The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-21
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CHICAGO. Feb. 2o.-The members Of the Cook
County Democracy to-day rendered their SER
vices as IN organization, 1000 strong, with
plug hats. canes, and other parapbernalia that
dazzlcd Greater New York last fall. to fight
spnin. 10 war should be declared. Tho organi.
sation hold n meeting to arrange for its annual
ball tomorrow night. War talk came in Incl
d~entaily. and n resolution that a message should
be sent TO Gov. Tanner Offering n regiment OF
fighting mon was adopted unanimously.
Discussion Of tho ball ARRANGEMENTS stirred
up considerable discord. capt. Jimmy" Far
reli. who Is the proud head and front Of the
OF the Chairman Of the Committee on Arrange
mcnts.
lord like T. AJAX av tn honorable Rintleman,''
he said improssively. "fwat arrangements has
been made fer the printing in tn newspapers
av descriptions av tn dhresses W our lady
frinds at tn ball 7"
The Chairman admitted that the important
detail mentioned by capt. Jimmy" had been
completely overlooked.
"well, now, misther Chairman" continued
the gallant Captain, "this ia an important mat.
ter. We git our names In the papers continu-
ally, an here comes along our ANIMAL ball, an
tho ladies-God bless ~'cm-helps us to make IL q
success. They buys new drisses an goes to great
expinso an nachur.ally they likes to have thin.
silves mintioned in tho sas.soiety columns av
tn papers. Av the Chairman had done rs OF
told um an whit TO the city editor av some
paper. he cud have obtained the name av some
Indy sas-soiety reporter who cud get the name
av iv.ry lady an at a glance tell just fwat she
had on an put It down. Thin, whin the rig-lar
reporters come around ~ .wud. DO all ready for
d ss, AIN lone n OF tSe M Iudie 81 ti II tso m p sood s MAR ena
The Chairman appealed to the press represen.
t~atives present. and one reporter asked how
Chairman thought there would be at least 500
or more. The reporter then said that with the
R ReGfs oarea Il Il R Would rt BE- a waste mstoe Of energy sna to o turn
This didn't squelch Captain Jimmy" He said:
tunes at wan Of our balls before, an ali The
papers printed the articles and tho ladies was
pleased. What has been done onc't kin be done
a. dozen members of the organization were on
their feet the instant the Captain sat down;
pint was that the committee had full power
sSriptions OF toilets printed, or not. It was ali
right. and therefore not subject for considera-
President Jimmy Powers overrulod the
point Of order. TITS always in order to discuss
the ladies in q democratic GATHERING he said.
with power to hire a reporter and see that every
paper in Cook county gets q description OF all
the toilets. was given a hard blow BY 7. J. El;
aristocracy, and shouldn't DO tolerated by a
Democratic Grub. Besides, it pandered to tho
vanity of overdressed women. and tended to
make a show Of prosperity where no prosperity
exists. thus helping the cause Of the enemies of
Democracy.
FIN a-eoin' to the ball with my wife" said
Mr.. Elderkin. she'll wear q dress that cost
81. so. and l don't care to have It in the papers.
either
MI. Elderkin sat down with the air of q man
who had conquered. and q burst Of applause
helped along the complacent feeling. To his
adopted n resolution empowering Capt. Farrell
to act. But he refused tho honor. mo, gintle.
men," said he. "Oid decline T. act. After that
speech an that applause, OF refuse to make a
move, OF hope that we'll all obsarve tn princi.
pies av thrue Democracy as interpreted by tn
honorable gintleman an attind tn ball In over.
halls an top boots"
This closed the incident.