Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-19
THE BRIC-A-BRAC Gu b.
r, p,pSr MEETING LAST NIaHT-GEOgGE TUFLY
ELECTED PREsIDENT-AN INTERESllN" C"h-
LECTION OF kELICS.

Last evening at 0 clock the first meeting
Of the Bric-a- Brac Club of this city was held
in Justice Cary's COURTROOM. There were
pr.seat about fifteen people who were anxious
to become members of the organization. oh
motion Of j. F. Farrell. one OF the prime
movers of the Club, George 1uhF, oil the
Savings Bank was called to the chair, the
chair being we'll braced up before ne assumed
the responsibility of sitting in 1t.
THE PRESIDENTS REMARKS
President Tufy as soon as the applause FOL
lowing his successful seating suosioeo' rose
with a labored effort and inquired II there
were anv objections to his iaduig'ng IN a lie"
remarks. There being no objection raised he
stated that the club had 40 political slShln-
canoe was not the organ OF railroad monopoly
and that none of the bitter j"urnalistics usually
INDUCED in by clubs Of similar character
weuld be permitted. 1t would be small out
live. Here the speech he had written OH
postal card got mixed mp with small news
uaper which he had in his possession. Hastily
tucking the paper into his watch pocket ne IT,
| covered from his embarrassment and pro
caeded to state that as he understood 1t, the
club was formed for the purpose OF perpet"
atine the memory of old pots, fragments of
historic earthenware and articles OF vrta'
and rare souvenirs of curious things generally
Everybody was expected to contribute.
! HISTORIC BEER MUG.
| fr,t,
| Here the speaker laid on the desk In front
Of him beer mug with stout handle on the
side. 1t was capable of holding about TWO
quarts and the speaker stated that 1t had been
used bv his grandsire, who one hundred years
ago could empty it without removing the rim
from his lips Here several members OF the
Reform Club withdrew hastily from the room
and asked that their names be stricken lre'n
the roll. Without noticing the exodus the
sneaker continued to explain the beauties OF
the mug while the rest of the Club were 40
sorbea in attention Presently Mr.. Charles
Laupbton rose 20 ask if the mug was broken
or Scared in any way. Receiving the assur-
| apce that it was intact he stated that mug
one hundred years old and unbroken hardly
came under the head of brlc-a-erac, he
thought it ought to be busted. Mr., 1uhy
grasped the mug in his brawny right hand and
launched it at the head at the speaker Ii
struck the wall and was reduced to fragments
Mr.. Laughton expressed himself satisfied ana
George Chesley swept up the fragments,
numbered them carefully from to o05} ana
placed them in the clubs cabinet.
CAPT. LYONS CONTRIBUTION.
Capt Lyons here brought forward BRICK
laid it upon the table. and announced that II
was portion Of the house occupied at one
time by William Shakespeare, the Bard OF Avon
There was general rush to see this interest
inc relic. and Mr.. TuAy noticing that 1t was
whole shouted, "break the corner OF, and
threw I'D his hands fearing that the Captalf
would treat the brick as he had treated the
mug. Mr.. John Mack, who is hard staden
of Shakespeare, called the Captains attention
to the fact that Shakespeare occupied a wooden
house and the brick was therefore fraud
The Captain adjusted his Galways, and glar
ing at Mr. Mack explained, that 1t was kept tt
heat and put at his feet on cold nights, ana Il
hurl at cats in the back yard. Mr. Mack sub
sided with a melodramatic gesture and the
brick was placed Oh file.
MINOR CONTRIBUTIONS.
George Sharp, of the OrInsby House, con
tributed a club which the landlord of the Olo
Roar's Head Tavern used to belaber delln
oueut ruests with in We old-n time. Tner'
was hair and blood on the large end which
was recognised by Mr.. Chesley AS having enc
belonged to Ben. Johnson.
Mr.. Small, of the Arlington, WAS equally
prompt in contributing a carpet tack from IN
same famous hostelry.
II, M. Yerington exhibited pass issued D.
the Jerusalem and Jappa railway. 1t wa
countersisned by Hsrod, punched by Juda
Iscsriet and issued in favor Of the editor q
ths Palestine Times Several Of the mem Der
here arose and while admitting that the pas
was rarity said that it Was no more so tina
annual passes over the V. & T. for 1880.
one of the latter description could be obtains
thew thought the club ought to have 1t. Mr.
Yerington in a neat speech explained that ou
few had been printed this year, as the ma
who printed them had, after executing halt
> dozen, died. He believed the editor OF tn
- AppKAL had one and might be induced
> part with it for consideration.
Mr.. Chesey then attempted to ring In