The record-union., 1896-06-28
HORRIBLE MEETS HORRIBLE.
Business Transacted by the Committee
Last Evening.
Everything Will be Perfected by Mon.
day Evening Next New Com
mittees Appointed.

A horrible meeting Of the ''Horribles"
Committee was held at the Trustees
room last evening, to listen to the re-
ports of the Horrible" Sub Commit
tees. But it was evident that they had
not been on bed of roses, and a ma
jcrity requested that further time be
granted them, which, as they had no re-
ports to make, was graciously accorded.
The committee appointed to get out
a leafet, THE Horrible Flea" which is
to be the official organ of the 'Horri-
bles," reported they had taken orders
to the amount which would nearly, If
not quite, it was thought, defray the
expenses incurred for printing.
In order to make the horrible organ"
as attractively horrible as possible, the
members of the committee were col
lectfvely invited to contribute editorials,
and have the same ready for inspection
al the Monday night meeting.
The Horrible Poet Lariat,' (his
other name being Sims) announced that
he would read a poem entitled "A Horri-
BILE Tale Of the Horrible Woes of the
Horribles in Horrible Times" and
every one present admitted, judging
from the title that it would be a horri-
BILE effort.
Here the Horribles grew hilarious
and refused to be quieted, even though
orrible-in-Chief Kent thumped out
thunders in miniature with his little
mallet, and to make matters worse, DR..
j. S. Curtis, the genial possessor of a
dozen city offices, inquired whether he
should spring Handsome Brady and Ed
Rand ON an unsuspecting public The
genial doctor was given full authority
to spring, after which he subsided and
a suggestive and horrible silence set
tied over the meeting like a wet awning
over a policeman.
1t was agreed to combine the Subscrip-
tion and Printing Committees, and give
them full authority to contract for the
necessary printing of the bills, posters,
programmes, etc. The size of the Hor-
rible posters is to be 24x36 inches, and
will contain a full and complete account
OF the horrible events destined to take
place.
Jigadier Brindle Whittier being asked
to designate his headquarters, said that
he had already selected the dome of the
State Capitol and further stated that
al the next meeting IN the most effective
and horrible manner possible.
j. E. Mayo was elected editor of the
Flea and promised to do some hor-
rible slashing of the copy presented for
publication by his brother "Horribles"
Chairman Kent appointed as a COM
mittee to wait upon the Board Of Trus-
tees and ask for the loan of the Plaza
for the afternoon ending July 4, 1896.
Horribles ]. E. Wondell, c. Chapman,
Joe Fleckenstein, ]. F. Lucy and H. II.
Holmes.
Horrible Mayo was instructed to pre-
pare suitable badges for all "Horribles,"
to be composed of the bottoms of tin
cans and to bear the horrible legend
''16 to L." or any other appropriate
proverb. 1t was further agreed to pre-
pare suitable tags for individual mem
berS to prevent their becoming lost
should they wander away or fall by the
wayside. The tags will bear the an
Houncement PITY me, I'm a 'Horri-
bic"
On motion of Horrible Holmes, it was
agreed that no crippled animals be al
lowed to be exposed to the jeers of the
multitude, and it was further agreed
to offer a reward Of S25 for the arrest
Of any person caught mutilating
Horrible" The committee mean every
word Of the above, too, and propose to
protect themselves, while they labor to
amuse that horrible monster called, in
the absence of a more expressive name,
the public.
On Monday next the soliciting COM
mittee will divide the town into dis
tricts and make thorough canvass for
funds, and everything points to a sue
cessful and highly gratifying parade
on the afternoon of the Fourth
The meeting then adjourned to meet
Monday evening