Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-06-26
GRASS WlD0WERS' CLUB.
City Of Deming the Home Of This
Famous Association.
PROCEEDINGS or RECENT MEETING.

NIfNldI
Dymiug. ~ NJ. June 2I.-The mem.
hers OF this now famous association
met at the residence Of Hon. n A.
Bolich at ~ 30 a. m. Monday. with
GcuCIal Jim Tracey in the chair and
United States Commissioner B. Y.
NcKCyes Secretary.
Among the prominent members
present were Hon. II. y. Barnes. who
sent his wife off on a long vacation
in order to qualify for membership
IN Grass widows club. the rules
being such that no membership can be
acquired unless the wife Is OF on at
least sixty days vacation.
General James Tracey, Hon. -. Y.
Mckeycs. Banker Lou II. Brown. Dea.
con Walter II. Quincy. Rev. Jim Han.
nigan Hon. y. A. Bolich, Major |.
Brown. Captain Geo. A. Chester. DR..
Swopc. Colonel =. H. Smith. General
Manager W. II. Greer. and fifteen 9th.
81 prominent citizens had complied
with the requirements of the club
and were duly admitted to member
ship.
Music was furnished by the Silver
city quartcttc. ably assisted by Dr.
Swope. Lou Brown, Mr.. Quincy. n. A.
Eolich and Sigmund Lindaucr.
The chairman called upon the sec.
rotary for any papers on his table per
tCining to the business of the club.
Secretary Is. Y. McKeyes presented
the petitions of Col. McGrorty and
| Judge Marshal for membership. The
petitions were promptly rejected be.
cause IL could not be established that
either OF these gentlemen had ever
been a grass widowor or. I'm fact, any
other kind Of n widower.
Mr.. Greer then presented the petit.
lions of Judge Field and Hon. John
Corbctt. but the evidence showed that
reither one of these gentlemen had
complied with the requirements of
the club. However, on account Of the
prominence of the petitioners. they
we're put upon probation and allowed
ten days in which to send of Mrs
| Field and Mrs. COrbctt on the rcgula
ton sixty days vacation. The peti
TONERS promptly accepted the condi
tions and these ladies will start foI
the soashOrc Immediately after tho
.luriuus Fourth.
There were many arguments pro and
son as to the length of time "A wife
.huuld be justified in leaving her hus
band and happy home for the peace
aud pleasures of the summer vacation
Mr. Lindauer said twelve months out
Il a year would be little enough, Me
Reyes and Bolich thought nine months
enough. Col. =. X. Smith. Lou II
Brown and DR.. Swope thought siN
months ample, while Walter Quincy
I. Brown. X. y. Barnes. Captain Chesr
Ter and some others Of the younger
,tass widowers thought three months
too much.
Geo. l.. Shakespeare. who was ad.
mittOd To the club through courtesy
t. the Press association, concluded
that the place of the wife was always
at the side of her husband. This
capped the climax and the chairman
lost his patience and denounced
shakespeare as an a~ntiquated fossil
and remarked that II was principally
on account of such absurd teachings
that made II so difficult for liberal
minded. b%ig.heartcd husbands to con.
vince their wives Of the Importance OF
| these annual vacations which are SO
important for the health and happi
ness of the good wives Of the commu
nifty. Mr.. Shakespeare was sat down
upon hard.
The chairman said the hour was
| growing early and that he wanted no
more foolishness.
Bolich proposed six months as n
compromise and the vote stood p for
the resolution and 3 shakespeare,
| NcKeyes and l%indauerl against the
resolution.
The chairman, however, decided
that p was Il majority and the motion
prevailed.
Tho music was splendid. the lun'
cheon superb, the conduct Of the mem
bcrs above reprOach. In fact, the re-
ception was pronounced by Mr.. Greer
to be second only to the governors
magnificent reception at Santa Fe.
by the way, ut the mention of the
governors name, the club raised a
cheer equal to the rebel yell of old,
and when Berger's name was called
the flag was Immediately lowered 10
half mast.
The affair, all told, was most en-
iuyable and will be repeated at inter
Yals Of one week during the entire
heated term.