Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-23
BALDHEADED CLUB.
BACK TO BUSINESS AFTER A SUM
MGR VACATION
President Howell Resigns and Hot Race
on For President--A General Jubilee
HELD at the Close OF the Meeting.

NJ 7sess-NsM club met Sat
~ urday nigh
with President Howell in the chair
or rather on the goods box that rep
resented the chair.
President Howell apologized TO
not having held regular meetings o
the club through the summer by ex
planning that he had been in politics
"But having been elected by abou
seven thousand majority" said h'
with pardonable show of pride, 81
have called this meeting for the
triple purposes of recognizing for the
winter, ratifying my election as Com
monwealth's Attorney, and rendering
my resignation, the offices of Presi.
dent of the Baldheaded club and
Commonwealth Attorney of the
third judicial district being incom-
patible."
Upon motion of Col. John Phelps,
the resignation of the President was
accepted to take effect at the next
meeting, at which time his successor
will be elected. President Howell
served notice that he would make a
few appropriate remarks upon quit
ting the high Office he has filed for
two years. 1t will be remembered
that Col. Howell's inaugural address
was quite warm, and it is expected
that there will be more or less shot
stuff" in his valedictory.
"A great deal of business has accu-
mulated," said Col. Bob Woodbridge,
"since our last meeting, and as we all
feel like talking, move that we
transact no business at all except to
nominate candidates for President"
81 second the notion" said Col,
Tom Williams, who has developed
quite talent for secoDding motions.
"All in favor of the motion will vote
for it," said President Howell, with
out a tremor in his voice.
The vote was unanimous and NOM
nations were declared in order.
Col. Lew Atkinson said he believed
the club should elect a representative
Baldheaded man, one who wore just
as little hair as possible and not one
who had a small clearing on top of
his head and claimed to be bald be-
cause badness was badge of honor
and a sign of intellect. Let us elect
the man l name and no man can ever
doubt that he is in truth and in fact
a Knight of the Shining Pate. lie
nominated Col. Joe Twyman, whose
name was received with an outburst
of applause.
Col. W. T. Bonte said he had moth.
ing to say against Col. Twyman, but
he had neighbor who was no SLOUGH
when it come to being bald He was
not only as bald as an ostrich egg,
but was a gentleman of undoubted
anagosity and imposing pomposity.
He wound up by naming Col. George
Randle, past, present and future
chief of the fire department of the
city of Hopkinsvl!e." (Applause)
At this juncture Col. Chess Pyle
took as much Of the floor as his feet
would cover. Every ear in the room
was attached to somebody's head
and strained to hear, because it is
we'll known that when Col. Pyle
opens his mouth he says something
He began by saying that he loved
one of the Colonies named as much
as he did the other and that was say
ing a good deal. But he thought the
President of the Baldheaded clut
should not only be bald, but ht
should be young man, and a single
man. We have never had an unmar
ried President and he thought
change would help the club. HI
would name man who was not ONLY
a single man, but who was the admi
ration Of the fair sex generally. H,
looked well, he dressed we'll aud ht
was bald enough for all necessary
purposes. he is a new man who ha
never sought office and when | tel
you," he said "that | refer to Col. Bill
Bdmberger, | name man who wll
be your next President or run hos
race with the man who il"
This speech created big sensation
and Col. Bamberger himself joined
in the applause that followed.
No other nominations were mad
and the race will be triangular one
1t is expected that every member vii
be in his seat at the next meeting an,
there will be a hot time in the oil