The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-12
THE HIGHLY-GoB1MBALuM CLUB.
Enthusiastic Meeting of This Patri-
otto OrganizatIO

Editor Morning News: A large and very
enthusiastic meeting of the Highly-go-
bimbalum Club was held the other night.
President P. Pufington Puffhead was in
the chair.
This club, as is well known, is com
posed entirely of patriotic and unSeftish
citizens, and our shiboleth is a hearty
and unquestioning support of the present
administration.
Mr.. Whackemup B. lingo made an elo-
quent speech, in which he touched upon
the subject of tax returns, and showed
how unprincipled citizens had long been
in the criminal and otherwise reprehensi-
BILE habit of lodging. He mentioned sew
way of handling them caused the most
unbounded amusement. One old party
kind of ne'er-do-well was found to
have some $4,000 worth of non-dividend
paying securities, which had not been re-
turned. His puerile plea that he was Sc
Verely pressed financially and therefore
could not afford to pay taxes on securi-
ties which yielded absolutely nothing, was
properly treated with just contempt. An
other case was that of a widow LADY who
had failed 10 return her late husbands
library, consisting of a great number OF
formerly very valuable books, magazines
and papers. The original cost was eVf-
IDENTIFY as much as $4,000, and when the
assessors literally made a discount of 10
per cent. for deterioration, making the
assessment only $1,000, and the double tax
on the same only Sos, she had the impu-
uSICH " say she COuiu not aHOrQ to pay
1t! Sull another case was that of street
car motorman, who had returned one dog
The inspector found il was a she-dog
with six small puppies, so that delinquent
is held to pay Sl2 additional tax on the
same. As he only has a family of six to
support, and earns about $40 a month, he
should have no difficulty in doing SO.
Great laughter)
Mr.; Spoodle Nandoodle, the talented poet
81 Po 5nT cup. read an original poem on
rHpnTranRA n 10 and Of al.t,
"a of the famous Vanderbilt apothegm.
Ihe public de dodgasted," excited the
utmost hilarity.
The following resolutions were unani-
Resolved, That the Highly-Bobim-
balum CUB congratulates the people of
savannah in having such a patriotic and
unselnsh organization as we are, to look
after and protect their interests
Resolved, That we congratulate the
people and ourselves upon the present
economical administrator of the city gov
eminent, as eXemplifed in the very mark
cd reducuon of taxation which the people
Resolved, That we congratulate the
people upon the Introduction of the sys-
TEN OF water meters. which system win
serve the double purpose of not only re-
ducing the ctty's unnecessary surplus by
some thousands of dollars, for expenses
IN putting them in, but Will also reduce
the water revenue some % per cent.
RESOLVED, That we congratulate the
people and especially the members of this
club, that there will soon probably be a
number of other offices TO be given out;
and while we deprecate any unseemly
scramble for Office and especially regard
with adherence and derision the ambition
20 hold Office by any nOn-member of this
club; and while further we regard that
the office should seek the man and not the
man the Office, yet we consider IL our pa
iri0tic and self-sacriiicing duty 20 see that
the oince does not have any trouble its
search. G.. Whilliklns Jewsharp,
Secretary.