron
that retreat In which you promise your
self to realize the sweet enjoyment o
partaking In the midst of your citizen
the benign influence of SumptIary law
under O free Government. Toward al
future candidates. for your high offic
have friendship for all, but entanglin
alliances with none. Then we shall fee
that perhaps your future attendanc
with us here will be prospect from
which you do not choose to run"
In accordance with a. time e-honore,
custom Of the Gridiron Club, the Presi
dent of the United States conclude,
the dinner with speech. It was no
reported, as under the rules of th
club reporters" are never present
Speeches were made also by Senate
BorAh Of Idaho and Senator Reed o
Missouri.
Two newly elected members OF tn
Gridiron Club were initiated. The,
are Byron Price, chief Of the Wash
ington bureau of the Associated Press
and George r. Holmes, chief Of tn
Washington bureau Of the Internationa
News Service. They were twitted upoi
their prediction forecasts, which Wer,
non -conanaittal. But the initiates re
taliated with quotations from predic
tions made by old members of tn,
club indicating that Gov. Smith had
chance to win. until a point of orde,
was raised: who's being initiated herr
the new members or the old?"
List Of Guests.
The President Of the United States
The Vice President Of the UniteI
States.
The Ambassador Of Japan.
The Speaker of the House of Repre-,
sentatives.
The Attorney General.
The Postmaster General,