The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-19
UNIQUE ORGANIZATION.
Only Baldheads May Join a
Cleveland Club.
PATEs MUST sHIEEToBE ELIGIBLE

One Hair on the Top VIII Act rs a
BIackbaII Against Candidate.
senator Hanna on the Waiting
List. but He WIN Have TO De
Plucked.
To Cleveland, o., viii. soon be accord
ed the distinction Of having the only
organization Of baldheaded men in the
United States, says the New York
World. Frank NJ. Drew, manager Of
the Star theater, and d. f. e. Beaman,
"the gum man. are the promoters Of
what is to be known.as the Baldhead-
ed Mems Club and Protective associa-
ton.
No one will be eligible TO member
ship who has even a sign Of hair upon
the top OF his head. Fringes at the
back and about the sides of the head
will not count SO long as the top Of
the pate is smooth and shiny.
The primary object of the club win
be to provide a place where kindred
spirits may commune, but the second
airy object will be beneficial. 1t will
furnish Identification for its members
when they need It. An incident of a
recent trip of DR.. Beaman to an east
ern city was the inspiration for the or
ganization of the club. The doctor
went into a bank IN a strange city and
presented a check to be cashed. He
was wearing a wig.
Are you DR.. Beaman, the gum
man2' asked the cashier.
Yes, sir, am" was the reply.
Then the cashier looked at him close
" for a second and pointed to a bill
board across the street upon which
there was a poster with ten or a dozen
portraits Of Beaman In a row. The doc
tor saw the point, and, removing his
wig, he stood exposed as the original
Of the billboard pictures. His check
was cashed without further question.
When the doctor returned home, he
related his experience to some of his
baldheaded friends, and while they
were laughing at the ridiculous result
Of his attempt to hide his badness UNI
der a wig they conceived the idea of
providing a way in which baldheaded
men could identify Themselves without
being subjected to the humiliation Of
taking off their wigs Then it was de-
cided to make the club social organ
ization as well as an Identification
agency.
Among the well known citizens who
win join the club are Congressman
Jacob a. Beidler, Dr. e. f. Beaman,
A. B. Honecker, Harry Wilson, for
mer Democratic leader; Frederick
Hempy, manufacturer; Police Judge
N. p. Whelan, Cass Hatch. clerk to the
director of charities and correction;
Billy Hayward, Captain Percy ". Rice,
United States Marshal Frank NJ
| Chandler, Chief Of Police George Il.
Corner, /. X. Fuldheim, ]. i. Mcneil,
l.. J. Brennan, the contractor; Council
man William NJ. Bayne, John II. Blood,
Jack Many, WI B. Davis. Police Lieu
tenants Regan, Felhaber and schmunk,
Manager Gus Hartz Of the Euclid Az
enue Opera House, Fred Coan, treas
/ urer, and Charles Campbell, door tend
er Of the same theater; Seth Paine,
proprietor Of the Forest City House.
1--WE will have a long waiting list,
too" said Mr.. Drew. "On this win be
the names OF men who are rapidly APP
preaching badness, but who do not
yet possess all the requirements enti-
/ Ting q person to membership. Among
these will be Senator Hanna, Mayor
johnson, John Stanley, superintendent
Of the Cleveland Electric railway;
George Mulhern Of the Cleveland City
railway, Tom Ross, Morty Gaul Of the
Lake Shore railroad, all of whom will
need a little plueking before they can
4 pass muster with our membership com
mittee"