Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
GR|D|RON TRIBUTE
PAID TO DAWES
Career as Vice President Is
Summed Up in Irish
Dialect by Brahany.

Vice President Dawes was the guest
Of honor and the recipient of an unusu-
al tribute from the Gridiron Club, or
ganization of Washington correspond
ents. last night at the New Willard
Hotel
Mr. Dawes heard his vice presidential
career reviewed III song and speech
received a memento IN the form of 2
golden gridiron big enough for frying
purposes in token Of the esteem in
which he is held by the members. and
made his own farewell after-dinner
speech, which was OF the record.
The program brought to memory
GridirOn dinners at which the club
GWelt upon Mr.. Dawes famous Siesta
at the expense of Charles Beecher War
rem, his tluitless campaign against the
Senate rules and his adventure in the
1928 presidential campaign.
The farewell of the Gridiron Club
to the Vice President was delivered BY
Col. Henry Hall, one Of the veteran
members. and the Vice Presidents
career. past ard future. was summed
up IN Irish dialect by Thomas w, Bra
nanv.
Mr. Brahanmy's summing up follows:
With all tn KILN an hold-ups an
gang warfare. I'm sorry Ginrl Dawes is
goin' back t Shecago," said Mr.. Finne-
gan.
'Niver fear FIR the Ginrl," said Mr..
flanagan. He'll be right at home an
IN his el'mint. LUX at tn jaw iv him
He'd go agin a batthry " Marines iv he
thought he was right. He's two-fisted
fghtfn' man. Befure he's home two
months he'll be headin a movemint T.
amird tn rules iv gang warfare so that
tn Industry can function smoothly an
tn accordance with tn best modern
methods. l wish him success. but he'll
have a hard time with Bill Thompson
and Al Capone an tn other distin-
guished leaders who view with alarum
any change firm tn practices which
nave been in use since Mrs. OLeary's
COW kicked over tn lanthern. A new
Country may amind its histhry but it'll
always be dam loyal t. its traditions.
Gin'r1 and His Purpose.
9TH gin'ral may not accomplish his
purpose, but he'll have a grand time
tiryin'. Wan thing We can dipind on,
they'll know where he stands Sittin'
f'r four years, hes had to- stand FIR
more things than any man in tn
wur-rld He's goin' out iv public life
with greater future back iv him an
finer record ahead iv him than any
Vice President since Danl Webster.
Think iv all he's done an seen. Born
in Ohio, he was destined FIR President
be birth. be tradition and be campaign
ixpirses. Day. cinded firm Paul Revere.
he wint afther the White House on a
gallop an he lost it be land, be sea
and on the opposite shore. Three
times he lost 1t. wanst f'r hilaself anG
twict FIR Frank Lowden. There's q
record that can't be matched be amy
wawn except Willum Jinnins.
There must be somethin' in the air
Nv Lincoln, Nebr., that puts thoughts iv
yunnin' for President iv young min.
cont know who it was that said he'd
rather be right than be President, but
I bet he was born in Lincoln. The
Gin'ral was there in practice f'r nearly
eight years. I don't know how hard he
practiced but it wasn't hard enough.
OF coorse, he had no wan to practice
with EXCEPT Charlie Bryan and Willum
Jinnins. an that was poor company for
an ambitious young man I've been
readin' the life Of the Gin'ral-what
he done to the Germans an what he
didn't do to the Senate. how the Presi-
dent of Marietta College gave him the
masters degree an Jim Reed the third
degree. how he stayed awake all night
f'r Charlie Curtis an stayed asleep all
day f'r Charlie Warren an I've come to
t conclusion that his failure t. be Presi-
dent was due 10 { bad example " t
Bryan brothers. Ye never overcome L
handicaps iv childhood Its a good
thing Coolidge wasn't thrown in with
thin whin he was boy. " it hadn't
been for the organs, Gin'ral Dawes
might be ridin down Pennsylvania
Avenoo next Monday listenin' to the
cheers UnndnFiY'
what in hell he was goin' t. do about
prohibition an farm relief
Instead he'll be pullin' out f'r IL
linois. leavin' behind him a bundle iv
calm cards truck couldn't carry and
enough untasted dinner To feed the