Show ELECTION TRAVESTIES AMUSE AMUSE GRIDIRON CLUB Satires on 01 Public Men hid and ud Caustic Comment on 01 Current Curent Events Enliven Annual Dinner W IW I Dec 9 Travesties on the tile recent national el election ante and anteY Y V public 1851 issues enlivened the annual dinner of the Gr Gridiron ion club to- to to night light night President ent Wilson Vison members of or the cabinet winet diplomats political leaders leaders lead lead- ers cm members and members elect member elect of Con Congress publishers and prominent nt industrial industrial in in- i- i and financial figures of the country were guests I 0 d d g y Is 5 d or r n Musical anti and ane vaudeville sIc skits Its satirizing satirizing satir satir- izing Ing public men and with members of ot the Washington newspaper nc correspondents corps In In operatic and thespian roles kept the guests In merr merry humor The climax of ot the tho en entertainment entertainment entertainment en- en was presented In The Tho Gridiron Follies of 1910 1016 a I musical re review ro- ro view revealing facts foibles and fancies fancies fan tan cies cles of oC the tho hour The scene for Cor tho the was laid In Lafayette park opposite opposite op op- op- op tho White House lse and revealed rc as principal characters Yanc Vance Vance- Vance McCormick mick chairman of the Democratic national national na na- na- na tonal committee committee and William Ilam II it Willcox Willcox Will Will- VI cox chairman of the tho Republican national national na na- na- na tonal committee Dud and Met U t Vance Vanco C C. C McCormick chairman of the Democratic national committee and William fl R. R Willcox chairman of ot I tho the Republican national committee met at tho the dinner for the th first time since the tho the presidential election By Br prearrangement they snook shook hands I while the orchestra played tho the national anthem and as they stood together It 1 was announced that they would work for tor America Ameria first Nearby Kearby stood other Democratic and Republican campaign leaders headers Tho The Incident was staged with Ith the settings s of oC a prize fight but after ater the seconds had been Intro Introduced uce Mr Ir McCormick and Mr Ir shook hands hands instead of ot fighting gh tn g Another surprise at nt tho the dinner was the tho unfurling over a balon balcony of ot tho suffrage displayed banner In the House of oC Representatives last Tuesday when President Wilson lson delivered d his annual message to Congress The suffragists havo havo been trying to regain possession of ot the banner which was pulled down by a n page It I was snatched down again tonight at the dinner just as It was Tuesday In the tho House At the of ot the opening chorus sung by coso a Galaxy of ot States with tho the theme by Come lot let us havo have a a. Jolly jOI time no matter who's elected McCormick Mc Mc- Ic- Ic Cormick and VI Willcox 1 cox were ero disclosed and engaged agell In natured good dialogue Cheer McCormick Cheer up Mr Ir Pl tho hc battle batUe Is over Somebody had to J I lose 0 05 e. e did Somebody Willcox-Somebody Somebody Remember Mccormick Remember youve you've much much to bo thankful for tor Yes Yes Yes wo lost Utah but wo we 0 saved Vermont sever McCormIck Never mind that that Here HereIn In tho the presence of ot this galaxy alax of status states wo we can talk things over dispassion dispassion- Say ay Say I thought you OU said the battle was over So McCormick So It I is 15 Tonight we weare weare weare are Just Indulging in a little comment on current events Willcox-Weil Willcox Wel Well If it J youre you're holding a postmortem what was wa the tho matter with New Kew York I I Murphy McCormick Murphy curse him Willcox What Willcox-What What What will wil vilI become of ot the tiger McCormick McCormick-It 1 It will wi be an open season sea son on tigers for tor the next four tour years ears Here Hero comes the wandering minstrel now Tammany Lender l r Appears At this point the Tammany leader entered to strains of ot the Rogues March and to felicitations from tron Willcox Will- Will Wl- Wl cox who said sald he Murphy was as in Dutch Dutch Murphy replied that ho took tool tooka a n gamblers gambler's chance and lost and then sang For Forsaken forsaken Forsaken am nm I The Tho Tammany tiger Is turned out to lie die I go to the White House And find the door barred For nd Wilson 1 on still stil lives l es there thero And his heart heart Is so har hard With exit exl t of ot Murphy the dialogue between Wih the national chairmen continued continued con- con By By By the tho wn way did William J. J Bryan Unan participate In this campaign 1 McCormick Certainly Ho supported support support- ed the President loyally Willcox Perhaps But Hut he must have nave had laryngitis His Ils voice didn't carry carr I as far as ns usual McCormick Speaking of weak voices the State of at Maine Maino had some Impediment impediment Im Impediment Im- Im pediment In its EP speech ech on November 7 From In September to is isS S some somo drop But But Colonel Roosevelt did not Dut suffer from vocal trouble Ills IUs voice was as heard throughout tho the land If McCormicK SO BO O i 1 U num VII i returns return He lIe le helped us In tho the winning of ot tho the west Here Hero the voice of ot Roosevelt Interrupted Interrupted interrupted Inter Inter- the colloquy saying I am now duties as asa asa attention to my devoting m my a do grandfather But Dut m my health Is bul bully In 1820 1920 tho the country will 11 know whore still at Oster Oyster Os O's address to find me me My y Is sti ter Bay a What What about Now New Jersey McCormick McCormick-H What Hush hush wo we will talk of or other things s about Indiana Well how McCormick McCormick We Wol We saved sa Tom Marshall out of ot that wreck reck That's so 50 He Ho was running running run run- That's wonder what went ning wasn't ho hot I 1 wrong In Iii Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas-I I can toll toil t l you Two dollar T o wheat ton ton- ton dollar olar hogs hOSs automobiles and player pIanos Willcox-Do Willcox Do you OU think he kept you out of war var Kansas I Kansas I dunno But somebody got sot us out of oC debt Urmon Demon lenion Hum Hum Slue Pathetic Sons Song Tho The national chairmen continued to comment ret referring to the surra suffragists tho tue lonesome Demon Henry Ford an and Rum lenT who ha had Ju Just been thrown out Demon of oC several eral more states Tho Rum Ruin sang sanG a pathetic song ong o-nS o depleting depicting tho the hopeless future for tor Demon Hum Rum and his hit rummy crow when whon tho the follies closed with ith tho the following closet McCormick McCormick-I Is I's wih Its It's Ls L's funny Isn isn't t it I. I funny tunny If I any any- S 'S funny tell tel It to me I n need ed a laugh 1 1 J If Jl itS it'S Is I's Its It's funny how ho hotho tho the world ord keeps going around no matter what lu r I Ve Tea but It I will move Yer very I for Cor tho the next tour four years ears i i Next ext came camo a vaudeville 1 sketch etch tho the scone ci a theatrical booking office orice with wih Roosevelt and Bryan Bran as ns tho tilo CrIssCross CrissCross CrIss- CrIss Cross Roosevel twins twine Senator Lewis Lewis Col Col Geor George e Harvey and tho the other national figures applying for on engagements Roosevelt and Bryan Brynn were first tried out out UT T T. R R.-a R. Say R.-Say Say Willie what Is the difference dif dif- f ference renco between what you ou Intend to do doto doto o oto to the tho Democratic part party and und what wha I 1 have done to the Republican party part lr one Wol n-Wol Well Todd Tedd Teddy what Is 19 the d df- df f- f torence forence T. T You n-You you Intend to make the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic party party dry and I have hae mado made th the Republics Republics-fl part t. t Ira ra E. E Bennet Bennett ot of the Washington and Lero LeroT Leroy Post WIB ae elected president T T. Vernon Vornon wat of ot tho the Chicago Dally Daily N News ws vice Ice president ont of the tho club The other officers officeR's r orO re re |