Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-10
The LIME KILN CLUB.


oc2aoo ~ Local 0meers--Brcshcr
- Gn11ne< lnstrarts the Committee.
ff<<f Drcther Gardner Instructed the
- Kiln club IN their position on inter-
fzuEi qpestinns, on motion of Sir Isaac
o<P11e the meeting then opened ON the
kIy third degree. and proceeded TO tine elec-
&zn of locai officers, There has been a great
4eai OF wine pulling during the summer in re
LWri i.s1sseonices, and il was felt that the
don would prove an exciting contest. An
informal ballot for secretary brought out
thirteen candidates, five of whom could
neither read nor write When this fact came
70 be whispered about, Brother Gardner arose
and said;
Il want to say to you five gem1en dat dis
am not pollytical 1eckshun Ifit was you'd
be all right A man kin leave de fool asylum
to-day an run fur alderman in any city in de
land to-mdrrer, but We do bizness on a diff
ferent basis in dis club De five of you pur-
ceed to absquatulate, or you'll h'sr sunthin
drapr
A formal ballot was then taken, and Way
down Bebee was reelected by a majority of
- He returned his thanks in a few well Sc
lecfed words, in which he rung in Nero, Plato,
the great Sahara desert and the Mormon
question An informal ballot for treasurer
brought out twenty eight candidates, and the
feeling promised to be 50 high that the presi-
dent again arose and said:
@My frens, doan' want 10 keep interruptin'
de purceedin's, but l mus remind you agin
dat dis club doan' hold its leckshuns on po-
lytical basis. Oars heap of you who doan'
know 'nuff 10 add five TO seben, or TO subtract
two from six, an dar' are some others who
couldn't get bond of $50 signed to save DER
necksL Dar' mus be more absquatulashun.n
His brief speech produced wonderful eff
fect A formal ballot brought out only
three candidates, and Of those Trustee Pull
hack received a majority of the votes and
was declared elected BE expressed his thanks
in broken remarks, which were about equally
divided between the glacial period and the
latest improvements in corn shelters, and sat
down amid the heartiest applause. The
president then made the following appoint
ments:
Observation-Disclosures De Hoe.
Janitor-W -Whalebone Howker.
Keeper Of the sacred relics-Sir Isaac Wal
pole.
Inner guarded. Cahoots.
Outer guarl-Deacon Smith.
Grand bouncer of unuly members or inn
posters-Giveadam Jones.
Chaplain, when there is anything for a
chaplain to do-Rey. Penstocx.
The following committees were also ap-
pointed:
On judiciary-Lawful Davis, Assumpsit
Smith and Subpoena Harper.
On finance-Curren Jones, Specie Taylor
4aid Credit Coleman.
On foreign affairs-Professor Hawkins,
Col Snaffies and Judge Burns.
On general harmony-Peaceful johnson
and Emblem Green.
Brother Gardner said that other commit
fees OF less importance might be named later
on Such persons as had been named were
expected 30 enter into committee work with
energy and enthusiasm, and seek to make a
success of whatever they might be asked to
do Il was announced that the library would
open at and close at 10 O'Clock through the
fall and winter months, and frequenters of
the place were cautioned about indulging in
either political or religious debates in the
room The janitor was instructed to secure
che services Of a civil engineer to make a sur
! vey OF the hall stove and estimate the amount
cf money which would put it in safe condition
for the winter, and the keeper of the sacred
relics was cautioned to keep his eyes peeled
for a cheap bust of Gen. jackson TO stand in
! the southwest corner of the main hall The
then went thome.-Detroit Free Press