Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
HOOVER "MACH|NE"
METHODS GR|LLED
Gridiron Club Dinner Fea.
tured by Thrusts at Curtis
and Others.

when you're serving in the cabinet
There is just one thing to do:
Do not worry, cause it's Herbert
Who's reflected there In you.
Be content to be just echoes,
II he plays orle-man game
Then when trouble comes a-knockin'
Just let Herbert take the blame"
So the Gridiron Club sang its advice
to the Hoover cabinet last night at the
club dinner, which was attended by the
President Of the United States, mem
berS of his cabinet and many other
distinguished guests. In song and skit
the famous dining club of Washington
newspaper correspondents dragged the
Hoover machine" to light and dissect-
ed Hoover efficiency"
Besides giving its first impressions of
the new administration, the club pic
tured for its guests the coming special
session of Congress, solved the problems
Of farm relief and law enforcement
and gave the Democratic party hint
how once more 1t might attain "har-
mony."
President Makes Speech.
President Hoover, at the conclusion
OF the dinner program, delivered an ad-
dress. In accordance with a rule of
the club that reporters are never pres
ent' at its dinners, the Presidents
speech was not made public, nor were
the speeches of Chief Justice William
Howard Taft and Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt. who also addressed the club
and its guests.
International affairs held the atten-
ton Of the club and its guests. Ar
ticles of incorporation of "Ploughshares
Ltd" corporation devoted to the wag-
ing OF defensive warfare and providing
the instruments thereof, were drawn
up, as a necessary sequence of the re-
Gently ratified Kellogg multilateral
treaty renouncing war. PATRONAGE
squabbles, in the South and elsewhere
had their place In the program and
due recognition was given to the now
nationally famous epigram of Vice Pres
ident Curtis, YOU'RE too damn dumb" :"
In addition to the speakers the list
of distinguished guests included Vice
President Charles Curtis, the Secretary
OF State and other members of the
cabinet. the British Ambassador, Sil
Esrne Howard, and dozen other rep
resentatives of foreign nations: Gov
Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia, Gov. Al
bert c. Ritchie of Maryland, Gov. Wal.
ter j. Kohler of Wisconsin, Gov. Nor
gan F. Larson of New Jersey, Associate
Justice Harlan F. Stone of the Supreme
Court. John Hays Hammond and E. H
H. Simmons, president Of the New York
Stock Exchange. Many members oi
Congress and nationally known pub
fishers attended the dinner.
Noise StartIes Diners.
A tremendous noise just outside the
dining hall in the willard Hotel, where
the dinner was given, was followed by
rush to the stage OF one Of the clut
members.
The president of the club, Roy A
Roberts of the Kansas City Star, i'm.
mediately demanded
Great Heavens, what was that ter.
rible noise?" To which the member re-
piled:
.sYou may think that was just the
usual crash to open a Gridiron dinner
MFR. President, but it wasn't, I assure
you. That was Mr.. Hoover conserving
another Coolidge policy"
A second crash, and President Rob-
ertS asked the meaning.
THAT" replied the member. lis 9
Congressman taking his baggage on
boat"
Before the dinner program could ge'
under way there was another comr11o-
ton. The club found that IT had
social precedence" case on It's hands.
Question Of Precedence.
Charles s. Groves, vice president Of
the Gridiron Club, rising from his seat
rushed toward President Roberts at tlle
head table shouting:
sMr. PRESIDENT Mr.. President" i"
sWhat is the matter. Mr.. Groves, de-
uanded President Roberts.
aAs vice president Of the GrioiroE
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