Show DINNER OF THE GRIDIRON CLUB CLUBa a I Joyous Occasion For N per Wits of Washington I DISTINGUISHED MEN THERE i HIT OP OF THE TEE EVENING WAS AT DEMOCRATIC EXPENSE 3 I A I N D Dee cc first dinner of the GrIdiron club for forthe tIme the was given itt at the thc Ar ArlIngton lIngton hotel tonight and the fully decorated dining room rang with merriment for more than four hours greatly to the delight of the OO 00 persons present The recent electIon afforded the famous club of Washington corre correspondents correspondents an opportunity to make mirth at the expense or of both the sue and the defeated parties partI prominent prominent nent representatives of both being present to enjoy enJo the quips S and bur burlesque i lesque which were presented with GrIdiron humor ant and pleasantry Calf Cal Calmet met inet officers senators and representatives tives anti and ot otter er diplomatic officers were there to be put on th the gridiron and also to appreciate the clever schemes whIch had been concocted for their especial l benefit Hit of the Evening I 1 Au An attempt to reorganize the Ule Dem Democratic Democratic party part In which Cleveland Br Bryan a 1 Watson Debs DavIS Davi Taggart and others were personated by mem members mem hers bers of the club and into which a fortune teller full of wit and alive to the general gen ral situation Injected himself made the hit of the evening The dead letter office to which a member of the club had recently been appointed chief was opened and some curious and letters relatIng lug Ing to prominent guests were un ml unearthed The musical feature was one ot of the best and topical songs choruses And solos dedicated especially to who sat at the tables were enjoyed durIng the dInner Noted Guests Anong the guests present were Speaker Cannon Vice Fairbanks Secretary Morton Seers Secre Secreta ta tary Metcalf Senators Aldrich Allison BeerI Cockrell Dietrich Dolliver Elkins Forake G Gorman Newlands Platt Piatt Conn and Scott Representatives tives Cowherd and Hemenway George I B Cortelyou chaIrman ot of the Republican Republican lican national committee former Sea Sen Senator ator Henr Henry G DavIs West rest VIrginia I Elmer Dover secretary Republican na national committee J J Pierpont Morgan and E P RIpley ot the t Atchison Topeka Santa Fe railroad |