The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-28
BEAvr WEIGHTS IN 90 USCII.

Handsome and Impressive Assemblsae-
wSat II Takes 20 be One OF Theu- Hut
they Won't Have q y Of Your showmeB-
Tho Curtain Falling on Tanhcrs Of AIo
and soft shell Crabs.
The fat men met last night, at the Revere
House, for the adoption OF a constitution. Sitting
around an inner room they impressed IN uusophisti-
Gated stranger forcibiy. The Association would
make sr handsomer Legislature than we have now.
President Fisk sat at the head Of q marble tnbie,
which placed SO close TO the wail-not more
than three feet cistnnt-tbn II nstonished every.
body how lie managed TO get into bis seat Seated
there he closely resemblcd rollickng Harry VIII.
The 1rst business Of the evening was the ador
tion OF the Constitution, tho preamble TO which
reads "a follows.
order that the ns'y men Sf the Tned
sures OF III. lie, and susYSn onr con,titn,,ns with
yisor rive and hOro to the FRAT and despond
WHO rcstsanis a Of IN the bencS Of so'
syssm., ds here " eslspsn the Wpied state. Assoc "a
on OF heavy Men Of The state OF New York, tnat Of
snid ol tho pSst. ," ANA there giants In those
Ia tho constitution and bylaws the following
statutes ore found:
Number hip OF bs Association sl,ni be rcstricte ed
To p rsons 40 rounds or more In weight n the date
OF ndmisaion but subsequent decrease In weight
shall rcsul, in forfeiture Of membership
The moderation aud temperance or the Associa-
tion IL shown in this law;
No rcr.on who ha. ever exhibited himself for money
or other valuable cinsideraon NJ person OF unaounf
body or NJ nd, crippled pysicslly imperfect, or an
hahtutl dipnkar<. shall be eligible TO mcmoeSaip OF
this Asa iciation
Nevertheless. ns their preamble shows, they ap-
preciato What IA good.
After dischsrging bis arduous duties for an hour
or more, said President Fisk: This reconsdera-
ton md puttinR the question, md all that. gentle
men, Is very good: but tile Association ought 10
know, IL ought, that am growing husky, too. So
suppose we have o couple Of pitchers Of ale, Gen
cral"
To which no objection was made.
Contrary to what one would expect ofjovial heavy
Connecticut aud New York associs tions, which,
however, win probably soou blow over. During
the debating about IT, said valiant Males, "rve rot
letter IRON Boston which hts this nail the
head. Says the writer, Ye fat men OF Now York
haven't grown 20 "a, that ye can afford 10 divide
The folioviLg oniccrs have been elected: John A.
Y. Pisk President, SjS pounds; @. q. Hon, Vice
President, 2J pounds ~ A FInnel, Secretary, 2i0
pounds; T. j. Coe, Treasurer. 300 pounds. Exccu-
tive Conmittee-James NJ Coonan. s1e pounds X.
R,dhd 9sy pounds; John x. Bberhsrd, eo5 pounds
d. N. Fncld, 9G5 pounds; X. Weston, si5 pounds
X y. Gib-nn, a35 pounds; William H. Gibson, AS
pounds ID. W. Wyman, sD pounds; @. Grnith.
US lounis
such light weight has been chosen a. scribe,
| 4" because" said the Hon John IL r Fisk. 81 guess
q really INT man wasn't made 10 drive the quill, lie
wasn't" new member, Mr. X Weston. OF Buf-
falo. was introduced. lie turns the scale ut cas-
After adjournment the Association grew fIll of bro
therly love over tanknrds OF fuaming ale aud soti
shell crabs on toast