The herald., 1895-12-30
The Popular Club Holds Its
Annual Wake
DISTINGUISHED MEN THERE
Resolutions Adopted For the New
Year
All of Them Went Through With Vim and a
Hurrah-The New Officers Of the
Popular Organization

meets for business but once each year,
held its regular annual wake at Goodthing
Castle on Boyle Heights last night. As is
customary with the organization, officers
for 1896 were elected as follows: Field
marshal and captain general. Martinez
Campos Marsh; good thing, Walter S.
Moore; corral boss, John #. Burr; his
torian, Guy B. Barham; chief tamale,
Captain B. f. Jones; hot stuff, Frank
RAIDER.
The minutes of the preceding meeting
were first read and approved and then the
new captain-general called as is customary
upon each of the assembled Brother Bran
nigans to hand up his or her resolution in
accordance with the season, and the time
and place and his or her surroundings.
The various contributions submitted for
approval follow herewith:
BY Captain Ii. u. Osborne-That he will
be one OF the district delegates to the Re-
publican national convention from the
sixth district of California. He hopes that
others will fall in with the idea, and antici-
pates that it will meet with universal APP
prevail
BY William r. Rowland-That the limit
at his next bulls head breakfast shall not
reach above the ceiling.
BY Thomas L Rowan-That he will
never reside at Pasadena.
L
more favor free trade in chile con carne.
By George j. Denis-That he will discard
pajamas.
BY Postal Clerk H. L. Fudge-That the
first man that tells him after January LIST
that he resembles in personal appearance
President Cleveland, shall bite the dust.
Mr.. Fudge complains that during the year
1898 remarks made to this effect have
cost him large sums. The scales have
fallen from his eyes, though, and he IS
now on to the fact that he has been
worked.
BY John T. Gaffey-That he will sever
his connections with the A. p. A. and kim
dred secret organizations which tend to
keep him out after p. IN.
BY John A. Muir-That he will discard
mixing oil fixes, at least oil of the To-
cal variety.
BY Major John t. Jones-That he will be
shorn as was samson of old, until Popu-
list president Is elected.
BY Major George H. Bonebrake-That he
Will endorse TO security as being gilt edged
which is located in either Azusa, Calabasas
or Timbuctoo.
wednesday morning at Il. m. he will
make change. He will cooperate with
his Col. Robert J. Northam, and maintain
at their united expense a missionary in
Central China, to let the light shine
in the minds of the unconverted
anu IuOttl-edtefl NOI1ROlldf1 neatnSu.
BY William E. Dunn-That he will not
run for attorney general for ever and ever
and all hands around.
By Henry T. Gage-That he will not tell
a funny story where any of his friends are
located for miles around.
By Freeman G. Teed-That he will not
go to st. Louis in a private car, nor as a
delegate to the national Republican con-
vention, and that he will not walk
BY Fred Wood-That he will not in fu-
ture throw any tips to hotel walters or
bootblacks of $40 or more.
By /. II. Laveen, of the Express-rhat
he will not during the year 1896 permit
Colonel Eph Snythe to wad him up on
anything eNcept two-bit whisky, and moth
ing less than Africanos will 20 in the cigar
line. Mr.. Laveen is convinced tibet Colonel
Eph Smylhe has been working him, and
now that he Is convinced of the fact, he is
going to make the Colonel's work more
expensive.
BY Major M. T. Owens-That he will not
throw himself into the breach to become
colonel.
By Guy B. Barham-That he will don no
more fire-aarm dress shirts.
By Walter +. Parker-That he will not
be good thing.
By DR.. Il. A. Bryant - That he will
not accept a place upon the Venezuelan
boundary commission,
BY Gen. John r. Mathews-That he will
Ilot acb as postmaster when InOmaS Is.
Reed is president.
BY DR.. LIE Moyne Wils-That he will not
be the president of the board of educa ion.
By William M. Garland-Ditto; ditto.
BY Walter S. Moore-That he will not
get into another game, where the fence is
so high and the limit is so low, that neither
can be scaled.
By ex-Coroner Jim Meredith-That after
and including Wednesday he will retire
each evening at 8 p. m. No invitations to
drink will be accepted by James after that
hour under any circumstances. They will,
however, be filed and later be brought up.
BY Sig Morris-That after January st
he will not again permit tho deadly Apoli-
naris or the lnspid ginger ale to touch his
ruby lips He says that he has tried both
and that the effect is bad. He will confine
himself to other beverages having life
giving powers.
BY Andy McNally-That he will devise
all of his rights and titles of this earth in
fee simple, to the Armenian sufferers.
By NJ. p. Snyder-That he will give I'D
the cigarette habit.
BY Captain John F. Cross--That he will
organize company to fight England
when war is declared.
dismiss, as his press agent, Col. j. B. Ne
vile.
BY Major Harry Patton, the polished ed
itor of the Capt. al-That af er Januory l
he will wash his hands of all schemes hav-
ing in view conquest of unknown lands
and the civilization of savages. The Ma
jor has decided that. there is nothing in
any of these propositions and says that he
will beat game that is nearer home.
By Col, j. B. Nevlle-Ihat he will resign
from the service of Capt. Baker.
BY Maj. j. II. Dockweiler-That he will
not buy diamond garter buckles for his
friends, as lariat straps are good enough
for anyone.
BY Mayor Rader-That he will resign his
chances for the mayorality in favor of
Frank S. Munson.
By Councilman Munson--That hereafter
he will fight M. p. Snyder in private and
only for asuitable purse, the mayorality,
for instance.
BY Tom Donahue-What he says he will
put in operation on New Years day: He
endeavoring to prevail upon him to change
his decision, but he is firm and declares
that it is irrevocable.
BY Colonel James l.. Copeland-That his
New Years day resolve would be to make
Congressman w. W. Bowers the next Re-
publican nominee for governor of Califor-
mia. He added that he had not as yet con-
suited Mr.. Bowers about the matter, but
that fact, he said, would cut no ice either
one way or the other.
BY County Auditor Charles F. Bicknell-
That after January LIST he will lead better
life. He will hold himself down to three
cigars daily, and will only use Horseshoe
plug when he feels that he is actually COM
PEELED to.