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Annual Gridiron dinner. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Presidential timber, Thomas E. Dewey and his Campaign Manager, Russell Sprague, as they attended the annual Gridiron dinner in honor of the President

Annual Gridiron dinner. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Presidential timber,...

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Gridiron widows. Riding side-saddle for dear old Tennessee is Mrs. Cordell Hull, waving a flag and coming down the stretch. She is Helen Essary

Gridiron widows. Riding side-saddle for dear old Tennessee is Mrs. Cor...

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"Gridiron Widows" Burlesque President and Chief Justice. Washington, D.C., Dec. 16. Mrs. Roosevelt played host to her guests, the 'Gridiron Widows' at the White House while the Gridiron Club played host to President Roosevelt at the National Press Club. Mrs. Roosevelt named the group of women because of the lack of men on the night of the annual Gridiron dinner, and called in women government officials, newspaperwomen, and wives and guests of the members of the Gridiron Club for a party at which they make merry at the expense of the capital's notables. Here, Chief Justice Hughes--Lilli L. Sheppard--coyly tickles the chin of the President--Esther Van Wagoner Tufty- s part of the skit put on at the party, 12/16/38

"Gridiron Widows" Burlesque President and Chief Justice. Washington, D...

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Red hot Republicans on the Democratic gridiron. "The San Domingo war dance" / J. Cameron.

Red hot Republicans on the Democratic gridiron. "The San Domingo war d...

An attack on several of the liberal Republicans who opposed the Grant administration's move to annex Santo Domingo. At left the devil (only his horns, tail, and cloven hoof can be seen) roasts six Republicans o... More

Gridiron widows. Taking a bow here is Mrs. Raymond Clapper, Ringmaster at the round-up of presidential candidates wives

Gridiron widows. Taking a bow here is Mrs. Raymond Clapper, Ringmaster...

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Gridiron widows. Forgotten is the Ickes baby when politics are discussed. Mrs. H. Tudor Morsell is Mrs. John Garner, and Mrs. Harold Brayman is Mrs. Harold Ickes

Gridiron widows. Forgotten is the Ickes baby when politics are discuss...

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"Gridiron Widows" satirize U.S. Supreme Court. Washington, D.C., Dec. 17. While their husbands attended the annual winter dinner of the Gridiron Club tonight, the wives, all members of the Women's National Press Club and appropriately called 'Gridiron Widows' by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, were guests of the First Lady at the White House. Mrs. Roosevelt's appointment to the vacancy was a feature of the party. Left to right: Elizabeth May Craig as Justice Roberts; Helen Atwater as Justice Butler; Ruby Black as Justice McReynolds; Isabel Griffin as Justice Brandeis; Lilli L. Sheppard as Justice Hughes; Bess Furman as Justice Stone; Catherine Redman as Justice Black; Alena Wharton as Justice Reed; and Dorothy Lewis as Mrs. Roosevelt. In the front is Betty Garnett as the court page, 12/16/38

"Gridiron Widows" satirize U.S. Supreme Court. Washington, D.C., Dec. ...

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Gridiron widows. Mrs. Pete Brandt, playing Girl Scout Chief Mrs. Herbert Hoover, gives a three fingered salute to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, played here by Mrs. Jay Hayden

Gridiron widows. Mrs. Pete Brandt, playing Girl Scout Chief Mrs. Herbe...

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The gridiron "The honorable member solemnly declared in writing that when this country returned to cash payments he would suffer himself to be broiled upon a gridiron, now the country has returned to cash payments and I think the hon. member bound to undergo the consequences." Substance of C of Exchequer's speech upon bank charter / / H.B. ; A. Ducotes lithogy., 70 St. Martin's Lane.

The gridiron "The honorable member solemnly declared in writing that w...

Print shows John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer and Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, leading William Cobbett to an oven as Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon, holds the gridiron. Illus. in: Poli... More

Landon pays respects to Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Dec. 10. Former Gov. Alf Alndon, right, of Kansas and Sen. Arthur Capper, of Kansas, paid their respects to President Roosevelt today. They are shown just before entering the White House offices, Landon will accompany the President to the Gridiron Dinner tomorrow night. 12/10/37

Landon pays respects to Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Dec. 10. Former G...

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Wives of Gridiron Club members to entertain Mrs. Roosevelt while men entertain President. Washington, D.C., Dec. 10. Each year, President Roosevelt rides to the 13th floor of the National Press Building to see himself and other leading lights in official Washington lampooned unmercifully. Wives of members of the Gridiron Club which sponsors the affair, got together and within the last few years have held a party of similar nature at the White House for Mrs. Roosevelt, with members of the Gridiron Widows putting on a skit to poke fun at wives of leading figures on a 'Rancho 40' skit, with Mrs. Raymond Clapper, wife of Columnist Clapper, cracking the whip as Ringmaster. 1- A couple of dark horses - and Mrs. Farley by proxy. 'Uncle Jim' Farley, holding aloft the message that 'Mrs. Farley scratched,' stands like a [...] colossus over the two dark horses, John L. Lewis and Clark Gable. Mrs. Farley's proxy is Mrs. Ray Henle, Lewis is Mrs. Jim Berryman, and Gable is Mrs. W.F. Raymond

Wives of Gridiron Club members to entertain Mrs. Roosevelt while men e...

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Annual Gridiron dinner. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Justice Felix Frankfurter, as he checked his hat and coat before attending the annual Gridiron dinner in honor of the president

Annual Gridiron dinner. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Justice Felix Frankf...

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Red hot Republicans on the Democratic gridiron. "The San Domingo war dance" / J. Cameron.

Red hot Republicans on the Democratic gridiron. "The San Domingo war d...

An attack on several of the liberal Republicans who opposed the Grant administration's move to annex Santo Domingo. At left the devil (only his horns, tail, and cloven hoof can be seen) roasts six Republicans o... More

Dewey holds press conference. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Thomas E. Dewey told reporters today that 'there is a bottom to every well' and the next President 'can balance the budget because he's got to balance it.' He added, ' On the basis of past records, a New Deal President would not balance the budget.' Dewey is in the Capital to attend the Gridiron dinner tonight

Dewey holds press conference. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Thomas E. Dewe...

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"Gridiron Women" hold frolic while men fete President at Press Club. Washington, D.C., Dec. 16. While the Gridiron Club of Washington is holding its annual dinner for the Presdient at the National Press Club, women officials, newspaper women, and wives of members and guests of the Gridiron Club, dubbed "gridiron Widows" by Mrs. Roosevelt, will gather at the White House for their own party. five "impossible moments" in the highest official and social circles of Washington will be presented in gag form. More, one of those moments is built around the forthcoming visit of the British king and queen, and is the "Cummings Courtesy Class" in which Mrs. Homer S. Cummings, the one Cabinet lady who has been presented at the Court of St. James', drills her fellow cabinet ladies in their prospective duties. The ladies are exhausted after one of the sessions. They are: Mrs. Ickes - Violet Sweethaven, Mrs. Wallce - Vesta Cummings, Mrs. Perkins - Doris Fleeson, Mrs. Morganthau - Jane Eads, Mrs. Hull - Ruth Jones, Mrs. Cummings - Beth Campbell, Mrs. Woodring - Dudley Hermon, Mrs. Farley - Bab Lincoln, Mrs. Swanson - Julia Bonwitt, Mrs. Rober - Mary Hornaday. Mrs. Ickes, still poppy, is doing a dance step and asking, "Can't we swing it a little?"

"Gridiron Women" hold frolic while men fete President at Press Club. W...

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May get White House post. Ashmun N. Brown, Washington newspapermen, has been prominently mentioned as the possible successor to George Akerson, who has just resigned as President Hoover's Executive Secretary. Brown is the Washington correspondent of the Providence (R.I.) Journal, and a former president of the Gridiron Club. 1/6/31

May get White House post. Ashmun N. Brown, Washington newspapermen, ha...

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Woodrings see Kansas G.W.U. game. Washington, D.C., Nov. 12. Secretary of War and Mrs. Harry H. Woodring with their two children; Melissa and Marcus Coolidge were spectators at today's gridiron tilt between Kansas and George Washington Universities, 11/12/38

Woodrings see Kansas G.W.U. game. Washington, D.C., Nov. 12. Secretary...

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Gridiron widows. And here is Mrs. Paul McNutt, played by Mrs. Charles O'Gridley, hanging up a photograph of handsome Paul, and we quote, 'tan, terrific, and tall'

Gridiron widows. And here is Mrs. Paul McNutt, played by Mrs. Charles ...

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Treasury secretary and father. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., with his father Henry Morgenthau, Sr., as they arrived at the Willard Hotel for the Gridiron dinner

Treasury secretary and father. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. Secretary of...

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Annual Gridiron dinner. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Potential presidential timber Paul McNutt arrived in good humor, as usual, at the annual Gridiron dinner in Washington, D.C.

Annual Gridiron dinner. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Potential presidenti...

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Gridiron Club group, 10/17/23 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Gridiron Club group, 10/17/23 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

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Gridiron widows. Having nothing else to do about the farm since the pigs were killed, Mrs. Henry Wallace, played by Mrs. Bromley Kilgore, rakes up the photographer's flashbulbs

Gridiron widows. Having nothing else to do about the farm since the pi...

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Annual Gridiron dinner. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Alfred Landon, former nominee for President, left, and Rep. Joseph Martin, right, seen together in the elevator on their way to the annual dinner honoring the president

Annual Gridiron dinner. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Alfred Landon, forme...

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"Gridiron Widows" revel at White House party. Washington, D.C., Dec. 17. While President Roosevelt was guest of the Gridiron Club at the annual winter dinner tonight, Mrs. Roosevelt played host to the 'Gridiron Widows' at the White House. Women government officials, newspaper women, wives of Gridiron Club members, and wives of guests at Gridiron Dinner, were at the White House party. President Roosevelt's fondness for detective stories resulting in the Presidential Secretaries, Marvin McIntyre and Stephen T. Early remaining late on the job, was satirized in this skit presented by members of the Women's National Press Club. Betty Hines plays 'Steve Early', Corrine Frazier as 'Mac' McIntyre and Esther Van Wagoner Tufty as President Roosevelt, 12/17/38

"Gridiron Widows" revel at White House party. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1...

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Landon pays a social call to the White House. Washington, D.C., Dec. 10. Alf Landon, former governor of Kansas and recently runner against Roosevelt for the Presidency, photographed at the White House today, where he paid his respects to the President and who will go with [?] the President to attend the Gridiron [...] 12/10/37

Landon pays a social call to the White House. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1...

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Dewey and Hamilton in huddle. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Thomas E. Dewey, New York's District Attorney who has tossed his hat into the ring for the Republican Presidential Nomination, was visited at his hotel here today by John Hamilton, Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Dewey is in the Capital to attend the midwinter dinner of the Gridiron Club tonight

Dewey and Hamilton in huddle. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Thomas E. Dewe...

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Chief Justice as portrayed by 'Gridiron Widow'. Washington, D.C., Dec. 17. Lilli L. Sheppard portrayed Chief Justice Hughes in a skit satirizing the United States Supreme Court presented by members of the Women's National Press Club at the 'Gridiron Widows' party at the White House tonight. Women government officials, wives of Gridiron Club members, and wives of honor guests at the Gridiron Dinner were at the party which is given annually by Mrs. Roosevelt on the night of the Gridiron holds its dinner, 12/16/38

Chief Justice as portrayed by 'Gridiron Widow'. Washington, D.C., Dec....

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Annual Gridiron dinner. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Lord Lothian, British Ambassador to the United States, left, did not know Paul McNutt, right, until an ambitious photographer introduced them--for picture possibilities--at the annual Gridiron dinner tonight in Washington, D.C.

Annual Gridiron dinner. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Lord Lothian, Britis...

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Gridiron widows. Wives of two Republican candidates riding in under direction of Mrs. Dewey. Mrs. Erwin Canham is Mrs. Dewey, Mrs. Warner is Mrs. Vandenberg, and Mrs. Byron Price is Mrs. Taft

Gridiron widows. Wives of two Republican candidates riding in under di...

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General Pershing and son. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. General John J. Pershing and his son, Warren, as they arrived to attend the Gridiron Club Dinner last Saturday night. 12/13/37

General Pershing and son. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. General John J. P...

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Chief Justice as portrayed by 'Gridiron Widow'. Washington, D.C., Dec. 17. Lilli L. Sheppard portrayed Chief Justice Hughes in a skit satirizing the United States Supreme Court presented by members of the Women's National Press Club at the 'Gridiron Widows' party at the White House tonight. Women government officials, wives of Gridiron Club members, and wives of honor guests at the Gridiron Dinner were at the party which is given annually by Mrs. Roosevelt on the night of the Gridiron holds its dinner, 121638

Chief Justice as portrayed by 'Gridiron Widow'. Washington, D.C., Dec....

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Two presidential possibilities arrive at Capital on same train. Washington, D.C., Dec. 8. Thomas E. Dewey, who recently announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination, and Paul V. McNutt, Social Security Administrator, both came to town tonight on the same train. Dewey came to attend tomorrow night's Gridiron dinner, and McNutt returned to resume his official duties

Two presidential possibilities arrive at Capital on same train. Washin...

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