Show Gridiron Club Toasts I U. U S S. Political Chiefs Sings Sorrowful Song Son I Raskob Melancholy MagI Magnate Magnate Mag Mag- I nate nate Gives Solo on Brown Derby WASHINGTON Dec 8 United Press Using Press Using as its main theme the recent presidential campaign the Gridiron club toasted the na nations nation's nations nation's na- na tion's political leaders including President Coolidge at its annual dinner here tonight The battleship Maryland bearing President elect Hoover on a goodwill goodwill good good- will wUl South American tour with stowaway Republican regul regulars rs aboard bent benton on seeing that seeing that the pie goes to the theold old guard was was p paraded pa pa- waded by the club before the dIstinguished distinguished distinguished distin dIstin- g guests ests which Included cabinet members a governor ambassadors ambassadors am am- senators and tives I Some songs songs were those thoe of ot Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic wailings at losing the solid soUd south and Chairman Raskob of ot the the- Dem Democratic national committee In Inthe Inthe inthe the guise of ot Hamlet Has let The Melancholy Melan holy choly Magnate delivered a solo on the Brown Derby To emphasize the Democratic de defeat defeat de- de feat teat In the south th the Gridiron Singers Singers Sing Sing- ers ers era to the tune time of ot Massas in In the Cold Cold Cod sang Twenty votes lost down don In Texas Texas Texas Tex Tex- as Twelve In Carolin Twelve are missing In Virginia Florida Is lx behind Chorus Way down In Dixie Hear d dat t mournful mournful- soun sound All the Democrats are weeping Sn Smith ith U lies s on the cold cold gr ground nd 1 This bit of ot yodeling prompted Senator sen to Car Cart Carter er r Glass to remark TOOK OUR SHIRTS Gentlemen the purpose of ot this lodge of ot sorrow Is to find out what hit us Grant was more magnanImous magnanimous magnani magnanI- mobs than Mr Hoover Hooven he left us our horses Mr Hoover took our A sh shirts Clad solely In a barrel Raskob rambled onto the stage and an announced announced announced an- an he was going south to have havea a whispered conference with Will Hays expert on the subject of sf campaign deficits the Democrats finishing their campaign In the red Here the the scene shifted to the deck of ot th the bat battleship Maryland whereon where where- on were Senators Curtis Moses Brookhart and Watson dressed as seamen who it was explained had joIn Joined d the crew to keep kelp an eye on Mr Hoover Dr Hubert Work was there dressed as a first mate and asked caustically what chance have the senators of ot going Into the cabinet None of ol you OU belong to the European relief squad d or the food adm administration str tion gang what we are here for Moses Mosea Ios s replied to put a little politIcs politics pol pol- In Hoover efficiency and keep him re regular ular The Hoover board of ot engineers Continued on page 8 DAY MORNING y v. v 1 1 Il I- I Gridiron Club Toasts roasts S U. U S. S Political Chiefs Sings Sorrowful S Song Continued from page pago 1 was WM Introduced and asked Senator Borah who ho appeared appeared as a a. I. I candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date for secretary of state whether he could coordinate his Ideas with those of Mr 11 Hoover They will coordinate so long as M his lils ideas Ideas' run In my direction he replied The TIme guests turned their attention to a member of the club who en entered entered entered en- en with an an armful of ot books bools announcing an an- he he had been sent from the V. W. S. S U. U to burn them after President President dent Coolidge had looked over the election returns The books were the presidents president's private library copIes copies copies cop cop- ies of nave Have Faith In 1 A Christmas recitation on Mr 11 Hoovers Hoover's favorite theme The American Home was given It follows In part U the night night- before Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas nias When Then all aU through the house Not a creature was sleeping not even a mouse e The glasses were vere set seton on the mantle man tie tle with care In hopes that the bootlegger would s soon on be there The children were dancing to For For six brand new new tubes had been purchased that da day And mamma with her diamonds and I with no trumps Were winning a hand from a couple of chumps When down In the street there arose such a clatter The children all cried What In hell Is 18 the matter After Atter this Vice President Dawes confided to Vice President-elect President Curtis that Youre getting away to a flying start Hell in Maria Marla was my line but ut Too damned dumb will get you just as far Senator Heflin was referred to as the strong silent man from Alabama Ala Ala- bama President Coolidge made n-made a speech h hat hat at the close of the dinner but following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing the custom of ot no reporters being present his remarks s were not reported |