Daily Republican., 1879-11-12
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Hymsn has bssn making sad iproad.
on the msnteFship Of the 6hislds' n.
brsry Association during the past yea,
and latsly st almost every businss,
meeting Of the club, the woful nav,
that some unfortunate member Ia.
fallen victim, u impaired 10 his sym.
pathising brethren. Az long a Ii.
God was content 70 aim his dsrts Al
private members the Association bore h
pretty we'll and Z few words Of condo.
lsnos and sympathy for the unfortunst,
would end the matter.
But that this unconcernsd indifs,.
sncs on their part has been fatal, III,
sequel shows. The little god Andinr
himself apparently unsrsmmslsi In hS
forays upon the institution grew bold
ar, the batch Of privatss who had fallen
victims to his wiiss only whsttsd hl
appetite for better things. He aimed
higher and the result was that thu
Prssidsnt Of the association himself, ,th.
mainstay and bulwark Of the iustitu.
tion fell 3 helpless victim, and . littl,
notice In the daily papers containing
the line "Ar. Mward p. Kane to Mis-,
Mary Rsdden," carried the startling
news to the member ship far and wide.
This was the straw that broke the
camel's back Incidence and indi6er.
ence were gone. The time had come
for action, and last night a the hour
for opening the business meeting, the
room WAS thronged with members all
discussing the momsntous topic Of
"How shall ws protect ourselves" !" The
chair Of fths President was vacant. One
member suggested dolefully "that b.
hadn't time 10 attend now." This VA
received In silence, and II tho speaker
intended II for . Joke, he must have
felt little like the man who got Of I
conundrum At funeral. auch sxprss
sions ~ "Can't the Legislature DO
something" "Havs W no rights which
the msidsns Of Wilmington are bound
to respect" etc., were heard from all
sides, and Senator leaning over
his crutoh remarked that he thsught
Miss 3. had hard ohssk to steal their
Kane A cushion settled him.
Finally Vice President John J. Han.
sy, dropped sorrowfully into the vsean.
chair, and drawing his coat sleeve over
his eyes called the meeting TO order
The routine business was then rapidly
gone through with, and member bad
just risen to his feet apparently 70 offer
. motion on the important matter bs.
fore them whsn . knock at the door
caused halt. Upon the door being
opened, In stalked two walters, having
between them . large cake on which
was the following inscription "Con.
plenents Of Mrs. Kane"
The members looked at tho cake and
thsn At each other. They saw The
point they had received the cake In ex.
change for their President. Senator
- again came 10 the rescue BY re-.
marking "well We couldn't eat our
President but We can the cake" This
struck the members ~ logical, and :
COMMITTEES on dissection Was immediate
ly appointed a. follows: Thos. 8.
Dohsrty, Jus. J. Mullen and Jas. Y.
Flanagan. The acting President John
J. Haney replied TO presentation
speech delivered BY Thomas 8. Dohsrty,
and then the doom Of that cake Wa
sealed.
After the last crumb had disappear
ed resolution was adopted to the ef.
feet that in consideration Of the hand,
some return she had made they would
forgive Mrs. K. providing she promised
never TO do 1t again and ths members
adjourned.