Evening star., 1939-12-10
Roosevelt Depicted
As Sphinx al Dinner
OF Gridiron Club
McNutt Is the Sheik
Of 1erre Huute' and
Iekes 'DonuId Duck
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the 1910 campaign.
while democracies In Europe
fight to save themselves, Demo-
Gratis in America decide to save
themselves by not fighting. In
1916 the Democratic slogan was,
He kept us out of war In 1889,
the Republican slogan is, We kept
him out of war;"
Mark Foote is President.
Music for the various skits was
supplied by the Marine Band Or
chestra, under the direction Of Sec
ond Leader William F. Santelmann.
The annual club election preced-
Ing the dinner resulted In the Sc
lection Of the following: President,
Mark Foote, Booth newspapers;
vice president, Harold Brayman,
Philadelphia Evening Public Ledg-
er; members Of the Executive Com
mittee,. Walker S. Buel, Cleveland
Plain Dealer; Edwin w. Gableman,
Cincinnati Enquirer, and Lewis
Wood, New York Times; treasurer,
j. Fred Essary, Baltimore Sun;
secretary, j. Harry Cunningham.
Washington, and historian, Ernest
Walker, Washington.
William c. Murphy, jr., Wash
ington correspondent Of the Phila-
delphia Inquirer, and Bascom N.
Timmons Of the Houston Chronicle,
were initiated into the club during
the dinner.
In an elaborate musical skit en-
titled Review of the Thirties, F"
Father Time marshaled the years
Of that decade to pass before the
audience in the persons of char
acters representing the outstanding
features Of the various years. Old
Man Prohibition and q group Of
gangsters headed the procession as
1880 and entertained with q song
beginning, "Moonshine and Hoov-
er Bring Wonderful Memries Of
You"
In quick succession there fol-
lowed the Hoover Moratorium, I"
the Brain Trust" (billed as ad-
vance agents for "Gone With the
WindD, and the Bank Holiday,
represented by group Of bankers
in prison stripes and top hats who
advised the audience to the tune
Of Anchors Aweigh that:
We will be back again to
Sink the New Deal,
We will win the
Day.
Blue Eagle Appears.
The appearance Of Gen. Hugh
johnson and his pet Blue Eagle
were noted and were followed by
1884, the year Of "fireside chats;
1885, with DR.. Townsend holding
the center Of the stage and singing.
I'm Waiting for Ships That Never
Come In; 1896, dedicated to Maine
and Vermont; 1887, devoted to the
refurnishing and streamlining Of
the Supreme Court, members OF
which sang Thanks for the BUGGY
Ride" to the President; 1888, with
the Republicans ION the march
again" in the congressional by-elec-
tions; and 1889, "of to the wars
again." with Uncle Sam, escorted
by Eleanor Holm and Sally Rand
Gin costumes, more or less), singing
the theme song to the tune of the
Beer Barrel Polka" as follows:
Roll out the thirties.
Give nineteen-forty run.
Rolly out the New Deal.
Well have barrel OF fun.
Roll out the thirties,
Ring out q song of good cheer.
Now's the time to roll the New
Nineteen-forty's here!"
Representative Martin Dies was
shown in the role of Eagle Eye
Finkle," on the trail of group of
fugitive fellow travellers" In ad-
dition to being harassed by the
Dies committee, they were consid-
erably embarrassed by the Nazi-
Communist bundling act at the out
set of the European war and illus
trated their feelings by singing:
Have you ever been lonely?
Have you ever been blue?
Have you ever had Moscow
Just say nuts to you?"
Seizes Fanny the Perk."
But Dies rushed in and seized
upon one of the fellow travellers,
who turned out to be Madame Sec
retary of Labor Frances Perkins
Fanny the Perk." She argued to
the tune of my Heart Belongs to
Daddy" that she was no Com
munist because MY Heart Belongs
to frankie" and asserted that
FRANKIE" would save her from Dies
Unabashed, however, and warn
ting, Remember I am Eagle Eye
Finkle," Dies stepped forward and
sang:
"When the New Deal is a-droop-
ing
Who Is it that comes a-snooping?
Who will hear the widest story
OF a Red who's now turned Tory2
Mailing lists are things that
made me famous,
Listen and I'll tell you what my
name is:
Eagle Eye Finkle, Eagle Eye
Finkle-
I am the savior of the whole
United Sta-a-a-a-ates;
Flash bulbs twinkle, Eagle Eye
Finkle
Will give you secrets at the very
lowest ra-a-a-a-ateS.
II I get the headlines,
Never mind the bread-lines;
In search Of scandal,
There's nothing I won't handle.
Ham Fish can't hold q candle
To Eagle Eye Finkle, Eagle Eye
Finkle.
In my Hawkshaw disguise,
Hail fearless Martin Dies!"
A six-foot Donald Duck, imperson.
ating Secretary of the Interior Ickes
strutted onto the stage and con.
sented to be interviewed by q mem
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