The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-06

Venerable Gunner Cottage. August 8,
io6.
The oommissary of the Venerable Cum
Der club Eeems to regard his Office Ike
Cleveland.e ga public trust, 'rather than
"a private span, =" which is grateful TO
his friends as the latter course was con-
fldently predicted by his many opponents
at the time of his unanimous election.
"Con'' Leach, the inmitiable secretary
is in delirium of joy over his raise IN
salary, for it WAS doubled at the
meeting. He doesn't know that the foxy
finance committee has arranged to pay
him off in Mexican dollars to even
themselves up. Leach is a jewel of a
secretary and deserves the increase. The
scribe has deep personal luminosity for
him, but bury it in admiration for
the mans usefulness. While he struts
over his title he is really the maid of all
work and is so guileIess, pulling his leg
is simply a snap for the boys.
9 John Miller Of Boston, one of the orig
inal Six is here and is having close
contest with George Thomas
to determine which is the young
er old man Of the two. It's close thing
Either one of them can run, jump sing
eat or smoke like a boy of twenty and
their presenue is real pleasure.
Brother Miller got so tickled
with himself last night that he rolled
out Of bed four feet from the floor, just
to prove that his bones were still supple,
and like Cy Prime, they'd find him as
young as he used to be'-Instead Of be-
ing gratifed ct that act Of unselfshness
on the part Of John, some Of the q mem
bars had the meanness to kick at being
walked by his fall.
There is one Gunner who is not here
this year, whose absence causes an ach-
ing veid-it is Leander Fobes. He bears
the palm Of having been the hardest
working commissary this club ever had.
In fact he labored so hard that he found
it necessary at the conclusion of his lab
ors to seek rest in Europe, where be
now is. There was very pretty little
ceremony in his honor today. AT pre-
oisely noon, every body rose and drank,
''long life and prosperity and safe re-
Gu n" to Fobes; and at just that instant
at some distant spot in sunny France,
Fobes was draining bis glass, pledging
the cnnners whom he loves so well.
dis name has been on every lip today.
Lewis B. Smith. also an original, was
sadly missed today. He sent letter of
regret filled with those seiGtillations of
wit those "Lewisms'' for which this
famous Gunner has Eeen noted for many
moons. Smiths kindly nature WAS evil
denced by touching story Of sympathy
for dumb brutes his letter contained.
Judge Frank W. Robinson has found
his youth again which III the added dig
nifty of a seat en- the bench it was
feared he might have lost. He found ii
with drum, and as wielder of the
sticks he is q pench. He drummed from,
the time he got to the cottage till he
went to bed, and took it there with him,
like child with new toy, SO as to have
it the first thing in the morning.
AureliusssS. Kinds here; ne of the gen
Il
delightful fellow personally, but he hal
bad dreams. Last night during one o.
these night mares he began giving away
the formulate of his preparations and Bill
Chenery quickly imagined himself ricl
IN the valuable information, but Just as
he got to the most necessary ingredient
''Doo'' FerDaId got out of his berth t.
turn over and Kinds walked without tell
ing his secret 1t was narrow esoap
for him and terrible Disappointment t
Chenery.
Of course in party as large as thi
there must necessarily be a little friction
1t came today from John Shaw. Shay
is stuck on his own QUOT pitching, an
not being content with the good iro
quoits the club furnishes, he brought GU